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Blue Exorcist, Vol. 8 (Blue Exorcist / Ao no Exorcist #8)

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Reads R to L (Japanese Style for teen plus audiences. 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...more

Paperback, 200 pages

Published November 6th 2012 by VIZ Media LLC (first published April 4th 2012)

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Jan 11, 2013 Cornerofmadness rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga, urban-fantasy

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Volume 8 ramps up the tension and excitement. Freshly freed from his death sentence by his friends, Rin has to help stop the Impure King before its spore sack gets big enough to poison the entire city and causes tens of thousands of deaths. Rin and Bon are on their own, Konekomaru and Shima, not getting to them in time.

However, before that, Yukio has his own trial to get through. Rin’s brother is alone, facing Tobo, who has merged with a phoenix-like demon. Tobo finds Rin’s twin even more intere...more

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Oct 05, 2012 Animaliac the books lover rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga-and-graphic-novels

OKAY! Actually going to do a review! Aren't you excited?

The cat demon is AWESOME! Best character! I love him! <3

Rin comes in second. He has a tail and looks like a cat! I mean, COME ON! XD AWESOMENESS!

I swear, I could have just jumped into the manga and shot people at some stages. I mean, SERIOUSLY!!! Especially after Rin had revealed his flames and they were all on the train. GOOD ON HIM FOR TRYING TO MAKE THINGS BETTER! If I was his friend, I would have been all, PFFT! Satan's son? SO WHAT!...more

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Feb 05, 2013 scarlettraces rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga-manhwa, yay-for-libraries

i see that i haven't commented on Blue Exorcist except to say that i liked the younger twin (that would be Yukio, feeding my minor fetish for harassed, stoic second leads) so let this stand for the series so far. i often don't get along with shonen (*so* not the target demographic) but this is smart, silly, a feast for the eyes and full of energy. i love the backgrounds, especially the architectural fantasias (the manifestation of the king of rot in this vol being a case in point), and the art g...more

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Jan 24, 2013 MissAnnThrope rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013, blue-exorcist, demons, library-book, manga, shonen, wish-list

24 January 2013

I love Kuro so, so much. Kuro kicks ass! Actually, every single person brought their A-game in Blue Exorcist, Volume 8 to give us one helluva an exciting ride. The epic battles are phenomenal and I'm so impressed by the impeccably detailed artwork in each scene. Ah-mazing!

For me, the standout heros in this volume were Bon and Yukio (and Kuro too, of course!). Bon impresses me more and more with every single volume. I love how much integrity this kid has. There really is nothing th...more

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Feb 07, 2013 Murdock. rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga, navidad-2012

3,5 en realidad.
Aunque pensé que éste sería el último tomo referente al Rey de la Inmundicia se ve que no, que falta al menos uno más... no sólo se ha alargado enormemente, sino que me siento algo decepcionada. No es una mala historia pero no engancha tanto como los primeros volúmenes...
Sí que me han gustado las historias del pasado, conocer a la familia Shima, ver cómo evolucionaba la historia en sí, la acción, etc. Pero no sé, no acabo totalmente convencida.

Otra cosa que me preocupa es el te...more

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Oct 16, 2012 the golden witch. rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: wishlist, wishlist-priority, manga-and-comics, ebook, edelweiss, 2012, arc-galley, best-of-12, gods-and-monsters, magical-reality, teenage-shennanigans, religion-what, reviewed

This is one of the rawest books in the series so far - there are a LOT of feels to be felt by pretty much everyone in the book. Identity comes into question - both for the group as one unit and the individuals within it. The burden of inheritance. The pain of growing up with a sibling that might have been favored over you. The fear of going up against an enemy that could destroy the world - will you run? Or will you fight? In "Blue Exorcist: Volume 8", all of these questions are answered, and mo...more This is one of the rawest books in the series so far - there are a LOT of feels to be felt by pretty much everyone in the book. Identity comes into question - both for the group as one unit and the individuals within it. The burden of inheritance. The pain of growing up with a sibling that might have been favored over you. The fear of going up against an enemy that could destroy the world - will you run? Or will you fight? In "Blue Exorcist: Volume 8", all of these questions are answered, and more in a really great addition to this series. However, if you haven't read the Impure King arc up thus far (books 5-7), you might be a bit lost. Just a warning.

There are a lot of moments in this book for all of the characters in the main cast - not just Rin and Yukio - where they question their place not only in this battle against the Impure King, but their place in the world. Who am I? What am I? What am I doing here? Why should I fight? What do these people mean to me? All of these questions are hit on repeatedly throughout the volume, but it's not redundant - it's awesome. For each character, there's a different answer, a "I am ___, and I fight (or in some cases, won't fight) because of ____." And the answers aren't straightforward - even though the pace of this volume is very fast, there's a lot of soul-searching that goes on within these chapters as there are some huge decisions to be made and a lot of asses to be saved.

And you know what? That was refreshing. We rarely get such emotionally rich volumes in shounen manga, so it was so good to have this volume both emotionally and action rich.

In this volume, we also get final confirmation about Yukio's identity (and how his time with Rin in the womb affected him) toward the end of the fight. We get to see the breadth and width of everyone's abilities - both of the sect and of the main cast - with Mephy narrating the whole thing. The downside? The battle isn't over yet - it reaches a peak with Ucchsma agreeing to teach Rin the secrets of his sword, but Kato kind of otherwise strings us along with this volume. Hopefully in volume 9 we can move on. Not that I haven't enjoyed this arc, but I think 3 books is enough, don't you?

Final verdict? Definitely one of the most pivotal volumes in terms of character development within the series, if you're a fan or if you've just been reading "Blue Exorcist", you simply cannot miss this eighth volume. Definitely one of the best of 2012 so far. "Blue Exorcist: Volume 8" will be out from Viz on November 6, 2012 in North America, so be sure to check it out then.

(posted to goodreads, shelfari, and birthofanewwitch.wordpress.com)

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Jan 09, 2013 Cameron rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: comics-manga

This book was basically a continuation of the long fight scene, but being that I read some of the chapters online before I bought the book, it was a plesent surprise as to where things came in. maybe it's just the fact that i'm reading new content over old content, but I very much enjoyed this one.

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Nov 17, 2012 Jennifer rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga

Half-demon high-schooler Rin and friends battle the Impure King. Lots of action & conflict. Plus, a heroic demonic pet cat. What's not to like?

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Jan 11, 2013 Jana Denardo rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: manga, urban-fantasy

When I first started this manga, I was iffy on it but I've come to really love Rin and the others. This was an exciting volume

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Dec 31, 2012 Kerry rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-releases, manga, couldn-t-finish

This story seems to have lost all focus, or maybe its just me, but I can no longer continue reading it.

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Jan 06, 2013 Sara rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: current-fiction, 2013, blue-exorcist, fantasy, series, library-book, manga

Oooh, finally- the battles here! And such a cliffhanger...ugh! I hate waiting.

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Nov 20, 2012 Lissibith rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, manga, paranormal

Another solid issue.

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Nov 09, 2012 Katie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novel-manga

I LOVE THIS SERIES!!

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Jul 19, 2012 Ellen rated it 4 of 5 stars

keep up with series

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Dec 23, 2012 Kate rated it 4 of 5 stars

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May 20, 2013 Nidah (SleepDreamWrite) rated it 4 of 5 stars

This got interesting, a little weird, but interesting. Good volume.

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Mar 21, 2013 Ghost rated it 5 of 5 stars

Great series

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