Blue Exorcist

Overview

Blue Exorcist is a franchise created by the manga artist, Kazue Kato. It's a Shounen series that incorporates parts of many religions (Christianity, Buddhism, and Judaism), supernatural elements, demons, and exorcism. The series begins its serialization in Shueisha's Jump Square magazine in April 2009. It has an anime adaptation that is produced by Hitoshi Okamura and directed by Tensai Okamura; Blue Exorcist aired on TBS and MBS on April 17, 2011.

Plot

Blue Exorcist is about two fraternal twin brothers, Rin and Yukio Okumura. Rin finds out about his true origin; his life changes forever when his father, Shiro, dies due to a fight between Satan. Rin vows to become the best exorcist to defeat Satan. As he goes to True Cross Academy to learn about exorcism, he is shocked that Yukio is his instructor.

Will Rin become the best exorcist and how will Rin and Yukio's relationship as brothers work out?

Characters

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Rin Okumura

Yukio Okumura

Shiro Fujimoto

Satan

Mephisto

Shiemi Moriyama

Manga

Blue Exorcist Manga (April 2011 - Ongoing)

Blue Exorcist first began as a manga; it started in Shueisha's Jump magazine in April 2009. As of November 2011, the ongoing series has 30 chapters. Blue Exorcist has been adapted into Tankobon format with its first volume released in Japan on August 4, 2009. Viz Media bought the license for Blue Exorcist and released the first North American volume on April 5, 2011. As of November 2011, the series has seven volumes released so far in Japan.

Blue Exorcist OVA Kuro no Iede ()

Anime

Blue Exorcist (April 2011-October 2011)

Blue Exorcist has been adapted into an anime that was produced by Hitoshi Okamura and A-1 Productions. It was directed by Tensai Okamura and aired on MBS in April 17, 2011. Also, it airs on TBS as well.

For audiences outside of Japan, Blue Exorcist is broadcast through online simulcasts such as Crunchyroll and Hulu on April 20, 2011.

Merchandise

Aniplex of America announces that they would release four sets of Blue Exorcist DVDs and the first one is released on October 18, 2011.