Archive for Agustus 2012
Manga komedi Senyuu diadaptasi ke Anime
Manga komedi-fantasi Senyuu ciptaan Robinson Haruhara akan diadaptasi ke serial anime. Hal ini diungkapkan pada hari senin [27/08] lalu seiring dengan peringatan ulang tahun ke-2 serial manga ini. Haruhara-sensei memulai serialisasi manga Senyuu ini sejak tahun 2010 memalui majalah Jump Square [Shueisha].
Seperti yang dikutip dari animenewsnetwork.com, pihak Jump Square akan mengumumkan mengenai pengisi suara untuk anime Senyuu pada 4 September 2012. Anime Senyuu ini akan berkisah mengenai sebuah lubang raksasa yang tiba-tiba muncul dan mengeluarkan monster-monster. Kejadian ini disinyalir sebagai kebangkitan dari raja iblis Rukimedesu, yang sebelumnya telah disegel oleh pendekar Kureashion 1000 tahun yang lalu.
image © Haruhara Robinson / Shueisha
Polling BIGLOBE anime terpopuler musim semi 2012
Pada tanggal 13 Agustus 2012 lalu BIGLOBE mengumumkan hasil polling untuk survey Anime Terpopuler periode musim Semi (April-Juni) 2012 lalu. Hasil ini merupakan polling dari 8.665 pemilih melalui situs resmi BIGLOBE yang diadakan sejak 30 Juli hingga 13 Agustus lalu. Seperti yang dikutip megindo.net dari animenewsnetwork.com, BIGLOBE juga telah mengadakan polling serupa untuk anime-anime terpopuler pada musim dingin tahun ini.
20 besar hasil polling anime terpopuler musim semi ini adalah:
1. Hyouka
2. Kuroko no Basuke
3. Ginga e Kickoff!!
4. Saki Achiga-hen episode of sida-A
5. Nyarko-san: Another Crawling Chaos
6. Accel World
7. Fate/Zero 2
8. Kids on the Slope (Sakamichi no Apollon)
9. Is This a Zombie? of the Dead
10. Dusk Maiden of Amnesia
11. Bodacious Space Pirates
12. Jormungand
13. Sankarea
14. Acchi Kocchi
15. Natsuiro Kiseki
16. Medaka Box
17. Kimi to Boku 2
18. Aquarion Evol
19. Mysterious Girlfriend X
20. Tsuritama
Selain 20 anime di atas, anime lain seperti EUREKA SEVEN AO menduduki peringkat 27, AKB0048 peringkat 28, Zetman peringkat 33, dan Saint Saiya Omega peringkat 34.
image © Honobu Yonezawa - Kadokawa Shoten / Kamiyama Koukou Kotenbu OB Kai
Ben-To
| Ben-To | |
 Cover of Ben-To volume 1. |
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| ベン・トー (Ben Tō) |
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|---|---|
| Genre | Action, Comedy |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Asaura |
| Illustrated by | Kaito Shibano |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Demographic | Male |
| Imprint | Super Dash Bunko |
| Original run | February 22, 2008 – ongoing |
| Volumes | 10 |
| Manga | |
| Ben-To Zero: Road to Witch | |
| Written by | Asaura |
| Illustrated by | Kaito Shibano |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Super Dash Manga Program (Jump Square) |
| Original run | April 21, 2011 – October 2011 |
| TV anime | |
| Directed by | Shin Itagaki |
| Music by | Taku Iwasaki |
| Studio | David Production |
| Network | TV Aichi |
| Original run | October 9, 2011 – December 25, 2011 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Manga | |
| Ben-To Another: Ripper's Night | |
| Written by | Asaura |
| Illustrated by | Kaito Shibano |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Super Dash & Go! |
| Original run | December 2011 – ongoing |
Plot
While innocently reaching for some half-priced bento, Yō Satō finds himself beaten up on the floor of a supermarket. He soon learns that getting half-priced bento is an all-out brawl between customers. Yō is invited to the Half-Priced Food Lovers Club by one of the top fighters, Sen Yarizui, in order to train to compete in these battles.Bento brawls
Bento brawls are big, all-out, free for all battles for half-priced bento boxes, where victors are decided by who claims the bento first. The brawls are governed by a set of unspoken rules among the brawlers, mainly to keep each brawl fair and even.- Every brawler must wait away from the bento area until the God of Discounts, the ones who put the half-priced sticker on the bento boxes, put the sticker on the bento boxes and leave to the break room before beginning to battle. To take one beforehand and to harass the God of Discounts is disrespectful as the last thing they need at the end of their shift are people harassing them for their discount.
- If another brawler manages to get a bento for themselves, they cannot be attacked. If two or more brawlers get their hands on the same bento, then they fight among themselves until the others let go of the bento.
- A brawler can only take one bento, to take another would be greedy and would spoil the victory for another.
- Brawlers should never do anything to cause a bento to spill, doing that would mean one less bento for someone to get.
Those that fight for bento boxes are often known as "wolves". Inexperienced bento brawlers are considered "dogs", usually considered as such when they do not understand the essence of bento brawls and use tactics that are looked down upon. Those that go against the rules and will selfishly go after bento and harass the staff are known "boars" and have no respect among brawlers. Bento brawlers will often do everything in their power to stop boars from obtaining bento as they go against everything brawlers stand for and thus do not deserve the bento. Strong and notable brawlers are often given titles (which are usually associated with personality or appearance), though how they get their title (and in the case of Yō, the title itself) are usually less than impressive.
Characters
- Yō Satō (佐藤 洋 Satō Yō)
- Voiced by: Hiro Shimono
- The main character, a high school freshman who finds himself dragged into the battle for half-priced bento. He enjoys playing retro video games, particularly Sega games. Though at first shown not able to even hold his ground in a bento brawl, he soon shows remarkable strength, enough to be recognized as an equal by Yū, the Wizard, and win a one-on-one fight against Ayame. Following a particularly embarrassing incident, he ends up stuck with the title of Pervert (変態 Hentai), which, ironically, fits his own personality; Ayame reveals several porn magazines in his room (given to him by a fellow classmate named Uchimoto), and hints that this habit of reading them started at a young age. Therefore, he often fantasizes about girls (usually Sen, whom he has a crush on), but despite his perverted behaviour, most of the female characters seem to have developed feelings for him (Ayame, the older Sawagi twin, Asabi, and even Sen), even if it is somewhat comedic (like Hana or Asebi). Nonetheless, he is able to focus on the task at hand and do what he is asked to do (again, usually by Sen).
