Ao no Exorcist: Yosuga-hen

Unlike his twin brother, Yukio, Rin Okumura never wished to know about their parents and the circumstances surrounding his own birth. Yet the master of time, Mephisto Pheles, gives Rin a key that transports him 40 years into the past when his late mother, Yuri Frederick Egin, was merely a child. With Mephisto's guidance, Rin leaps through the years of Yuri's childhood and her adolescence as an exorcist-in-training.

Early on, Yuri meets Shirou Fujimoto, Rin and Yukio's adoptive father. As Rin follows Yuri and Shirou's lives, he witnesses firsthand the initial appearances of Satan, his true father, and the horrors unfolding at the True Cross Order's special Section 13. Yuri's unique connection to Satan eventually leads Rin to the truth behind the most horrific event in exorcist history and the day he and Yukio were born—the Blue Night.

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Okumura, Rin Main

Okamoto, Nobuhiko Japanese

Okumura, Yukio Main

Fukuyama, Jun Japanese

Pheles, Mephisto Supporting

Kamiya, Hiroshi Japanese

Kirigakure, Shura Supporting

Fujimoto, Shirou Supporting

Hirata, Hiroaki Japanese

Moriyama, Shiemi Supporting

Shima, Renzou Supporting

Suguro, Ryuuji Supporting

Kamiki, Izumo Supporting

Light, Lewin Supporting

Mita, Keiji Producer

Aoki, Makoto Producer

Yoshida, Daisuke Director

Wakabayashi, Kazuhiro Sound Director

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Mar 11, 2025

lorkaa

Recommended

Preliminary (9/12 eps)

About the relationship between Yuri and Satan...episode 9

Shiro has always loved her, yet he has never expressed his feelings towards Yuri.

Why did Yuri choose Satan?
Shiro could have stopped her, he could have said "Don't go, stay with me." But no, he chose to remain silent, to not show his love.
Maybe Yuri in the end cared about Satan and wanted to stay with him, because she loved him. Yes, with this act she wanted to stop his killings, however, maybe she also saw the similarities between Satan and Shiro.
Firstly, of course, they have the same physical appearance.
Secondly, both are stubborn and do as ... they please - narcissists.
The difference between them is that Satan says what he thinks and shows his emotions, but Shiro suppresses them.

Maybe the reason why Shiro was always so cold towards everyone was that he was lost. He was a clone with a personality created to die - someone else to take over his body. He couldn't trust anyone. Maybe that is why he was so egoistic and never showed the weakness of loving someone. So, he was weak after all, just as Yuri said.

About Satan, he was obsessed with Yuri. However, is love defined as an obsession? - No.
After all, he cared only about himself.

Maybe Yuri let her have children with him because she loved Shiro. Maybe she saw Shiro in Satan.

At least Shiro realized that: "If only I told her this sooner..."; "It's all my fault."; "I could have protected her"

Yes. It's all his fault. If he wasn't that egocentric, they would have been together. She wouldn't have died.
He did right about taking care of her children and raising them as they were his own.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Feb 6, 2025

JustDefending

Recommended

Preliminary (5/12 eps)

Blue Exorcist brings back so much nostalgia. I still remember watching the first season on TV, it was one of those shows that pulled me in instantly. There was something special about experiencing it weekly, the opening song, seeing Rin release his blue flames for the first time and even the moments of comedy all stuck with me. Now, watching this new season, I can’t help but feel that same excitement I did back when I first discovered the series.

The Blue Night Saga finally gives us all the backstory we’ve been waiting for. Mephisto and Rin dive into Yuri Egin’s memories and see how she ... met Fujimoto and eventually become exorcists together. Also we get the whole lore on Satan, we finally get to see how he was created, what his true nature is, and most importantly, his connection to Yuri. This season doesn’t have as many fights as previous one, but the tension is always there. The storytelling is so well done, the pacing is good, there are no random additions and nothing feels forced or unnecessary. Honestly, I couldn’t have asked for a better continuation.

Compared to the previous seasons, the animation has improved a lot. There’s no weird use of CGI, no slideshow of still frames and everything is fluid and feel super consistent from start to finish. You can tell the studio really put effort into keeping the visuals as strong as the narrative. Obviously, the animation is not top-tier like some of the big Shonen anime are getting these days( JJK, Dandadan...) But honestly, can we really complain? It’s still great animation for what it is. Everything else like the OST, voice acting is on point.

Honestly, I don't understand why Blue Exorcist isn’t more popular. When the first season was airing, it was everywhere. Everyone was talking about it. But now, it doesn’t seem to have the same level of recognition it once did. But anyway, I’m glad for all the Blue Exorcist fans. We waited five years to get a second season, and now we enjoying the 5th season. Even if the show isn’t as big as it once was, we’re not letting this anime die.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Jan 30, 2025

Almus

Not Recommended

Preliminary (4/12 eps)

4 ep in and not as good as the other seasons. It feels like this whole part of the series has only been slice-of-life flashbacks.

Yeah, getting flashbacks for plot background is important. But it doesn't feel like there has been any forward momentum. It's just been going over what we already knew about in greater detail. There hasn't been a lot of action, and there hasn't been any answers to questions left over from the last part of the series. Getting to the past is nice, but this has hardly been better than filler.

I am not a manga reader so I don't already ... know what's going to happen before the jew episodes come out. So when I rate this as not recommended, it's because I feel like after 4 epsidoes, this part of the season hasn't even started yet. It's not just slow... I think all of these could have been done without. Or could have been wrapped in one episodes so that we can get on with the story. It's been nothing more than review anyways, and these hasn't been any heartthrobbing drama to make these dull past stories worth watching.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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