Blue Exorcist, Vol. 5

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Rin and his exorcist classmates are caught in a secret war against the forces of darkness.

Raised by Father Fujimoto, a famous exorcist, Rin Okumura never knew his real father. One day a fateful argument with Father Fujimoto forces Rin to face a terrible truththe blood of the demon lord Satan runs in Rins veins! Rin swears to defeat Satan, but doing that means entering the mysterious True Cross Academy and becoming an exorcist himself.

In the late Edo Period, a demon known as the Impure King killed thousands of people. After defeating the demon, the Knights of the True Cross kept its left eye safely sealed away on Academy groundsbut now someone has stolen it! Hearing the thief has taken a child hostage, Yukio and Rin go to help. The investigation and pursuit will lead Rin and his friends to Kyoto and involve them even deeper in a sinister plot! But will his friends knowledge that Rin is the son of Satan drive a wedge between them

Author Bio

Manga creator and illustrator Kazue Kato was born in Tokyo onJuly 20. In 2000, she won the prestigious Tezuka Award for her workBoku to Usagi(The Rabbit and Me) published inAkamaru Jump. From 2005 to 2006 her seriesRobo to Usakichi, a sci-fi adventure featuring a rabbit (again!) was published in the monthly magazineShonen Sirius(Kodansha).

Her latest series,Blue Exorcist, began inJump Squarein April of 2009.