- Sen Yarizui (槍水 仙 Yarizui Sen)
- Voiced by: Mariya Ise
- A second year student who is the current president (and initially, the only remaining member) of the Half Priced Food Lovers Club. She is one of the strongest wolves of the west, leading her to be known as the Ice Witch (氷結の魔女 Hyōketsu no Majo). Her title comes from her accidentally almost buying a beer called Ice Cold (氷結 Hyōketsu) because she liked the design and assumed it was a normal drink, in addition to it being on sale. While usually calm, she's very innocent and does not particularly know a lot outside of bento brawls and can sometimes be pretty clumsy. She can be very stubborn as well, especially when it involves a challenge from another wolf. Sen, however, does have a good heart, preferring not to judge people by appearances or hold any grudges. She doesn't seem to have any dislikes, besides bento brawlers who do not follow the rules and boys who ignore girls that have been hurt. Despite Yō having many fantasies of Sen, she appears to be oblivious to this particular side of him. Regardless, she cares for his well-being and often shares bento with him, hinting that she may like him.
- Ayame Shaga (著莪 あやめ Shaga Ayame)
- Voiced by: Emiri Katō
- Yō's half-Italian first cousin. Like Yō, she is an avid gamer, and enjoys flirting with him and occasionally Hana. She is also a wolf known as the Beauty by the Lake (湖の麗人 Mizūmi no Reijin), named so after eating a bento on a bench at a park next to a lake and ended up falling asleep there. She is well known for using chopsticks in battle. Her personality varies depending on her mood; normally, she is very out-going, and loves toying with Yō, but if she is hurt, she becomes very sensitive and harsh against him and Sen, much preferring to have Yō eat with her or be alone at that point. She often goes scouting out other wolves and usually hangs out with Yō and Sen, with whom she shares a friendly rivalry with.
- Hana Oshiroi (白粉 花 Oshiroi Hana)
- Voiced by: Aoi Yūki
- An easily excitable girl who joins the Half Priced Food Lovers Club. Her hobby is writing yaoi erotic novels, having its characters inspired on other wolves. Not a fighter type at all, Hana usually resorts to sneaking past the other wolves while they are fighting to grab a bento for herself, which ironically, works most of the time. People used to bully her and get mad if she even touched them, saying that she has germs and will infect them, until she began to frantically apologize to anyone she touches and try to clean them up after the "contamination". Since meeting Sen and Yō, that behaviour has gradually changed and eventually, it no longer occurred.
- Ume Shiraume (白梅 梅 Shiraume Ume)
- Voiced by: Ai Kayano
- The student council president of Yō's school and a lesbian who is obsessed with Hana and constantly abuses and slaps Yō out of jealousy, despite also being prone to flirt with other girls like Ayame. She has a tendency to ask if it is okay for her to get angry or hit someone immediately after doing so.
- Yū Kaneshiro (金城 優 Kaneshiro Yū)
- Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano
- A third year student and a veteran wolf who is known as the Wizard (ウィザード Wizādo). A year before the events of the story, he was the president of the Half Priced Food Lovers Club, and personally taught Sen the rules of bento brawling.
- Asebi Inoue (井ノ上 あせび Inoue Asebi)
- Voiced by: Ayana Taketatsu
- A schoolmate of Ayame who is also in the gaming club at their school. She is cursed with extreme bad luck which spreads to anybody she touches (usually Yō), though she is oblivious to her curse and has a happy-go-lucky and childlike personality otherwise. She always has a cold so she is often seen wearing a scarf and hat. It is hinted she might have feelings for Yō, making him cookies and a bento (with unlucky results).
- Ren Nikaidou (二階堂 連 Nikaidō Ren)
- Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu
- A wolf who was once the head of a group known as the Gabriel Ratchet. After a strong showing from Yō, he declared him as his rival, though has a lot of problems when associating with him, especially because of the incident where Yō got the nickname of pervert which he personally helped spread. Despite being unwilling to have anything to do with Yō, he is somewhat similar to him in personality and preference; he has a crush on Matsuba (as Yō does with Sen) and often blushes whenever an awkward situation is presented to him (just as Yō does when he starts fantasizing). He often associates himself with Ayame as they are from the same area and will usually work with her to gather information about other wolves. Despite being a noteworthy wolf, he has yet to gain a proper nickname.
- Kyō Sawagi (沢桔 梗 Sawagi Kyō) and Kyō Sawagi (沢桔 鏡 Sawagi Kyō)
- Voiced by: Yukari Tamura and Yui Horie
- A pair of twin sisters who are the respective Student Council President and Vice President of Ayame's school. Their names sound identical but spelled with different kanji; the elder twin is named with the kanji in 'bellflower' while the younger twin is named with the kanji for 'mirror'. Together, they form a fearsome bento brawling combo known as Orthrus (オルトロス Orutorusu), using shopping baskets to overwhelm their opponents with darkness and beat them so badly that they don't remember who attacked them. Before the start of the story, they were inspired to become bento brawlers after witnessing one at such a young age and became one of the strongest bento brawlers until a manipulative brawler known as the Club of Hercules made a deal with the other local wolves to simply let them pass by, thus taking the fun out of the brawls. Due to this, they lost all desire to continue until three years later, after they try to get a look of Sen in the hospital, when it was Yō who was hospitalized, not Sen.
