Blue Exorcist is an anime television series based on the manga series of the same name by Kazue Kato. The first season is directed by Tensai Okamura and produced by A-1 Pictures. The season aired in Japan on MBS and TBS from April 17 to October 2, 2011. 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. Aniplex of America released Blue Exorcist on DVD in four sets, starting with the first DVD on October 18, 2011.
Four pieces of theme music are used for the episodes: two opening themes and two ending themes. The opening theme song for the first 12 episodes is "Core Pride" performed by Uverworld, while the opening theme song for the rest of the season onwards is "In My World" performed by Rookiez Is Punk'd. The ending theme song for the first 12 episodes is "Take Off" performed by South Korean boy band 2PM, while the ending theme song for the rest of the season onwards is "Wired Life" performed by Meisa Kuroki. __TOC__
Episodes
Home media release Japanese + Aniplex (Japan – Region 2/A) Vol. Episodes Cover character(s) Release date Ref. 1 1–2 Rin Okumura and Shiro Fujimoto June 22, 2011 2 3–5 Yukio Okumura and Shiemi Moriyama July 27, 2011 3 6–8 Ryuji Suguro, Konekomaru Miwa, Renzo Shima, Izumo Kamiki and Noriko Paku August 24, 2011 4 9–11 Rin Okumura and Kuro September 21, 2011 5 12–13 + OVA Rin Okumura and Shura Kirigakure October 26, 2011 6 14–15 Mephisto Pheles and Amaimon November 23, 2011 7 16–18 Ryuji Suguro, Konekomaru Miwa, Renzo Shima, Shiemi Moriyama and Izumo Kamiki December 14, 2011 8 19–21 Arthur A. Angel and Igor Neuhaus January 25, 2012 9 22–23 Shiro Fujimoto and Yuri Egin February 22, 2012 10 24–25 Rin Okumura and Yukio Okumura March 21, 2012
English + Aniplex of America (North America – Region 1/A) Box Episodes Release date Ref. 1 1–12 + OVA July 9, 2013 2 13–25 September 10, 2013 Complete 1–25 + OVA June 27, 2017
References
External links
at Crunchyroll (season 1)