Blue
Exorcist, Vol 15
Author: Kazue Kato
Publisher: Viz Media
American
release date: May 3, 2016
Format/Genre/Length: Paperback/manga/paranormal/202 pages
Overall Personal Rating: ★★★★★
The Exwires manage to shrink a
monstrous Gedoin down to a more manageable size and find themselves face to
face with Shima, who manages to give them the slip yet again. Recovering in the
hospital, Izumo learns the whereabouts of her missing sister and uses a key to
go see her. She finds that her sister has been adopted into a nice family and
is very happy. She doesn’t tell her sister who she is, and her sister doesn’t
remember her, so returns to the hospital, crushed. She confronts Shiemi, who only
wants to make her feel better, but Izumo isn’t ready for that and resists.
Suguro goes home to tell Shima’s
family the awful truth about their son, only to learn something very
unexpected. In the meantime, Gedoin has escaped and made his way back to Lucifer
on the Dominus Liminis. Gedoin only wishes to please Lucifer, but Lucifer
thinks he is nothing and quickly deflates him.
The Exwires return to school, and
we learn more about what Shima is really up to. Naturally, Mephisto is
involved. In the classroom, confusion ensues when first one and then a second
Shima turn up. Who is the real one and who the imposter? And why is either one
there? Mephisto arrives in the nick of time and transports some of the students
back to his office before they harm Shima. There they meet Lightning, Arthur
Angel’s second-in-command, who has come to determine if Shima is trustworthy.
Other questions arise, such as why is Mephisto raising the son of Satan?
Answers are demanded.
This volume of Blue Exorcist is filled with a lot, both
in terms of action and character development and story. The truth about Shima
was unexpected, and I can see it becoming problematic for everyone. I love how outspoken Rin is. When asked if he
thought Shima was trustworthy, he said no, but he meant Mephisto, not Shima.
Plans are being made to fight the Illuminati, and time is of the essence. How
much does Mephisto know that he isn’t telling? Also, what’s up with Yukio? An
interesting scene hints at what I’ve been thinking all along.
Great volume, looking forward to
more!
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