Media
Light novels
Ben-To began as a light novel series written by Asaura, with illustrations by Kaito Shibano. The first volume was published on February 22, 2008 under Shueisha's Super Dash Bunko imprint. As of December 27, 2011, eight main novels in the series have been released, as well as two additional short story collections. Other short stories are published online on Super Dash Bunko's official website and in Super Dash Manga Program, a separate volume included with Shueisha's Jump Square manga magazine.Manga
A manga adaptation illustrated by Kaito Shibano titled Ben-To Zero: Road to Witch serialized five chapters between the first issue of Super Dash Manga Program, included with the combined May/June 2011 issue of Jump Square sold on April 21, 2011, and the issue included with the October 2011 issue of Jump Square. A single tankōbon volume was released on October 25, 2011. Another manga also illustrated by Shibano titled Ben-To Another: Rippers Night started serialization in the debut December 2011 issue of Shueisha's Super Dash & Go! magazine.Anime
A 12-episode anime television series adaptation produced by David Production and directed by Shin Itagaki aired in Japan between October 9, 2011 December 25, 2011 on TV Aichi. The main opening theme is "Live for Life: Ōkamitachi no Yoru" (LIVE for LIFE 〜狼たちの夜〜 LIVE for LIFE ~Night of the Wolves~) by Aimi, while the ending theme is "Egao no Hōsoku" (笑顔の法則 The Rules of Smiling) by Mariya Ise. The opening theme for episode four is "Treasure!" by Emiri Katō.Episode list
| No. | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Sticky Natto Okra Rice with Cheese Topping Bento 440kcal" "Nebare, Nattō Okura Don Bukkake Chīzu Toppingu Bentō 440kcal" (ネバれ、納豆オクラ丼ぶっかけチーズトッピング弁当 440kcal) |
October 9, 2011 |
| Yō Satō finds himself beaten up on the supermarket floor, the last thing he remembers being going to get some half-priced bento. The next day, he encounters a silver haired girl who warns him not to go to the store again. He goes again alongside another student, Hana Oshiroi, and finds himself beaten up again upon reaching for the half price bento. The next day, he decides to act more strategically and witnesses an all-out battle for the bento that gets marked half-price, which is dominated by the silver haired girl, Sen Yarizui. After the battle ends in total defeat for Yō, Sen tells him to come to the Half-Priced Food Lovers club room. | ||
| 02 | "Mackerel Boiled in Miso Bento 674kcal" "Saba no Misoni Bentō 674kcal" (サバの味噌煮弁当 674kcal) |
October 16, 2011 |
| Sen gets Yō and Hana to join the Half-Priced Food Lovers Club and starts training them in the ways of Bento Brawling. During one of the supermarket visits, they encounter a 'boar', a fat woman who raids all the half-priced bentos before a battle starts. The next day, Yō meets Yū 'Wizard' Kaneshiro, who encourages Yō to stand up to a boar so that the bento battle can properly take place. Yō comes to understand the pride of the 'wolves' and comes out with his first victory, obtaining a bento with an honor seal from the 'God of Discounts'. Yō then returns to the clubroom, where Sen congratulates him on his first victory and shows him a scrapbook showing the victories Yū managed to obtain. | ||
| 03 | "Large Serving of Cheese-Filled Katsu Curry 1080kcal" "Ōmori Chīzu Katsu Karē 1080kcal" (大盛りチーズカツカレー 1080kcal) |
October 23, 2011 |
| Yō gets a lot of hassle from the class president, Ume Shiraume, due to him hanging around Hana. As Yō and Hana go to a supermarket, they meet a kendo club member named Yamahara, who invites them to join a group called the Hounds, who use teamwork to help members get half-priced bento. As Yō and Hana take a trial period with the group, Yō feels the bento he obtains this method don't taste as good as he thinks. After reminiscing about old times, Yō turns down Yamahara's offer, realizing that food tastes best when you fight for it. Having realized the true meaning of half-price bento, Sen gives Yō and Hana keys to the club room. The next morning, Yō finds his cousin, Ayame Shaga, sleeping in his bed. | ||
| 04 | "Ginger Fried Pork Bento 852kcal" "Butaniku Shōgayaki Bentō 852kcal" (豚肉生姜焼き弁当 852kcal) |
October 30, 2011 |
| Ayame is revealed to be a wolf known as 'The Beauty of the Lake' who throws down a challenge to Sen. After barely escaping from the lust of Ume, Ayame accompanies Yō and Sen to a bento brawl, where she and Sen fight for the same bento. As Sen manages to defeat Ayame and claim her bento, Yō finds himself against a tough opponent but manages to win in the end. | ||
| 05 | "Fish Soup with Hokkaido Salmon 326kcal" "Hokkaidō no Shake o Tsukatta Arajiru 326kcal" (北海道の鮭を使ったあら汁 326kcal) |
November 6, 2011 |
| Yō goes through some hassle to meet up with Ayame, where he also meets Asebi Inoue, who gives bad luck to anyone she touches. As Yō goes to a store with the others, he finds himself up against Ren Nikaidō, who is part of a group known as Gabriel Ratchett, and gets severely beaten by Tadaaki 'Monarch' Endo. After Yō regains consciousness, Ayame explains how Endo seeks revenge for some ancient slight, while Sen questions why she didn't warn Yō about him. | ||
| 06 | "Special Seasoned Duck Bento 795kcal" "Tokusei Zangi Bentō 795kcal" (特製ザンギ弁当 795kcal) |
November 13, 2011 |
| As Sen heads towards a store alone, Ayame learns about how Yū triumphed over the previous Monarch Butterfly, Matsuba, with Endo, her successor, wanting revenge on Yū's successor, Sen. As Ayame warns Yō about this, Sen, who had gotten severely beaten up by the Gabriel Retchetts, arrives at the Ralph Store to face against Endo. As Ren feels regret after hearing words of disappointment from Matsuba, the current God of Discounts, he tries to stop Endo but is knocked away. As the brawl begins, Yō and Ayame arrive and together they manage to defeat Endo. Afterwards, Ren follows Matsuba's advice and starts to live for himself. Meanwhile, Yū leaves the country to study overseas, and Matsuba bids him farewell, after reminiscing about their bento brawl with each other and discussing Endo's plan to succeed her. | ||
| 07 | "Omelettits Bento 752kcal and Tent of Seafood Bento 1100kcal" "Omuppai Bentō 752kcal to Rokomokkori Bentō 1100kcal" (オムっぱい弁当 752kcalとロコもっこり弁当 1100kcal) |
November 20, 2011 |
| Matsuba gives Yō, Sen, Ayame and Hana free tickets to an indoor swimming pool, where they also run into Ren. There, they discover even a swimming pool has half-priced bento, featuring a unique bento brawl across the pool. As the waves provide a fierce battlefield, Yō manages to achieve his prey, albeit not without an embarrassing comeuppance. | ||
| 08 | "Jumbo Garlic Chive Hamburger Steak Bento 765kcal" "Tappuri Nira Hanbāgu Bentō 765kcal" (たっぷりニラハンバーグ弁当 765kcal) |
November 27, 2011 |
| Yō becomes hospitalized after jumping out of a window while trying to protect his Sega Saturn that Sen threw out the window, ending up completely wrapped in bandages. Meanwhile, a pair of twin sisters from Ayame's school both named Kyō Sawagi, the older of which appears to have a thing for Sen, infiltrate the hospital hoping to meet Sen. They mistake Yō for Sen and perform some curious inspections on him, leading to chaos when they actually learn the truth. | ||
| 09 | "Western and Japanese Food Mix 2910kcal and Warm Porridge Bento 340kcal" "Seiyō Wafū Makunouchi Tsumeawase Jū 2910kcal to Hokkori Okayu Bentō 340kcal" (西洋和風幕の内詰め合わせ重 2910kcal と ほっこりおかゆ弁当340kcal) |
December 4, 2011 |
| Asebi decides to make Yō a homemade bento, in which every component tastes of something completely different. Meanwhile, Ume meets up with the Sawagi sisters concerning both Yō and Ayame trespassing on each others' schools. Later that night, as Hana has an accident with her computer while finishing up one of her erotic novels, Ume believes her to have fallen sick and comes over to tend to her 'fever'. As she does, she discovers one of Hana's books which she had posted Yō's face all over. As Ume goes to punish Yo for this, Yo reveals Hana's passion for writing yaoi, but she does not believe him and beats him to a pulp. | ||
