Nue's Exorcist
Nue's Exorcist | |
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鵺の陰陽師 (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 | 4 |
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 May 2024, four volumes have been released.
Plot
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
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 May 2024, the series' individual chapters have been collected into four tankōbon volumes.[3]
Viz Media and Manga Plus are publishing the series in English simultaneously with its Japanese release.[4]
Volumes
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | ||
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1 | October 4, 2023[5] | 978-4-08-883687-4 | June 25, 2024 (digital) | 978-1-97-474417-6 | ||
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2 | December 4, 2023[6] | 978-4-08-883788-8 | — | — | ||
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3 | February 2, 2024[7] | 978-4-08-883820-5 | — | — | ||
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4 | May 2, 2024[3] | 978-4-08-884025-3 | — | — | ||
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5 | July 4, 2024[8] | 978-4-08-884113-7 | — | — | ||
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Chapters not yet in tankōbon format
These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume.
- 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"
- 53. "Resolution"
- 54. "Gakuro and Senpai's Battle"
Reception
The series was ranked eleventh in the Nationwide Bookstores Employees' Recommended Comics of 2024 list.[9]
Jonathan Greenall of Comic Book Resources praised the story, artwork, and characters, as well as the character's designs.[10] Rowan Grover of Multiversity Comics liked the artwork, though he criticized the humor and fan service, ultimately describing it as "forgettable to annoying".[11]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 鵺の陰陽師 4 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ Lada, Jenni (May 15, 2023). "New Nue's Exorcist Shonen Jump Manga Begins Its Run". Siliconera. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ^ 鵺の陰陽師 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ^ 鵺の陰陽師 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ 鵺の陰陽師 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ 鵺の陰陽師 5 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved May 17, 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
- 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
- Official website at Weekly Shōnen Jump (in Japanese)
- Nue's Exorcist (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia