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悪祓士のキヨシくん [Exorcist no Kiyoshi-kun] #1
Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi, Vol. 1
Kiyoshi Harai is the world’s strongest exorcist—and its most awkward one! Equally afraid of fighting demons, making new friends, and talking to girls, this so-called ultimate exorcist has still got a lot to learn before he can reach his full potential!
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216 pages, Paperback
Published May 5, 2026
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April 28, 2026
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Exorcists, demons, and teenagers with insane abilities? Yes please 🙌🏻
This series has so much potential. You can feel it right from the first volume. The vibe, the pacing, everything just clicks. The art style is honestly so good too. You can clearly see the influences, but it still feels fresh. I love it. 🖤
I really enjoyed the 𝙢𝙞𝙭 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙤𝙧. The 𝙛𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙮𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙘, but it 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙞𝙩𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙩𝙤𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙡𝙮, which makes it even better.
The story blends contemporary Japanese life (schools, cities, everyday society) with supernatural elements like demons and exorcists operating behind the scenes.
It’s a 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙣𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙪𝙙𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙤𝙘𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙤𝙨 🙌🏻
Since this is the first volume, we meet a bunch of 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙚𝙭𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙨, 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙚𝙨. And Tenma Sasaki?? So cool. Like immediately a fave.🖤🖤🖤 Also really excited to see where the worldbuilding will lead us.
Not surprised at all that this is already getting hype from big names and Shonen Jump. It really feels like it could become something big.
Overall I had such a good time reading this and I’m really excited to see where it goes next. Such a strong start 🔥
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[ unbezahlte Werbung | Rezensionsexemplar ]
Exorzisten, Dämonen und Teenager mit krassen Fähigkeiten? Ja bitte 🙌🏻
Diese Reihe hat so viel Potenzial. Das merkt man direkt schon im ersten Band. Die Atmosphäre, das Pacing, alles passt einfach. Auch der Artstyle ist echt stark. Man sieht die Einflüsse klar, aber es wirkt trotzdem frisch. Ich liebe es 🖤
Ich mochte besonders den 𝙈𝙞𝙭 𝙖𝙪𝙨 𝘼𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙃𝙪𝙢𝙤𝙧. Die 𝙆ä𝙢𝙥𝙛𝙚 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙮𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙝 𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙩𝙞𝙜 𝙎𝙥𝙖ß, 𝙖𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙞𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙣𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙩 𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙗𝙨𝙩 𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙩 𝙯𝙪 𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙨𝙩, was es noch besser macht.
Die Geschichte spielt im modernen Japan, wo Dämonen existieren und Exorzisten quasi im Verborgenen gegen sie kämpfen. Der 𝙆𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙯𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙣𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙢 𝘼𝙡𝙡𝙩𝙖𝙜 𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙡ö𝙩𝙯𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙖𝙪𝙛𝙩𝙖𝙪𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙢 𝙤𝙠𝙠𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙚𝙢 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙤𝙨 funktioniert hier richtig gut 🙌🏻
Da es der erste Band ist, 𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙧 𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙡𝙚 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙚 𝙀𝙭𝙤𝙧𝙯𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙠𝙚𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙣, 𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙩 𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙣 𝙁ä𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙠𝙚𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙆𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙛𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙣. Und Tenma Sasaki?? So cool. Direkt ein Favorit 🖤🖤🖤 Ich bin auch super gespannt, wohin das Worldbuilding noch geht.
Es überrascht mich überhaupt nicht, dass die Reihe schon von großen Namen und Shonen Jump gehypt wird. Das fühlt sich wirklich nach etwas Großem an.
Insgesamt hatte ich richtig viel Spaß beim Lesen und bin sehr gespannt, wie es weitergeht. Ein sehr starker Start 🔥
Exorcists, demons, and teenagers with insane abilities? Yes please 🙌🏻
This series has so much potential. You can feel it right from the first volume. The vibe, the pacing, everything just clicks. The art style is honestly so good too. You can clearly see the influences, but it still feels fresh. I love it. 🖤
I really enjoyed the 𝙢𝙞𝙭 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙤𝙧. The 𝙛𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙮𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙘, but it 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙞𝙩𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙩𝙤𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙡𝙮, which makes it even better.
The story blends contemporary Japanese life (schools, cities, everyday society) with supernatural elements like demons and exorcists operating behind the scenes.
It’s a 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙣𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙪𝙙𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙤𝙘𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙤𝙨 🙌🏻
Since this is the first volume, we meet a bunch of 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙚𝙭𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙨, 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙚𝙨. And Tenma Sasaki?? So cool. Like immediately a fave.🖤🖤🖤 Also really excited to see where the worldbuilding will lead us.
Not surprised at all that this is already getting hype from big names and Shonen Jump. It really feels like it could become something big.
Overall I had such a good time reading this and I’m really excited to see where it goes next. Such a strong start 🔥
🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪
[ unbezahlte Werbung | Rezensionsexemplar ]
Exorzisten, Dämonen und Teenager mit krassen Fähigkeiten? Ja bitte 🙌🏻
Diese Reihe hat so viel Potenzial. Das merkt man direkt schon im ersten Band. Die Atmosphäre, das Pacing, alles passt einfach. Auch der Artstyle ist echt stark. Man sieht die Einflüsse klar, aber es wirkt trotzdem frisch. Ich liebe es 🖤
Ich mochte besonders den 𝙈𝙞𝙭 𝙖𝙪𝙨 𝘼𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙃𝙪𝙢𝙤𝙧. Die 𝙆ä𝙢𝙥𝙛𝙚 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙮𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙝 𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙩𝙞𝙜 𝙎𝙥𝙖ß, 𝙖𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙞𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙣𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙩 𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙗𝙨𝙩 𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙩 𝙯𝙪 𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙨𝙩, was es noch besser macht.