| 10 | "It was a Warm Gentle
Flavor that Reminded Me of my Grandmother. A Japanese Dish that was Kind
to Both Body and Soul. Plum and Dried Baby Sardines over Rice with
Plenty of Seasonal Vegetables Stewed Bento 480kcal" "Sore wa Mukashi Sobo no Ie de Tabeta Atataka de Yasashii Ajiwai. Kokoro nimo Karada nimo Yasashii Wa no Ryōri. Ume to Chirimenjako Gohan to Kisetsu no Yasai Tappuri no Nimono Bentō 480kcal" (それは昔祖母の家で食べた温かで優しい味わい。心にも体にも優しい和の料理。梅とちりめんじゃこご飯と季節の野菜たっぷりの煮物弁当 480kcal) |
December 11, 2011 |
| Ayame is visited by Ren who tells her about a group called Orthros who are severely attacking other wolves and placing baskets on their heads. As Yō resumes his bento brawl duties, he becomes the latest victim to the Sawagi sisters. As Yō, Sen, Ayame and the others get together at a supermarket for a bento brawl the next day, Sen soon finds herself attacked by the sisters and, despite assistance from the others, is severely beaten. | ||
| 11 | "Pocari Sweat 125kcal" "Pokari Suetto 125kcal" (ポカリスエット 125kcal) |
December 18, 2011 |
| Yō goes to visit Sen, who had been absent from school with a cold, where she discusses plans to fight against the twins for eel bentos in a few days. After another defeat by the twins, Yō and Ren learn from Ayame that they are the daughters of a chain store owner who came over from Yumehiro. Ren travels to Yumehiro to find out more while Ayame passes on Sen's message to the twins, although Sen's cold has gotten worse. Ren learns that, three years ago, the twins were driven out of Yumehiro by a brawler known as The Club of Hercules. | ||
| 12 | "Japanese Grilled Eel Bento 790kcal" "Kokusan Unagi Bentō 790kcal" (国産うなぎ弁当 790kcal) |
December 25, 2011 |
| With four hours left until the bento brawl and Sen still not over her fever, Yō decides to let her sleep in while he goes in her stead. On the way he encounters Hercules, who tells him something that causes him to run away. As the twins arrive at the store, they encounter Hercules, who is forcing the cooperation of the other wolves to exclude them from the fight, just like he did three years ago. However, Yō returns, having run to build up an appetite which reminds the other wolves why they fight and convinces them to brawl fairly. After beating Hercules, Yo manages to convince the twins to join in the fight, where the twins are defeated and Yō wins the prize seal to share with Sen. | ||
Reception
The Mainichi Shimbun reported that as of March 2011, over 550,000 copies of the light novels have been sold in Japan. The light novel series has ranked three times in Takarajimasha's light novel guide book Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! published yearly: eighth in 2010, fifth in 2011, and third in 2012.Alternative Titles
Synonyms: Bento, Ben-Tou
Japanese: ベン・トー
Information
Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 9, 2011 to Dec 25, 2011
Duration: 24 min. per episode
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Score: 7.661 (scored by 18617 users)
Ranked: #9292
Popularity: #410
Members: 31,432
Favorites: 152
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2 based on the top anime page.
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Sebuah serial TV live-action adaptasi dari manga horor karya Madoka Kawaguchi yang terbit tahun 1991-1999 berjudul Shi to Kanojo to Boku (The Death, Her, and Me) akan tayang perdana di TV Asahi pada tanggal 21 September. Seperti yang dikutip megindo.net dari animenation, aktris berumur 20 tahun Azusa Mine akan membintanginya sebagai seorang gadis remaja yang dapat melihat hantu. Tomohiro Ichikawa [Otomen, Ouran High School Host Club movie] akan turut membintangi sebagai seorang anak lelaki yang dapat mendengar hantu.
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Blue Exorcist
| Blue Exorcist | |
 The cover of 'Blue Exorcist' volume 1 as published by Shueisha, with a picture of main character Rin Okumura |
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| 青の祓魔師 (Ao no Ekusoshisuto) |
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|---|---|
| Genre | Action, Supernatural |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kazue Kato (加藤和恵 Katō Kazue) |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher |   Viz Media |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Jump Square |
| Original run | April 2009 – ongoing |
| Volumes | 9 |
| TV anime | |
| Directed by | Tensai Okamura |
| Produced by | Hiro Maruyama |
| Written by | Ryōta Yamaguchi |
| Music by | Hiroyuki Sawano |
| Studio | A-1 Pictures |
| Licensed by |   Madman Entertainment Aniplex of America Manga Entertainment |
| Network | TBS, MBS |
| Original run | April 17, 2011 – October 2, 2011 |
| Episodes | 25 |
It was adapted into an anime television series by A-1 Pictures during 2011 and it will be adapted into an anime film.[2] Viz Media has licensed the manga for North American production, with the first volume released in April 5, 2011.
Plot
At Fujimoto's funeral, Rin has an encounter with Fujimoto's friend Mephisto Pheles, who agrees with Rin's wish to become an Exorcist like his guardian to become stronger and to defeat Satan. Rin enrolls at the True Cross Academy, which is actually the Japanese branch of an international organization dedicated to protect the human realm, Assiah, from demons and other creatures from the demon realm, Gehenna. Rin takes part in a special Exorcist course, the existence of which is known only by a few. Much to his surprise, he finds that his brother Yukio is already a veteran Exorcist and will be one of his teachers.
List of Blue Exorcist characters
Left to right (front row): Yukio, Rin and Shiemi.
Left to right (back row): Konekomaru, Shura, Izumo, Suguro, Mephisto and Renzo.
Main characters
Rin Okumura
Rin can access the power he has inherited from Satan through drawing Kurikara.[ch. 2] The sheath acts as a portal to Gehenna, which, when the blade is drawn, returns Rin to his demon form. While in his human form, Rin exhibits a number of physical traits that are signs of his demonic nature that are intensified in the demon forms. In both forms, Rin can control incredibly destructive bright blue flames, the trademark sign of anything related to Satan. However, when he draws Kurikara, the magnitude of the flames dramatically increases and often leads to Rin being "consumed" by his own flames and losing his mind.[ch. 9] Rin later meets a spirit named Kongo Ucchusma who teaches him how to control his flames.[ch. 32] Rin also has a Cat Sith, Kuro, who was initially Shiro's, as his familiar.[ch. 8]
Rin is voiced by Nobuhiko Okamoto in Japanese
and by Bryce Papenbrook in English. In the Blue Exorcist musical, he was portrayed by Ryou Kimura.
Yukio Okumura
It is often stated that Yukio is considered a prodigy, having already acquired the title "Meister" in both the Dragoon and Doctor class, while ordinarily most people would aim for Meister in only one class (both are still fully qualified exorcists). He is currently ranked a Middle First class exorcist. Even though he and Rin argue a lot, Yukio truly cares about his brother. Fearing Rin will be consumed by his demonic nature, Yukio often berates him for his impulsive actions and reckless attitude. Later on in the anime, he becomes a demon (as well as being possessed by Satan himself) just like his brother.
He is voiced by Jun Fukuyama in Japanese
and by Johnny Yong Bosch in English. In the Blue Exorcist musical, he was portrayed by Kimito Totani.[3]
Exwires
Ryuji Suguro
He is voiced by Kazuya Nakai in Japanese
and by Kyle Hebert in English. In the Blue Exorcist musical, he was portrayed by Yūki Tomotsune.
