Manga will resume publication in November
Manga author Kazue Katō announced on her X (formerly Twitter) account on September 4 that her Blue Exorcist manga will go on hiatus in the October issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ magazine, which will ship on September 4, and will return in the December issue of the magazine, which will ship on November 4. The manga also did not appear in the September issue on August 2.
Katō explained that she had a routine medical checkup in March, and that's when she was diagnosed. She added that she had been going to the hospital for the past few months to work on the manga. She also said that she had recently undergone successful surgery and was discharged, but that the treatment and recovery from the surgery would take some time, and that was the reason for the manga's hiatus.
Katō added that she did not want to reveal her illness at this time but assured readers that it was not life-threatening.
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Katou launched the manga in Jump SQ. in 2009.
The manga went on hiatus in July 2021 and resumed in May 2022. The series also went on hiatus in January and resumed in May 2023. The manga recently went on a one-month hiatus in October 2023, as Katō recovered from COVID-19. The manga's 31st compiled book volume was released in Japan on June 4.
Viz Media is releasing the manga in English and describes the story:
Raised by Father Fujimoto, a renowned exorcist, Rin Okumura has never known his biological father. One day, a fateful argument with Father Fujimoto forces Rin to face a terrible truth—the blood of the demon king Satan flows through Rin's veins! Rin vows to defeat Satan, but doing so means entering the mysterious True Cross Academy and becoming an exorcist herself. Can Rin fight demons while keeping her hellish bloodline a secret? It won't be easy, especially since drawing her father's sword will unleash the demonic power within her!
The manga inspired a 25-episode television anime series in 2011, and the Blue Exorcist: Kuro Runs Away From Home OAV also premiered in 2011. The Blue Exorcist film later premiered in Japan in December 2012. The Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga television anime premiered in 2017 and aired 12 episodes.
The Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga anime premiered in Japan on January 6. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired in Japan and also streamed the English dub.
The latest anime sequel, titled Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga (Ao no Exorcist: Yuki no Hate-hen), will premiere on October 5. The new anime will have two seasons (a quarter of a year), with Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga being the first season and the second season Blue Exorcist: The Blue Night Saga airing in January 2025. Crunchyroll will stream the anime as it airs.
The franchise also includes several novels and a series of stage plays.
Source: X/Twitter account
by Kazue Katō
