Blue Exorcist

{{Infobox animanga/Header

| image = Blue Exorcist vol 1.png

| caption = First {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volume cover, featuring protagonist Rin Okumura

| ja_kanji = 青の{{Ruby-ja|祓魔師|エクソシスト}}

| ja_romaji = Ao no Ekusoshisuto

| genre = {{ubl|Adventure{{Cite web|url=https://www.viz.com/blue-exorcist|title=The Official Website for Blue Exorcist|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=October 28, 2017|archive-date=February 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225190626/https://www.viz.com/blue-exorcist|url-status=live}}|Dark fantasy{{Cite news|last=Komatsu|first=Mikikazu|title="Blue Exorcist" 4th Stage Play "Shimane Illuminati Arc" Set for This Fall|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/08/03-1/blue-exorcist-4th-stage-play-shimane-illuminati-arc-set-for-this-fall|access-date=July 23, 2018|website=Crunchyroll|date=August 4, 2017|archive-date=July 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723093222/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/08/03-1/blue-exorcist-4th-stage-play-shimane-illuminati-arc-set-for-this-fall|url-status=live}}}}

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Print

| type = manga

| author = Kazue Kato

| publisher = Shueisha

| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher

| NA = Viz Media

}}

| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Shōnen}}

| imprint = Jump Comics SQ.

| magazine = Jump Square

| magazine_en = {{English manga publisher

| NA = Weekly Shonen Jump

}}

| first = April 4, 2009

| volumes = 32

| volume_list = List of Blue Exorcist chapters

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Video

| type = tv series

| director = {{ubl|Tensai Okamura ({{Abbr|S1|Season 1}})|Koichi Hatsumi ({{Abbr|S2|Season 2}})|Daisuke Yoshida ({{Abbr|S3–4|Seasons 3–4}})}}

| producer = {{Collapsible list|Hiroo Maruyama ({{Abbr|S1|Season 1}})|Kozue Kananiwa ({{Abbr|S1|Season 1}})|Shin Furukawa ({{Abbr|S1|Season 1}})|Takamitsu Inoue ({{Abbr|S1|Season 1}})|Satoshi Adachi (#1–12)|Tetsuhito Motoyasu (#13–25)|Tetsuya Endō ({{Abbr|S2|Season 2}})|Hiroshi Kamei ({{Abbr|S2|Season 2}})|Miho Matsumoto ({{Abbr|S2|Season 2}})|Natsumi Mori ({{Abbr|S2|Season 2}})|Takashi Takano ({{Abbr|S2|Season 2}})|Miho Matsumoto ({{Abbr|S3–4|Seasons 3–4}})|Akari Yanagawa ({{Abbr|S3–4|Seasons 3–4}})|Yuki Ogasawara ({{Abbr|S3–4|Seasons 3–4}})|Wataru Tanaka ({{Abbr|S3–4|Seasons 3–4}})|Hiroshi Kamei ({{Abbr|S3–4|Seasons 3–4}})}}

| writer = {{ubl|Ryōta Yamaguchi ({{Abbr|S1|Season 1}})|Toshiya Ōno ({{Abbr|S2–4|Seasons 2–4}})}}

| music = {{ubl|Hiroyuki Sawano|Kohta Yamamoto ({{Abbr|S2–4|Seasons 2–4}})}}

| studio = {{ubl|A-1 Pictures ({{Abbr|S1–2|Seasons 1–2}})|Studio VOLN ({{Abbr|S3–4|Seasons 3–4}})}}

| licensee = {{English anime licensee

| AUS = Madman Entertainment

| NA = Aniplex of America

| SEA = Muse Communication

| BI = Crunchyroll UK and Ireland

}}

| network = JNN (MBS, TBS) ({{Abbr|S1–2|Seasons 1–2}})
Tokyo MX, BS11, GTV, GYT, MBS, THK, UHB, RKB ({{Abbr|S3–4|Seasons 3–4}})

| network_en = {{English anime network

| NA = Neon Alley

| US = Adult Swim (Toonami)

}}

| first = April 17, 2011

| last = March 23, 2025

| episodes = 73 + 3 OVAs

| episode_list = List of Blue Exorcist episodes

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Print

| type = manga

| title = Salaryman Exorcist: {{Nowrap|The Sorrows of Yukio Okumura}}

| author = Kazue Kato

| illustrator = Minoru Sasaki

| publisher = Shueisha

| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Shōnen}}

| magazine = {{ubl|Jump SQ.19 {{Noitalic|(April 2013 – February 2015)}}|Jump Square {{Noitalic|(April 2015 – April 2020)}}}}

| first = April 19, 2013

| last = April 3, 2020

| volumes = 4

| volume_list =

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Other

| title = Anime film

| content =

Blue Exorcist: The Movie (2012)

}}

{{Nihongo|Blue Exorcist|青の{{Ruby-ja|祓魔師|エクソシスト}}|Ao no Ekusoshisuto|lead=yes}} 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.

The manga has been serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen manga magazine Jump Square since April 2009, with individual chapters collected in 32 {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes as of May 2025. 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 was split in two cours; the first cours, subtitled Beyond the Snow Saga, aired from October to December 2024, while the second cours, subtitled The Blue Night Saga, aired from January to March 2025.

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.

Synopsis

= Setting =

The world of Blue Exorcist consists of two dimensions, attached to each other as a mirror and its reflection. The first is the material world where humans live, {{Nihongo4|Assiah|{{Ruby-ja|物質界|アッシャー}}|Asshā}}, and the other is {{Nihongo4|Gehenna|{{Ruby-ja|虚無界|ゲヘナ}}|Gehena}}, the world of demons, which is ruled by Satan. Originally, a journey between the worlds, or even a contact between them, was impossible, however, any demon is able to pass to the dimension of Assiah through the possession of a living being in it. Even so, demons have historically wandered among humans unnoticed, visible only to people who have had contact with demons before.