Shiemi Moriyama
While at the academy, Shiemi only talks with Rin and Yukio initially, she also comes on amicable terms with Ryuji, Konekomaru, and Renzo. Eventually she also earns Izumo's friendship despite being initially used and mistreated by her. Shiemi gets devastated upon learning Rin's secret, taking it to mean that she is not trustworthy enough to them. However on the Kyoto mission, she reconciles with Rin when seeing how much he is suffering as a result of his nature.[ch. 26] Shiemi has the talent to become a Tamer and can summon a reliable Greenman spirit that can produce healing herbs and plant-related barriers. She is currently an Esquire.
She is voiced by Kana Hanazawa in Japanese
and by Christine Marie Cabanos in English. In the Blue Exorcist musical, she was portrayed by Ari Nakajima.
Izumo Kamiki
She is voiced by Eri Kitamura.
In the Blue Exorcist musical, she was portrayed by Anna Hachimine.
Konekomaru Miwa
He is voiced by Yūki Kaji.
In the Blue Exorcist musical, he was portrayed by Jun Muruyama.
Renzo Shima
He is voiced by Kōji Yusa.
In the Blue Exorcist musical, he was portrayed by Kazuki Watanabe.
True Cross Order
Mephisto Pheles
Mephisto Pheles (メフィスト・フェレス Mefisuto Feresu) is the Chairman of True Cross Academy's Japanese branch. He is portrayed as a man with more money than sense but is very cheap when it comes to spending on others. After Shiro Fujimoto's death, he is ordered to kill Rin but instead accepts Rin's proposal of becoming an Exorcist and enrolled him into True Cross Academy.[ch. 1] Mephisto is a powerful exorcist (holds a Meister in Honorary Knight, was able to subdue Amaimon while holding a berserk Rin off) and claims that he desires to "bring peace to both Assiah and Gehenna". Despite having served the True Cross for at least two centuries, elements of the Order still consider him suspicious. Their mistrust has its reasons as during the series it is hinted that indeed Mephisto has some secret agenda which involves Rin, working behind the scenes regarding the events around him since the joined the order.It is known throughout the series that Mephisto is the son of Satan along with his brother, the Earth King, Amaimon. He possesses the unique and peculiar ability of transforming into a small dog and conjure a giant cuckoo clock and other, which could imply that his abilities are Sorcery. He goes by the name Johann Faust the Fifth in public. He is voiced by Hiroshi Kamiya[1] in Japanese and Sam Riegel in English. In the Blue Exorcist musical, he was portrayed by Yūya Nakahara.[3]
Shiro Fujimoto
Shiro Fujimoto (藤本 獅郎 Fujimoto Shirō) is a priest at the Southern Cross Monastery, a Paladin in the True Cross Order (the title awarded to the strongest exorcist), Shura Kirigakure's mentor, and foster father to Rin and Yukio Okumura. He was qualified as an Knight, Dragoon, Doctor, Aria and Tamer through his cait sith familiar, which he called Kuro. Shiro is a man dedicated to his duties and was considered the strongest exorcist. Stealing the demon-slaying sword Kurikara,[ch. 24] Shiro and Mephisto ultimately used the sword to seal the demon heart of the son of Satan and Yuri Egin. Shiro then adopted Yuri Egin's children, Yukio who did not inherit Satan's power, and Rin, full inheritor of Satan's powers.Shiro is thought to be the only man in the world able to sustain possession by Satan himself and thus Satan was constantly after his body. He fights off Satan's attempts at possessing his body through sheer willpower, but after receiving a mental shock from Rin accusing him of "playing father" and not caring, Satan takes over his body.[ch. 2] After Satan summons the Gehenna's Gate to retrieve Rin, Shiro regains control of his body temporarily and commits suicide in order to stop Satan.[ch. 1] He is voiced by Keiji Fujiwara in Japanese and Kirk Thornton in English.[1] In the Blue Exorcist musical, he was portrayed by Yasuhiko Imai.[3]
Shura Kirigakure
Shura Kirigakure (霧隠 シュラ Kirigakure Shura) is an Upper First Class Exorcist. She trained under the guidance of Shiro Fujimoto to obtain the title "Meister" in Knight and can draw a demon sword from a symbol above her chest when she states, "Devour the Eight Princesses, slay the Serpent". Her sword skills allow her to fight on par with upper level demons like Amaimon. Frequently chipper and obnoxious, Shura is carefree about her job, as she drinks alcohol in excess and oversleeps. She appears to harbor a dark past, as she claims Shiro "came and rescued" her.[ch. 10]Disguised under a hood as Yamada, one of Rin's classmates, Shura reveals herself when Amaimon attacks Rin.[ch. 9] A Senior Inspector, Shura had orders to investigate the Japanese Branch and eliminate anything she discovered related to Satan. Shura intended to dispose of "her master's mess", Rin, after verifying that Rin was Satan's son, but Rin convinces her he would become a Paladin and prove Shiro was right to let him live. Shura decides to teach Rin how to control his powers in accordance with Shiro's wishes. Later it is revealed that her true mission is to keep an eye on Mephisto, whose real intentions are still shrouded in mystery. She is voiced by Rina Satō.[1]
Igor Neuhaus
Igor Neuhaus (イゴール・ネイガウス Igōru Neigaus) is an Upper First Class Exorcist as well as lecturer in the Academy, who obtained the titles of Tamer, Doctor and Aria. He wears an eyepatch over his left eye, and has Aria incantations and magic circles tattooed on both arms. He had a run-in with Satan when he was younger, which robbed him of his family and the sight in his left eye, which is why he holds immense hatred for Satan and demons that are related to Satan. Yet ironically, he is extremely loyal to Mephisto, willing to listen to his every command, which is why he stopped his attacks on Rin prior to the latter becoming an Exorcist. He is voiced by Ryōtarō Okiayu.[1]Arthur Auguste Angel
Arthur Auguste Angel (アーサー・オーギュスト・エンジェル Āsā Ōgyusuto Enjeru)is the newly appointed Paladin. He was ordered by the Grigori to interrogate Mephisto and captured Rin as evidence. Arthur is a respected exorcist with dubious ethics, as said by Shura to be like a saint on the outside but really a devil inside. He uses the sentient demon sword Caliburn. When speaking, Caliburn shows extreme affection towards him and talks like a love-struck teenage girl. He is voiced by Daisuke Ono.Other characters
Amaimon
Amaimon (アマイモン) is one of the Eight Demon Kings, "King of the Earth" and another son of Satan. Amaimon has vast control over the land, such as being able to create earthquakes. He is eccentric and hates being laughed at or ignored. Unlike his father and elder brother Mephisto Pheles, Amaimon initially had little interest in Rin, instead wishing to tour Japan upon arrival, but quickly became obsessed with his younger half-brother after fighting him. Amaimon mentions he has a cousin who has an interest in the occult and even goes on to say that she would be happy if he brought her a human eye. After Rin defeats Amaimon in the anime, he turns into a green hamster for the rest of the episodes, running in a hamster wheel located in Mephisto's office. He is voiced by Tetsuya Kakihara in Japanese and by Darrel Guilbeau in English. In the Blue Exorcist musical, he was portrayed by Yūki Tamaki.Saburota Todo
