Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga (2017)

Action · Animation · Drama

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.

IMDb rating: 7.3 (3,381 votes)
Episode average: 7.5 ↑ +0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Crunchyroll
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Cast

Hiroshi Kamiya Mephisto Pheles (voice)

Seasons

Season 1 (2017)

7.49 avg 14 episodes 7.1 → 7.2 24 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Small Beginnings	7.1	144
2	Strange Bedfellows	7.2	132
3	Suspicion Will Raise Bogies	7.1	133
4	Act of Treachery	7.4	132
5	Mysterious Connections	7.4	128
6	A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing	7.8	132
7	Like a Fire Burning Bright	7.5	126
8	From Father to Son	7.5	127
9	Through Thick and Thin	7.5	127
10	Unbowed and Unbroken	8.1	141
11	Shine Bright as the Sun	8.2	143
12	Candid and Open	7.7	131
13	OVA: Snake and Poison	7.1	60
14	OVA: Spy Game	7.2	55