Blue Exorcist: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Humans and demons are two sides of the same coin, as are Assiah and Gehenna, their respective worlds. The only way to travel between the realms is by the means of possession, like in ghost stories. However, Satan, the ruler of Gehenna, cannot find a suitable host to possess and therefore, remains imprisoned in his world. In a desperate attempt to conquer Assiah, he sends his son instead, intending for him to eventually grow into a vessel capable of possession by the demon king.

Blue Exorcist follows Rin Okumura who appears to be an ordinary, somewhat troublesome teenager—that is until one day he is ambushed by demons. His world turns upside down when he discovers that he is in fact the very son of Satan and that his demon father wishes for him to return so they can conquer Assiah together. Not wanting to join the king of Gehenna, Rin decides to begin training to become an exorcist so that he can fight to defend Assiah alongside his brother Yukio.

Series details

• Title: Blue Exorcist
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Action, Anime, Supernatural
• Premiere date: 2011-04-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 2025-03-22
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TBS
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 5896
• IMDb ID: tt1799631
• TVDB ID: 248035

Cast and credited roles

• Nobuhiko Okamoto — Rin Okumura
• Jun Fukuyama — Yukio Okumura
• Kazuya Nakai — Suguro Ryūji
• Kana Hanazawa — Shiemi Moriyama
• Hiroshi Kamiya — Mephisto Pheles
• Eri Kitamura — Kamiki Izumo
• Koji Yusa — Shima Renzō
• Yûki Kaji — Miwa Konekomaru
• Rina Satou — Shura Kirigakure
• Ayahi Takagaki — Kuro
• Keiji Fujiwara — Fujimoto Shirō
• Hiroaki Hirata — Fujimoto Shirō

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-04-17; final listed air date 2012-12-28; episode order: 25.
• Season 2: premiered 2017-01-06; final listed air date 2017-10-04; episode order: 12.
• Season 3: premiered 2024-01-06; final listed air date 2024-03-23; episode order: 12.
• Season 4: premiered 2024-10-05; final listed air date 2024-12-21; episode order: 12.
• Season 5: premiered 2025-01-04; final listed air date 2025-03-22; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

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