Saburota Todo (藤堂 三郎太 Tōdō Saburōta) is a former Upper Second Class exorcist, teacher at the Exorcist Cram School, and Director of the Saishinbu, an area of the True Cross Academy containing dangerous artifacts including Right and Left Eyes of the Impure King. He is sly and skillfully manipulates others to achieve his still-unknown goals. After stealing the Left Eye of the Impure King, he officially left the True Cross Order. He can take control of demons and use their abilities.Satan
Satan (魔神) is the god of demons who wishes take control of the humans' world, Assiah. He is also the father of Rin and Yukio Okumura with both of them being born from a human mother. When Rin awakes his demonic powers inherited from his father, Satan takes control of Rin's guardian, Shiro Fujimoto, in order to encounter and use his son to destroy Assiah. However, Fujimoto's suicide causes him to lose contact with Rin.[ch. 1] In the anime series, Satan once again tries to achieve his plans by using Yukio as his vessel, but Yukio is freed by Rin.Reception
The characters of Blue Exorcist have been well received by publications for manga and anime with Rin Okumura's receiving most with Danica Davidson from Otaku USA praising his heroic traits despite his demonic nature. Although Carl Kimlinger found that the cast contained several stereotypes found in other series, the delivery from them made the series entertaining first noting the comedy and then fight scenes. In a later review he noted how the secondary characters were given their own episodes to be developed as well other ones where they get closer with Rin. Similar comments were given by Comic Book Bin reviewer Leroy Douresseaux who enjoyed the interaction between the cast, while Chris Beveridge from The Fandom Post noted that while characters' reagrouping may feel forced, the revelation of Rin's nature bring multiple reactions to them. The designs by author Kazue Kato were also praised for the way its character is given their distinct traits as well as the changes from Rin when using his demonic powers.Production
Inspired by a Brothers Grimm fairy tale, Kato tried to work the angle of brothers fighting monsters into a story. She eventually decided on making the story about demons and exorcists, thus conceiving Blue Exorcist. Due to exorcists being the main idea of the story, the manga features a lot of biblical references. In an interview with Anime News Network, Kato said, "I should not run away from these references if I'm working in the Exorcist genre." An ending was planned by Kato but the exact length of the series has yet to be decided based on the manga's popularity in Japan.Media
Manga
The chapters of the Blue Exorcist manga series are written and illustrated by Kazue Kato and have been serialized by Shueisha in the monthly manga magazine Jump Square since April 2009. As of July 2011, the serial chapters were collected into eight tankōbon, with the first volume released on August 4, 2009, and the eighth volume released on April 8, 2012. As of December 21, 2011, 30 chapters have been released. The one-shot of the manga was first featured in the September 2008 issue of Jump Square and was titled Miyamauguisu House Case (深山鶯邸事件 Miyamauguisu-tei Jiken).Viz Media has licensed the manga for the North American production. With the first volume released in April 5, 2011 and the fifth volume scheduled for release in December 6, 2011. Blue Exorcist has also been released as part of the Shōnen Jump Advance imprint starting April 5, 2011.
The series is also licensed in France by Kazé Manga, with the first volume released on May 27, 2010.
Anime
An anime adaption for the manga was announced on November 27, 2010 on Shueisha's Jump Square official website. The anime was produced by A-1 Pictures with Hitoshi Okamura as the producer. Originally, the series was scheduled to air on April 10, 2011 on MBS, replacing Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto, however due to the March 11 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami the series' broadcast was delayed until April 17, 2011. The anime ended on October 2, 2011.Four pieces of theme music are used for the episodes: two opening themes and two ending themes. The opening theme for the first 12 episodes is "Core Pride" by Japanese rock band Uverworld, while the opening theme from episode 13 onwards is "In My World" by Japanese rock band ROOKiEZ is PUNK'D. The ending theme for the first 12 episodes is "Take Off" by South Korean boy band 2PM, while the ending theme from episode 13 through episode 25 is "Wired Life" by Japanese singer Meisa Kuroki.
Aniplex announced they would simulcast the series in North America through video sites Hulu, Crunchyroll, and Anime News Network starting on April 20, 2011. Aniplex of America will release Blue Exorcist on DVD in four sets, starting by releasing the first DVD on October 18, 2011. An OVA has also been released in 2011, called Ao No Exorcist: Kuro no Iede. Viz Media, with association from Aniplex will release the English dub of Blue Exorcist on their new Neon Alley streaming service this fall.[17]
Other
A stage play based on the series titled Live Act Ao no Exorcist ~Mashin no Rakuin~ run for nine performances at the Nippon Seinenkan hall in Tokyo's Shinjuku ward from May 11 to May 17 during 2012. Satoshi Owada directed and wrote scripts for the play. Main characters Rin and Yukio Okumura were portrayed by Ryou Kimura and Kimito Totani respectively. A light novel titled Ao no Exorcist: Weekend Hero was written by Aya Yajima and illustrated by Kato. It was released by Shueisha on September 2, 2011.List of Blue Exorcist episodes
Blue Exorcist began broadcasting in Japan on the Mainichi Broadcasting System and the Tokyo Broadcasting System on April 17, 2011, The anime then ended on October 2, 2011. The series was originally scheduled to start airing on April 10, 2011, however due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the series' initial broadcast was delayed by a week. The episodes are being simulcasted with English subtitles online via Hulu, Anime News Network, and Crunchyroll, starting on April 20, 2011. and Aniplex of America will release Blue Exorcist on DVD in four sets, starting by releasing the first DVD on October 18, 2011.
Four pieces of theme music are used for the episodes: two opening themes and two ending themes. The opening theme for the first 12 episodes is "Core Pride" by Japanese rock band Uverworld, while the opening theme from episode 13 onwards is "In My World" by Japanese rock band Rookiez is Punk'd. The ending theme for the first 12 episodes is "Take Off" by South Korean boy band 2PM, while the ending theme from episode 13 onwards is "Wired Life" by Japanese singer Meisa Kuroki.
It was recently announced on Neon Alley's Twitter, that ViZ, and Aniplex's conjoined anime app for the Ps3, Neon Alley, will air English dubbed episodes of the anime starting in September.
