Kazue Kato, the creator of Blue Exorcist, announced that her manga is going on hiatus due to health reasons.
After a recent routine check-up, Kato was diagnosed with an illness that required surgery, which was successful.
Although she has been released from the hospital, her recovery will take some time, leading to the break.
The manga did not appear in the September issue, and the October issue will also skip, but it is set to return in December.
Kato has reassured fans that her illness is not life-threatening, though she has chosen not to share more details about it at this time.
Blue Exorcist Creator Takes Health Hiatus, Manga Set to Return in December (Jump SQ.)
Kato’s Blue Exorcist has experienced a few breaks in the past, including a hiatus from July 2021 to May 2022 and another from January to May 2023.
The manga took a one-month break in 2023 while Kato recovered from COVID-19. Despite these pauses, the series has continued to engage readers, and its 31st compiled volume was recently released in Japan in June 2023.
The story follows Rin Okumura, who discovers he is the son of Satan and begins training to become an exorcist to defeat his father while keeping his true identity a secret.
The Blue Exorcist series has also inspired multiple adaptations, including a 25-episode anime in 2011, a film in 2012, and another anime in 2017.
Most recently, a new anime adaptation, Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga, premiered in January 2023.
Fans can look forward to more, as the next sequel, Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga, will premiere in October 2024, followed by The Blue Night Saga in early 2025. Crunchyroll will stream the upcoming anime as it airs.
The upcoming 9-nine- Ruler’s Crown anime adaptation is set for a 2025 release, bringing excitement to fans of the visual novel series.
The anime will be produced by PRA, with Koichi Ohata, known for works like Maken-ki! and Sayuki Reload -burial-, as the director.
Saori Sakiguchi, who previously worked on Technoroid: Overmind, is in charge of character design.
The main cast will feature familiar voices, with Atsushi Abe, Misato Fukuen, Atsumi Tanezaki, and others reprising their roles from the all-ages version of the visual novel.
Aoi Yuki has been announced as the voice of a new heroine for a recently revealed spin-off. Originally developed by PALETTE, the 9-nine- series first debuted as a visual novel in Japan in 2017 before being made available in English on Steam in 2019.
9-nine- Anime Prepares for 2025 Debut with Stunning Visual and Cast Lineup (9-nine-project)
An all-ages version followed in 2021 for Windows and later expanded to the PS4 and Nintendo Switch in 2022.
The story of 9-nine- is set in the town of Shiromitsugawa, where mysterious Artifacts grant certain individuals superpowers.
Each installment in the series centers around a different heroine while maintaining a shared world and overarching supernatural mystery, with elements of romance and murder investigations tying the stories together.
The series kicks off with 9-nine-: Episode 1, focusing on Miyako Kujo and introducing the game’s unique blend of romance, trust-building, and suspenseful mystery.
As the protagonist works to uncover the truth behind a series of supernatural murders, players explore the complex relationships between the characters, each installment standing alone while contributing to the larger storyline.
With the upcoming anime adaptation and spin-off, fans of the series can look forward to new developments and fresh stories in 9-nine-.
