Blue Exorcist
The cover of 'Blue Exorcist' volume 1 as published by Shueisha, with a picture of main character Rin Okumura
青の祓魔師 (Ao no Ekusoshisuto)
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 (List of volumes)
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 (List of episodes)

Blue Exorcist (青の祓魔師（エクソシスト） Ao no Ekusoshisuto^?) is a manga written and illustrated by Kazue Katō. The manga has been serialized in Jump Square magazine by Shueisha since April 2009, with individual chapters collected into eight tankōbon volumes as of April 4, 2011.^[1] The story revolves around Rin Okumura, a teenager who discovers he is the son of Satan born from a human woman and is the inheritor of Satan's powers. When Satan kills his guardian, Rin decides to become an exorcist in order to defeat his father.
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

The story revolves around Rin Okumura, a teenager possessing abnormal strength and endurance who, along with his younger twin brother Yukio, was raised by Father Shiro Fujimoto. Soon after Yukio departs to study at the prestigious True Cross Academy, Rin learns that he is the son of Satan, the strongest of all demons. Witnessing Shiro dying to protect him, Rin ends up doing what his guardian asked him never to do: draw the demon-slaying blade Kurikara, which restrains his demonic powers, from its scabbard. From that moment on, Rin not only gains permanent demonic features like fangs, pointed ears, fiery "horns" and a tail, but also the power to ignite himself into blue flames that can destroy almost anything they touch.
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

The fictional characters from the manga and anime series Blue Exorcist were created by Kazue Kato. The story revolves around Rin Okumura, a teenager who discovers he is the son of the god demon Satan born from a human woman and is the inheritor of Satan's powers. When Rin's guardian dies while fighting Satan, Rin decides to become an exorcist in order to defeat his father. Entering into the True Cross Academy to learn how to fight demons, Rin meets several other exorcist apprentices who he starts to bond as well as his his twin brother Yukio who did not receive Satan's powers. Critical reception to the characters has been positive for their traits and interactions.

Main characters

Rin Okumura

 

Rin Okumura (奥村 燐 Okumura Rin) is the fifteen-year-old protagonist of the story. He is a son of Satan born from a human woman and is the inheritor of Satan's powers. His powers were sealed at birth into the demon-slaying blade Kurikara (若君) by Mephisto Pheles the True Cross Academy principal, allowing him to live a normal human life for nearly 15 years with his twin brother Yukio and his foster father Shiro Fujimoto. Rin becomes aware of his true identity after Kurikara cannot longer seal his powers, setting off a chain of events that lead to the death of Shiro at the hands of Satan, who attempts to drag Rin back to the demon realm, Gehenna. Mephisto Pheles later confronts Rin who demands Mephisto to let him join the exorcists against the demons.^[ch. 1] Rin is then enrolled personally by Mephisto into the True Cross Academy, to pursue his goal to become a Paladin and to defeat Satan.^[ch. 2] While currently an Exwire, Rin wishes to obtain the biggest rank of an Exorcist, Paladdin, to prove Fujimoto did not want to use him as a weapon.^[ch. 10]
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

Yukio Okumura (奥村 雪男 Okumura Yukio) is Rin's younger twin brother. When it was discovered that the woman impregnated by Satan was going to have twins, it was believed that Satan's powers would be split between them. Due to the weakness of Yukio's body, however, he did not inherit any of Satan's powers, thus being born fully human with the full extent of Satan's powers going to Rin.^[ch. 1] Yukio did, however, receive a spirit wound at birth from his brother, which allowed him to be aware of demons for as long as he can remember. Yukio secretly trained to become an Exorcist from the age of seven in order to protect Rin through the help of Fujimoto. While both Yukio and Rin are in their first year at True Cross Academy, Yukio is already an instructor at the Exorcist cram school teaching Anti-Demon Pharmacology to Rin's class.^[ch. 2]
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