In contrast, there are Exorcists, people who train to destroy demons who act in a damaging manner in Assiah. With more than two thousand years of existence, this group has several branches all over the world being secretly under the command of the Vatican itself and acting in a clandestine manner.

= Plot =

{{See also|List of Blue Exorcist characters{{!}}List of Blue Exorcist characters}}

The story revolves around Rin Okumura, who, along with his younger twin Yukio Okumura, was raised by Father Shiro Fujimoto, an Exorcist. One day, Rin learns that he and Yukio are the sons of Satan. Witnessing Shiro dying to protect him, Rin draws the demon-slaying sword {{Nihongo|Kurikara|倶利伽羅}}, which restrains his demonic powers. From that moment on, Rin not only gains demonic features like fangs and a tail, but also the power to ignite into blue flames that destroy almost anything he touches.

Rin wishes to become an Exorcist like his guardian to become stronger and to defeat Satan. He enrolls at the prestigious {{Nihongo|True Cross Academy|正十字学園|Sei Jūji Gakuen}}, an exorcist cram school, which is actually the Japanese branch of the {{Nihongo|True Cross Order|正十字騎士團|Sei Jūji Kishidan}}, an international organization dedicated to protect Assiah from Gehenna. Much to his surprise, Rin finds that Yukio is already a veteran Exorcist and is one of his teachers. Thus begins Rin's journey to become an Exorcist, accompanied by his brother and his fellow students who quickly become his close friends.

Production

Kazue Kato took inspiration from Terry Gilliam's The Brothers Grimm (2005), as she tried to work the angle of brothers fighting against monsters into a story. She eventually decided on making the story about demons and exorcists, thus conceiving Blue Exorcist.{{Cite web|last=Aoki|first=Deb|title=Interview: Blue Exorcist Mangaka Kazue Kato|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2016-07-22/interview-blue-exorcist-mangaka-kazue-kato/.104559|website=Anime News Network|access-date=October 31, 2016|date=July 22, 2016|archive-date=June 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625175038/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2016-07-22/interview-blue-exorcist-mangaka-kazue-kato/.104559|url-status=live}} 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.{{Cite web|title=Interview: Kazue Kato|url=http://www.manga-news.com/index.php/actus/2010/07/30/Interview-Kazue-Kato|work=Manga News|access-date=June 14, 2012|date=November 18, 2010|language=fr|archive-date=June 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625174628/https://www.manga-news.com/index.php/actus/2010/07/30/Interview-Kazue-Kato|url-status=live}}

In 2016, Kato stated, "I think there might be four more arcs. I have a rough storyline complete for the ending, but I haven’t figured out all of the details. I have a few things where I’m not sure what to decide to do."{{Cite web|last=Massari|first=Cristopher|title=Interview With AO NO EXORCIST/BLUE EXORCIST Creator Kazue Kato|url=https://comicsverse.com/comicsverse-interview-ao-no-exorcist-creator-kazue-kato/|website=ComicVerse|access-date=November 13, 2018|date=July 25, 2016|archive-date=June 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620030656/https://comicsverse.com/comicsverse-interview-ao-no-exorcist-creator-kazue-kato/|url-status=live}} In July 2021, Kato announced that the manga would enter on an eight-month hiatus to work on a six-chapter manga mini-series adaptation of Fuyumi Ono's Eizen Karukaya Kaiitan.{{Cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|title=Blue Exorcist Manga Goes on Hiatus Until April, as Kazue Katō Draws Manga of Twelve Kingdoms Author's Horror Novel|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-07-02/blue-exorcist-manga-goes-on-hiatus-until-april-as-kazue-kato-draws-manga-of-twelve-kingdoms-author-horror-novel/.174705|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 2, 2021|date=July 2, 2021|archive-date=July 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702062714/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-07-02/blue-exorcist-manga-goes-on-hiatus-until-april-as-kazue-kato-draws-manga-of-twelve-kingdoms-author-horror-novel/.174705|url-status=live}} The manga resumed publication one month later than planned, on May 2, 2022.{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Blue Exorcist Manga's Return from Hiatus Delayed to May|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-02-05/blue-exorcist-manga-return-from-hiatus-delayed-to-may/.182262|website=Anime News Network|access-date=February 15, 2022|date=February 5, 2022|archive-date=February 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219194327/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-02-05/blue-exorcist-manga-return-from-hiatus-delayed-to-may/.182262|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|script-title=ja:「青の祓魔師」9カ月ぶりにジャンプSQ.で連載再開！今月号は表紙で登場|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/476223|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=May 8, 2022|language=ja|date=May 2, 2022|archive-date=May 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530112046/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/476223|url-status=live}}

