Nue's Exorcist
Nue's Exorcist | |
(Nue no Onmyōji) | |
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Genre | Supernatural[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Kōta Kawae |
Published by | Shueisha |
English publisher | |
Imprint | Jump Comics |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | May 15, 2023 – present |
Volumes | 3 |
Nue's Exorcist (Japanese:
Plot[edit]
Ever since he was young, Gakuro Yajima has been able to see spirits, but is timid around them due to one malevolent spirit killing his father. One day, he meets Nue, a powerful spirit in the form of a young woman who lives in a secret room in his high school. After an event with a violent spirit causes Gakuro to be mortally wounded, he makes a contract with Nue where she lends him her power, but only on the condition that he help her vanquish evil spirits and work alongside local exorcists who are wary of her.
Publication[edit]
Written and illustrated by Kōta Kawae, the series began serialization in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine on May 15, 2023.[1][2] As of October 2023, the series' individual chapters have been collected into two tankōbon volumes.[3]
Viz Media and Manga Plus are publishing the series in English simultaneously with its Japanese release.[4]
Volumes[edit]
No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN | ||
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1 | October 4, 2023[5] | 978-4-08-883687-4 | ||
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2 | December 4, 2023[3] | 978-4-08-883788-8 | ||
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3 | February 2, 2024[6] | 978-4-08-883820-5 | ||
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4 | May 2, 2024[7] | 978-4-08-884025-3 | ||
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Chapters not yet in tankōbon format[edit]
These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume.
- 35. "Shitotsu's Rage"
- 36. "They Have a Shot at Victory"
- 37. "Grime Blade"
- 38. "I Won't Let You Go"
- 39. "Gakuro's Selection"
- 40. "Unreliable Older Brother"
- 41. "Protect Everyone Until the Very End"
- 42. "I Will Exterminate You"
- 43. "The Captain at Sunset"
- 44. "Stepsister"
- 45. "Please Help Us Level Up!"
- 46. "Training's Supposed to be Done Alone"
- 47. "Senpai's Such An Adult"
Reception[edit]
The series was ranked eleventh in the Nationwide Bookstores Employees' Recommended Comics of 2024 list.[8]
Jonathan Greenall of Comic Book Resources praised the story, artwork, and characters, as well as the character's designs.[9] Rowan Grover of Multiversity Comics liked the artwork, though he criticized the humor and fan service, ultimately describing it as "forgettable to annoying".[10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "
幻妖 "と呼 ばれる謎 の存在 が見 える少年 の現代 陰陽 師 譚 がジャンプで. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 15, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2023. - ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 2, 2023). "Food Wars, Kuroko's Basketball Authors Each Launch New Manga in Shonen Jump". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
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鵺 の陰陽 師 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved November 29, 2023. - ^ Lada, Jenni (May 15, 2023). "New Nue's Exorcist Shonen Jump Manga Begins Its Run". Siliconera. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
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鵺 の陰陽 師 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved October 11, 2023. - ^
鵺 の陰陽 師 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 20, 2023. - ^
鵺 の陰陽 師 4 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved March 20, 2024. - ^
橘 オレコ「ホタルの嫁入 り」が全国 書店 員 が選 んだおすすめコミック2024の第 1位 に. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024. - ^ Greenall, Jonathan (May 19, 2023). "Shonen Jump's Nue's Exorcist Is Shaping Up to Be Summer's Hottest New Supernatural Manga". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ^ Grover, Rowan (May 24, 2023). "This Week in Shonen Jump: Week of 5/21/23". Multiversity Comics. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
Further reading[edit]
- Nozomi, Kitten (September 9, 2023). 「
令 和 版 「Fate」だ!」小説 家 ・成田 良 悟 も推 すジャンプ新 連載 『鵺 の陰陽 師 』ゼロ年代 ”青春 伝奇 モノ”好 きを中心 に話題 沸騰 . Real Sound (in Japanese).
External links[edit]
- Official website at Weekly Shōnen Jump (in Japanese)
- Nue's Exorcist (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia