Blue Exorcist, Vol. 22
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Blue Exorcist, Vol. 22 by Kazue KatoMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
As I said with Noragami Stray God #22, I stopped reading both series for over a year and I'm not even sure why. I had both volumes but just set them aside. Yeah I was a little annoyed with Yukio in #21 but now I'm kicking myself for waiting.
Rin, now changed after the events of vol. 21 follows Mephisto into the past to observe his history even though he's warned this tale only ends in tragedy. What we get is the history of Father Fujimoto and Yuri Egin, Rin and Yukio's mother.
And it is full on Shiro and Yuri's story. Mephisto and Rin are in the sidelines. And it doesn't just end in tragedy, the whole damn thing is tragic. Neither Shiro and Yuri's childhood is a happy one and what the exorcists were then is much darker too. (I don't want to spoil it, just go see for yourself. This volume is very much worth it).
As a side note Yuri reminds me of Shiemi (and there seems to be something weird going on with her too that's hinted at in the opening pages) and Shiro is an absolute jerk. He's cruel. He may have reasons. That boy isn't well.
The art, as always, is lovely.
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