Media

= Manga =

{{Further|List of Blue Exorcist chapters{{!}}List of Blue Exorcist chapters}}

Blue Exorcist is written and illustrated by Kazue Kato. A prototype one-shot, titled {{Nihongo|Miyamauguisu House Case|深山鶯邸事件|Miyamauguisu-tei Jiken}}, was published in Shueisha's Jump Square on August 4, 2008.{{Cite web|script-title=ja:2008年08月04日のアーカイブ|url=http://manganohi.jp/2008/08/04/|website=manganohi.jp|access-date=March 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917195425/http://manganohi.jp/2008/08/04/|archive-date=September 17, 2008|language=ja|date=August 4, 2008|quote={{lang|ja|【ジャンプスクエア】ジャンプSQ．9月号、8月4日発売!! […] ・加藤和恵『深山鶯邸事件』}}}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:加藤和恵、短編集＆「青エク」ワンコイン画集が本日発売|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/57517|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=September 7, 2020|language=ja|date=October 4, 2011|archive-date=October 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029012536/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/57517|url-status=live}} Blue Exorcist has been serialized in Jump Square since April 4, 2009.{{Cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Trigun's Nightow to End Kekkai Sensen Manga|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-09/trigun-nightow-to-end-kekkai-sensen-manga|website=Anime News Network|access-date=February 24, 2020|date=February 9, 2009|archive-date=February 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213114759/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-09/trigun-nightow-to-end-kekkai-sensen-manga|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|script-title=ja:【ジャンプスクエア】ジャンプSQ．5月号、4月4日発売!!|url=http://manganohi.com/news/boy/15614.html|website=manganohi.com|access-date=August 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090505060227/http://manganohi.com/news/boy/15614.html|archive-date=May 5, 2009|language=ja|date=April 4, 2009}} Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes. The first volume was released on August 4, 2009.{{Cite web|url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-874709-5&mode=1|script-title=ja:青の祓魔師1|publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|access-date=July 18, 2009|archive-date=July 2, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130702172258/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-874709-5|url-status=live}} As of May 2, 2025, 32 volumes have been published.{{Cite web|script-title=ja:青の祓魔師 32|url=https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-884519-7|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=May 2, 2025|language=ja}}

The series has been licensed by Viz Media for release in North America, with the first volume released under the Shōnen Jump Advance imprint on April 5, 2011.{{Cite web|last=Browning|first=Jacob|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-10-19/blue-exorcist-manga-listed-by-viz-distributor|title=News: Blue Exorcist Manga Listed by Viz's Distributor|website=Anime News Network|date=October 19, 2010|access-date=March 21, 2011|archive-date=July 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704220504/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-10-19/blue-exorcist-manga-listed-by-viz-distributor|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2010-11-15/viz-media-announces-new-manga-acquisitions-for-spring-and-summer-2011|title=Viz Media Announces New Manga Acquisitions for Spring & Summer 2011|website=Anime News Network|date=November 15, 2010|access-date=March 21, 2011|archive-date=March 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307154906/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2010-11-15/viz-media-announces-new-manga-acquisitions-for-spring-and-summer-2011|url-status=live}} 28 volumes have been released as of November 14, 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/blue-exorcist-volume-28/product/7633|title=Blue Exorcist, Vol. 28|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=May 17, 2024|archive-date=November 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113133930/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/blue-exorcist-volume-28/product/7633|url-status=live}}

== Spin-off ==

A spin-off series written by Kato and illustrated by Minoru Sasaki, focused on Rin's brother, Yukio, titled {{Nihongo|Salaryman Exorcist: The Sorrows of Yukio Okumura|サラリーマン祓魔師奥村雪男の哀愁|Salaryman Futsumashi Okumura Yukio no Aishū}}, started in Jump SQ.19 on April 19, 2013.{{Cite web|script-title=ja:青エク公式番外編「サラリーマン祓魔師奥村雪男の哀愁」|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/89032|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=March 7, 2020|language=ja|date=April 19, 2013|archive-date=June 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619192010/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/89032|url-status=live}} After the magazine ceased publication on February 19, 2015, the series was transferred to Jump Square, starting on April 4 of that same year.{{Cite web|script-title=ja:ジャンプSQ.19が本日発売号で刊行終了、7月にスクエアの新増刊|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/138903|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=March 7, 2020|language=ja|date=February 19, 2015|archive-date=June 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621092632/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/138903|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|script-title=ja:ジャンプSQ. 2015年5月号|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M676046|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=December 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214144112/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M676046|archive-date=December 14, 2023|language=ja|url-status=live}} The series finished on April 3, 2020.{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Blue Exorcist Spinoff Manga Salaryman Futsumashi Ends in April|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-03-07/blue-exorcist-spinoff-manga-salaryman-futsumashi-ends-in-april/.157254|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 7, 2020|date=March 7, 2020|archive-date=March 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327072500/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-03-07/blue-exorcist-spinoff-manga-salaryman-futsumashi-ends-in-april/.157254|url-status=live}} Its chapters were collected in four {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes, released from February 4, 2015,{{Cite web|script-title=ja:「青の祓魔師」雪男が主人公のスピンオフギャグ1巻、SQ.には出張編も|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/137821|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=March 14, 2022|language=ja|date=February 4, 2015|archive-date=March 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314210310/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/137821|url-status=live}} to June 4, 2020.{{Cite web|script-title=ja:「青エク」10周年本にSQ.作家や鳥山明、尾田栄一郎ら70名超える作家が寄稿|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/381784|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=March 14, 2022|language=ja|date=June 4, 2020|archive-date=May 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529054945/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/381784|url-status=live}}

= Anime =

{{Further|List of Blue Exorcist episodes{{!}}List of Blue Exorcist episodes|Blue Exorcist season 1{{!}}Blue Exorcist season 1}}

