Blue Exorcist is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Kazue Kato. The story revolves around Rin Okumura, a teenager who discovers he and his twin brother Yukio are the sons of Satan, born from a human woman, and he is the i ...

'' is an

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series adapted from the manga of the same title by

Kazue Kato is a Japanese manga artist. She debuted in 2000 with a one-shot in '' Akamaru Jump'' before publishing a full series in '' Monthly Shōnen Sirius''. Following that series completion, she launched ''Blue Exorcist'' in ''Jump Square''. Biography ...

. It is directed by

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and produced by

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. It began broadcasting in Japan on the

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and the TBS Television 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

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, the series' initial broadcast was delayed by a week. The episodes are being

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ed with English subtitles online via Hulu, Anime News Network, and Crunchyroll, starting on April 20, 2011.

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released ''Blue Exorcist'' on DVD in four sets, starting by releasing the first DVD on October 18, 2011. Four pieces of

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are used for the episodes: two opening themes and two ending themes. The opening theme for the first 12 episodes is "Core Pride" by

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, 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

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, while the ending theme from episode 13 onwards is "Wired Life" by

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Episode list

References

{{Blue Exorcist Blue Exorcist episode lists 2011 Japanese television seasons