Light Hi-Fi - Blue Exorcist (Japanese: 青の祓魔師エクソシスト Hepburn: Ao no Ekusoshisuto) is a Japanese supernatural action manga series written an...
Light Hi-Fi - Blue Exorcist (Japanese: 青の祓魔師エクソシスト Hepburn: Ao no Ekusoshisuto) is a Japanese supernatural action manga series written and illustrated by Kazue Katō. The manga has been serialized in Jump SQ magazine by Shueisha since April 2009, with individual chapters collected into seventeen tankōbon volumes as of July 4, 2016. 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.
The series was adapted into an anime television series by A-1 Pictures during 2011 and into an anime film (Ao no Exorcist Gekijouban) in December 2012. Viz Media has licensed the manga for North American production, with the first volume released in April 5, 2011. Aniplex of America also released the anime's DVDs in English regions. A second season, titled Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga, premiered on January 7, 2017.
The story revolves around 15-year-old Rin Okumura, who, along with his younger twin brother Yukio, was raised by Father Shiro Fujimoto, an Exorcist. One day, Rin learns that he and Yukio are the sons of Satan. Witnessing Shiro dying to protect him, Rin draws the demon-slaying sword Kurikara, which restrains his demonic powers. From that moment on, Rin not only gains demonic features like fangs and a tail, but also the power to ignite into blue flames that destroy almost anything they touch.Rin wishes to become an Exorcist like his guardian to become stronger and defeat Satan. He enrolls at the prestigious True Cross Academy exorcist cram school, which is actually the Japanese branch of an international organization dedicated to protect the human realm, Assiah, from the demonic realm, Gehenna. Much to his surprise, he finds that Yukio, is already a veteran Exorcist and is one of his teachers. Thus begins Rin's journey to become an Exorcist, accompanied by his brother and his fellow students who quickly become his close friends.
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- Eoisode 1 The Devil Resides in Human Souls - Akuma wa Hito no Kokoro ni Sumu
- Rin Okumura is always picking fights with delinquents unlike his more studious younger twin brother Yukio Okumura.
- Episode 2 Gehenna Gate - Gehena Gēto
- Demons break into the monastery, targeting Rin. When Rin calls Shiro unworthy as a father, Shiro's hurt emotional state causes him to let his guard down and be possessed by Satan.
- Episode 3 Brothers - Ani to Otōto
- Rin is enrolled at True Cross Academy's exorcist cram school by Mephisto, the academy's chairman. He is shocked to learn that Yukio is one of his teachers, having already been a prodigiously graduated Exorcist.
- Episode 4 Garden of Amahara - Amahara no Niwa
- At the academy's exorcist shop, Rin meets the shopkeeper's daughter, Shiemi Moriyama. Yukio examines Shiemi's legs, afflicted by a demon that dwells in Shiemi's garden.
- Episode 5 A Boy From the Cursed Temple - Tatari-dera no Ko
- Rin's disregard for classes brings forth the anger of his classmate Ryuji Suguro, who is smart and studious despite his delinquent appearance.
- Episode 6 The Phantom Chef - Maboroshi no Ryōrinin
- Due to a crowded lunch line and expensive cuisine menu, Rin and Yukio talk to Mephisto about meal plans but he is not much help.
- Episode 7 A Flock of Plovers - Tomochidori
- The class must attend a week-long boot camp in preparation for their exam to qualify as an Esquire, which is an Exorcist candidate. Igor Neuhaus, a teacher, teaches the class how to summon familiars.
- Episode 8 Now a Certain Man Was Sick... - Koko ni Yameru Mono Ari
- After an argument arises between Ryuji and Izumo, Yukio punishes the whole class. After Yukio leaves for a mission, the students are attacked by the naberius from yesterday, which splits in half.
- Episode 9 Memories - Omoide
- Mephisto reveals to the students that the ghoul attack was actually the Esquire exam, and how they dealt with the threat will count as part of their evaluation. Yukio confronts Neuhaus about forcing Rin to use his demonic powers.
- Episode 10 Black Cat - Ketto Shī
- Rin accompanies Yukio on a mission. The threat is Kuro, a cat sídhe familiar owned by Shiro, who has gone berserk after hearing that his master has died.
- Episode 11 Demon of the Deep Seas - Shinkai no Akuma
- Rin, Izumo and Renzo are sent for their first mission as Exwires to a coastal town, where they meet a boy named Yohei.
- Episode 12 A Game of Tag - Onigokko
- Mephisto's amusement park is haunted by a child ghost so the Esquires are tasked to look for him. Rin encounters Amaimon, his and Mephisto's younger half-brother, who forces him to fight.
- Episode 13 Proof - Shōmei
- Shura had been a former apprentice of Shiro, and posed as one of Rin's classmates because she was tasked to investigate his connection with Satan.
- Episode 14 A Fun Camping Trip - Tanoshii Kyanpu
- At the start of summer vacation, the class must take part in a three-day drill. Rin remembers Shiro and is happy he has finally found friends. The class must find peg lanterns hidden in the forest and return with them.
- Episode 15 Act of Kindness - Yasashii Koto
- Ryuji saves Rin from the chuchi, displaying a strong friendship between them. The students return to camp, which is attacked by Amaimon and his behemoth familiar.
- Episode 16 The Wager - Kake
- Arthur Auguste Angel, the Paladin, captures Rin and brings him before the Vatican, where Mephisto is placed on trial for treason. Rin's friends offer their help, except for Konekomaru, who is too afraid.
- Episode 17 Temptation - Yūwaku
- The Grigori accepts Mephisto's bet, which is whether Rin will come to defeat Satan or join him. Rin defeats Amaimon once more, and the Grigori gives him six months to pass the Exorcist exam.
- Episode 18 Gale - Gufū
- The gufu has possessed Konekomaru to convince him to kill Rin. Knowing Konekomaru is possessed, Rin attacks him, going for the gufu, but this creates a misunderstanding with his friends.
- Episode 19 An Ordinary Day - Nandemonai Hi
- The Esquires decide to throw a surprise birthday party for Izumo. However, Izumo finds out and says that the party should also be dedicated to those whose birthdays have already passed.
- Episode 20 Mask - Kamen
- The brothers discover that their monastery was attacked by a masked man whose objective is to kill Satan's relatives.
- Episode 21 The Secret Garden - Himitsu no Hanazono
- Yukio meets Ernst Frederik Egin, who claims to be his grandfather and reveals the truth about his mother Yuri Egin, who was killed by the Vatican.
- Episode 22 Demon Hunting - Akuma-Gari
- Armed with special weapons, the Esquires take part in a widespread crusade to destroy all demons, even the good ones.
- Episode 23 Truth - Shinjitsu
- Ernst opens the Gehenna Gate so he can destroy Gehenna. When Yukio's blood mixes with that of Rin, it awakens his demonic powers. Satan shows Yuri's past to Yukio.
- Episode 24 Satan's Spawn - Majin no Rakuin
- Rin and his friends are defeated by Satan, and flee as Satan begins destroying the town.
- Episode 25 Stop, Time - Toki yo Tomare
- Hordes of demons come through the Gehenna Gate, torturing everyone until the Esquires come up with a plan to open a gate to the Vatican, where it is daytime, and reflect the sunlight from there back to the Academy, where it is nighttime, to weaken the monsters.
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