Ao no Exorcist

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Des alternatives: English: Blue Exorcist
Synonyms: Ao no Futsumashi, The Blue Magic Exorcist
Japanese: 青の祓魔師〈エクソシスト〉
Auteur: Katou, Kazue
Taper: Manga
Statut: Publishing
Publier: 2009-04-04 to ?
Sérialisation: Jump SQ.

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Des alternatives: English: Blue Exorcist
Synonyms: Ao no Futsumashi, The Blue Magic Exorcist
Japanese: 青の祓魔師〈エクソシスト〉
Auteur: Katou, Kazue
Taper: Manga
Statut: Publishing
Publier: 2009-04-04 to ?
Sérialisation: Jump SQ.
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After a fight with his foster father Shirou Fujimoto, Rin Okumura's life is transformed overnight when Rin is revealed to be the son of the demon lord Satan, king of the demonic realm of Gehenna. Soon after, his foster father becomes possessed and dies at the hands of Satan, leaving Rin and his twin brother Yukio alone in the world. Seeking revenge for Fujimoto's death, Rin attends True Cross Academy with Yukio in order to become an exorcist and join the Knights of the True Cross.

Rin's new path, however, is filled with many difficulties. While new classes and dealing with his peers are already troublesome enough, he is also forced to conceal his newfound demonic powers and parentage. In addition, plenty of evildoers want to use him for their own ends. One misstep could lead to disaster, as not everyone at True Cross Academy is exactly who they seem to be...

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iridi12
Apr 02, 2021
I’ve heard enough about “Blue Exorcist” for a while now to get me interested in reading it. I was so excited when I saw the volumes at my library and picked up the first four right away. After finishing the first four volumes, I’m sad to say that I am thoroughly disappointed. Here is why:

The plot of Blue Exorcist sounds pretty interesting.That initial plot (+ the art style) was what made me want to read the series, but it’s also that plot that makes me not want to continue.

First, let’s take a look at some similar plots such as: Naruto, Soul Eater, or D.Gray-Man. Now, I like all these. I don’t really care that they share the theme of “dark powers within +trying to overcome and reach impossible goal” what I care is how the story progresses.

By the fourth volume in SE, some of the main badies were reveled, there was the intrigue of the black blood, there was an obvious moving forward to the story. things were happening and moving and it was really cool.

4th of DGM there was that progression also. Intrigue about Allen’s powers, the organization, attacks were going on and they had to move to save themselves and the organization. After a couple of early wacky chapters, it dove you right into the war and it’s desperate battles.

Even Naruto, by the fourth volume they had one of the most remembered fights in anime, Naruto’s power revealed, near-death scenarios, and then the beginning of the Chunin exams which was the first lead into…orichimaru, akatsuki, madara and all that good stuff.

Blue Exorcist…well…eh?

Okay so basically: He went to school, he made some friends, this guy is hiding something but nothing is really done about it. I don’t know. Something’s missing here. I thought the first volume was really great, the second too. It grabbed my attention, but then just let it hang and then fall by not moving forward. There wasn’t even any cool fights to distract me from the fact that nothing is happening.

I like the characters, I like the setting, I like the idea. The story-telling is killing me. I don’t think I’ll be able to pick up the 5th volume and give it a decent try. I want to like this series so bad, but it’s just not happening.

I give the first two volumes 8/10

Vol. 3 & 4 a 5/10

Over these four: 6/10
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jd2001z2
Apr 02, 2021
So, this is my initial impressions review. Just right of the bat, I see a LOT of parallelism between this and Soul Eater, but I'll explain that as I go.

As of this point, I have only read two volumes of Blue Exorcist, and I will try not to restate the description. The story is set in a world where our main focus of characters is Exorcists, who are essentially combat trained priests who specialize in destroying demons, similar to Meisters in SE. Themain protagonist of the story is a boy named Rin, who is both an exorcist (in-training, currently,) and also a half demon...the son of Satan, at-that!

He is namely suffering from the burden of feeling like he was the reason a priest, who was a father-figure to him and raised him all his life, was killed by Satan. Due to these events, he makes it his life goal to destroy Satan, his father.

And how does his journey begin? Major parallelism #2, he has to attend a school for Exorcists so he can learn the basics from a group of psychotic teachers. A notable plot point is that Rin's younger twin brother, Yukio, who did NOT inherit the powers of Satan, is an Exorcist prodigy and genius...which leads to some brotherly squabbles.

Also, this manga DEFINITELY suffers from a bad case of the 10 Chapter struggle, as it dove straight into the action with nearly no backstory on Rin or Yukio, and has yet to get back around to that. I hope that some more of their immediate past will be revealed very soon, because everything still feels very rushed.

