Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi

Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi
First tankōbon volume cover
悪祓士のキヨシくん
(Ekusoshisuto no Kiyoshi-kun)
Genre
Manga
Written byShōichi Usui
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintJump Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Jump
Original runJune 24, 2024 – present
Volumes4

Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi (Japanese: 悪祓士のキヨシくん, Hepburn: Ekusoshisuto no Kiyoshi-kun) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shōichi Usui. It began serialization in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine in June 2024, with its chapters collected in four volumes as of July 2025.

Plot

After losing his parents at the hands of demons at a young age, Kiyoshi Harai set out to become an exorcist capable of protecting many people. The youngest exorcist to graduate from the Exorcist Academy, and valedictorian of his class, Kiyoshi is the strongest exorcist ever. However, even he had a weakness: extreme shyness and introversion. He is assigned to work at the Naraku City Exorcist Association Branch Outpost, inside the Chinese restaurant Gates of Hell, where his life-saving mentor, Sakaki Tenma, is stationed. Alongside his peers, Kiyoshi fights to exorcise demons and become a shield protecting the weak.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Shōichi Usui, the series began serialization in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine on June 24, 2024.[1] As of July 2025, the series' individual chapters have been collected into four tankōbon volumes.[2]

Viz Media and Manga Plus are publishing the series in English simultaneously with its Japanese release.[3]

Volumes

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 November 1, 2024[4]978-4-08-884323-0
2 February 4, 2025[5]978-4-08-884394-0
3 May 2, 2025[6]978-4-08-884511-1
4 July 4, 2025[2]978-4-08-884567-8
5 September 4, 2025[7]978-4-08-884657-6

Reception

The series was recommended by manga creator Eiichiro Oda.[3] It has also been nominated for the 11th Next Manga Award in the print category in 2025.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c 超天才ながらビビりな悪祓士を描くバトルコメディ「悪祓士のキヨシくん」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 24, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  2. ^ a b 悪祓士のキヨシくん 4 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  3. ^ a b De Souza, Merlyn (November 5, 2024). "One Piece's Creator Recommends New Shonen Jump Manga, and His Praise Is Sky High". Screen Rant. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  4. ^ 悪祓士のキヨシくん 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  5. ^ 悪祓士のキヨシくん 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  6. ^ 悪祓士のキヨシくん 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  7. ^ 悪祓士のキヨシくん 5 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  8. ^ "Next Manga Award 2025 Reveals 100 Nominees: Full List Including War of the Adults". Japan Anime News. Oricon. June 19, 2025. Retrieved July 24, 2025.

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