List of Blue Exorcist episodes

Blue Exorcist is a Japanese anime television series based on Kazue Kato's manga series of the same name. The first season was directed by Tensai Okamura and produced by A-1 Pictures. The series follows a teenager named Rin Okumura who finds out he is the son of Satan and is determined to become an exorcist in order to defeat him after the death of his guardian, Father Fujimoto.

Blue Exorcist began broadcasting in Japan on MBS TV and TBS Television on April 17, 2011 and ended on October 2 of the same year. The series was originally scheduled to start airing on April 10, 2011, however due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the series' initial broadcast was delayed by a week. The episodes were simulcast with English subtitles online via Hulu, Anime News Network, and Crunchyroll, starting on April 20, 2011. and Aniplex of America release Blue Exorcist on DVD in four sets, starting by releasing the first DVD on October 18, 2011. The first season also began broadcasting in North America on Viz Media's online network, Neon Alley, on October 2, 2012, and also later aired on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block from February 22 to August 9, 2014.

A second season, subtitled Kyoto Saga, aired from January 7 to March 25, 2017. A third season produced by Studio VOLN, subtitled Shimane Illuminati Saga, aired from January 7 to March 24, 2024. A fourth season, subtitled Yuki no Hate-hen (雪ノ果篇, lit. 'At the End of the Snow Saga'), is set to premiere in October 2024.

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired	Network
1	25		April 17, 2011 (2011-04-17)	October 2, 2011 (2011-10-02)	JNN (MBS)
2	12		January 7, 2017 (2017-01-07)	March 25, 2017 (2017-03-25)
3	12		January 7, 2024 (2024-01-07)	March 24, 2024 (2024-03-24)	Tokyo MX
4	TBA		October 2024 (2024-10)	TBA

Episodes

Season 1 (2011)