An anime adaption for the manga was announced in November 2010 on Shueisha's Jump Square official website.{{Cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-27/blue-exorcist-manga-gets-tv-anime-green-lit|title=News: Blue Exorcist Manga Gets TV Anime Green-Lit|website=Anime News Network|date=November 27, 2010|access-date=November 27, 2010|archive-date=June 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621034438/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-27/blue-exorcist-manga-gets-tv-anime-green-lit|url-status=live}} 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; however, due to the March 11 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami the series' broadcast was delayed a week later on April 17;{{Cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-03-19/anime/manga-releases-delayed-after-quake/part-iii|title=News: Anime/Manga Releases Delayed After Quake: Part III|website=Anime News Network|date=March 19, 2011|access-date=March 21, 2011|archive-date=May 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522024113/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-03-19/anime/manga-releases-delayed-after-quake/part-iii|url-status=live}} the series was broadcast for 25 episodes until October 2 of that same year.{{Cite web|script-title=ja:青の祓魔師 [エクソシスト]|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/C13545|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=December 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216091118/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/C13545|archive-date=December 16, 2023|language=ja|date=December 16, 2023|url-status=live}} The opening theme for the first 12 episodes is "Core Pride" by Uverworld,{{Cite web|script-title=ja:UVERworldの新曲が、注目アニメのテーマ曲に決定|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/86336/full/|trans-title=Uverworld's new song to be featured as an anime's theme song|work=Oricon|access-date=April 18, 2011|date=April 5, 2011|language=ja|archive-date=October 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023175706/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/86336/full/|url-status=live}} while the opening theme from episode 13 onwards is "In My World" by Rookiez is Punk'd. The ending theme for the first 12 episodes is "Take Off" by South Korean boy band 2PM,{{Cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/46161|script-title=ja:アニメ｢青の祓魔師｣テーマソングはUVERworld&2PM|trans-title=Anime Blue Exorcist Theme song by Uverworld & 2PM|website=Music Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=March 21, 2011|date=March 9, 2011|language=ja|archive-date=March 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308180329/https://natalie.mu/music/news/46161|url-status=live}} while the ending theme from episode 13 through episode 25 is "Wired Life" by Meisa Kuroki. An original video animation (OVA), titled {{Nihongo|Kuro Runs Away From Home|クロの家出|Kuro no Iede}}, was included with the series' fifth DVD release on October 26, 2011.{{Cite web|script-title=ja:青の祓魔師 5|trans-title=Blue Exorcist 5|url=https://www.sonymusicshop.jp/m/item/itemShw.php?&cd=ANSB000009947|website=Sony Music Shop|publisher=Sony Music Entertainment Japan|access-date=December 21, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=December 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221034155/https://www.sonymusicshop.jp/m/item/itemShw.php?&cd=ANSB000009947|url-status=live}}

Aniplex of America announced they would simulcast the series in North America through video sites Hulu, Crunchyroll, Anime News Network and Netflix starting on April 20, 2011.{{Cite web|last=Manry|first=Gia|date=April 8, 2011|title=Aniplex to Stream Blue Exorcist In U.S., Canada|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-04-08/aniplex-to-stream-blue-exorcist-in-u.s-canada|access-date=April 8, 2011|website=Anime News Network|archive-date=June 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619212654/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-04-08/aniplex-to-stream-blue-exorcist-in-u.s-canada|url-status=live}} Aniplex of America released the series on four DVDs from October 18, 2011,{{Cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=July 1, 2011|title=Aniplex of America Adds Madoka Magica, Blue Exorcist on Home Video|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-07-01/aniplex-usa-adds-madoka-magica-blue-exorcist-on-home-video|access-date=July 1, 2011|website=Anime News Network|archive-date=July 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704084116/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-07-01/aniplex-usa-adds-madoka-magica-blue-exorcist-on-home-video|url-status=live}} to June 29, 2012;{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 24–30|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-06-26/north-american-anime-manga-releases-june-24-30|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 21, 2023|date=June 26, 2012|archive-date=January 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130132106/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-06-26/north-american-anime-manga-releases-june-24-30|url-status=live}} the Kuro Runs Away From Home OVA was included with the series' "DVD Complete 1st Season" box set on July 9, 2013.{{Cite web|title=Blue Exorcist DVD: Complete 1st Season|url=http://www.blueexorcist.com/dvd-1st-season.php|website=blueexorcist.com|access-date=December 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609120001/http://www.blueexorcist.com/dvd-1st-season.php|archive-date=June 9, 2013}} The series began broadcasting in the United States and Canada on Viz Media's online network, Neon Alley, on October 2, 2012.{{Cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=June 29, 2012|title=Viz Media to Stream Dubbed Blue Exorcist on Neon Alley|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-06-29/viz-to-stream-dubbed-blue-exorcist-on-neon-alley|access-date=June 29, 2012|website=Anime News Network|archive-date=July 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726002231/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-06-29/viz-to-stream-dubbed-blue-exorcist-on-neon-alley|url-status=live}} It was broadcast on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block from February 23 to August 10, 2014;{{Cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Toonami Posts Blue Exorcist Trailer for Weekend Premiere|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-02-19/toonami-posts-blue-exorcist-trailer-for-weekend-premiere|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 20, 2023|date=February 19, 2014|archive-date=June 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605051245/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-02-19/toonami-posts-blue-exorcist-trailer-for-weekend-premiere|url-status=live}} the series was rebroadcast on the same programming block starting on November 3, 2024.{{Cite web|last=Hazra|first=Adriana|title=Mashle: Magic and Muscles, Blue Exorcist Anime to Air on Toonami|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-18/mashle-magic-and-muscles-blue-exorcist-anime-to-air-on-toonami/.216891|website=Anime News Network|access-date=October 18, 2024|date=October 18, 2024}} Muse Communication licensed the series in Southeast Asia, streaming it for a limited time on its YouTube channel until February 29, 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGbshtvS9t-8CW11W7TooQg/community?lb=UgkxTaZe6RPStA9Id_RD75cT8InENLXVjfY3|title=🎬Limited-Time YouTube Upload Announcement🎬 《Blue Exorcist》 & 《Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga》|publisher=Muse Asia|via=YouTube|access-date=December 27, 2023|date=December 26, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231228015135/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGbshtvS9t-8CW11W7TooQg/community?lb=UgkxTaZe6RPStA9Id_RD75cT8InENLXVjfY3|archive-date=December 28, 2023|url-status=live}}

