Make the Exorcist Fall in Love
Cover of the first volume
エクソシストを堕とせない
(Ekusoshisuto o otosenai)
GenreAction, romantic comedy[1]
Manga
Written byAruma Arima
Illustrated byMasuku Fukayama
Published byShueisha
ImprintJump Comics+
MagazineShōnen Jump+
DemographicShōnen
Original runDecember 15, 2021 – present
Volumes7

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

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

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

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]

Volume list

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 May 2, 2022[6]978-4-08-883138-1
  • 01. "Love Thy Neighbor"
  • 02. "Make the Exorcist Fall in Love"
  • 03. "Femme Fetal"
  • 04. "Mammon"
  • 05. "The Battle Begins"
2 July 4, 2022[7]978-4-08-883174-9
  • 06. "The Day of Wrath"
  • 07. "Masculinity"
  • 08. "Sic Transit Gloria Mundi"
  • 09. "The Left Hand of Darkness"
  • 10. "Ripple"
  • 11. "Sisters"
  • 12. "Drifting Ashore"
  • 13. "Mother of the Sea"
3 October 4, 2022[8]978-4-08-883266-1
  • 14. "The Great Beasts of the Sea"
  • 15. "Leviathan"
  • 16. "Ode to Joy"
  • 17. "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
  • 18. "The Seething Parasite"
  • 19. "A Can of Worms"
  • 20. "Comedy, Part 1"
  • 21. "Comedy, Part 2"
4 February 3, 2023[9]978-4-08-883375-0
  • 22. "Where Insects Lie"
  • 23. "Pupa"
  • 24. "The Creeps"
  • 25. "Worm-Eaten"
  • 26. "Lord of the Flies"
  • 26.5. "Fly Heavenward"
  • 27. "A Flea's Courage"
  • 28. "Beelzebub"
5 June 2, 2023[10]978-4-08-883517-4
  • 29. "Squirm"
  • 30. "Butterfly"
  • 31. "Like a Moth to a Flame"
  • 32. "Silkworm"
  • 33. "To a Fly"
  • 34. "Holy Communion"
  • 35. "Because We're Alive"
  • 36. "Huh??"
6 September 4, 2023[11]978-4-08-883637-9
  • 37. "Pandora"
  • 38. "Rabbit Hole"
  • 39. "Mikhail"
  • 40. "Haughty Arrogance"
  • 41. "Stain"
  • 42. "Turbulence"
  • 43. "Masses of Trash ①"
  • 44. "Ignorance"
7 January 4, 2024[4]978-4-08-883779-6
  • 45. "Lock and Load"
  • 46. "First At-Bat"
  • 47. "Second At-Bat"
  • 48. "If I Could Go Back"
  • 49. "Evil Plan"
  • 50. "Asmodeus"
  • 51. "Unlocked"
  • 52. "Omnipotent"

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume.

  • 53. "Sunset"
  • 54. "Disaster"
  • 55. "The End of Adolescence"
  • 56. "Come out, come out!"

Reception

Reiichi Naruma from Real Sound praised the story, artwork, characters, and setting, particularly enjoying both the action and romance elements of the story.[12] 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,[13] and ranked ninth out of 50 nominees.[14]

References

  1. 1 2 Blackburn, Steven (July 1, 2022). "Shonen Jump's Only Action RomCom Just Got Serious Competition". Screen Rant. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "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". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 2, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  3. ↑ エクソシストを堕とせない. Shōnen Jump+ (in Japanese). Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  4. 1 2 エクソシストを堕とせない 7 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  5. ↑ Blackburn, Steven (July 4, 2022). "Shonen Jump Can't Publish The Most Explicit Version of Blue Exorcist". Screen Rant. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  6. ↑ エクソシストを堕とせない 1. 集英社 ― Shueisha ― (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  7. ↑ エクソシストを堕とせない 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  8. ↑ エクソシストを堕とせない 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  9. ↑ エクソシストを堕とせない 4 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  10. ↑ エクソシストを堕とせない 5 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  11. ↑ エクソシストを堕とせない 6 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  12. ↑ 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). Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  13. ↑ Morrissy, Kim (June 23, 2022). "Voting Opens for Next Manga Awards 2022". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  14. ↑ Loveridge, Lynzee (August 31, 2022). "Medalist, WITCH WATCH, Akane-banashi Win Next Manga Awards 2022 Results". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
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