Die Geschichte spielt im modernen Japan, wo Dämonen existieren und Exorzisten quasi im Verborgenen gegen sie kämpfen. Der 𝙆𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙯𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙣𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙢 𝘼𝙡𝙡𝙩𝙖𝙜 𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙡ö𝙩𝙯𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙖𝙪𝙛𝙩𝙖𝙪𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙢 𝙤𝙠𝙠𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙚𝙢 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙤𝙨 funktioniert hier richtig gut 🙌🏻
Da es der erste Band ist, 𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙧 𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙡𝙚 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙚 𝙀𝙭𝙤𝙧𝙯𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙠𝙚𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙣, 𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙩 𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙣 𝙁ä𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙠𝙚𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙆𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙛𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙣. Und Tenma Sasaki?? So cool. Direkt ein Favorit 🖤🖤🖤 Ich bin auch super gespannt, wohin das Worldbuilding noch geht.
Es überrascht mich überhaupt nicht, dass die Reihe schon von großen Namen und Shonen Jump gehypt wird. Das fühlt sich wirklich nach etwas Großem an.
Insgesamt hatte ich richtig viel Spaß beim Lesen und bin sehr gespannt, wie es weitergeht. Ein sehr starker Start 🔥
Review of advance copy received from Edelweiss+
Kiyoshi Harai is 16 and a recent graduate of the exorcist academy. He’s insanely powerful, but the problem is, he’s terrified of demons, thanks to a childhood trauma. He also has social anxiety, which only shows on the inside. On the outside, he looks cool and glowering.
The first volume follows Kiyoshi from his first assignment to his first exorcism post in the boons, which he chooses because of his hero who works there. He gets over his fear of demons pretty fast, thanks to a fatherly demon he needs to banish who gives him encouragement. At his post, he enrolls to a high school and gets to work on his other anxieties.
This was a fun and fast-paced start to a series. Many demons were banished, but the line between good and bad people was blurry, and Kiyoshi made some unlikely friends too. Art was good. I’d read more.
I received a free copy from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
The first volume follows Kiyoshi from his first assignment to his first exorcism post in the boons, which he chooses because of his hero who works there. He gets over his fear of demons pretty fast, thanks to a fatherly demon he needs to banish who gives him encouragement. At his post, he enrolls to a high school and gets to work on his other anxieties.
This was a fun and fast-paced start to a series. Many demons were banished, but the line between good and bad people was blurry, and Kiyoshi made some unlikely friends too. Art was good. I’d read more.
I received a free copy from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
Review of advance copy
Omggggg finally it's on Goodreads. This is one awesome shounen manga. It's been a while since I felt a desire to read a new shounen manga - something that would make the next gen especially after the disaster of an terribly plotted ending for JJK. I stumbled on this through a recommendation from the great Oda-sensei and he hasn't steered me wrong. Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi starts off with a bang. While the style is edgy, it's not just decoration. The worldbuilding is intriguing. And I like that the main character is powerful - strong but with plenty of space to grow and plenty of desire to exceed himself. I need to catch up on recent chapters as soon as I can.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
Thank you, VIZ Media LLC and NetGalley for the chance to read and review this manga, it's been added to the 'please make into an anime' list! All opinions are my own!
THIS WAS GOOD!
Okay it give, Soul Eater, Blue Exorcist and a little of fire force.
It has the wacky element, the hint that it will destroy us later on with character arcs, backstory and plot twists and I'm sat and ready.
THIS WAS GOOD!
Okay it give, Soul Eater, Blue Exorcist and a little of fire force.
It has the wacky element, the hint that it will destroy us later on with character arcs, backstory and plot twists and I'm sat and ready.
December 1, 2025
this is FUN. i gotta say... THANKS ODA!!! i started reading because of the goat. i didnt think it was going to be as funny as it was - the art style is GREAT and im really enjoying my overpowered MC who just wants to have a normal life. along for an exciting ride
January 10, 2026
I was waiting for this manga to be added on goodreads and Now that it's finally on here, I finished vol 1 (after 1 year lol)
I like the art style and the characters are also good. This manga has potential.
I like the art style and the characters are also good. This manga has potential.
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
The sense of humor in this is spot-on, and it works well with the throughline of Kiyoshi wanting to help anyone who needs it - human or demon.
May 5, 2026
this is the future.
May 5, 2026
Classic shounen
It's a light and fun read, great art and comedy, action is fast paced and cool. Wholesome characters and an upbeat vibe.
It's a light and fun read, great art and comedy, action is fast paced and cool. Wholesome characters and an upbeat vibe.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
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After demons killed his parents, Kiyoshi trains to become the strongest exorcist so he can one day have his revenge.All of his training doesn't mean he isn't afraid! Hilarious and relatable, and plenty of action. Blue Exorcist fans may enjoy, or those who like ONE's particular brand of comedy.
Full review in Booklist Magazine.
Sara's Rating: 8/10
Suitability Level: Grades 7-12
After demons killed his parents, Kiyoshi trains to become the strongest exorcist so he can one day have his revenge.All of his training doesn't mean he isn't afraid! Hilarious and relatable, and plenty of action. Blue Exorcist fans may enjoy, or those who like ONE's particular brand of comedy.
Full review in Booklist Magazine.
Sara's Rating: 8/10
Suitability Level: Grades 7-12
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