When it comes to iconic shonen manga of 2026, One Piece, My Hero Academia, Jujutsu Kaisen, and Frieren: Beyond Journey's End often come to mind. Although this is a well-established series in the shonen demographic, there are many legendary shonen manga that have disappeared due to bad anime adaptations or long hiatuses, and Blue Exorcist is one such series. Blue Exorcist Once one of the most popular and iconic boys' stories, now Producers have officially confirmed that her story is coming to an end.
Blue Exorcist is a legendary shonen manga.
Blue Exorcist This is a boy's manga that began serialization in 2009. This is a cartoon drawn by Kazue Kato, who is in charge of drawing and illustration. Blue Exorcist follows the beloved story of Rin Okumura and his twin brother Yukio Okumura. When Rin's adoptive father dies, he demonstrates his abilities as the son of Satan. Through this, he becomes an exorcist and begins to increase his strength to achieve his ultimate goal: killing Satan.
In the long run, Blue Exorcist He has accumulated 33 books consisting of more than 160 chapters. Unfortunately, the series has faced many problems over the years. At some point, the animation production company changed studios and the quality dropped significantly. furthermore, Creator Kazue is dealing with serious health issues.This slowed the comic down to the point where it's still ongoing 17 years later.
Blue Exorcist writer Kazue Kato has revealed that the manga is over.
Blue Exorcist was one of the highlights of shonen manga and anime in the 2010s. At the time, the series had a very large fan base. Although it has clearly declined due to its delayed publication, it is still a fan favorite for many dedicated readers, and its quality is such that it could easily be called a legendary shonen series.
Unfortunately, after 17 years of slow serialization, the story has finally come to an end. On her X platform, creator Kato Kazue officially confirmed to fans that her manga series will soon end. She said she will do her best in the final chapter to provide content for fans to enjoy.
“Thank you everyone for your warm replies. It really helps. Thank you so much!
As it is a monthly series, the story will be quite advanced anyway, but we will do our best so that everyone can enjoy the last chapter.” — Kazue Kato (@katohhhhhh on X)
Clearly, fans aren't happy with her decision to end the comic abruptly. Despite being serialized for 17 years, readers do not believe that now is the right time for the story to end in the manga, with some saying that this ending would be very rushed and the story could have progressed one more time.
There is some confusion among readers about the message the author conveys. Some fans believe that Kato is not talking about the Blue Exorcist story in general, but rather the final chapter of the ongoing arc. But looking at her message, it doesn't seem like that is the case. It is clear that the author is talking about the end of the story coming in the summer of 2026.
Blue Exorcist animation is still in progress
The Blue Exorcist manga will unfortunately be completed in the next few months. However, this is not the end of the franchise as the anime still exists and fans are already looking forward to it. The Blue Exorcist animation went through a lot of trouble. It's clear that the animation has seen a significant drop in quality since the studio switched from A-1 Pictures for seasons 1 and 2 to Studio VOLN for seasons 3 and 4.
That said, with the right amount of time and good staff, all of these problems can be easily solved. There is hope that a new studio will pick up Blue Exorcist in the future, or at least that VOLN Studios will do a decent job of adapting the series and doing it justice when it returns.
Source: X (formerly Twitter)
