Blue Exorcist as a Shonen series might have numerous supernatural elements that helped push its story forward, but the creator of the series, Kazue Kato, is looking to dive into the world of horror completely by adapting a terrifying tale that shook readers to their core. The novel, Eizen Karukaya Kaitan, follows a young woman named Shoko who inherits a small retail store from her aunt but discovers that the shop is plagued with spirits and must now attempt to save her own life while getting to the bottom of the supernatural threats that have been plaguing the location.

“Blue Exorcist” creator Kazue Kato will start a manga adaption of the horror novel “Eizen karukaya Kaitan” by Fuyumi Ohno in upcoming Jump SQ issue 10/2021 out Sep 3, 2021

6 chapters in total. Below a new preview illustration.

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