Ryuji Suguro (勝呂 竜士 Suguro Ryūji) (nicknamed "Bon" (坊)) is a stubborn and hot-tempered individual. Despite his delinquent appearance and attitude, he is very hardworking and the best student in class. Ryuji is the heir to the Cursed Temple in Kyoto. Because of the destruction of the temple in the Blue Night and his anger towards his father Tatsuma Suguro, he swears he will defeat Satan and rebuild his Temple.^[ch. 4] When Rin's identity is revealed, Ryuji, along most of his classmates start avoiding him, but after a confrontation with his father and Rin, Ryuji and his classmates help Rin escape impending execution and reconciles with him, claiming that he only blames Rin for not trusting his friends with his secret.^[ch. 26] During the battle with the Impure King he inherits a familiar named Karura (a phoenix like demon which has the ability to use strong amount of red flames to incinerate almost everything and reincarnate when it dies) from his father Tatsuma Suguro, he uses its power to create a Gouhaen (a fire-element barrier) in order to prevent any miasma coming out from the Impure King from spreading further.^[ch. 27] Ryuji is currently an Esquire just like Rin and the others, trying to achieve Meister in both Aria and Dragoon.
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

Shiemi Moriyama (杜山 しえみ Moriyama Shiemi) is the daughter of the woman who runs an Exorcist-only shop. She is kind and has an abiding love of gardening, but often lacks confidence in herself. Before the series, Shiemi never went out of her home and tended to the garden with her grandmother. After her grandmother died, Rin and Yukio exorcise the demon that was leeching her life force and she decides to become an Exorcist.^[ch. 3]
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

Izumo Kamiki (神木 出雲 Kamiki Izumo) is easily one of the best students and she is aware of it. She has a tsundere attitude and is offensive towards everyone except her childhood friend Paku, who was the only one in her elementary school who would talk to her.^[ch. 5] Very prideful and often difficult to talk to, Izumo does care about her fellow Esquires and is the first of Rin's classmates to accept Rin after his identity as Satan's son was revealed. Izumo's reason for becoming an exorcist is unknown, but connected to an incident that happened when she was a child. Izumo attempts to achieve a Meister in Tamer, and can summon two Byakko (foxes) to fight for her.
 She is voiced by Eri Kitamura.
 
 In the Blue Exorcist musical, she was portrayed by Anna Hachimine.

Konekomaru Miwa

Konekomaru Miwa (三輪 子猫丸 Miwa Konekomaru) is a timid but brilliant individual, able to come up with complex strategies in a short window of time. He is very loyal to Ryuji and Renzo, since they grew up together at the same Temple in Kyoto. He is kind to everyone, but it takes long for him to reconcile with Rin after discovering his secret, despite seeing his true character.^[ch. 26] He is an orphan and the surviving head of the Miwa family. He plans to achieve the Meister in Aria.
He is voiced by Yūki Kaji.

In the Blue Exorcist musical, he was portrayed by Jun Muruyama.

Renzo Shima

Renzo Shima (志摩 廉造 Shima Renzō) is a very carefree yet fearful character. He is very loyal to Bon and Konekomaru, since both grew up with him at the Cursed Temple in Kyoto. Renzo is the second of the cast who accepts Rin after discovering his identity, finding ignoring Rin to be troublesome. He is infatuated with Izumo, obsessed with women. In elementary school, he was referred to as the "Erotic Demon". Now that he is in high-school, he is trying to be more refined. His hair is naturally black, but he dyed it pink (to the chagrin of his father). Renzo carries a K'rik (Khakkhara) staff to fight like his two brothers and plans to achieve the Meister in Aria. Later in the manga, Renzo learns to conjure flames with his staff to improve his fighting capabilities.
 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 is an anime series adapted from the manga of the same title by Kazue Kato. It is directed by Tensai Okamura and produced by A-1 Pictures. The series follows a teenager named Rin Okumura who finds out he is the son of Satan and is determined to become an exorcist in order to defeat him after the death of his guardian, Father Fujimoto.
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)

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