Blue Exorcist, Vol. 8

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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.

Awakened by the traitor Saburota Todo, the Impure Kings massive form threatens to engulf the city of Kyoto. As the Exorcists of the Tokyo Branch and the monks of the Myodha temple do all they can to contain the demon, Rin and his friends find themselves separated and facing their own battles. While Rin and Ryuji race to confront the full might of the Impure King, Yukio takes on Todo singlehanded and discovers that he may be his own worst enemy!

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.