== Film ==

{{Main|Blue Exorcist: The Movie{{!}}Blue Exorcist: The Movie}}

An anime film, Blue Exorcist: The Movie, was released on December 28, 2012, in Japan.{{Cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-09-30/blue-exorcist-anime-film-green-lit|title=Blue Exorcist/Ao no Exorcist Anime Film Green-Lit|date=September 30, 2011|access-date=October 5, 2011|website=Anime News Network|archive-date=July 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704225840/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-09-30/blue-exorcist-anime-film-green-lit|url-status=live}} The English dub cast reprised their roles for the movie.{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-06-13/aniplex-usa-to-screen-blue-exorcist-film-in-6-u.s-cities|title=Aniplex USA to Screen Blue Exorcist Film in 6 U.S. Cities|website=Anime News Network|language=en|date=June 13, 2013|access-date=December 23, 2018|archive-date=December 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213121824/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-06-13/aniplex-usa-to-screen-blue-exorcist-film-in-6-u.s-cities|url-status=live}}

== ''Kyoto Saga'' ==

{{Main|Blue Exorcist season 2{{!}}Blue Exorcist season 2}}

In June 2016, a second season, titled Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga, was announced and aired from January 7 to March 25, 2017.{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=October 2, 2016|title=Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Impure King Arc Anime Reveals January Premiere, More Cast|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-10-02/blue-exorcist-kyoto-impure-king-arc-anime-reveals-january-premiere-more-cast/.107113|access-date=October 2, 2016|website=Anime News Network|archive-date=September 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902033850/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-10-02/blue-exorcist-kyoto-impure-king-arc-anime-reveals-january-premiere-more-cast/.107113|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://nagamedigital.com/2016/10/11/ao-no-exorcist-season-2-001/|title=Ao no Exorcist Kyoto Fujouou-hen Confirms January 2017 Air Date, Releases PV and Key Visual|date=October 11, 2016|website=Nagame Digital|access-date=October 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012152609/http://nagamedigital.com/2016/10/11/ao-no-exorcist-season-2-001/|archive-date=October 12, 2016|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/06/29/2017-blue-exorcist-tv-anime-announcement-spotted|title=2017 "Blue Exorcist" TV Anime Announcement Spotted|last=Green|first=Scott|date=June 29, 2016|website=Crunchyroll|access-date=June 30, 2016|archive-date=March 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308201658/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/06/29/2017-blue-exorcist-tv-anime-announcement-spotted|url-status=live}} Koichi Hatsumi directed the sequel, while Toshiya Ōno wrote the scripts, Keigo Sasaki designed the characters, and Hiroyuki Sawano and Kohta Yamamoto composed the soundtrack. A-1 Pictures returned to produce the animation.{{Cite web|last=Green|first=Scott|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/06/30/different-writerdirector-team-to-lead-new-blue-exorcist-tv-anime|title=Different Writer/Director Team To Lead New "Blue Exorcist" TV Anime|date=June 30, 2016|website=Crunchyroll|access-date=June 30, 2016|archive-date=July 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701132723/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/06/30/different-writerdirector-team-to-lead-new-blue-exorcist-tv-anime|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=July 3, 2016|title=New Blue Exorcist TV Anime's Returning Cast, New Staff, Plot, 2017 Premiere Revealed|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-03/new-blue-exorcist-tv-anime-returning-cast-new-staff-plot-2017-premiere-revealed/.103911|access-date=July 3, 2016|website=Anime News Network|archive-date=November 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105130615/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-03/new-blue-exorcist-tv-anime-returning-cast-new-staff-plot-2017-premiere-revealed/.103911|url-status=live}} The opening theme is {{Nihongo|"Itteki no Eikyō"|一滴の影響||{{Lit}} "Drop's Influence"}} by Uverworld, while the ending theme is {{Nihongo|"Kono Te de"|コノ手デ||{{Lit}} "With This Hand"}} by Rin Akatsuki.{{Cite web|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|date=December 20, 2016|title=Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga Anime's TV Ads Preview Theme Songs|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-20/blue-exorcist-kyoto-saga-anime-tv-ads-preview-theme-songs/.110147|access-date=January 6, 2017|website=Anime News Network|archive-date=December 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222182543/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-20/blue-exorcist-kyoto-saga-anime-tv-ads-preview-theme-songs/.110147|url-status=live}} The series has been licensed by Aniplex of America in North America,{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=October 15, 2016|title=Aniplex USA Licenses Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga Anime Series|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-10-15/aniplex-usa-licenses-blue-exorcist-kyoto-saga-anime-series/.107715|access-date=March 12, 2017|website=Anime News Network|archive-date=March 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313050311/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-10-15/aniplex-usa-licenses-blue-exorcist-kyoto-saga-anime-series/.107715|url-status=live}} and Muse Communication in Southeast Asia, streaming it for a limited time on its YouTube channel until February 29, 2024.

Kyoto Saga premiered in the United States on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block on May 18, 2025.{{Cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|date=April 25, 2025|title=Toonami to Air Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-04-25/toonami-to-air-bleach-thousand-year-blood-war-blue-exorcist-kyoto-saga-anime/.223920|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 25, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250425181627/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-04-25/toonami-to-air-bleach-thousand-year-blood-war-blue-exorcist-kyoto-saga-anime/.223920|archive-date=April 25, 2025|url-status=live}}