Main article: Blue Exorcist season 1

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original air date	English air date
1	1	"The Devil Resides in Human Souls" Transliteration: "Akuma wa Hito no Kokoro ni Sumu" (Japanese: 悪魔は人の心に棲む)	Tensai Okamura	Ryōta Yamaguchi	Tensai Okamura	April 17, 2011 (2011-04-17)	October 2, 2012
2	2	"Gehenna Gate" Transliteration: "Gehena Gēto" (Japanese: 虚無界の門（ゲヘナゲート）)	Tadahito Matsubayashi	Ryōta Yamaguchi	Tensai Okamura	April 24, 2011 (2011-04-24)	October 13, 2012
3	3	"Brothers" Transliteration: "Ani to Otōto" (Japanese: 兄と弟)	Shūji Miyahara	Natsuko Takahashi	Yuu Kou	May 1, 2011 (2011-05-01)	October 20, 2012
4	4	"Garden of Amahara" Transliteration: "Amahara no Niwa" (Japanese: 天空（アマハラ）の庭)	Junichi Sakata	Shinsuke Ōnishi	Junichi Sakata	May 8, 2011 (2011-05-08)	October 27, 2012
5	5	"A Boy From the Cursed Temple" Transliteration: "Tatari-dera no Ko" (Japanese: 祟り寺の子)	Toshimasa Kuroyanagi	Ryōta Yamaguchi	Toshimasa Kuroyanagi	May 15, 2011 (2011-05-15)	November 3, 2012
6	6	"The Phantom Chef" Transliteration: "Maboroshi no Ryōrinin" (Japanese: まぼろしの料理人)	Ryutarō Sakaguchi	Ryōta Yamaguchi	Tensai Okamura	May 22, 2011 (2011-05-22)	November 10, 2012
7	7	"A Flock of Plovers" Transliteration: "Tomochidori" (Japanese: 友千鳥（ともちどり）)	Mamoru Enomoto	Natsuko Takahashi	Yumi Kamakura	May 29, 2011 (2011-05-29)	November 17, 2012
8	8	"Now a Certain Man Was Sick..." Transliteration: "Koko ni Yameru Mono Ari" (Japanese: 此（ここ）に病める者あり)	Yasutaka Yamamoto	Shinsuke Ōnishi	Yasutaka Yamamoto	June 5, 2011 (2011-06-05)	November 24, 2012
9	9	"Memories" Transliteration: "Omoide" (Japanese: おもひで)	Yoshiyuki Fujiwara	Shinsuke Ōnishi	Yoshiyuki Fujiwara	June 12, 2011 (2011-06-12)	December 1, 2012
10	10	"Black Cat" Transliteration: "Ketto Shī" (Japanese: 黒猫（ケットシー）)	Junichi Sakata	Ikuko Takahashi	Junichi Sakata	June 19, 2011 (2011-06-19)	December 8, 2012
11	11	"Demon of the Deep Seas" Transliteration: "Shinkai no Akuma" (Japanese: 深海の悪魔)	Shinya Kawatsura	Shinsuke Ōnishi	Tonari Kamiigusa	June 26, 2011 (2011-06-26)	December 18, 2012
12	12	"A Game of Tag" Transliteration: "Onigokko" (Japanese: 鬼事（おにごっこ）)	Tadahito Matsubayashi	Ikuko Takahashi	Tadahito Matsubayashi	July 3, 2011 (2011-07-03)	December 25, 2012
13	13	"Proof" Transliteration: "Shōmei" (Japanese: 証明)	Mamoru Enomoto	Ryōta Yamaguchi	Atsushi Takahashi	July 10, 2011 (2011-07-10)	January 1, 2013
14	14	"A Fun Camping Trip" Transliteration: "Tanoshii Kyanpu" (Japanese: 愉しいキャンプ)	Ryutarō Sakaguchi	Ikuko Takahashi	Kotaro Tamura	July 17, 2011 (2011-07-17)	January 8, 2013
15	15	"Act of Kindness" Transliteration: "Yasashii Koto" (Japanese: やさしい事)	Toshimasa Kuroyanagi	Ikuko Takahashi	Kazuma Fujimori	July 24, 2011 (2011-07-24)	January 15, 2013
16	16	"The Wager" Transliteration: "Kake" (Japanese: 賭)	Junichi Sakata	Shinsuke Ōnishi	Junichi Sakata	July 31, 2011 (2011-07-31)	January 22, 2013
17	17	"Temptation" Transliteration: "Yūwaku" (Japanese: 誘惑)	Shinpei Ezaki	Ryōta Yamaguchi	Yumi Kamakura	August 7, 2011 (2011-08-07)	January 26, 2013
18	18	"Gale" Transliteration: "Gufū" (Japanese: 颶風（グフウ）)	Takahiro Harada	Ryōta Yamaguchi	Tensai Okamura	August 14, 2011 (2011-08-14)	February 2, 2013
19	19	"An Ordinary Day" Transliteration: "Nandemonai Hi" (Japanese: なんでもない日)	Yoshiyuki Fujiwara	Ikuko Takahashi	Yoshiyuki Fujiwara	August 21, 2011 (2011-08-21)	February 9, 2013
20	20	"Mask" Transliteration: "Kamen" (Japanese: 假面（カメン）)	Kazuhide Kondo	Shinsuke Ōnishi	Tensai Okamura	August 28, 2011 (2011-08-28)	February 16, 2013
21	21	"The Secret Garden" Transliteration: "Himitsu no Hanazono" (Japanese: 秘密の花園)	Ryutarō Sakaguchi	Ryōta Yamaguchi	Takuya Igarashi	September 4, 2011 (2011-09-04)	February 23, 2013
22	22	"Demon Hunting" Transliteration: "Akuma Gari" (Japanese: 悪魔狩り)	Shinpei Ezaki	Ryōta Yamaguchi	Atsushi Takahashi	September 11, 2011 (2011-09-11)	March 2, 2013
23	23	"Truth" Transliteration: "Shinjitsu" (Japanese: 真実)	Mamoru Enomoto	Ryōta Yamaguchi	Mamoru Sasaki	September 18, 2011 (2011-09-18)	March 9, 2013
24	24	"Satan's Spawn" Transliteration: "Satan no Ko" (Japanese: 魔神（サタン）の落胤（こ）)	Toshimasa Kuroyanagi	Ryōta Yamaguchi	Tomohiko Itō	September 25, 2011 (2011-09-25)	March 16, 2013
25	25	"Stop, Time" Transliteration: "Toki yo Tomare" (Japanese: 時よ止まれ)	Tensai Okamura	Ryōta Yamaguchi	Tensai Okamura	October 2, 2011 (2011-10-02)	March 23, 2013

