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The July issue of Shueisha’s Jump SQ. magazine announced on Thursday that Kazue Katō’s Blue Exorcist manga will resume serialization in the next issue on July 3. Katō also reported on Thursday that she has started drawing chapter 167 (after mistakenly saying it was chapter “178”).
The series entered a hiatus on March 4 to prepare as the manga heads toward its final chapter.
Viz Media is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the story:
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. Can Rin fight demons and keep his infernal bloodline a secret? It won’t be easy, especially when drawing his father’s sword releases the demonic power within him!
Katō launched the manga in Jump SQ. in 2009. The manga went on hiatus in July 2021, and resumed in May 2022. The manga has more than 25 million copies in circulation.
The manga inspired a 25-episode television anime series in 2011, and the Blue Exorcist: Kuro Runs Away From Home OVA also premiered in 2011. The Blue Exorcist movie then premiered in Japan in December 2012. The Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga television anime premiered in 2017 and aired for 12 episodes.
The Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga anime premiered in Japan on January 2024. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired in Japan, and also streamed an English dub. Toonami aired the anime in August 2025.
Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga (Ao no Exorcist: Yuki no Hate-hen), the sequel to Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga, began airing in October 2024. Blue Exorcist: The Blue Night Saga is the second cours (quarter of a year), and it premiered in January 2025. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired. Toonami aired the anime in November 2025.
Sources: Jump SQ. July issue, Kazue Katō’s X/Twitter account
