Blue Exorcist

***Blue Exorcist*** (Japanese: 青の, Hepburn: *Ao no Ekusoshisuto*) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazue Katō. The story revolves around Rin Okumura, a teenager who discovers he and his twin brother Yukio are the sons of Satan born from a human woman, and he is the inheritor of Satan's powers. When Satan kills their guardian, Rin enrolls at True Cross Academy to become an exorcist under Yukio's tutelage in order to defeat his father Satan. The manga has been serialized in Shueisha's *Jump Square* magazine since April 2009, with individual chapters collected into twenty-five *tankōbon* volumes as of August 2020.

The series was adapted into an anime television series produced by A-1 Pictures, and broadcast from April to October 2011. An anime film, *Blue Exorcist: The Movie*, premiered in December 2012. A second season, titled *Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga*, aired from January to March 2017.

Viz Media has licensed the manga for North American production, with the first volume released in April 2011. Aniplex of America also released the anime's DVDs in English regions.

The series has been well received by readers with sales having received a boost thanks to the anime's release. Publications for manga and anime compared the series with other *shōnen* manga but still praised the series' story and artwork.

## Synopsis

### Season 1:

Humans and demons are two sides of the same coin, as are Assiah and Gehenna, their respective worlds. The only way to travel between the realms is by the means of possession, like in ghost stories. However, Satan, the ruler of Gehenna, cannot find a suitable host to possess and therefore, remains imprisoned in his world. In a desperate attempt to conquer Assiah, he sends his son instead, intending for him to eventually grow into a vessel capable of possession by the demon king.

*Ao no Exorcist* follows Rin Okumura who appears to be an ordinary, somewhat troublesome teenager—that is until one day he is ambushed by demons. His world turns upside down when he discovers that he is in fact the very son of Satan and that his demon father wishes for him to return so they can conquer Assiah together. Not wanting to join the king of Gehenna, Rin decides to begin training to become an exorcist so that he can fight to defend Assiah alongside his brother Yukio.

### Season 2:

The ExWire of True Cross Academy are beset with shock and fear in the aftermath of discovering that one of their own classmates, Rin Okumura, is the son of Satan. But for the moment, they have more pressing concerns than that of Rin's parentage: the left eye of the Impure King, a powerful demon, has been stolen from the academy's Deep Keep. After an attempt is made to steal the right eye in Kyoto as well, Rin and the other ExWires are sent to investigate the mystery behind the Impure King and the ultimate goal of the thief.

While this mission has them cooperating for the time being, Rin has never felt more distant from his fellow exorcists. In his attempt to reconcile with them, he undergoes specialized training to control his dark power. However, when the right eye is stolen not long after their arrival, the unthinkable threat of a traitor amongst them leaves them in need of all the power they can get.

## Mal Info

Score:7.63 (season 1); 7.48 (season 2)

Ranked:#1190 (season 1); #1616 (season 2)

Popularity:#22 (season 1); #266 (season 2)

Studios: A-1 Pictures

Source:Manga

Duration:24 min. per ep.

Rating:PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Producers:Aniplex, Dentsu, Mainichi Broadcasting System, Movic, Shueisha