So-far, the story is good, but it is just VERY reminiscent of Soul Eater and I only see it getting more similar as the story progresses. The characters are interesting and diverse, and I'm quite sure I have already met the entirety of the main cast. I GREATLY enjoy the artwork...I'm just hoping for some original twist to not lock this in as another same-y school for destruction story like Soul Eater, Naruto, etc. before it. I'm left with high hopes, but average expectations.
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69thStreet8
Apr 02, 2021
I was on a shounen reread roll, so I decided to pick it up again. And you’ll need to be in a shounen mood too to enjoy this manga, because Ao no Exorcist has it all – immature protag, ridiculous goals, struggle between siblings, blooming love and nakama power, even beach episodes – everything is as it should be. Though there has been no onsen arc yet (edit: fixed by the mangaka) and for the most part all of this stuff works – so give it a try. The current arc (the one that starts around ch. 50) drastically changes the mood. It’s hard to tell how it will end,but it's an unexpectedly good horror, brutal and scary.

Now to art. It improves. MCs are drawn a bit shakily in the first chapters and Rin looks more of a devil than he, probably, is meant to, but later it becomes ok. Can’t say that it is the greatest shounen art I’ve ever seen, but it has its moments. Backgrounds are well drawn, but the range of facial expressions is somewhat limited. The designs are trickier. What do you think of darumas? I’d say that it is the best example. Everything is not exactly cool, not exactly cute – something in the middle and somewhat ridiculous. Rin’s design is considerably less badass than in anime, he usually looks like a wild idiot, which, I must say, is at least fresh. The fighting scenes are enjoyable. But maybe you’ll need a fetish to keep you going, I was properly ogling over demon features – horns and tails. *sigh* Fluffy tails are the best.

Nevermind. Characters are well-developed. Or, more exactly, the story takes the development very seriously and takes its time too, in chapter 60 we still get new interesting flashbacks. Everyone has complicated past, worries and huge plans for future. Of course, teen angst can get to you sometimes, and the usual journey of selfdiscovery reeks of metaphoric puberty, but it’s bearable. There’re some redeeming characters and features, also it more or less makes sense, sometimes even serious adult sense. Thankfully, the cast isn’t overblown. Female characters are unexpectedly good too (probably, cause the mangaka is female). I desperately want the second brother, Yukio to get development, but, sadly, it is only hinted on but saved for later. Well, that’s what is painful about shounen – any conflict is dragged forever in order for the series to never end.

Story. It takes place in a magical school. So what do you expect? Yep. Fighting monsters for exams, competitions, school events. Thankfully their school is ridiculous anyway (it’s governed by otaku demon king), and not that many time is spent on showing usual classes. Most of the boring school stuff as festivals or trips quickly boils down to beating demons. The flow of the story is the problem. It’s uneven to say the least. There is a lot of rubbish mixed with the good stuff, some arcs are extremely weak in their entirety. Though the last arc gives me hope, Actually, I’d say that it’s worth to read this manga for the sake of the last arc – it’s a seriously good heartbraking story. If it continues like that, the manga has potential, but I doubt it.

So, in the end Ao no Exorcist is a fine manga, if you’re able to put up with some of the sterotypes, characteristic of works from Jump Square. The last arc stand outs and easily makes to my list of favourite manga, but to understand it you’ll need to read most of the previous parts. Though, in my opinion, liking something in particular about the world or the characters is necessary to pull through the lowest points of writing.
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Ekhein10
Apr 02, 2021
Blue Exorcist...wow, what a series. You know you've read good manga when the entire day melts away right before your eyes. Now, where to begin. Let's start with the bad.

Characters overall plot are taken from tried and true (and almost cliche at this point) tropes. The angsty teenager main character who sets out to be the best [insert super powerful being here]. You have the regular love interest, whom may never end up with the main character. There are the Tsundere's and the rivals. It's nothing we haven't seen before.

The story also relies on Deus Ex Machina writing to finish off boss battles. DEM writing can be good when used in context, but almost directly conflicts with the style of a shounen battle series. So unfortunately I must call it out on that.

But what the series does well, is its characters and design. Now, I will be the first to say it.... All the characters in Blue Exorcist are hipsters. There, it's all out in the open now. In real life hipsters are obnoxious, but in anime and manga, I will give it a pass since the characters are supposed to be hyper-stylized.

The characters simply look great. The author has gone to lengths and bounds to make the characters unique and interesting in regards to their design. The best designs are with the demon characters, in which the artist unleashes all of his creativity upon.

The overall artwork just blew me away while reading it. The environments are up there with Rurouni Kenshin. Simply eye candy. On some pages I had to just stop reading and stare at the artwork just to soak it in. It truly makes me wonder just how long and how much work went into the art of this manga. Everything about it's aesthetics is simply heaven.

Personality wise, most of the characters you can describe with one word. But others, mostly the main three that he plot revolves around, cannot be described with one word. Which is a God-send. The shounen genre is terrible when it comes to characterization. But, for the three main characters they progressed quite nicely. The three main characters really surprised me. Now, the other characters are not so surprising as they can all be described in one word. As mentioned above, there's the tsundere and then there's the pervert and the weak monk kid. So, I must deduct points for that.

The overall story itself draws parallels with Naruto. So much so that I can recommend you read Blue Exorcist if you liked Naruto.But where the similarities end is where the manga stands out. The plot picks itself up where the anime commits suicide. Everything else is just an introduction to the setting of Blue Exorcist, and if you have already watched the anime I strongly recommend you to begin at volume 4. Because the anime up to volume four sticks closely to the manga.

