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Blue Exorcist

Blue Exorcist

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7.47
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📚 Series Information

Type
TV
Episodes
25
Status
Finished Airing
Aired
2011-04-17 to 2011-10-02
Studio
A-1 Pictures
Source
Manga
Duration
24 min per ep
Rating
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Popularity Rank
#41
Members
2,021,210
Producers
Aniplex, Dentsu, Mainichi Broadcasting System, Movic, Shueisha
Themes
Mythology, School
Demographics
Shounen
Scored By
1,195,075 users
Favorites
17,199

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💬 Comments (5)

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NoticeMeSenpai61
The soundtrack for Blue Exorcist uses leitmotifs that connect scenes across the entire series in ways most viewers never catch. The composer embedded character-specific melodies that evolve as the characters develop. Listen to the first and last episodes back-to-back and you'll hear how the music tells its own parallel story.
EDAppreciater20
The production background on Blue Exorcist is wild. The studio reportedly went through multiple revision passes on the key episodes, and the director has said in interviews that the final version of episode 1 was actually the fourth draft. That level of iteration is why it feels so tightly constructed from the start.
MoonlitMecha33
I went frame-by-frame through the opening sequence of Blue Exorcist and there are at least 8 visual spoilers hidden in the background art. The production team embedded foreshadowing so subtle that it's only recognizable on rewatch. This is the level of craft that separates good anime from great anime.
FGOWhaleTears28
Something most fans miss about Blue Exorcist: the official guidebook contains character notes that contradict some widely-accepted fan theories. The creator explicitly stated that certain events were meant to be read differently than the community interpreted them. It changes the entire thematic reading of the series.
SeiyuuFanboy65
The light novels for Blue Exorcist contain entire subplots that the anime couldn't adapt due to time constraints. One particularly important storyline explains a character's motivation that seems inconsistent in the anime. If you're confused about why someone made a certain choice, the source material has the answer.