Nue's Exorcist Explained

Ja Kanji:鵺の陰陽師
Ja Romaji:Nue no Onmyōji
Genre:Supernatural
Type:manga
Author:Kōta Kawae
Publisher:Shueisha
Imprint:Jump Comics
Magazine:Weekly Shōnen Jump
First:May 15, 2023
Volumes:5

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 July 2024, five 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 July 2024, the series' individual chapters have been collected into five volumes.

Viz Media and Manga Plus are publishing the series in English simultaneously with its Japanese release.[3]

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

These chapters have yet to be published in a volume.

Other media

Café collaboration

A café collaboration with Nue's Exorcist at Bandai Namco Cross Store Tokyo was announced on May 27th, 2024.[4] The café booth was held from July 4th to August 4th, 2024.[5]

Reception

The series was ranked eleventh in the Nationwide Bookstores Employees' Recommended Comics of 2024 list.[6] The manga has been nominated for the 2024 Next Manga Award in the print category.[7]

Light novel authors such as Ryōgo Narita and Tappei Nagatsuki have praised the series on social media.[8] [9] Type-Moon co-founder Kinoko Nasu was stated to be a fan of Nue's Exorcist in the Afterword of Fate/Strange Fake Volume 9. Famed writer Takahiro, author of manga such as Akame ga Kill!, Yuki Yuna Is a Hero, and Chained Soldier, is also a fan of the series.

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]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ja:"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. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/524536. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc. May 15, 2023. October 11, 2023. ja.
  2. Web site: Food Wars, Kuroko's Basketball Authors Each Launch New Manga in Shonen Jump. Anime News Network. Hodgkins. Crystalyn. April 2, 2023. October 11, 2023.
  3. Web site: New Nue's Exorcist Shonen Jump Manga Begins Its Run. Siliconera. Lada. Jenni. May 15, 2023. October 11, 2023.
  4. https://x.com/bn_crossstore_t/status/1795051070252892547
  5. https://bandainamco-am.co.jp/crossstore/topics/all/20240527.html
  6. Web site: ja: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. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/559379. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. February 4, 2024. February 1, 2024. ja.
  7. Web site: ja:『次にくるマンガ大賞2024』ノミネート100作品決定 『カグラバチ』『ホタルの嫁入り』『ルリドラゴン』など. https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2332761/full/. Oricon News. June 24, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240622070316/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2332761/full/. June 22, 2024. ja. June 21, 2024. live.
  8. https://twitter.com/nezumiironyanko/status/1716823752275796149
  9. https://twitter.com/ryohgo_narita/status/1698396691962187853
  10. Web site: Shonen Jump's Nue's Exorcist Is Shaping Up to Be Summer's Hottest New Supernatural Manga. Comic Book Resources. Greenall. Jonathan. May 19, 2023. October 11, 2023.
  11. Web site: This Week in Shonen Jump: Week of 5/21/23. Multiversity Comics. Grover. Rowan. May 24, 2023. October 11, 2023.