Season 2: Kyoto Saga (2017)

Main article: Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original air date
26	1	"Small Beginnings" Transliteration: "Kōshi Ranshō" (Japanese: 嚆矢濫觴（こうしらんしょう）)	Koichi Hatsumi & Shigeki Kawai	Toshiya Ōno	Koichi Hatsumi	January 7, 2017 (2017-01-07)
27	2	"Strange Bedfellows" Transliteration: "Goetsu Doushū" (Japanese: 呉越同舟（ごえつどうしゅう）)	Shigeki Kawai	Seiko Takagi	Shigeki Kawai	January 14, 2017 (2017-01-14)
28	3	"Suspicion Will Raise Bogies" Transliteration: "Gishinanki" (Japanese: 疑心暗鬼（ぎしんあんき）)	Yū Aoki	Yuichiro Kido	Toshiyuki Fujisawa	January 21, 2017 (2017-01-21)
29	4	"Act of Treachery" Transliteration: "Haishin Kigi" (Japanese: 背信棄義（はいしんきぎ）)	Ayako Kōno	Yūsuke Watanabe	Ayako Kōno	January 28, 2017 (2017-01-28)
30	5	"Mysterious Connections" Transliteration: "Aienkien" (Japanese: 合縁奇縁（あいえんきえん）)	Matsuo Asami	Yūsuke Watanabe	Shigeki Kawai	February 4, 2017 (2017-02-04)
31	6	"A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" Transliteration: "Menrihōshin" (Japanese: 綿裏包針（めんりほうしん）)	Takeshi Yajima	Toshiya Ōno	Takeshi Yajima	February 11, 2017 (2017-02-11)
32	7	"Like a Fire Burning Bright" Transliteration: "Kienbanjō" (Japanese: 気炎万丈（きえんばんじょう）)	Ryûta Kawahara	Toshiya Ōno	Toshiyuki Fujisawa	February 18, 2017 (2017-02-18)
33	8	"From Father to Son" Transliteration: "Fushi Sōden" (Japanese: 父子相伝（ふしそうでん）)	Yū Aoki	Seiko Takagi	Yū Aoki	February 25, 2017 (2017-02-25)
34	9	"Through Thick and Thin" Transliteration: "Setchūshōhaku" (Japanese: 雪中松柏（せっちゅうしょうはく）)	Ayako Kōno	Toshiya Ōno	Michio Fukuda	March 4, 2017 (2017-03-04)
35	10	"Unbowed and Unbroken" Transliteration: "Futōfukutsu" (Japanese: 不撓不屈（ふとうふくつ）)	Kengo Matsumoto	Yūsuke Watanabe	Kengo Matsumoto	March 11, 2017 (2017-03-11)
36	11	"Shine Bright as the Sun" Transliteration: "Kōkisanzen" (Japanese: 光輝燦然（こうきさんぜん）)	Ken'ichi Kuhara & Shigeki Kawai	Seiko Takagi	Hisashi Saito & Shigeki Kawai	March 18, 2017 (2017-03-18)
37	12	"Candid and Open" Transliteration: "Kyoshintankai" (Japanese: 虚心坦懐（きょしんたんかい）)	Shigeki Kawai	Toshiya Ōno	Shigeki Kawai	March 25, 2017 (2017-03-25)

Season 3: Shimane Illuminati Saga (2024)

