List of Blue Exorcist episodes
Blue Exorcist anime volume 1 cover
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.[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 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.[2] The episodes are being simulcasted 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]
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,[4] 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,[5] while the ending theme from episode 13 onwards is "Wired Life" by Japanese singer Meisa Kuroki.
Blue Exorcist began broadcasting in the United States and Canada on Viz Media's online network, Neon Alley, on October 2, 2012, and aired Adult Swim's Toonami from February 22, 2014 to August 9, 2014.
Episode List
| No. | Title[6][7] | Original airdate | English stream date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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[8] | October 2, 2012[9] |
| 02 | "Gehenna Gate" "Gehena Gēto" (虚無界の門) | April 24, 2011[8] | October 13, 2012 |
| 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[8] | October 20, 2012 |
| 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 | "Garden of Amahara" "Amahara no Niwa" (天空の庭) | May 8, 2011[8] | October 27, 2012 |
| 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[10] | November 3, 2012 |
| 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[10] | November 10, 2012 |
| 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[10] | November 17, 2012 |
| 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[10] | November 24, 2012 |
| 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[11] | December 1, 2012 |
| 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[11] | December 8, 2012 |
| 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 Seas" "Shinkai no Akuma" (深海の悪魔) | June 26, 2011[11] | December 18, 2012 |
| Rin and his classmates Izumo and Shima are sent for their first mission as Esquire 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[11] | December 25, 2012 |
| 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[11] | January 1, 2013 |
| 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[12] | January 8, 2013 |
| 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[12] | January 15, 2013 |
| 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[12] | January 22, 2013 |
| 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 with 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[12] | January 26, 2013 |
| 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[13] | February 2, 2013 |
| 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[13] | February 9, 2013 |
| 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[13] | February 16, 2013 |
| 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[13] | February 23, 2013 |
| 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[14] | March 2, 2013 |
| 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[14] | March 9, 2013 |
| Rewinding to when Yukio learns of Ernst's plan; he threatens to kill him, but learns that a weapon of mass destruction dubbed "the messiah" is to be dropped into the Gehenna Gate, to completely destroy the demon world. Yukio offers to give his blood in Rin's place; however, moment his blood mixes with Rin's, it awakens his demonic powers. The gate begins forming as several of the exorcists are burnt by blue flames. Satan makes contact with Yukio, showing him the past of his mother - Yuri Engin. She was an exorcist who was sent to investigate mysterious spontaneous combustions, only to encounter Satan; immune to his blue flames, she let him possess her to experience Assiah. She ended up pregnant with Rin and Yukio as a result; her own father, Ernst, ordered her burnt at the stake. Satan used Ernst as a temporary vessel, to free Yuri, who fled back to the woods and gave birth before passing. Mephisto and Fujimoto decided to lie to Vatican. Yukio confronts Ernst, who confirms Satan's story. Satan possesses Yukio, realising that since they are family, he can use him as his vessel. | |||
| 24 | "Satan's Spawn" "Majin no Rakuin" (魔神の落胤) | September 25, 2011[14] | March 16, 2013 |
| 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[14] | March 23, 2013 |
| 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 up with a plan to open a gate to the Vatican, where it is already daytime, and reflect the sunlight there to the Academy, where it is nighttime, to weaken the monsters protecting the Gehenna Gate. Rin and Yukio manage to seize this 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 | "Runaway Kuro" "Kuro no Iede" (クロの家出) | October 26, 2011 (DVD/Blu-Ray Only) | July 9, 2013 (DVD/Blu-Ray Only) |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Blue Exorcist to be Simulcast on Hulu, ANN and Crunchyroll". Anime News Network. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
- ↑ "News: Anime/Manga Releases Delayed After Quake: Part III". Anime News Network. March 19, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
- ↑ "Aniplex of America Adds Madoka Magica, Blue Exorcist on Home Video". Anime News Network. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ↑ "UVERworldの新曲が、注目アニメのテーマ曲に決定" [Uverworld's new song to be featured as an anime's theme song]. Oricon (in Japanese). April 5, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
- ↑ "アニメ「青の祓魔師」テーマソングはUVERworld＆2PM" [Anime Blue Exorcist Theme song by Uverworld & 2PM] (in Japanese). Natalie. March 9, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
- ↑ "Blue Exorcist Episodes". Crunchyroll. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ↑ "Blue Exorcist US Official". Aniplex.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 青の祓魔師 (in Japanese). Web Newtype. Archived from the original on May 3, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ↑ Neon Alley programming schedule
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 青の祓魔師 (in Japanese). Web Newtype. Archived from the original on May 10, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 青の祓魔師 (in Japanese). Web Newtype. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 青の祓魔師 (in Japanese). Web Newtype. Archived from the original on July 9, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 青の祓魔師 (in Japanese). Web Newtype. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 青の祓魔師 (in Japanese). Web Newtype. Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
External links
- Official Website (Japanese)