Japan Synopsis
青の祓魔師
Humans live in the world of Assiah, demons in Gehenna. The two dimensions are not meant to interfere with each other, but demons still possess creatures in Assiah in spite of this. The humans who can fight these demons are known as exorcists. Rin Okumura is a boy who bears the curse of being Satan's illegitimate son. His foster father sacrificed himself to save him from demons. To avenge his foster father's death as well as to prove himself, Rin decides to follow the path of an exorcist and defeat his own father, Satan. To hone his raw skills, Rin enters True Cross Academy to train with other exorcist candidates.
Audience Engagement
380 audience reviews — more than 92% of Japan seriess in our index.
Popularity sits at the 93th percentile among Japan seriess.
Also On MBS
Other series that aired on MBS.
Other Titles From A-1 Pictures
Animation + Comedy in Japan
973 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Blue Exorcist itself).
The 2010–2012 Japan Window
Among 441 Japan seriess we catalog from this window, Blue Exorcist places #46 — near the top of its class.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Blue Exorcist premiered alongside 138 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 138 other Japan seriess in 2011.
The 2453rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).
Broadcast Timeline
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #533 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (88th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.1 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #445 of 2,532 (top 18%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | A-1 Pictures, Aniplex, Shueisha, movic, dentsu |
| Series Type | Scripted |
| Seasons / Episodes | 3 / 37 |
| Release Date | April 17, 2011 |
| Official Site | www.ao-ex.com |