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Monday, February 25, 2019

Manga Review: Blue Exorcist, Volume 20, by Kazue Kato


Rating (Out of 5): ~3.5
Publisher: Shonen Jump Advanced (VIZ Media)
Release Date: October 2018
Volumes: 22+
Spoilers?:  No.
Volume: 1. 19. 21.

Goodreads Synosis:

Rin and his exorcist classmates are caught in a secret war against the forces of darkness.

Raised by Father Fujimoto, a famous exorcist, Rin Okumura never knew his real father. One day a fateful argument with Father Fujimoto forces Rin to face a terrible truth – the blood of the demon lord Satan runs in Rin’s veins! Rin swears to defeat Satan, but doing that means entering the mysterious True Cross Academy and becoming an exorcist himself.

The holiday season falls upon True Cross Academy, and Rin and his friends kick things off with a combined birthday and Christmas party. More happy news comes as they are invited to Kyoto for the New Year’s wedding of Shima’s older brother. But underneath the festivities runs a feeling of great uneasiness—tension grows between Yukio and Rin as they question the truth of the circumstances of their birth and who their mother really was. Elsewhere, Lightning continues to press the suspects of his investigation of the Illuminati. Sooner or later, something’s got to give…

Review:

There's a Christmas celebration, and it's New Years, and then there's a sweet wedding. These things should be cause for celebration—and it is!—but it's also mingled with some serious plot lines.
It's still unclear what caused Shiemi's change of mind, and then Rin becomes aware of just how far apart him and Yukio are. He doesn't know what Yukio is up to, or why he's been so distant lately, but their differing opinions regarding their birth and their mother give some insight into it. And then there's what Ryuji and Lewin are discovering.
I'm still worried about Shiemi, but more immediate are the concerns regarding Yukio. He's holding so much inside, and he needs to learn to confide in someone else, to get help from Rin in particular, because he's in a downward spiral at the moment.
Given the long periods between releases, I often forget about this series and what's happening in it. But as soon as I look back or start the new one, I'm thrown right back in. This is quite a good, interesting series.


 A review copy was provided by the publisher, VIZ Media, for an honest review. Thank you so, so much!

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