Series Info/Source: This is the 4th volume in the Blue Exorcist shounen manga series. There are 24 volumes published in this series right now in the US with the 25th due out Feb 2021. There are 26 volumes in this series right now with the 27th to be published in 2021 in Japan.

Story (4/5): In this volume Rin and his classmates work to survive the trails in the woods, but in the course of doing this Rin accidentally reveals he has the blood of Satan which makes his classmates distrust him. I liked the quest that these characters needed to go on in the woods and enjoyed the interesting types of demons we saw there.

Characters (3/5): Shiemi needs to be rescued yet again and Rin gets himself in trouble...yet again. The characters are fine but there is still a lack of decent female characters, I understand this is targeted at a teen male audience but come on… It was good to see the classmates start to work together, even if this all fell apart at the end.

Setting (4/5): The creepy forest setting here was a nice change and I enjoyed it. It is well described and pictured throughout.

Writing/Drawing Style (4/5): This is decently drawn and easy to follow. The story makes really good progress each volume and I am enjoying both all the new types of demons and the action scenes.

My Summary (4/5): Overall this was a well done continuation of this series. I continue to be impressed by the pace of the story and to enjoy the demons and the action. The characters are a weak spot, there just isn’t anyone in here I really engage with well. This is a pretty typical shonen style manga, so if you enjoy those I would check this out.