Mar 20, 2024
"Make the Exorcist Fall in Love" is a beautiful manga that showcases the deconstruction of several types of abuse while developing the romance between the two main characters. It is an excellent read for those who want manga that handles severe topics in a well-manner, showing how new works attempt to show under-represented situations with male protagonists.
Mr. Priest is a boy whom God chose as the strongest exorcist, and his character development is spearheaded mainly by traumatic events, primarily sexual assault from Asmodeus and religious abuse from the church from his past. Throughout the manga, Mr. Priest internally struggles with mental health, seeing himself and
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normal sexual urges as dirty and constantly sacrificing his health for the missions and tasks that the church gives him. However, Mr. Priest slowly opens his emotions when he is tasked to protect Imuri, a girl who is secretly a demon and is tasked to make him fall in love with her.
Imuri and Mr. Priest's relationship is seen as complicated; two people on completely different sides, yet can connect with each other more throughout the story. Despite Imuri being a demon, she starts to feel the genuine need to change Mr. Priest's current view on the world and encourage him to do his hobbies, like baking, more as the two interact. Seeing how Mr. Priest and his ideal of supporting victims of abuse like him changes Imuri's idea of what love is.
The way that the manga carefully layers and plans the series is clever once certain scenes occur. "Make the Exorcist Fall in Love" is the perfect manga for anyone who wants a story about religious trauma, abuse, healing from traumatic events, and learning about the concept of love.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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