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Ao no Exorcist is a Shonen series written by a woman and it shows
Since the latest chapter, I've been thinking about how several usual Shonen tropes are written rather differently under Kato-sensei's pen. No judgement or anything, it's just cool to observe. Some examples :
1) Rin's mentor is a woman
2) Rin's secret, despite being the MC, was revealed in ch13 to the entire cast, meanwhile Shiemi, The Main Girl, who was introduced to be so helpless is only starting to be explained.
3) Also, the Mysterious plot-relevant Shonen Parent is actually the twins' mother. (Of course Shiro is super plot-relevant too, but Satan is still angsting over Yuri and she's a huge part of the reason why he's the big bad)
4) Rin also changed his view about his future throughout the story: from dropping out of school, passing by hoping to become the Order's Paladin (probably to cope with Shiro's death and also to antagonize Arthur), to finally showing way more interest and potential in the (less epic and heroic in appearance) field of talismanic cooking.
5) When it comes to arcs, mental illness is a valid reason to build a character arc around...
6) And so is making an arc about girls being "cursed" to basically "get married and have children before they hit 30, the age where their beauty fade thus they become useless" :
7) ANE is a story about women becoming traitors to protect their loved ones, like Mamushi
or becoming overwhelmed because men toyed with their feelings like Tamamo
8) Older women can be absolute badasses like Shiemi's grandma
or Lucy.
9) Complicated mother-daughter relationship and girl friendships are given as much focus as complicated father-son relationships and sweet bro friendships (like Bon and his dad during the Kyoto arc, as well as the complicated but deep bond between the Kyoto Trio)
10) And one of my favorites: full time single dad, asking for help to do the job as well as he can and finding his true purpose in life by doing so :D
Hmm and now that I think about it, the only other Shonen series written by a woman I've been as invested in is Kuroshitsuji, by Yana Toboso, and similar examples can be found in it too, namely:
1) If Ciel ever finally admits needing a mentor, his aunt Frances will probably play that role
2) Girls can be super strong & skilled (Elizabeth, Mey Rin) and clever (Sieglinde)
3) (one part of) the Big Bad is a woman (Queen Victoria)
4) maybe Ciel's entire revenge stems from a conflict between Queen Victoria and Ciel's maternal grandmother, Claudia.
5) the Undertaker has been a continuously freaking pain in the ass because he probably fell in love with that same maternal grandmother and couldn't mourn properly
TL;DR we love our boys and their spectacular growth and development under women's pens a.k.a shonen series written by ladies are hella fun to read. :D
#ao no exorcist#okumura rin#okumura yukio#fujimoto shiro#yuri egin#kirigakure shura#moriyama shiemi#kamiki izumo#kato kazue#kuroshitsuji#yana toboso#claudia phantomhive#ciel phantomhive#queen victoria#frances midford#elizabeth midford#sieglinde sullivan#mey rin#undertaker#my analysis#why you should read or watch#narratively speaking on aspects such as plot intensity and worldbuilding in manga#the best series i've read is Berserk written by Miura who's a guy and One Piece is another extremely good title#but when it comes to depth i really enjoy Kato-sensei's writing as well as Yana's#it's quite an interesting contrast in what it brings to these stories and characters and i feel very lucky to be able to read all of them
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Jump SQ. cover 2024年2月 issue
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Today’s Manga: “Blue Exorcist” (“Ao no Exorcist”) by Kazue Kato
-Localization: Viz Media -Translation: John Werry -Touch-Up Art & Lettering: John Hunt, Primary Graphix -Cover & Interior Design: Shawn Carrico -Editor: Mike Montesa
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★ { Ao no Exorcist / 青の祓魔師 } ★
➨ AOEX EXHIBITION: main visual.
#ao no exorcist#blue exorcist#rin okumura#shiemi moriyama#yukio okumura#mephisto pheles#kuro#aoex news#kazue kato#exaoex#exrinokumura#exshiemimoriyama#exyukiookumura#exmephistopheles#exkuro#exkatoillustration#mine#my edit
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From Kazue Kato's Twitter
#ao no exorcist#blue exorcist#kazue kato#yukio okumura#okumura yukio#arthur auguste angel#ane angel#mephisto#mephisto pheles#amaimon
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JumpFesta 2025 Shikishi
#he looks 🔥🔥🔥#they just uploaded a higher quality version of it so i grabbed it & denoised it o7#aoex#blue exorcist#ao no exorcist#rin okumura#kazue kato#jump festa#jump festa 2025#shueisha#.txt
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#shiro fujimoto#blue exorcist#ao no exorcist#shiemi moriyama#rin okumura#yukio okumura#mephisto pheles#manga#shounen#exorcists#renzo shima#ryuji suguro#noriko paku#konekomaru miwa#shonen#kazue kato
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new official art by kazue kato
i cant wait for the hew season!
#blue exorcist#ao no exorcist#aoex#ao no excorsist#rin okumura#yukio okumura#kazue kato#shiemi moriyama#izumo kamiki#konekomaru miwa
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Blue Exorcist chapter 13 "Something Kind" (やさしい事)
#blue exorcist#ao no exorcist#rin okumura#anime#manga#aoex#blueexorcist#aonoexorcist#rin#okumura#blue fire#gifset#my gifs#kazue kato#official art#jump festa#jump festa Look Back
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via katohhhhhh on Twitter (X)
#yayyyy#happy holidays 2023!!#ao no exorcist#kato kazue#okumura rin#okumura yukio#moriyama shiemi#kamiki izumo
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#kikyocaps#blue exorcist#ao no exorcist#aoex#ch 12#rin okumura#shura kirigakure#manga#manga page#manga art#kazue kato
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Slightly late with this one piece of news, but with the current cour of AnE anime airing, I think it's important to remind everyone that Kato-sensei definitely is a feminist.
More posts about that here and here.
Please read Ao no Exorcist, it's a good shonen series.
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Jump SQ. cover 2024年5月 issue
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Today’s Manga: "Ao no Exorcist" ("Blue Exorcist") by Kazue Kato
Localized by VIZ Media
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★ { Ao no Exorcist / 青の祓魔師 } ★
➨ AOEX EXHIBITION: new illustrations from Kazue Kato, featuring the main cast and others!
#ao no exorcist#blue exorcist#rin okumura#shiemi moriyama#yukio okumura#izumo kamiki#shiro fujimoto#yuri egin#ryuuji suguro#shima renzou#konekomaru miwa#paku noriko#aoex news#kazue kato#exaoex#exrinokumura#exshiemimoriyama#exyukiookumura#exizumokamiki#exshirofujimoto#exyuriegin#exryujisuguro#exshimarenzou#exkonekomarumiwa#expakunoriko#exkatoillustration#mine#my edit#too many characters to tag them all
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Shiemi and Izumo
from Kazue Katou's twitter/X acc
#ao no exorcist#blue exorcist#ao no exorcist manga#blue exorcist manga#kazue kato#shiemi#moriyama shiemi#kamiki izumo#izumo kamiki#shiemi moriyama
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