Episode list
| No. | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | "The Devil Resides in Human Souls" "Akuma wa Hito no Kokoro ni Sumu" (悪魔は人の心に棲む) |
April 17, 2011 |
| Rin Okumura is a teenager with a natural gift to get himself in trouble. Despite that he tries his best to meet the expectations of his twin brother Yukio and Priest Shiro Fujimoto, who acts as their guardian, until he finally learns about the dark secret behind his origin. | ||
| 02 | "Gehenna Gate" "Gehena Gēto" (虚無界の門) |
April 24, 2011 |
| Fujimoto and his companions try their best to protect Rin from the demons who are after him, but Fujimoto ends up being possessed by Satan, the most powerful of the demons and Rin's father. Seeing his guardian taking his own life to protect him, Rin decides to fight back by unlocking his demonic powers, even though he knows that by doing so he will not be able to live as a human anymore. | ||
| 03 | "Brothers" "Ani to Otōto" (兄と弟) |
May 1, 2011 |
| As part of his training to become an Exorcist, Rin gets himself enrolled at the True Cross Academy by the school chairman, Mephisto Pheles. On his first day of classes, Rin becomes shocked to know that Yukio not only always knew about his secret, but also is already a graduated Exorcist and will be one of his teachers. | ||
| 04 | "The Garden of Amahara" "Amahara no Niwa" (天空の庭) |
May 8, 2011 |
| Yukio sets out to the school's Exorcist-only shop to stock on some supplies along with Rin. There they find that the owner's daughter, Shiemi Moriyama, is being afflicted by a demon that dwells in her family's garden and, to save her life, they confront it by themselves. | ||
| 05 | "A Boy from the Cursed Temple" "Tatari-dera no Ko" (祟り寺の子) |
May 15, 2011 |
| Having Shiemi as a new classmate, Rin's total disregard for classes brings forth the anger of another classmate of his, Ryuji Suguro, aka "Bon". After learning of Bon's story, Rin finds that they have more in common than he would like to admit. | ||
| 06 | "The Phantom Chef" "Maboroshi no Ryōrinin" (まぼろしの料理人) |
May 22, 2011 |
| Rin and Yukio find that Ukobach, a cooking familiar (appointed by Mephisto Pheles to aid them), is responsible for the meals that are prepared for both of them each day. They also learn how Ukobach can be dangerous when someone disrespects his cooking. | ||
| 07 | "A Flock of Plovers" "Tomochidori" (友千鳥) |
May 29, 2011 |
| Eager to make new friendships, Shiemi asks her classmate Izumo Kamiki to be her friend and she pretends to agree, but Rin soon realizes Izumo is just taking advantage of Shiemi's kindness instead. Later, the students are reunited at the old dormitory to take part in the Esquire exam, where a ghoul attacks Izumo and her friend Paku by surprise and it's up to Rin and Shiemi to protect them. | ||
| 08 | "Now a Certain Man Was Sick..." "Koko ni Yameru Mono Ari" (此に病める者あり) |
June 5, 2011 |
| Still troubled after her friend Paku decides to leave the Exorcist lessons, Kamiki gets involved in a fight with Bon and the entire class end up punished by Yukio. Just after Yukio leaves for a mission, the students are attacked and cornered by the same ghoul from yesterday. While trying to help the others, Rin learns that the monster was sent by Igor Neuhaus, one of his teachers who wanted to confirm that he is the son of Satan. | ||
| 09 | "Memories" "Omoide" (おもひで) |
June 12, 2011 |
| Mephisto Pheles reveals to the students that the ghoul attack was actually part of the Esquire exam and how they dealt with the threat will count as part of their evaluation. Yukio confronts Neuhaus about his reasons to force Rin to use his demonic powers during the exam and he claims that all he did was under Mephisto's orders. However, it does not take much for Yukio to realize Neuhaus' real intentions. | ||
| 10 | "Black Cat" "Ketto Shī" (黒猫) |
June 19, 2011 |
| Father Shiro's familiar, Kuro, goes berserk after hearing that its master has died. Yukio is summoned to deal with it and Rin tags along with him despite his objections. While confronting the familiar, Rin hear Kuro's cries of sadness as he refuses to believe its master is dead and decides to face it by himself, looking to calm it down without hurting it. | ||
| 11 | "Demon of the Deep" "Shinkai no Akuma" (深海の悪魔) |
June 26, 2011 |
| Rin and his classmates Izumo and Shima are sent for their first mission as Esquires to a coast town aflicted by the presence of a Kraken. Izumo stumbles upon a boy whose father set out to face the Kraken six months before and is still missing. The boy plans to enact his revenge against the creature as he believes it killed his father, but he and the Esquires find out what really happened when they encounter it, much to their surprise. | ||
| 12 | "A Game of Tag" "Onigokko" (鬼事) |
July 3, 2011 |
| The Esquires are tasked to look for the ghost of a child that is haunting Mephisto Pheles' amusement park. Rin and Shiemi manage to find the ghost first, but Shiemi ends up chasing it by herself while Amaimon, a higher demon and another son of Satan, steals Rin's sword and forces Rin to fight with him. Meanwhile another exorcist comes to defend him, and she is revealed to be an old friend of Rin's father. | ||
| 13 | "Proof" "Shōmei" (証明) |
July 10, 2011 |
| Shura Kirigakure, a high level Exorcist and former apprentice of Father Shiro, was acting as one of Rin's classmates and was tasked to investigate his connection with Satan. With orders to kill him if it were proven true, she is divided between fulfilling her obligations and following Shiro's request to look after Rin in his place if something should happen to him. Her doubts are cleared when she confronts Rin and finds that Shiro was actually raising him as a son instead of a weapon. | ||
| 14 | "A Fun Camping Trip" "Tanoshii Kyanpu" (愉しいキャンプ) |
July 17, 2011 |
| The first semester has ended, signaling the start of summer vacation for True Cross Academy students. But there’s no rest in sight for Rin and the other Esquires: first they must take part in a 3-day drill to prepare them for actual combat, under the guise of a camping trip out in the forest. | ||
| 15 | "Act of Kindness" "Yasashii Koto" (やさしい事) |
July 24, 2011 |
| Rin and his classmates succeed at the task gave to them by their teachers, but the camp is attacked by Amaimon, who holds Shiemi hostage to force Rin to fight. Having no option but to go full force against Amaimon, Rin is forced to reveal his secret by exposing his true form in front of his friends. With the other Esquires fleeing astonished after learning the truth about him, Rin easily overpowers Amaimon, but loses control of his flames and goes on a rampage. The Demon-Slaying Blade is cracked in the process. | ||
| 16 | "The Wager" "Kake" (賭) |
July 31, 2011 |
| Shiemi manages to calm down Rin, who is captured by Arthur Auguste Angel, the current paladin, and taken to the True Cross Order Headquarters in the Vatican along Shura and Mephisto Pheles. Meanwhile, Rin's classmates become astonished when Yukio reveals to them that he and his brother are sons of Satan, but offer their help regardless, and they set for Kyoto looking for the descendant of the swordsmith who forged the Demon-Slaying Blade to have it fixed. Before the Order's upper echelons, the "Grigori", Mephisto states that his reason for keeping Rin alive is to have him confront Satan, and just when he is trying to convince them to agree to his plan, an enraged Amaimon breaks in, eager to confront Rin once more. | ||