== ''Shimane Illuminati Saga'' ==

{{Main|Blue Exorcist season 3{{!}}Blue Exorcist season 3}}

In December 2022, it was announced that the anime would receive a new television series adaptation.{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Blue Exorcist Gets New TV Anime Series|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-12-18/blue-exorcist-gets-new-tv-anime-series/.193088|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 18, 2022|date=December 18, 2022|archive-date=December 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218083859/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-12-18/blue-exorcist-gets-new-tv-anime-series/.193088|url-status=live}} It was later revealed to be a third season, titled Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga, which adapted volumes 10–15 of the original manga. The sequel was produced by Studio VOLN and directed by Daisuke Yoshida, with scripts written by Toshiya Ōno, character designs handled by Yurie Oohigashi, and music composed by Hiroyuki Sawano and Kohta Yamamoto.{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga Anime Reveals Promo Video, Visual, January 2024 Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-09-10/blue-exorcist-shimane-illuminati-saga-anime-reveals-promo-video-visual-january-2024-debut/.202170|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 10, 2023|date=September 10, 2023|archive-date=September 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230910052151/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-09-10/blue-exorcist-shimane-illuminati-saga-anime-reveals-promo-video-visual-january-2024-debut/.202170|url-status=live}} It aired from January 7 to March 24, 2024, on Tokyo MX and other networks.{{efn|Tokyo MX lists the season premiere on January 6 at 24:30, which is effectively January 7 at 12:30 a.m. JST{{Cite web|script-title=ja:冬アニメ『青の祓魔師島根啓明結社篇』1/6より放送開始！エンディングテーマは紫今の『学級日誌』に決定|url=https://dengekionline.com/articles/212714/|website=Dengeki Online|access-date=December 3, 2023|language=ja|date=December 3, 2023|archive-date=December 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203130144/https://dengekionline.com/articles/212714/|url-status=live}}}} The opening theme is "Eye's Sentry" by Uverworld, while the ending theme is {{Nihongo|"Gakkyū Nisshi"|学級日誌||"Class Diary"}} by Mulasaki-Ima.{{Cite web|script-title=ja:アニメ「青の祓魔師島根啓明結社篇」OPはUVERworld、楽曲一部聞けるOP映像も|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/546979|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=October 28, 2023|language=ja|date=October 28, 2023|archive-date=October 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028161420/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/546979|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga Anime's New Video Unveils Mulasaki-Ima's Ending Song, January 6 Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-03/blue-exorcist-shimane-illuminati-saga-anime-new-video-unveils-mulasaki-ima-ending-song-january-6-/.205054|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 3, 2023|date=December 3, 2023|archive-date=December 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203124015/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-03/blue-exorcist-shimane-illuminati-saga-anime-new-video-unveils-mulasaki-ima-ending-song-january-6-/.205054|url-status=live}} Muse Communication licensed the series in Southeast Asia.{{Cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|title=Muse Asia Licenses My Instant Death Ability Is So Overpowered, Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-02/muse-asia-licenses-my-instant-death-ability-is-so-overpowered-blue-exorcist-shimane-illuminati-saga-/.206107|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102093535/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-02/muse-asia-licenses-my-instant-death-ability-is-so-overpowered-blue-exorcist-shimane-illuminati-saga-/.206107|archive-date=January 2, 2024|date=January 2, 2024|url-status=live}}

== ''Beyond the Snow'' / ''The Blue Night'' Sagas ==

{{Main|Blue Exorcist season 4{{!}}Blue Exorcist season 4}}

In March 2024, at the AnimeJapan 2024 event, a fourth season was announced.{{Cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga Anime Gets Sequel in October|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-03-24/blue-exorcist-shimane-illuminati-saga-anime-gets-sequel-in-october/.209140|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324045054/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-03-24/blue-exorcist-shimane-illuminati-saga-anime-gets-sequel-in-october/.209140|archive-date=March 24, 2024|date=March 24, 2024|url-status=live}} In July 2024, it was announced that the staff from the Shimane Illuminati Saga will return for the season and that the season will run for two cours; the first one, subtitled {{Nihongo|Beyond the Snow Saga|雪ノ果篇|Yuki no Hate-hen}}, aired from October 6 to December 22, 2024,{{Cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga Anime's New Video Unveils October 5 Debut, Ending Song|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-13/blue-exorcist-beyond-the-snow-saga-anime-new-video-unveils-october-5-debut-ending-song/.214247|website=Anime News Network|access-date=August 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240813184624/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-13/blue-exorcist-beyond-the-snow-saga-anime-new-video-unveils-october-5-debut-ending-song/.214247|archive-date=August 13, 2024|date=August 13, 2024|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|script-title=ja:青の祓魔師雪ノ果篇 [放送情報]|url=https://s.mxtv.jp/anime/ao-ex-yukinohate/episode.html|publisher=Tokyo MX|access-date=March 23, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250323015505/https://s.mxtv.jp/anime/ao-ex-yukinohate/episode.html|archive-date=March 23, 2025|url-status=live}} and the second one, subtitled {{Nihongo|The Blue Night Saga|終夜篇|Yosuga-hen}}, aired from January 5 to March 23, 2025.{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=New Blue Exorcist Anime Reveals Trailer, Visual, Half-Year Run|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-05/new-blue-exorcist-anime-reveals-trailer-visual-half-year-run/.212892|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240706003116/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-05/new-blue-exorcist-anime-reveals-trailer-visual-half-year-run/.212892|archive-date=July 6, 2024|date=July 5, 2024|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|script-title=ja:「青の祓魔師終夜篇」は来年1月4日放送スタート、キービジュアル公開|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/604857|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241221162314/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/604857|archive-date=December 21, 2024|language=ja|date=December 22, 2024|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Blue Exorcist: The Blue Night Saga Anime to Premiere on January 4|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-12-21/blue-exorcist-the-blue-night-saga-anime-to-premiere-on-january-4/.219378|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241221202848/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-12-21/blue-exorcist-the-blue-night-saga-anime-to-premiere-on-january-4/.219378|archive-date=December 21, 2024|date=December 21, 2024|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|script-title=ja:青の祓魔師終夜篇 [放送情報]|url=https://s.mxtv.jp/anime/ao-ex-yukinohate/episode.html|publisher=Tokyo MX|access-date=March 23, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250323015505/https://s.mxtv.jp/anime/ao-ex-yukinohate/episode.html|archive-date=March 23, 2025|url-status=live}} For Beyond the Snow Saga, the opening theme is "Re Rescue", performed by Reol,{{Cite web|script-title=ja:アニメ「青の祓魔師終夜篇」2025年1月放送、雪ノ果篇から2クール連続で|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/581059|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=July 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240706004749/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/581059|archive-date=July 6, 2024|language=ja|date=July 6, 2024|url-status=live}} and the ending theme is {{Nihongo|"Tsurara"|ツララ}}, performed by {{ill|Yobahi|ja|Yobahi}}. For The Blue Night Saga, the opening theme is {{Nihongo|"Tsūkaku"|痛覚||"Sense of Pain"}}, performed by Amazarashi, and the ending theme is {{Nihongo|"Overlap"|オーバーラップ|Ōbārappu}}, performed by {{ill|Shiyui|ja|シユイ}}.{{Cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Blue Exorcist: The Blue Night Saga Anime Reveals Theme Song Artists in Video|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-12-22/blue-exorcist-the-blue-night-saga-anime-reveals-theme-song-artists-in-video/.219337|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241222125708/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-12-22/blue-exorcist-the-blue-night-saga-anime-reveals-theme-song-artists-in-video/.219337|archive-date=December 22, 2024|date=December 22, 2024|url-status=live}} Muse Communication licensed Beyond the Snow Saga in Southeast Asia.{{Cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|title=Muse Asia Licenses Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-22/muse-asia-licenses-blue-exorcist-beyond-the-snow-anime/.214621|website=Anime News Network|access-date=August 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822083748/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-22/muse-asia-licenses-blue-exorcist-beyond-the-snow-anime/.214621|archive-date=August 22, 2024|date=August 22, 2024|url-status=live}}

