The July 2026 issue of Jump SQ. magazine confirmed that Kazue Katō’s Blue Exorcist manga will return from its hiatus in the August 2026 issue on July 3. Katō recently began her work on Blue Exorcist manga chapter 167, so fans won’t have to wait much longer for more content soon.
The Blue Exorcist manga previously began its hiatus in February. At the time, Katō confirmed that she would continue making preparations for the final arc of the Blue Exorcist manga while working on future volumes and events.
Katō first launched the Blue Exorcist manga in 2009 in Jump SQ. The manga would become highly successful with well over 25 million copies in circulation. Various anime adaptations have been released since then, including Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga.
Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga premiered on October 4, 2024, followed by Blue Exorcist: The Blue Night Saga on January 4, 2025. In addition, Crunchyroll is streaming the entire Blue Exorcist anime, including Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga, Shimane Illuminati Saga, and Beyond the Snow Saga with English dubs and subs.
Lastly, here’s an overview of the anime series from VIZ Media:
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 truth—the blood of the demon lord Satan runs in Rin’s veins! Rin swears to defeat Satan, but doing that means entering the mysterious True Cross Academy and becoming an exorcist himself. Can Rin fight demons and keep his infernal bloodline a secret? It won’t be easy, especially when drawing his father’s sword releases the demonic power within him!