Main article: Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original air date
38	1	"The World's Astir" Transliteration: "Zawameku Sekai" (Japanese: ざわめく世界)	Junichi Fujise	Toshiya Ōno	Daisuke Yoshida	January 7, 2024 (2024-01-07)
39	2	"Where Secrets Are" Transliteration: "Himitsu no Arika" (Japanese: 秘密の在り処)	Jungmook Lee	Toshiya Ōno	Satoshi Nishimura	January 14, 2024 (2024-01-14)
Yukio Okumura, Rin's younger twin brother and Intermediate Exorcist First Class, is summoned to a high-level inquiry meeting of the True Cross Order to be questioned about Saburota Todo, the mastermind behind the resurrection of the Impure King. Suspicious of the imposing atmosphere, Yukio recalls the words of his late adoptive father, Shiro Fujimoto. Meanwhile, the Exwires are tasked with exorcising "Mayuko of the Toilet." However, Izumo Kamiki holds a certain grudge against Shiemi Moriyama.
40	3	"True Cross Academy Festival" Transliteration: "Seijūji Gakuen-Sai" (Japanese: 正十字学園祭)	Norifumi Udono	Toshiya Ōno	Satoshi Nishimura	January 21, 2024 (2024-01-21)
True Cross Academy is busy with preparations for the school festival. Renzo Shima and Rin try to find partners to attend the music festival and dance party with, but they are continually rejected. Unwilling to give up, Rin attempts to invite Izumo. But she flat out declines because the annual Exorcist Certification Exam is approaching. However, Shiemi, who has passed the school's transfer exam and has become their classmate, appears before a completely depressed Shima and Rin.
41	4	"Insider" Transliteration: "Naitsū-sha" (Japanese: 内通者)	Erika Toshimitsu	Toshiya Ōno	Satoshi Nishimura	January 28, 2024 (2024-01-28)
Arthur A. Angel and Lightning capture a spy hiding among the Knights of the True Cross and learn that the secret society, the Illuminati, is planning to abduct someone for a certain project. And now, the time for their plan is at hand. After hearing the news, Shura Kirigakure gathers the Exwires. Meanwhile, Izumo confronts Takara and angrily explodes when she sees a particular stuffed animal in his hands...
42	5	"Destiny" Transliteration: "Unmei" (Japanese: 運命)	Junichi Fujise	Seiko Takagi	Satoshi Nishimura	February 4, 2024 (2024-02-04)
Every branch of the Knights of the True Cross is thrown into chaos as Lucifer, the King of Light, declares war. At the same time, Yukio, Rin, and the other Exwires leave for Izumo's hometown in Shimane Prefecture to bring Izumo and Shima back home. Izumo has been kidnapped and confined in the Far East Laboratory, controlled by the Illuminati. As Izumo awakens, she finds Shima wearing an Illuminati uniform. Then, she also meets someone with whom she shares a deep connection.
43	6	"I Can't Rely on Anyone" Transliteration: "Mō Dare mo Tayorenai" (Japanese: もう誰も頼れない)	Hidetoshi Watanabe	Kakuzō Nanmanji	Satoshi Nishimura	February 11, 2024 (2024-02-11)
Takara summons Izumo’s familiar, Fox God Mike, to talk about the past surrounding the Kamiki family and the Inari Taisha Shrine. Coming from a long line of shrine maidens, Tamamo, Izumo and Tsukumo’s mother, serves as the head of the family who must bear the burden of controlling the fox demon, Nine Tails. Although Izumo possesses excellent divine power as a shrine maiden, she has no one she can rely on in her private life – she spends her days with her boisterous mother and younger sister. Those days fell into ruin when the Inari Light Foundation appeared and made its move.
44	7	"Hesitation" Transliteration: "Mayoi" (Japanese: 迷い)	Jungmook Lee	Toshiya Ōno	Satoshi Nishimura	February 18, 2024 (2024-02-18)
Behind the facade of the Inari Tourism and Urbanization Project, the Illuminati gradually undermined the area. After learning about Izumo’s past from Mike, Rin and the others head to Peace Town Inari, which they believe holds the entrance to the Illuminati’s underground laboratory. Meanwhile, at the laboratory, Izumo is taken to a room where Michael Gedoin is waiting to undergo a complete medical examination. Izumo screams to create an uproar, giving her a chance to try and escape by summoning Uke and Mike. She runs away to get out of the underground laboratory – only for Renzo Shima to stand in her way.
45	8	"Determination" Transliteration: "Kakugo" (Japanese: 覚悟)	Makoto Ōwada	Seiko Takagi	Satoshi Nishimura	February 25, 2024 (2024-02-25)
Michael Gedoin, lost in his admiration and adoration for Lucifer, takes further action to ensure the success of his Elixir research. He devises a plan separating Rin and his team – leaving each member to fend for themselves. Although Rin faces off against a giant, grotesque zombie in the underground laboratory’s container, he hesitates to use his sword against it when he realizes the zombie is a human corpse possessed by a demon. Yukio, Suguro, Shiemi, and Konekomaru each must face off against their demons in the laboratory alone….
46	9	"Help Me" Transliteration: "Tasukete" (Japanese: 助けて)	Erika Toshimitsu	Kakuzō Nanmanji	Satoshi Nishimura	March 3, 2024 (2024-03-03)
With the laboratory container now destroyed, Rin and the rest of the team were able to regroup, but Michael Gedoin sets a bloated zombie to attack them. Gedoin talks about how the Far East Laboratory is the central hub for immortality Elixir experiments – exposing the truth about Peace Town Inari and enraging everyone in the process. Then, Izumo appears – heading against her will to undergo the surgical transplant of Nine Tails. Rin breaks out his Koma Sword to save Izumo. Rin punches Shima, sending him flying, for trying to prevent Rin from helping her. Rin extends a helping hand to Izumo, but….
47	10	"Friends" Transliteration: "Nakama" (Japanese: 仲間)	Norifumi Udono	Toshiya Ōno	IDA - DYNE	March 10, 2024 (2024-03-10)
Forcibly possessed by Nine Tails, Izumo strains her energy to cry for help as the demon’s power overwhelms her. Rin answers Izumo’s cry for help, exorcises the bloated zombie, and finds himself standing in the way of Michael Gedoin. Gedoin, confused and impatient with the unexpected situation, unleashes more zombies on Rin and the others to buy time. As Yukio and the rest of the group come rushing to fight back, Izumo begins to be swallowed up by Nine Tails’ madness, which she cannot subdue and is losing control.
48	11	"Pink Spider" Transliteration: "Pinku Supaidā" (Japanese: ピンクスパイダー)	Jungmook Lee	Seiko Takagi	IDA - DYNE	March 17, 2024 (2024-03-17)
Izumo and the rest of the team succeed at thwarting the threat of the Illuminati, with the help of her mother, Tamamo. As the Knights of the True Cross gain control of Inari, the once-continuous turmoil and fighting finally calm down throughout the land. However, Renzo Shima leaves with the Illuminati as a member of their team. Suguro tries to explain that Renzo was a spy for the Illuminati to his elder brothers, Juzo and Kinzo, who’ve come to help from the Kyoto Branch – only to learn of an even more shocking truth from Juzo.
49	12	"Hidden True Feelings" Transliteration: "Kakusareta Hon'ne" (Japanese: 隠された本音)	Chika Nenbe	Kakuzō Nanmanji	Junichi Sakata	March 24, 2024 (2024-03-24)
Shima returns home despite everyone thinking he had severed ties. Lightning questions his motives. Mephisto plans to face off against Lucifer. Amid these turns of events, Yukio hides that he met Lucifer in person in the Illuminati’s underground facility, but Shima knows the truth. A sense of great unease grows stronger in Yukio’s heart – Shima advises him to talk to somebody about it. In the meantime, Mephisto arranges for Rin and the rest of the crew to rest and relax at a spa resort in gratitude for their hard work.

