Blue Exorcist
Blue Exorcist (Japanese: 青の祓魔師, Hepburn: Ao no Ekusoshisuto) is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Kazue Kato. The story revolves around Rin Okumura, a teenager who discovers that he and his twin brother Yukio are the sons of Satan, born from a human woman, and he is the inheritor of Satan's powers. When Satan kills their guardian, Rin enrolls at True Cross Academy to become an exorcist under Yukio's tutelage in order to defeat Satan.
| Blue Exorcist | |
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Rin Okumura | |
| 青の祓魔師 (Ao no Ekusoshisuto) | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Kazue Kato |
| Published by | Shueisha |
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| Imprint | Jump Comics SQ. |
| Magazine | Jump Square |
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| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | April 4, 2009 – present |
| Volumes | 30 |
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| Directed by | Tensai Okamura |
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| Written by | Ryōta Yamaguchi |
| Music by | Hiroyuki Sawano |
| Studio | A-1 Pictures |
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| Original network | JNN (MBS) |
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| Original run | April 17, 2011 – October 2, 2011 |
| Episodes | 25 + OVA |
| Manga | |
| Salaryman Exorcist: The Sorrows of Yukio Okumura | |
| Written by | Kazue Kato |
| Illustrated by | Minoru Sasaki |
| Published by | Shueisha |
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| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | April 19, 2013 – April 3, 2020 |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Anime television series | |
| Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga | |
| Directed by | Koichi Hatsumi |
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| Written by | Toshiya Ōno |
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| Studio | A-1 Pictures |
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| Original network | JNN (MBS, TBS, CBC, BS-TBS) |
| Original run | January 7, 2017 – March 25, 2017 |
| Episodes | 12 + OVA |
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| Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga | |
| Directed by | Daisuke Yoshida |
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| Written by | Toshiya Ōno |
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| Studio | Studio VOLN |
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| Original network | Tokyo MX, BS11, GTV, GYT, MBS, THK, UHB, RKB |
| Original run | January 7, 2024 – March 24, 2024 |
| Episodes | 12 |
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| Ao no Exorcist: Yuki no Hate-hen | |
| Original run | October 2024 – scheduled |
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The manga has been serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Jump Square since April 2009, with individual chapters collected in 30 tankōbon volumes as of January 2024. Viz Media has licensed the manga for North American production, with the first volume released in April 2011. Aniplex of America also released the anime's DVDs in English regions. The series was adapted into an anime television series produced by A-1 Pictures, broadcast from April to October 2011. An anime film, Blue Exorcist: The Movie, premiered in December 2012. A second season, subtitled Kyoto Saga, aired from January to March 2017. A third season produced by Studio VOLN, subtitled Shimane Illuminati Saga, aired from January to March 2024. A fourth season, subtitled Yuki no Hate-hen, is set to premiere in October 2024.
By December 2022, Blue Exorcist had over 25 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series. The manga has been well received by readers, with sales having received a boost thanks to the anime's release.