Make the Exorcist Fall in Love
Make the Exorcist Fall in Love | |
エクソシストを堕とせない (Ekusoshisuto o Otosenai) | |
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Genre | Action, romantic comedy[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Aruma Arima |
Illustrated by | Masuku Fukayama |
Published by | Shueisha |
Imprint | Jump Comics+ |
Magazine | Shōnen Jump+ |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | December 15, 2021 – present |
Volumes | 7 |
Make the Exorcist Fall in Love (Japanese: エクソシストを堕とせない, Hepburn: Ekusoshisuto o Otosenai) is a Japanese manga series written by Aruma Arima and illustrated by Masuku Fukayama. It began serialization on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ manga website in December 2021. As of January 2024, the series' individual chapters have been collected into seven volumes.
Plot summary[edit]
Make the Exorcist Fall in Love centers around a nameless priest, who from birth has been trained and abused by the Catholic church to defeat demons, to the point that he followed the Bible literally and did cast his eye out while fighting the demon of lust. Advised by his mentor that he is too self-sacrificial, the Church receives a message from Satan stating that he intends for the creator of "The Gallery of Evil" to visit him in Gehenna. "The Gallery of Evil" turns out to be an art exhibition featuring demons falling in love, and is tasked by the church to protect Imuri Atsuki, the artist, from Satan's minions. Imuri is kind and loving towards the priest, but this is because Imuri holds a secret…
Characters[edit]
- Mr. Priest (神父くん, Shinpu-kun)
- Voiced by: Soma Saito (2022 commercial)[2]
- Imuri Atsuki (愛月イムリ, Atsuki Imuri)
- Voiced by: Rie Takahashi (2022 commercial)[2]
Publication[edit]
Written by Aruma Arima and illustrated by Masuku Fukayama, the series began serialization on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ manga website on December 15, 2021.[3] As of January 2024, the series' individual chapters have been collected into seven tankōbon volumes.[4]
Shueisha's Manga Plus service is publishing the series in English digitally.[5]
Volumes[edit]
No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN | ||
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1 | May 2, 2022[6] | 978-4-08-883138-1 | ||
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2 | July 4, 2022[7] | 978-4-08-883174-9 | ||
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3 | October 4, 2022[8] | 978-4-08-883266-1 | ||
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4 | February 3, 2023[9] | 978-4-08-883375-0 | ||
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5 | June 2, 2023[10] | 978-4-08-883517-4 | ||
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6 | September 4, 2023[11] | 978-4-08-883637-9 | ||
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7 | January 4, 2024[4] | 978-4-08-883779-6 | ||
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8 | June 4, 2024[12] | 978-4-08-884030-7 |
Chapters not yet in tankōbon format[edit]
These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume.
- 53. "Sunset" (日没, Nichibotsu)
- 54. "Disaster" (厄災, Yakusai)
- 55. "The End of Adolescence" (幼年期の終わり, Yōnenki no Owari)
- 56. "Come out, come out!" (おーいでてこーい, Oidetekoi)
- 57. "Wheel" (車輪, Sharin)
- 58. "My Dear Boy" (僕の少年, Boku no Shōnen)
- 59. "Triad of Vows" (選手宣誓, Senshu Sensei)
- 60. "The Ark of Mud" (泥の方舟, Doro no Hakobune)
- 61. "Time Off" (暇, Itoma)
- 62. "The Final Tranquility" (最後の平穏, Saigo no Heion)
- 63. "Raid" (強襲, Kyōshū)
- 64. "The Ancient Witch" (古の魔女, Inishie no Majo)
Reception[edit]
Reiichi Naruma from Real Sound praised the story, artwork, characters, and setting, particularly enjoying both the action and romance elements of the story.[13] Steven Blackburn from Screen Rant favorably compared the series to Witch Watch, stating that Make the Exorcist Fall in Love's romantic moments and character dynamics were better than those found in Witch Watch.[1]
The series was nominated for the 2022 Next Manga Award in the web manga category,[14] and ranked ninth out of 50 nominees.[15]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Blackburn, Steven (July 1, 2022). "Shonen Jump's Only Action RomCom Just Got Serious Competition". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on July 24, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
- ^ a b "恋を知らない少年神父の聖戦記1巻、斉藤壮馬&高橋李依出演のPVも". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 2, 2022. Archived from the original on August 26, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ エクソシストを堕とせない. Shōnen Jump+ (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 24, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
- ^ a b エクソシストを堕とせない 7 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on November 20, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- ^ Blackburn, Steven (July 4, 2022). "Shonen Jump Can't Publish The Most Explicit Version of Blue Exorcist". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on July 24, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
- ^ エクソシストを堕とせない 1. 集英社 ― Shueisha ― (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
- ^ エクソシストを堕とせない 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
- ^ エクソシストを堕とせない 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
- ^ エクソシストを堕とせない 4 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ エクソシストを堕とせない 5 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on April 30, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ エクソシストを堕とせない 6 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ エクソシストを堕とせない 8 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ Naruma, Reiichi (June 8, 2022). 少年に訪れるのは呪いか、祝福か? ジャンプ+『エクソシストを堕とせない』の恋の重要性. Real Sound (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
- ^ Morrissy, Kim (June 23, 2022). "Voting Opens for Next Manga Awards 2022". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
- ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (August 31, 2022). "Medalist, WITCH WATCH, Akane-banashi Win Next Manga Awards 2022 Results". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 31, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
External links[edit]
- Official website at Shōnen Jump+ (in Japanese)
- Make the Exorcist Fall in Love (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia