Make the Exorcist Fall in Love explained

Genre:	Action, romantic comedy
Ja Kanji:	エクソシストを堕とせない
Ja Romaji:	Ekusoshisuto o Otosenai

Type:	manga
Author:	Aruma Arima
Illustrator:	Masuku Fukayama
Publisher:	Shueisha
Imprint:	Jump Comics+
Magazine:	Shōnen Jump+
First:	December 15, 2021
Volumes:	9

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 September 2024, the series' individual chapters have been collected into nine volumes.

Plot summary

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

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Publication

Written by Aruma Arima and illustrated by Masuku Fukayama, the series began serialization on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ manga website on December 15, 2021.^[2] As of September 2024, the series' individual chapters have been collected into nine volumes.

Shueisha's Manga Plus service is publishing the series in English digitally.^[3]

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

These chapters have yet to be published in a volume.

Reception

Reiichi Naruma from praised the story, artwork, characters, and setting, particularly enjoying both the action and romance elements of the story.^[4] Steven Blackburn from Screen Rant favorably compared the series to Witch Watch, stating that Make the Exorcist Fall in Loves romantic moments and character dynamics were better than those found in Witch Watch.^[5]

The series was nominated for the 2022 Next Manga Award in the web manga category,^[6] and ranked ninth out of 50 nominees.^[7]

Notes and References

Web site: 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. Natasha, Inc.. May 2, 2022. August 27, 2022. ja. August 26, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220826181749/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/476262. live.
Web site: ja:エクソシストを堕とせない. https://shonenjumpplus.com/episode/3269754496649675685. Shōnen Jump+. July 28, 2022. ja. July 24, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220724194449/https://shonenjumpplus.com/episode/3269754496649675685. live.
Web site: Shonen Jump Can't Publish The Most Explicit Version of Blue Exorcist. Screen Rant. Blackburn. Steven. July 4, 2022. July 28, 2022. July 24, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220724194804/https://screenrant.com/shonen-jump-manga-plus-make-exorcist-fall-love/. live.
Web site: ja: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. https://realsound.jp/book/2022/06/post-1046836.html/. . Naruma. Reiichi. June 8, 2022. July 28, 2022. ja. May 24, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240524113734/https://realsound.jp/book/2022/06/post-1046836.html. live.
Web site: Shonen Jump's Only Action RomCom Just Got Serious Competition. Screen Rant. Blackburn. Steven. July 1, 2022. July 28, 2022. July 24, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220724194448/https://screenrant.com/shonen-jump-romcom-witch-watch-make-exorcist-love/. live.
Web site: Voting Opens for Next Manga Awards 2022. Anime News Network. Morrissy. Kim. June 23, 2022. July 28, 2022. October 3, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231003093234/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2022-06-23/voting-opens-for-next-manga-awards-2022/.186663. live.
Web site: Medalist, WITCH WATCH, Akane-banashi Win Next Manga Awards 2022 Results. Anime News Network. Loveridge. Lynzee. August 31, 2022. August 31, 2022. August 31, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220831130106/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2022-08-31/medalist-witch-watch-akane-banashi-win-next-manga-awards-2022-results/.188752. live.