Welcome back for this week's Manga Musings Rewind covering the first chapter of Nue's Exorcist. In hindsight we may have been a little unfair to Nue, given that this series has survived almost a year while the previous week's premiere, Do Retry, ended on Chapter 19.Still, whether you agree or disagree with our takes on Nue's first chapter, we hope you enjoy this previously-unreleased episode.This episode covers issue 24 of Weekly Shounen Jump from 15 May 2023.Manga Show-and-Tell this week is Zashisu by Morita Masanori.Full transcripts of the Show-and-Tell can be found at the official Manga Musings Obscure Manga Blog, along with original content dating back nearly a decade.In the Jump segment, we cover:Nue's Exorcist #1Sakamoto Days #118To support the show and to hear exclusive monthly postgame coverage of Boruto, head to the Manga Musings Patreon.Our theme music is Rainy Day by Souichi Sakagami. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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