= Light novels =

Four light novels written by Aya Yajima, with illustrations provided by Kazue Kato, have been released by Shueisha under their Jump J-Books imprint. The first light novel, titled Blue Exorcist: Weekend Hero, was released on September 2, 2011.{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-09-07/blue-exorcist-latest-manga-book-1st-novel-top-charts|title=Blue Exorcist's Latest Manga Book, 1st Novel Top Charts|website=Anime News Network|date=September 7, 2011|access-date=June 6, 2012|archive-date=July 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704215517/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-09-07/blue-exorcist-latest-manga-book-1st-novel-top-charts|url-status=live}} The second novel, Blue Exorcist: Home Sweet Home, was released on December 4, 2012.{{Cite web|script-title=ja:青の祓魔師ホーム・スイート・ホーム|url=https://j-books.shueisha.co.jp/books/aonoexorcist_homesweet.html|website=Jump J-Books|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=December 20, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=December 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225060030/https://j-books.shueisha.co.jp/books/aonoexorcist_homesweet.html|url-status=live}} It focuses on past events, such as Rin, Yukio, Ryuji, Renzo, and Konekomaru's childhoods, as well as Juzo Shima and Mamushi Hojo's time as students at True Cross Academy. The third novel, titled Blue Exorcist: Bloody Fairytale, was released on March 4, 2014.{{Cite web|script-title=ja:青の祓魔師ブラッディ・フェアリーテイル|url=https://j-books.shueisha.co.jp/books/aonoexorcist_bloodyfairy.html|website=Jump J-Books|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=December 20, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=July 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702135509/https://j-books.shueisha.co.jp/books/aonoexorcist_bloodyfairy.html|url-status=live}} The fourth novel, titled Blue Exorcist: Spy Game, was released on March 3, 2017.{{Cite web|script-title=ja:青の祓魔師スパイ・ゲーム|url=https://j-books.shueisha.co.jp/books/aonoexorcist_spygame.html|website=Jump J-Books|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=December 20, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=February 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210040059/https://j-books.shueisha.co.jp/books/aonoexorcist_spygame.html|url-status=live}}

= Video games =

A visual novel for PlayStation Portable, Ao no Exorcist: Genkoku no Labyrinth was released on April 26, 2012, by Bandai Namco Games.{{Cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-03-13/blue-exorcist/genkoku-no-labyrinth-psp-3rd-promo-streamed|title=Blue Exorcist: Genkoku no Labyrinth PSP's 3rd Promo Streamed|website=Anime News Network|date=March 13, 2012|access-date=October 10, 2012|archive-date=March 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308152004/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-03-13/blue-exorcist/genkoku-no-labyrinth-psp-3rd-promo-streamed|url-status=live}}

A smartphone game, Blue Exorcist: Damned Chord was originally announced in December 2018; however in November 2020, it was announced that the game was canceled.{{Cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Blue Exorcist Smartphone Game Canceled, New Smartphone MMORPG Planned|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-11-18/blue-exorcist-smartphone-game-canceled-new-smartphone-mmorpg-planned/.166452|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 27, 2021|date=November 18, 2020|archive-date=November 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126171909/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-11-18/blue-exorcist-smartphone-game-canceled-new-smartphone-mmorpg-planned/.166452|url-status=live}}

A 3D action RPG, {{Nihongo|Alterna Vvelt: Blue Exorcist Another Story|オルタナヴェルト -青の祓魔師外伝-|Orutana Vueruto Ao no Ekusoshisuto Gaiden}} was announced at Jump Festa 2024.{{Cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Alterna Welt: Blue Exorcist Gaiden Game Announced for iOS, Android, PC With Summer 2024 Release|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-16/alterna-welt-blue-exorcist-gaiden-game-announced-for-ios-android-pc-with-summer-2024-release/.205572|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 16, 2023|date=December 16, 2023|archive-date=December 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216055439/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-16/alterna-welt-blue-exorcist-gaiden-game-announced-for-ios-android-pc-with-summer-2024-release/.205572|url-status=live}} It is scheduled to be released on smartphones and PC in 2025.{{Cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-29/alterna-vvelt-blue-exorcist-another-story-smartphone-game-gets-delayed-to-2025/.214908|title=Alterna Vvelt -Blue Exorcist Another Story- Smartphone Game Gets Delayed to 2025|website=Anime News Network|date=August 29, 2024|access-date=August 29, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829202735/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-29/alterna-vvelt-blue-exorcist-another-story-smartphone-game-gets-delayed-to-2025/.214908|archive-date=August 29, 2024|url-status=live}}

