Blue Exorcist Part 1

Review Date: 2012 August 22 09:16

Reviewed by: Priss

Released by: Manga Entertainment UK

Age Rating: 15

Region: 2 - UK

Volume 1 of 2

Length: 325 minutes

Subtitles: Japanese

Audio: Japanese 4.0 Surround

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Summary

Assiah, the realm of humans, and Gehenna, the realm of demons. Normally, these two dimensions would never intersect, but having possessed all material substances, the demons are now intruding on the material world. But among the human race, there are those who can exorcise such demons - the Exorcists.

Rin and his twin brother Yukio Okumura have been raised by Shiro Fujimoto, an eminent priest, but one day Rin discovers their biological father is actually Satan! As the border between "Assiah" (the human world) and "Gehenna" (demon's world) is intruded upon by evils, Rin vows to become the ultimate exorcist and defeat his own father, Satan. To hone his raw skills, Rin enters True Cross Academy to train with other exorcist candidates.

Review

Blue Exorcist is a name I have heard mentioned with enthusiasm amongst younger UK anime and manga fans a lot over the past year. It is a mainstream shonen title, written by female manga-ka Kazue Katō (published in English by Viz). While it bears some narrative similarity to YuYu Hakusho it is less humorous and likely to be a hit with fans of Bleach, Soul Eater and D-Gray Man.