| 17 | "Temptation" "Yūwaku" (誘惑) |
August 7, 2011 |
| Easily breaking through all defenses, Amaimon reaches the room where Rin is being held and Mephisto convinces the Grigori to agree with his plan. Using the reforged Demon-Slaying Blade brought by his classmates, Rin defeats Amaimon and the Grigori decides that he has six months to pass the Exorcist authorization exam, thus he begins a special training to learn to control his flames. Despite they helped Rin by having his sword fixed, some of his classmates still has some mixed feelings about him after learning of his connection with Satan, the most awkward of them being Konekomaru, who is approached by a dark presence attracted by his fear. | ||
| 18 | "Gale" "Gufū" (颶風) |
August 14, 2011 |
| Rin and Kamiki are attacked by an unknown enemy and Mephisto Pheles orders the Esquires to check the barriers protecting the school looking for any breach. The enemy is revealed to be a demon who took advantage of Konekomaru's fears to infiltrate the Academy. Meanwhile, Shura locates a hidden door leading to a suspicious abandoned lab. When Konekomaru's heart succumbs to the demon, his friends rush to help him, and Rin manages to slay the monster and save his life. Ashamed of causing so much trouble, Konekomaru decides to leave the Academy and return home, but Rin and the rest of his friends reach him before he departs and convince him to stay. | ||
| 19 | "An Ordinary Day" "Nandemonai Hi" (なんでもない日) |
August 21, 2011 |
| The Esquires learn that Kamiki's birthday is coming and they decide to make a surprise party to her. Despite all their efforts to make the party a secret, Kamiki ends up figuring the truth and claims that it should also be dedicated to those whose birthday already passed too. In the end, the party becomes a celebration to everyone's friendship. | ||
| 20 | "Mask" "Kamen" (假面) |
August 28, 2011 |
| Rin and Yukio find that their friends from the monastery where they were raised were attacked by a masked individual who covered their entire bodies with a seemingly indestructible spider web. While pursuing the culprit, whose objective is to attack anyone related to the son of Satan to make him suffer, Yukio stumbles into Neuhaus who flees without further explanation. Despite having his sword sealed by the web, Rin insists to go after the masked one but is held back by Yukio and Shura, until he gets word that his friends, Suguro, Renzo and Konekomaru are being attacked too and rushes to help them. Before being able to intervene, Mephisto Pheles is taken away by representatives of the high order who suspect him of directing unauthorized biological research. By managing to control his flames properly, Rin defeats the attacker, who flees thanks to Neuhaus who reveals her to be his wife, and safely releases his friends. | ||
| 21 | "The Secret Garden" "Himitsu no Hanazono" (秘密の花園) |
September 4, 2011[12] |
| Shiemi in the Exorcist Shop finds a woman lying unconscious in their garden. Meanwhile, Yukio meets Ernst Frederik Egin, who claims to be his grandfather, and reveals the truth about their Mother who was burnt alive by the Vatican proclaiming her to be a witch. He takes Yukio to a secret anti-demon Dragoon Laboratory and suggests Yukio to join him now that Shiro is dead and Mephisto has been arrested. Prof. Neuhaus is being interrogated in the Academy's Great Cell by Shura where he tells everyone(including Rin) that his wife,(Masked Man) Michelle, is nothing but a corpse with a certain demon in her body, intending to kill Satan but she was not resurrected from death by him. Rin finds out the woman in the garden to be Neuhaus' wife but Shiemi stops him from killing her. Paladin Angel appears in the garden to kill the demon but confronts Rin. Later, Michelle dies protecting Rin from the Order. | ||
| 22 | "Demon Hunting" "Akuma-Gari" (悪魔狩り) |
September 11, 2011 |
| Ernst takes over as the True Cross' newest leader and appoints Yukio as the new Paladin. Armed with special weapons that drain the blood of the demons killed with them, the exorcists take part in a widespread crusade to erase all demons from Assiah. Rin and his friends start questioning why the order decided to take such extreme measures, but Yukio is determined to accomplish his task as Ernst claims that it is all part of their plan to destroy Gehenna, and with the Demon world vanquished, both he and his brother would become completely human again. However, when the time comes to open the gate, Yukio learns that Ernst intends to use Rin's blood as well and when his classmates come to help them, they find that Yukio's demonic powers had also awakened. | ||
| 23 | "Truth" "Shinjitsu" (真実) |
September 18, 2011 |
| By using the blood of the Okumura brothers, Ernst opens a massive gate to Gehenna and drops a weapon of mass destruction in an attempt to anihilate it. But his plan fails and backfires when Satan appears and reveals to Yukio the truth behind his and Rin's origins before taking possession of his body. | ||
| 24 | "Satan's Spawn" "Satan no Ko" (魔神の落胤) |
September 25, 2011 |
| Rin and his companions manage to flee from Satan who starts destroying the True Cross Academy with his flames. Knowing that Satan still stands beside the Gate because Rin has the power to destroy it, Shura comes up with a plan to distract him to give Rin an opening to do it, while the other students help evacuate the school. Their plan fails when Shiemi intervenes trying to dissuade Yukio with no success, but Rin manages to have his brother regain consciousness and expel Satan from his body. However, the gate keeps getting stronger and it will not be long before Gehenna and Assiah merge into one single realm. | ||
| 25 | "Stop, Time" "Toki yo Tomare" (時よ止まれ) |
October 2, 2011 |
| Rin, Yukio, Shura and Arthur join forces to bring down the Gehenna Gate with no success. Meanwhile, demons keep coming through it and giving a hard time to the other Exorcists until the Esquires come with a plan to open a gate to Vatican, where is already daytime, and reflect the sunlight there to the Academy where is nightime to weaken the monsters protecting the Gehenna Gate. Rin and Yukio manage to seize these opportunity and when both unlock their demonic powers together, they fly through the gate and destroy it. One month later, things are back to normal at the Academy and the Okumura twins pay a visit to their mother's grave before returning to their duties as Exorcists. | ||
| OVA | "Kuro's Trip Away from Home" "Kuro no Iede" (クロの家出) |
October 26, 2011 (DVD/Blu-Ray Only) |
Alternative Titles
English: Blue Exorcist
Synonyms: Ao no Futsumashi
Japanese: 青の祓魔師(エクソシスト)
Information
Type: TV
Episodes: 25
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 17, 2011 to Oct 2, 2011
Producers:
Aniplex, Dentsu, A-1 Pictures, Mainichi Broadcasting, Movic, Aniplex of AmericaL, Sakura Create
Duration:
24 min. per episode
Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
L represents licensing company
Statistics
Score: 8.131 (scored by 56758 users)
Ranked: #3282
Popularity: #48
Members: 95,447
Favorites: 3,231
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