ANN is reporting that the popularity of the Blue Exorcist manga in Japan has exploded after the release of the anime. Before the anime premiered, volume 5 got a 140,000 copy printing. When a 260,000 copy printing of volume 6 was released, bookstores complained they did not have enough stock to meet customer demand. All volumes of the manga are now being brought up to speed and volume 7 will get an amazing 1 million copy first printing. This event marks the first time a title from Jump Square has ever been given a 1 million copy printing.
Blue Exorcist follows Rin Okumura, a son of Satan raised by a priest who becomes a magic sword wielding exorcist. Oh, yeah!
The English translation of the manga is available from Viz Manga. Digital copies cost a mere $5 each and the first chapter is available for free. Paper copies can be had from on Amazon
You can check out the subtitled simulcast of the anime for free streaming on Crunchyroll.com or Hulu.
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