Nue's Exorcist

Nue's Exorcist
	Cover of the first volume
鵺の陰陽師; (Nue no Onmyōji)
Genre	Supernatural
Manga
Written by	Kōta Kawae
Published by	Shueisha
English publisher	NA: Viz Media;
Imprint	Jump Comics
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Jump
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	May 15, 2023 – present
Volumes	8

Nue's Exorcist (Japanese: 鵺の陰陽師, Hepburn: Nue no Onmyōji) 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 February 2025, eight tankōbon 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.

Media

Manga

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 February 2025, the series' individual chapters have been collected into eight tankōbon volumes.^[3]

Viz Media and Manga Plus are publishing the series in English simultaneously with its Japanese release.^[4] On February 3, 2024, Viz announced they would publish the series as a digital exclusive, with the first volume being released on June 25, 2024.^[5] On October 5, 2024, they announced a physical release, with the first volume releasing in Q3 2025.^[6]

Volumes

No.

Original release date

Original ISBN

English release date

English ISBN

1

October 4, 2023^[7]

978-4-08-883687-4

June 25, 2024 (digital)

978-1-97-474417-6


1. "Portrait View of the Sky" 2. "Gakuro's Big Sister" 3. "Forgetting Beam" 4. "Senpai's Soul Gear"	5. "The Three Goddesses of North High" 6. "The Scent of a Spirit" 7. "Road of Radiance"

2

December 4, 2023^[8]

978-4-08-883788-8

September 24, 2024 (digital)

978-1-9747-5034-4


8. "Hollow Weapons" 9. "Provisional Club Enrollment" 10. "Training Begins" 11. "Beach Memories" 12. "Shiroha's House"	13. "Hollow Weapon Release" 14. "Start of the Duel" 15. "Shiroha's Rage" 16. "Gakuro's Shadow"

3

February 2, 2024^[9]

978-4-08-883820-5

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17. "I Was Afraid" 18. "Nue and Shiroha" 19. "Countertactics Against Nue" 20. "Rengo" 21. "About Nue"	22. "The Elimination Squad Captains" 23. "Nue's Candidate" 24. "A Captain's Duty" 25. "The Sixth Branch"

4

May 2, 2024^[10]

978-4-08-884025-3

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26. "The Three's Secret" 27. "Senpai's Honest Feelings" 28. "The New Squad Member" 29. "The Siblings' Father" 30. "The First Mission"	31. "Struggles in the Darkness" 32. "Is This Really the Time to Be Doing Something Like That?!" 33. "The Village Abnormality" 34. "The Rescue Plan"

5

July 4, 2024^[11]

978-4-08-884113-7

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35. "Shitotsu's Rage" 36. "They Have a Shot at Victory" 37. "Grime Blade" 38. "I Won't Let You Go" 39. "Gakuro's Selection"	40. "Unreliable Older Brother" 41. "Protect Everyone Until the Very End" 42. "I Will Exterminate You" 43. "The Captain at Sunset"

6

September 4, 2024^[12]

978-4-08-884171-7

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44. "Stepsister" 45. "Please Help Us Level Up!" 46. "Training's Supposed to be Done Alone" 47. "Senpai's Such An Adult" 48. "Potential"	49. "The Ritual Blade" 50. "Memento" 51. "Birthday and Senpai" 52. "Respect"

7

December 4, 2024^[13]

978-4-08-884287-5

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53. "Resolution" 54. "Gakuro and Senpai's Battle" 55. "Gakuro Back Then" 56. "Take a Gamble" 57. "The Outcome"	58. "Hollow Weapon Release" 59. "Two Hollow Weapons" 60. "Shiroha's Results" 61. "Nue's Ritual Blade"

8

February 4, 2025^[3]

978-4-08-884397-1

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62. "Raisei" 63. "Limitless Energy" 64. "Kasha" 65. "Defeat" 66. "The Wrap Party"	67. "About the Enemy" 68. "The Vice Captain of the First Branch" 69. "Together" 70. "Introduction"

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

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

71. "As His Big Sister"
72. "Greeting"
73. "Resolve"
74. "Yamato Rido"
75. "Gakuro's Strength"
76. "Please Stop Fighting"
77. "Confession"
78. "I Hate You"
79. "I'll Be Back"
80. "Please Don't Go"
81. "Invasion"
82. "Tendrils and Arms"
83. "I Won't Forgive You"
84. "Threat"

Other media

A café collaboration with Nue's Exorcist at Bandai Namco Cross Store Tokyo was announced on May 27, 2024.^[14] The café booth was held from July 4 to August 4, 2024.^[15]

