{"rewrite":{"id":"r_28042b4efa94fdbff3547969","clusterId":"c_1eac5c0d9fee16bd8da83490","slug":"blue-exorcist-manga-returns-from-hiatus-on-july-3","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Blue Exorcist Manga Returns From Hiatus on July 3","summary":"Kazue Katō's Blue Exorcist manga will resume serialization in the next issue of Jump SQ. on July 3, after a hiatus that began on March 4 to prepare for the final chapter. Katō has started drawing chapter 167. Viz Media publishes the series in English.","whyItMatters":"The series is heading toward its final chapter, and this return marks the last stretch of a manga that has run since 2009 with over 25 million copies in circulation.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eKazue Katō's Blue Exorcist manga will resume serialization in the next issue of Jump SQ. on July 3, the magazine's July issue announced on Thursday. Katō also reported on Thursday that she has started drawing chapter 167, correcting an earlier mistaken reference to chapter 178. The series entered a hiatus on March 4 to prepare as it heads toward its final chapter.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eViz Media publishes the manga in English. Katō launched the series in Jump SQ. in 2009. It previously went on hiatus in July 2021 and resumed in May 2022. The manga has more than 25 million copies in circulation and has inspired multiple television anime seasons, OVAs, and a film.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Kazue Katō started drawing chapter 167 before the hiatus ended. That suggests the final arc has been planned out in advance.","twitterPost":"Katō drew chapter 167 during the hiatus. The final arc was mapped before the break.","threadsPost":"Kazue Katō started drawing chapter 167 before the July 3 return date. That means the final arc's script was ready when the hiatus began in March. The pause was about execution, not planning.","newsletterBlurb":"Kazue Katō's Blue Exorcist manga will resume serialization on July 3 after a hiatus that began in March. The series is heading toward its final chapter. Katō has started drawing chapter 167.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2026-06-07/blue-exorcist-manga-returns-on-july-3/.238226\",\"title\":\"Blue Exorcist Manga Returns on July 3\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4016,"outputTokens":523,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1780889314,"createdAt":"2026-06-08T03:18:25.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-08T03:22:31.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-08T03:22:31.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_1eac5c0d9fee16bd8da83490","canonicalTitle":"News\nBlue Exorcist Manga Returns on July 3","representativeArticleId":"a_619271ff28e3e9fc71f2b7d1","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Blue Exorcist\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Kazue Katō\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-08T01:57:29.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-08T01:57:29.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-08T03:22:31.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2026-06-07/blue-exorcist-manga-returns-on-july-3/.238226","title":"News\nBlue Exorcist Manga Returns on July 3"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Blue Exorcist"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Kazue Katō"],"type":"news","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Blue Exorcist manga resumes serialization in Jump SQ. on July 3.","The hiatus began on March 4 to prepare for the final chapter.","Kazue Katō has started drawing chapter 167.","Viz Media publishes the series in English.","The manga has over 25 million copies in circulation since its 2009 launch."]}