Blue Exorcist is a Japanese anime television series based on Kazue Kato's manga series of the same name. The first season was directed by Tensai Okamura and produced by A-1 Pictures.[1] 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 MBS TV and TBS Television on April 17, 2011 and ended on October 2 of the same year. 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.[2] The episodes were simulcast with English subtitles online via Hulu, Anime News Network, and Crunchyroll, starting on April 20, 2011.[1] and Aniplex of America release Blue Exorcist on DVD in four sets, starting by releasing the first DVD on October 18, 2011.[3] The first season also began broadcasting in North America on Viz Media's online network, Neon Alley, on October 2, 2012, and also later aired on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block from February 22 to August 9, 2014.
A second season, subtitled Kyoto Saga, aired from January 7 to March 25, 2017.[4] A third season produced by Studio VOLN, subtitled Shimane Illuminati Saga, aired from January 7 to March 24, 2024.[5][a] A fourth season, subtitled Yuki no Hate-hen (雪ノ果篇, lit. 'At the End of the Snow Saga'), is set to premiere in October 2024.[7]
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