Another great volume of Ao No Exorcist/Blue Exorcist, with a whole lot of Rin Okamura problems and whumpage as well as some adorable Shiemi and a huge character reveal. Plus, more Amaimon which I know fans love cause he causes so much trouble every time he shows up. As usual, the art is lush and wonderful and there's an expert blend of drama and humor. I especially loved the brotherly dynamics between Rin and Yukio in this book. And the cover is simply too cute for words! ( )

Series Info/Source: This is the 3rd volume in the Blue Exorcist shounen manga series. There are 24 volumes published in this series right now in the US with the 25th due out Feb 2021. There are 26 volumes in this series right now with the 27th to be published in 2021 in Japan.

Story (4/5): In this installment Father Fujimoto’s familiar (a cat demon named Kuro) goes haywire and Rin ends up talking him down. Then Rin and his class have to search for a ghost in an amusement park where Amaimon, King of Earth surprises Rin by stealing the Koma sword. One of Rin’s classmates helps him but then reveals herself to be the rather busty Senior Exorcist First Class, Shura. Back at school Shura stays on to teach some of the Exwire classes. Finally as summer break approaches Rin and his class are tasked with doing Forest Camp, if they succeed at the tasks they are given for Forest Camp they will be able to start going on real exorcism jobs. This remains a fast-moving and entertaining story that I enjoyed a lot.

Characters (4/5): I absolutely loved the addition of Kuro, he is so much fun...your typical cat but with some demonic tendencies. I groaned at the addition of Shura, yet another scantily clad, constantly drunk female character. I actually stopped reading Black Clover because I was sick of the weak female characters in there and am starting to feel the same way about this series. Yeah, Shura can kick butt but she also doesn’t wear clothes most of the time and is constantly sloshed. Right now the two female characters I have to read about in this series are Shura (yuck) and Shiemi who constantly has to be rescued by people (double yuck).

Setting (4/5): The setting was well portrayed and fine. We travel from True Cross Academy to an amusement park and end the story is outside of a generic forest.

Writing/Drawing Style (4/5): This volume is well drawn and easy to follow. It’s not the best drawn manga out there, but it’s well done.

My Summary (4/5): Overall I am still enjoying this series. I was disappointed by the addition of yet another weak and annoying female character to the series. However, this is offset by the highly entertaining Kuro. I continue to enjoy the fast-pace to these but still don’t engage with any of the characters very well. ( )

I should take away a star for the F-cups covered by the triangle bra (because girl, no, talk to your chesty friends about why that is no good for athletic exorcist work), but I still find this charming to read on that same "it's Harry Potter but with more of a sense of doom!" level. ( )

It had been a while since I read the previous volume so I was a little confused when I first started reading it, but I got situated rather quickly. Everyone is observing Rin in the volume and waiting to see what happens. I found the story line with Fujimoto's cat very sweet. Rin's father's former apprentice is still very torn about Rin and it will be interesting to see how that relationship eventually plays itself out. ( )

It had been a while since I read the previous volume so I was a little confused when I first started reading it, but I got situated rather quickly. Everyone is observing Rin in the volume and waiting to see what happens. I found the story line with Fujimoto's cat very sweet. Rin's father's former apprentice is still very torn about Rin and it will be interesting to see how that relationship eventually plays itself out. ( )