OVAs

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original release date
1	"Runaway Kuro" Transliteration: "Kuro no Iede" (Japanese: クロの家出)	Hideaki Oba	Ikuko Takahashi	Yumi Kamakura	December 27, 2012 (2012-12-27)
Kuro searches for a new owner after Rin teases him by threatening to eat all of his food, since cats have a high sensitivity to heat. Kuro searches for Father Fujimoto and along the way runs into Rin's classmates, teachers, and friends. Kuro finds Father Fujimoto's ghost sitting on his grave. Finally, Rin comes and apologizes for teasing him and they head home to the academy.
2	"Snake and Poison" Transliteration: "Hebi to Doku" (Japanese: 蛇と毒)	Shinichi Tōkairin	Yūsuke Watanabe	Takahiko Kyōgoku	April 4, 2017 (2017-04-04)
The story centers around Mamushi Hojo and Juzo Shima when they were students studying at the True Cross Academy.
3	"Spy Game" Transliteration: "Supai・Gēmu" (Japanese: スパイ・ゲーム)	Shigeki Kawai	Toshiya Ōno	Shigeki Kawai	October 4, 2017 (2017-10-04)
Mephisto tested Renzo's abilities as a spy by giving him various tasks.

External links

• Blue Exorcist official anime website (in Japanese)
• Official website at Crunchyroll