Reception

The series was ranked eleventh in the Nationwide Bookstores Employees' Recommended Comics of 2024 list.^[16] The series ranked seventh in the print category at the tenth Next Manga Awards in 2024.^[17]

Light novel authors such as Ryōgo Narita and Tappei Nagatsuki have praised the series on social media.^[18]^[19] 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.^[20] 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. ^[21]

Jonathan Greenall of Comic Book Resources praised the story, artwork, and characters, as well as the character's designs.^[22] Rowan Grover of Multiversity Comics liked the artwork, though he criticized the humor and fan service, ultimately describing it as "forgettable to annoying".^[23]

References

^ ^a ^b "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. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 15, 2023. Archived from the original on December 10, 2024. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 2, 2023). "Food Wars, Kuroko's Basketball Authors Each Launch New Manga in Shonen Jump". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 18, 2024. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
^ ^a ^b 鵺の陰陽師 8 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
^ Lada, Jenni (May 15, 2023). "New Nue's Exorcist Shonen Jump Manga Begins Its Run". Siliconera. Archived from the original on September 28, 2024. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
^ @VIZMedia (February 3, 2024). "Announcement: A VIZ Digital Exclusive! Gakuro runs into Nue, a quirky pop-culture loving spirit who asks him to defeat the spirits roaming about inside a school. Thus begins a spirit-exorcist adventure! Nue's Exorcist, by Kota Kawae, releases Summer 2024" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ @VIZMedia (October 5, 2024). "Announcement: Gakuro Yajima has always been able to see spirits but avoided them due to his dark past. That all changes when he meets Nue, a quirky, pop culture–loving spirit, who turns his life upside down. Nue's Exorcist, by Kota Kawae, releases Summer 2025" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ 鵺の陰陽師 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on October 15, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
^ 鵺の陰陽師 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
^ 鵺の陰陽師 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on August 2, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
^ 鵺の陰陽師 4 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
^ 鵺の陰陽師 5 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on July 17, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
^ 鵺の陰陽師 6 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on September 20, 2024. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
^ 鵺の陰陽師 7 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
^ @bn_crossstore_t (May 27, 2024). "バンダイナムコ Cross Store東京にて J-BOOTH「鵺の陰陽師」カフェコラボ開催！オリジナルデザインのアクリルコースター付きソフトドリンク全8種や、キャラクターがプリントされたドリンク「フォーチューンラテ」が登場！詳細は後日発表します。お楽しみに！" (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.
^ 「 J-BOOTH『鵺の陰陽師』カフェコラボ」開催決定！(7/4～8/4)」 (in Japanese). Bandai Namco Cross Store. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
^ 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. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 1, 2024. Archived from the original on December 16, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
^ Cayanan, Joanna (August 28, 2024). "Kagurabachi Tops Print Category, Girl Meets Rock! Wins in Web Category of Next Manga Awards 2024". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 3, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
^ @nezumiironyanko (October 24, 2023). "更新しました、1時です。俺は何でも楽しみなものはあとにするタイプなんですよね。料理でも好きな食べ物は最後に食べて、漫画雑誌とかでも一番楽しみな漫画を最後にします。今、ジャンプで最後に読むのはONE PIECEか鵺の陰陽師です。" (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.
^ @ryohgo_narita (September 4, 2023). "鵺の陰陽師、ここ数話トレンドのタイムラインに呪術廻戦の東堂先輩の顔で『成ったな』って言ってる人が溢れているなと思ったけど、確かに私も後方親友面で『成ったな』と言わざるを得ない。生きる元気が貰える。マーベラス。　#鵺の陰陽師" (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.
^ @lightning449 (March 8, 2024). "Kinoko Nasu on Nue's Exorcist in Fate/Strange Fake Vol. 9 Afterword: '…By the way, when Mr. Nasu used a whiteboard in order to discuss the good points of 'Nue's Exorcist,' I thought 'He's making either a Tsukihime or Nue reference,' but putting that aside. Back to topic…'" (Tweet). Retrieved January 27, 2025 – via Twitter.
^ @NuesExorcist (July 5, 2024). "According to the Afterword of Mato Seihei no Slave (Chained Soldier) Volume 16: Takahiro, the creator of this series and renowned for his other works such as Akame Ga Kill and Yuki Yuna is a Hero, is a fan of Nue's Exorcist (鵺の陰陽師)" (Tweet). Retrieved January 27, 2025 – via Twitter.
^ Greenall, Jonathan (May 19, 2023). "Shonen Jump's Nue's Exorcist Is Shaping Up to Be Summer's Hottest New Supernatural Manga". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on September 28, 2024. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
^ Grover, Rowan (May 24, 2023). "This Week in Shonen Jump: Week of 5/21/23". Multiversity Comics. Archived from the original on September 28, 2024. Retrieved October 11, 2023.