= Other media =

A stage play based on the series, titled Live Act Ao no Exorcist: Mashin no Rakuin, ran for nine performances at the Nippon Seinenkan hall in Tokyo's Shinjuku ward from May 11–17, 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.{{Cite web|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-04-25/blue-exorcist-stage-play-cast-photographed-in-costume|title=Blue Exorcist Stage Play Cast Photographed in Costume|website=Anime News Network|date=April 25, 2012|access-date=June 6, 2012|archive-date=February 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221135346/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-04-25/blue-exorcist-stage-play-cast-photographed-in-costume|url-status=live}}

Reception

= Manga =

By November 2016, Blue Exorcist had over 15 million copies in circulation.{{Cite web|last=Green|first=Scott|title=Leading Ladies Featured In Latest "Blue Exorcist -Kyoto Saga-" Promos|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/11/26-1/leading-ladies-featured-in-latest-blue-exorcist-kyoto-saga-promos|website=Crunchyroll|access-date=February 24, 2020|date=November 26, 2016|archive-date=February 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224055148/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/11/26-1/leading-ladies-featured-in-latest-blue-exorcist-kyoto-saga-promos|url-status=live}} By December 2022, the manga had over 25 million copies in circulation. The manga has been popular in Japan with the seventh volume receiving first print run of one million copies becoming the first Jump Square manga to reach such milestone. The release of the anime also drastically increased the manga's sales to the point that Shueisha decided to increase the print run for the seventh volume.

Critics have praised the Blue Exorcist manga, with Comic Book Bin reviewer Leroy Douresseaux feeling the first volume had potential, enjoying the comedy in the work and the characters and their interactions, recommending it to teen readers.{{Cite web|author=Douresseaux, Leroy|url=http://www.comicbookbin.com/blueexorcist001.html|title=Blue Exorcist: Volume 1|website=Comic Book Bin|date=March 24, 2011|publisher=Toon Doctor|access-date=September 21, 2016|archive-date=February 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213131711/http://www.comicbookbin.com/blueexorcist001.html|url-status=live}} Danica Davidson from Otaku USA felt that while the series employs disturbing storytelling, Rin's heroic traits despite being Satan's son make the plot more appealing to the readers.{{Cite web|url=http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/Manga/News1/Blue_Exorcist_vol_1_4202.aspx|title=Blue Exorcist vol. 1|work=Otaku USA|date=May 13, 2011|publisher=Sovereign Media|author=Davidson, Danica|access-date=December 19, 2022|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161215060959/https://www.otakuusamagazine.com/Manga/News1/Blue_Exorcist_vol_1_4202.aspx|archive-date=December 15, 2016}} Kato's artwork has been praised by Anime News Network{{'}}s Carlo Santos for the way each character has distinct traits while background images are well designed.{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/blue-exorcist/gn-5|title=Blue Exorcist GN 5|website=Anime News Network|location=Westmount, Quebec|date=December 11, 2011|author=Santos, Carlo|access-date=June 11, 2012|archive-date=June 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628063623/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/blue-exorcist/gn-5|url-status=live}} Deb Aoki of About.com praised Kato's art and the series' "multi-dimensional world that melds European architecture, Japanese culture, modern technology and Tim Burton-esque whimsy", also stating that it is a "multicultural mishmash" of Harry Potter, Cirque du Soleil, Blade Runner and Alice in Wonderland, but she called the action scenes "a bit chaotic, and sometimes hard to follow".{{Cite web|last=Aoki|first=Deb|title=Blue Exorcist Volume 1|url=http://manga.about.com/od/vizmedia/gr/Blue-Exorcist-Volume-1.htm|website=About.com|access-date=April 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720035811/http://manga.about.com/od/vizmedia/gr/Blue-Exorcist-Volume-1.htm|archive-date=July 20, 2011}}

= Anime =

Carl Kimlinger from Anime News Network emphasized how the execution was well-performed, resulting in entertaining episodes, especially its fight scenes, which were noted to be one of the anime's strongest points, and described it as "Great action, fun characters, and an occasional tug at the heart as well; every episode without fail is a blast".{{Cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/blue-exorcist/episodes-1|title=Blue Exorcist Episodes 1–6 Streaming|website=Anime News Network|location=Westmount, Quebec|date=June 3, 2011|author=Kimlinger, Carl|access-date=June 12, 2012|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117024913/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/blue-exorcist/episodes-1|url-status=live}} Sandra Scholes of Active Anime noted similarities to other series like Trinity Blood, Fullmetal Alchemist and Bleach, but wrote that the story and characters have "plenty of their own to tantalize us to watch."{{Cite web|last=Scholes|first=Sandra|title=Blue Exorcist Part 1|url=http://activeanime.com/html/2013/02/12/blue-exorcist-part-1/|website=Active Anime|access-date=April 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214031057/http://activeanime.com/html/2013/02/12/blue-exorcist-part-1/|archive-date=December 14, 2016|date=February 12, 2013}}

Notes

References

External links

{{Official website|https://jumpsq.shueisha.co.jp/rensai/aonoexorcist/|Blue Exorcist official manga website at Jump Square}} {{In lang|ja}}
{{Official website|https://www.ao-ex.com/|Blue Exorcist official anime website}} {{In lang|ja}}
{{Official website|https://blueexorcist.com/|Blue Exorcist official English anime website}}
{{Official website|https://www.viz.com/blue-exorcist|Blue Exorcist official manga website at Viz Media}}
{{Official website|https://mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/titles/100005|Blue Exorcist official manga website at Manga Plus}}
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