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Nue's Exorcist

Nue's Exorcist (Japanese: 鵺の陰陽師, Hepburn: Nue no Onmyōji) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kōta Kawae. It began serialization in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine in May 2023. As of November 2024, six volumes have been released.

Nue's Exorcist
Cover of the first volume
鵺の陰陽師
(Nue no Onmyōji)
GenreSupernatural[1]
Manga
Written byKōta Kawae
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintJump Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Jump
DemographicShōnen
Original runMay 15, 2023 – present
Volumes6

Plot

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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.

Media

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Manga

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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 September 2024, the series' individual chapters have been collected into six tankōbon volumes.[3]

Viz Media and Manga Plus are publishing the series in English simultaneously with its Japanese release.[4] On February 3, 2024, Viz announced they would publish the series as a digital exclusive, with the first volume being released on June 25, 2024.[5] On October 5, 2024, they announced a physical release, with the first volume releasing in Q3 2025.[6]

Volumes

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No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 October 4, 2023[7]978-4-08-883687-4June 25, 2024 (digital)978-1-97-474417-6
  • 1. "Portrait View of the Sky"
  • 2. "Gakuro’s Big Sister"
  • 3. "Forgetting Beam"
  • 4. "Senpai’s Soul Gear"
  • 5. "The Three Goddesses of North High"
  • 6. "The Scent of a Spirit"
  • 7. "Road of Radiance"
2 December 4, 2023[8]978-4-08-883788-8September 24, 2024 (digital)978-1-9747-5034-4
  • 8. "Hollow Weapons"
  • 9. "Provisional Club Enrollment"
  • 10. "Training Begins"
  • 11. "Beach Memories"
  • 12. "Shiroha’s House"
  • 13. "Hollow Weapon Release"
  • 14. "Start of the Duel"
  • 15. "Shiroha’s Rage"
  • 16. "Gakuro’s Shadow"
3 February 2, 2024[9]978-4-08-883820-5——
  • 17. "I Was Afraid"
  • 18. "Nue and Shiroha"
  • 19. "Countertactics Against Nue"
  • 20. "Rengo"
  • 21. "About Nue"
  • 22. "The Elimination Squad Captains"
  • 23. "Nue’s Candidate"
  • 24. "A Captain's Duty"
  • 25. "The Sixth Branch"
4 May 2, 2024[10]978-4-08-884025-3——
  • 26. "The Three's Secret"
  • 27. "Senpai's Honest Feelings"
  • 28. "The New Squad Member"
  • 29. "The Siblings' Father"
  • 30. "The First Mission"
  • 31. "Struggles in the Darkness"
  • 32. "Is This Really the Time to Be Doing Something Like That?!"
  • 33. "The Village Abnormality"
  • 34. "The Rescue Plan"
5 July 4, 2024[11]978-4-08-884113-7——
  • 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"
6 September 4, 2024[3]978-4-08-884171-7——
  • 44. "Stepsister"
  • 45. "Please Help Us Level Up!"
  • 46. "Training's Supposed to be Done Alone"
  • 47. "Senpai's Such An Adult"
  • 48. "Potential"
  • 49. "The Ritual Blade"
  • 50. "Memento"
  • 51. "Birthday and Senpai"
  • 52. "Respect"
7 December 4, 2024[12]978-4-08-884287-5——

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

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These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume.

  • 53. "Resolution"
  • 54. "Gakuro and Senpai's Battle"
  • 55. "Gakuro Back Then"
  • 56. "Take a Gamble"
  • 57. "The Outcome"
  • 58. "Hollow Weapon Release"
  • 59. "Two Hollow Weapons"
  • 60. "Shiroha's Results"
  • 61. "Nue's Ritual Blade"
  • 62. "Raisei"
  • 63. "Limitless Energy"
  • 64. "Kasha"
  • 65. "Defeat"
  • 66. "The Wrap Party"
  • 67. "About the Enemy"
  • 68. "The Vice Captain of the First Branch"
  • 69. "Together"
  • 70. "Introduction"
  • 71. "As His Big Sister"
  • 72. "Greeting"
  • 73. "Resolve"
  • 74. "Yamato Rido"
  • 75. "Gakuro's Strength"
  • 76. "Please Stop Fighting"

Other media

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A café collaboration with Nue's Exorcist at Bandai Namco Cross Store Tokyo was announced on May 27th, 2024.[13] The café booth was held from July 4th to August 4th, 2024.[14]

Reception

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The series was ranked eleventh in the Nationwide Bookstores Employees' Recommended Comics of 2024 list.[15] The series ranked seventh in the print category at the tenth Next Manga Awards in 2024.[16]

Light novel authors such as Ryōgo Narita and Tappei Nagatsuki have praised the series on social media.[17][18] Type-Moon co-founder Kinoko Nasu was stated to be a fan of Nue's Exorcist in the Afterword of Fate/Strange Fake Volume 9. Famed writer Takahiro, author of manga such as Akame ga Kill!, Yuki Yuna Is a Hero, and Chained Soldier, is also a fan of the series.

Jonathan Greenall of Comic Book Resources praised the story, artwork, and characters, as well as the character's designs.[19] Rowan Grover of Multiversity Comics liked the artwork, though he criticized the humor and fan service, ultimately describing it as "forgettable to annoying".[20]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b 鵺の陰陽師 6 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  4. ^ Lada, Jenni (May 15, 2023). "New Nue's Exorcist Shonen Jump Manga Begins Its Run". Siliconera. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  5. ^ @VIZMedia (February 3, 2024). "Announcement: A VIZ Digital Exclusive! Gakuro runs into Nue, a quirky pop-culture loving spirit who asks him to defeat the spirits roaming about inside a school. Thus begins a spirit-exorcist adventure! Nue's Exorcist, by Kota Kawae, releases Summer 2024" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ @VIZMedia (October 5, 2024). "Announcement: Gakuro Yajima has always been able to see spirits but avoided them due to his dark past. That all changes when he meets Nue, a quirky, pop culture–loving spirit, who turns his life upside down. Nue's Exorcist, by Kota Kawae, releases Summer 2025" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ 鵺の陰陽師 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  8. ^ 鵺の陰陽師 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
  9. ^ 鵺の陰陽師 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  10. ^ 鵺の陰陽師 4 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  11. ^ 鵺の陰陽師 5 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  12. ^ 鵺の陰陽師 7 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  13. ^ https://x.com/bn_crossstore_t/status/1795051070252892547
  14. ^ https://bandainamco-am.co.jp/crossstore/topics/all/20240527.html
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (August 28, 2024). "Kagurabachi Tops Print Category, Girl Meets Rock! Wins in Web Category of Next Manga Awards 2024". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  17. ^ https://twitter.com/nezumiironyanko/status/1716823752275796149
  18. ^ https://twitter.com/ryohgo_narita/status/1698396691962187853
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ Grover, Rowan (May 24, 2023). "This Week in Shonen Jump: Week of 5/21/23". Multiversity Comics. Retrieved October 11, 2023.

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