External links

Official website at Weekly Shōnen Jump (in Japanese)
Nue's Exorcist (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

[genre-1] "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. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 15, 2023. Archived from the original on December 10, 2024. Retrieved October 11, 2023.

[2] Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 2, 2023). "Food Wars, Kuroko's Basketball Authors Each Launch New Manga in Shonen Jump". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 18, 2024. Retrieved October 11, 2023.

[vol8-3] 鵺の陰陽師 8 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 17, 2024.

[4] Lada, Jenni (May 15, 2023). "New Nue's Exorcist Shonen Jump Manga Begins Its Run". Siliconera. Archived from the original on September 28, 2024. Retrieved October 11, 2023.

[5] @VIZMedia (February 3, 2024). "Announcement: A VIZ Digital Exclusive! Gakuro runs into Nue, a quirky pop-culture loving spirit who asks him to defeat the spirits roaming about inside a school. Thus begins a spirit-exorcist adventure! Nue's Exorcist, by Kota Kawae, releases Summer 2024" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[6] @VIZMedia (October 5, 2024). "Announcement: Gakuro Yajima has always been able to see spirits but avoided them due to his dark past. That all changes when he meets Nue, a quirky, pop culture–loving spirit, who turns his life upside down. Nue's Exorcist, by Kota Kawae, releases Summer 2025" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[vol1-7] 鵺の陰陽師 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on October 15, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2023.

[8] 鵺の陰陽師 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.

[9] 鵺の陰陽師 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on August 2, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2023.

[10] 鵺の陰陽師 4 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 20, 2024.

[11] 鵺の陰陽師 5 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on July 17, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.

[12] 鵺の陰陽師 6 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on September 20, 2024. Retrieved July 17, 2024.

[vol7-13] 鵺の陰陽師 7 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved October 17, 2024.

[14] @bn_crossstore_t (May 27, 2024). "バンダイナムコ Cross Store東京にて J-BOOTH「鵺の陰陽師」カフェコラボ開催！オリジナルデザインのアクリルコースター付きソフトドリンク全8種や、キャラクターがプリントされたドリンク「フォーチューンラテ」が登場！詳細は後日発表します。お楽しみに！" (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.

[15] 「 J-BOOTH『鵺の陰陽師』カフェコラボ」開催決定！(7/4～8/4)」 (in Japanese). Bandai Namco Cross Store. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved January 20, 2025.

[16] 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. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 1, 2024. Archived from the original on December 16, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.

[17] Cayanan, Joanna (August 28, 2024). "Kagurabachi Tops Print Category, Girl Meets Rock! Wins in Web Category of Next Manga Awards 2024". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 3, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024.

[18] @nezumiironyanko (October 24, 2023). "更新しました、1時です。俺は何でも楽しみなものはあとにするタイプなんですよね。料理でも好きな食べ物は最後に食べて、漫画雑誌とかでも一番楽しみな漫画を最後にします。今、ジャンプで最後に読むのはONE PIECEか鵺の陰陽師です。" (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.

[19] @ryohgo_narita (September 4, 2023). "鵺の陰陽師、ここ数話トレンドのタイムラインに呪術廻戦の東堂先輩の顔で『成ったな』って言ってる人が溢れているなと思ったけど、確かに私も後方親友面で『成ったな』と言わざるを得ない。生きる元気が貰える。マーベラス。　#鵺の陰陽師" (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.

[20] @lightning449 (March 8, 2024). "Kinoko Nasu on Nue's Exorcist in Fate/Strange Fake Vol. 9 Afterword: '…By the way, when Mr. Nasu used a whiteboard in order to discuss the good points of 'Nue's Exorcist,' I thought 'He's making either a Tsukihime or Nue reference,' but putting that aside. Back to topic…'" (Tweet). Retrieved January 27, 2025 – via Twitter.

[21] @NuesExorcist (July 5, 2024). "According to the Afterword of Mato Seihei no Slave (Chained Soldier) Volume 16: Takahiro, the creator of this series and renowned for his other works such as Akame Ga Kill and Yuki Yuna is a Hero, is a fan of Nue's Exorcist (鵺の陰陽師)" (Tweet). Retrieved January 27, 2025 – via Twitter.

[22] Greenall, Jonathan (May 19, 2023). "Shonen Jump's Nue's Exorcist Is Shaping Up to Be Summer's Hottest New Supernatural Manga". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on September 28, 2024. Retrieved October 11, 2023.

[23] Grover, Rowan (May 24, 2023). "This Week in Shonen Jump: Week of 5/21/23". Multiversity Comics. Archived from the original on September 28, 2024. Retrieved October 11, 2023.

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