The ratings I give this manga are Story: 9, Art: 10, Character: 8, Enjoyment: 10, and Overall: 9. I cannot recommend this manga enough for fans of the shounen genre. It was a treat to read and is worth reading once at the very least.

Edit: As I sat on my opinions of BE, I seemed to have more to say. And instead of providing a general consumer review I will use this edit to touch upon the literary elements of the series. I will be examining some of the characters which delves into their personalities quite a bit. Which walks the line between spoilers and no spoilers. I must say that here I do not put any spoilers at all, which s true. But I will be examining the character's personalities. Which can make some people uneasy. So, if that makes you uneasy I recommend that you go no further. But If you don't mind knowing some of the character's personalities continue on, by all means!

Blue Exorcist is a beautiful coming of age story. It reminds the reader of what it is like to be a teenager again. The author takes his reader back to his or her youth using brilliant fantastical storytelling.

The characters of Satan and Father Fujimoto being the most compelling and brilliant of all. Where in the series the father of the main character (Rin) is Satan and the priest Father Fujimoto has taken Rin in and raised him as his son. The Character of Satan is symbolic of the distorted views we have of our parents when we are teenagers. Versus Father Fujimoto who is how our parents really are.

The main character was also well written. He embodies all it is to be a teenager. He is fifteen (15) years old and is going through all of the changes that come with being a teenager. He is beginning to get interested in girls and, like all teenagers, develops a crush on the most attractive girl he sees who happens to be close to him as well.

Also, at the same time he is trying to find out who he is as a person, and is unsure of himself. Which is how many teenagers feel. Sometimes in the normal teenage period, some teenagers in their search for themselves may feel like they may be the child of Satan as well!

Rin's fraternal twin brother, Yukio, is also heavily themed and literary. But unlike Rin, who is a template for the average teenager, Yukio is the template for the not so average teenager. The character of Yukio is one who is heavily traumatized. He is fifteen (15) years old as well, but because of his traumatic childhood, it forces him to grow up. So be becomes a really strong character. BUT! No matter how "grown up" he is, Yukio is still only fifteen years old. And he naively tries to shoulder everyone's burdens upon himself. And there are many teenagers out there who have experienced something similar and try the same thing. Unfortunately all of their efforts will be futile because as teenagers they lack the experience and wisdom necessary to successfully shoulder those burdens. So almost 100% of the time they will collapse.

Again, as I sat and thought about it. The literary elements just came to light. And for any literary elements to be in a SHOUNEN MANGA, it is very rare. Blue Exorcist is highly underrated and deserves to be more known.
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coop5212
Apr 02, 2021
this review will have spoilers! you been warn.
while I know I"m the only one feeling this way, I can't help but at last write how I feel. even if I be the only one, at last some of you would know what you gotten yourself into.

at first I really like this mange, especially the first arc and even the arc after that. but with time this mange become not only more ridiculous and trying to look "cool" by mimicking other mange's and doing it poorly (cough One piece cough) but also lost the reason's characters actually doing things.

what hurt the story and here we are, in a place where the characters have no reason for doing what they doing and lost all their characteristic that was part of who they were and what make them good.

some character look more "strong" but still need to be rescue every time! (Shiemi) what didn't help much, has much has I"m trying to like them. and the other girl (Izumo background arc) it just make her look even more of a bitch then what she is. a bitch with even more fucked up bitch mother, what don't save her character.

Shima is the perfect example of lack in reason and bad development for a character I have ever seen, and no, doing shit with no reason doesn't make him a good character!! him deciding/choosing to be a spay for both Mephisto and the fuck up organization that will kill his friends for the simple reason that it fun this way, and more easy to live this way - fuck this shit! even his father said it's stupid, and we don't get any other reason for his harming ways and why he can smile after he just betray again and again them and say "it so much fun" or "this is more simple life for me" - yap that what he's said himself. how the fuck is that simple or fun?!! THIS IS NOT A REASON!!

And Suguro, the one that look like a bad ass (that got my favorite voice actors ever in the anime!) don't get to run away from bad development and lack of reason when a new teacher come, showing up for two minutes, and after that talking to them 5 minutes and Suguro decided that he's in love with him/admiring him from basically no where and want to be his Pupil with no fucking good reason!!! and by becoming one, bow to him and ready to become his slave. while he guess this guy is fuck up in the head, this teacher said Suguro a masochist. how the fuck he become one out of no where?!! fuck this shit!!

other then that there is many small things that happen with no reason or don't get to be explain wall, but what happen with this two characters are the most big one's that show how bad a mange series can get with no proper reason.

don't expect a good development in the story or the characters, you won't get one.

this mange was the first mange I read after the anime that made me actually hate the characters that I like while watching the anime and regret reading it! and I could never liked them again!! it ruin it for me! what really make me sad cause there was a time that I really liked those characters. so save yourself the trouble and only watch the anime, it better this way.

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