'Ao no Exorcist: Yuki no Hate-hen' Second Cour 'Yosuga-hen' Airs in January 2025

by Hyperion_PS
Jul 5, 5:07 PM | 16 Comments

The Ao no Exorcist (Blue Exorcist) panel at Anime Expo 2024 announced a second cour for its fourth season titled Ao no Exorcist: Yosuga-hen (Blue Exorcist: The Blue Night Saga) on Friday. The second cour is scheduled to premiere in January 2025.

The panel also revealed the opening theme, second teaser promo, and a key visual (pictured) for the fourth season. The fourth season is scheduled to premiere in October 2024, and Crunchyroll will stream the anime with subtitles as it airs in Japan.

Reol (Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan (2023)) is performing the opening theme "RE RESCUE," which is previewed in the promotional video below.

Daisuke Yoshida (Ao no Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati-hen) is directing the fourth season at Studio VOLN. Toshiya Oono (Mushoku Tensei II: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu) is handling the series composition, and Yurie Oohigashi (Appare-Ranman!) is designing the characters. Kouta Yamamoto (Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season) and Hiroyuki Sawano (Ore dake Level Up na Ken) are composing the music.

The anime series adapts Kazue Katou's action fantasy manga, which began in Jump SQ. in April 2009. Shueisha published the 31st volume on June 4. The manga has a cumulative 25 million copies of its volumes in circulation.

The first anime season by A-1 Pictures aired in 25 episodes in Spring 2011. The Ao no Exorcist Movie (Blue Exorcist The Movie) side story anime movie premiered in Japan in December 2012.

The Ao no Exorcist: Kyoto Fujouou-hen (Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga) sequel television anime aired in 12 episodes in Winter 2017, covering till the earlier chapters of the ninth volume. The 19th and 20th volumes each bundled an original video anime episode in April and October 2017. The Ao no Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati-hen (Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga) television anime by Studio VOLN began airing on January 7.

VIZ Media licensed the manga in English in November 2010. The 28th volume went on sale in November 2023, with the 29th volume scheduled to be released on August 6. The company and Shueisha's Manga Plus platform simulpublishes the chapters in English.

Teaser PV 2 (Yuki no Hate-hen)

Official site: https://www.ao-ex.com/
Official X (Twitter): @aoex_anime

Source: Comic Natalie

Ao no Exorcist: Yosuga-hen on MAL

16 Comments Recent Comments

yeyyy another season of trash animation

Dec 17, 12:09 PM by aeronamii

I can not believe that this continues after so many years waiting , so glad :))

Sep 18, 5:51 PM by xarasan

I'M SO HAPPY THAT BLUE EXORCIST STAYS ALIVE!! This is great luck for the anime community

Jul 9, 7:01 AM by Hellmika

The exorcist in blue flames is as alive as ever...

Jul 8, 1:07 PM by KitsuFrost

The precedent is stupid then. It's all one consecutively airing season

Jul 7, 7:00 AM by Red_Ranger_Wien

@malvarez1 loooool

Jul 6, 11:05 PM by VivavideoUser2x

@VivavideoUser2x

The manga is still going, and the anime is waaayyyyy behind.

Jul 6, 8:43 PM by malvarez1

Blue exorcist been airing for almost 15 years , how long is the source material?

Jul 6, 2:49 PM by VivavideoUser2x

@Red_Ranger_Wien They also made a separate entry when Demon Slayer changed its title during its second season (from Mugen Train to Entertainment District) so it's just following precedents.

Jul 6, 11:21 AM by Ionliosite2

Why is this a separate entry? It's two consecutive cours of the same season/series

Jul 6, 9:02 AM by Red_Ranger_Wien

Still haven't finished the 3rd season but it's nice to see it get a new 2 cour season without having to make viewers wait another 6+ years.

Jul 6, 8:35 AM by AntwanMantilla

Well, 2 titles, for me it's 2 distinct seasons but wathever, hype

Jul 6, 6:39 AM by JaysonNnN

Lol, second cour of the fourth season which was announced a few months back is already on the way. Just how much is this series even selling after these many years for it to warrant such continuations.

Jul 5, 11:46 PM by Softhenic03

May it be completely adapted if only to make the haters who don't know how to look away stay mad. Amen.

Jul 5, 8:53 PM by BluaPapilio

Jesus Christ, why are fujos still funding this trash

Jul 5, 6:42 PM by Sleabedybarb

Yay I’m glad the momentum is continuing. Excited for next year!

Jul 5, 6:08 PM by MistyBlue