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** One anime episode has the cast baking a cake for a classmate. Rin accidentally bakes a ''Christmas'' cake first. When the class realizes the mistake, they drop it off at Mephisto's office for him to eat instead, at which point he gleefully hangs a lampshade on the whole absurd situation.
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* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Bon's female cousins have snake tattoos to go with their serpent familiars, not to mention HellishPupils. And they certainly act like a bunch of {{smug snake}}s to their other relatives. [[spoiler: One of them turns traitor. But this is a subversion, as she was doing so in response to the perceived threat of Mephisto concealing the Eyes of the Impure King and keeping the son of Satan alive.]]
** As of ep 16 in the anime adaption they've given Amaimon an alternate, more demonic form which has some lizard aspects to it.
** As of ep 16 in the anime adaption they've given Amaimon an alternate, more demonic form which has some lizard aspects to it.
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* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Bon's female cousins have snake tattoos to go with their serpent familiars, not to mention HellishPupils. And they certainly act like a bunch of {{smug snake}}s to their other relatives. [[spoiler: One of them turns traitor. But this is a subversion, as she was doing so in response to the perceived threat of Mephisto concealing the Eyes of the Impure King and keeping the son of Satan alive.]]
**]] As of ep 16 in the anime adaption they've given Amaimon an alternate, more demonic form which has some lizard aspects to it.
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''Blue Exorcist'', also known as ''Ao no Exorcist'', is a {{shonen}} {{manga}} by Katou Kazue.
The story revolves around Okumura Rin, who starts out as a boy who is somewhat of a {{delinquent}} and as such gets into fights. He is usually at odds with his [[HappilyAdopted adoptive]] father, [[IncrediblyLamePun Father]] Fujimoto Shirou. One day while Rin goes to a job interview that Fujimoto 'encouraged' (read 'encouraged' as 'threw objects at') him to check out, he starts seeing little black 'bugs' and runs into a group of kids he fought the other day. To his surprise, one of the kids is [[DemonicPossession now a demon]]. Just as the demon is about to kill him, blue flames surround his body and burn his attacker. The demon realizes that Rin is the one he has been searching for: the son of {{Satan}}.
The story revolves around Okumura Rin, who starts out as a boy who is somewhat of a {{delinquent}} and as such gets into fights. He is usually at odds with his [[HappilyAdopted adoptive]] father, [[IncrediblyLamePun Father]] Fujimoto Shirou. One day while Rin goes to a job interview that Fujimoto 'encouraged' (read 'encouraged' as 'threw objects at') him to check out, he starts seeing little black 'bugs' and runs into a group of kids he fought the other day. To his surprise, one of the kids is [[DemonicPossession now a demon]]. Just as the demon is about to kill him, blue flames surround his body and burn his attacker. The demon realizes that Rin is the one he has been searching for: the son of {{Satan}}.
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''Blue Exorcist'', also known as ''Ao no Exorcist'', is a {{shonen}} {{manga}} by Katou Kazue.
Kazue.
The story revolves around Okumura Rin, who starts out as a boy who is somewhat of a {{delinquent}} and as such gets into fights. He is usually at odds with his [[HappilyAdopted adoptive]] father, [[IncrediblyLamePun Father]] Fujimoto Shirou. One day while Rin goes to a job interview that Fujimoto 'encouraged' (read 'encouraged' as 'threw objects at') him to check out, he starts seeing little black 'bugs' and runs into a group of kids he fought the other day. To his surprise, one of the kids is [[DemonicPossession now a demon]]. Just as the demon is about to kill him, blue flames surround his body and burn his attacker. The demon realizes that Rin is the one he has been searching for: the son of{{Satan}}.
{{Satan}}.
The story revolves around Okumura Rin, who starts out as a boy who is somewhat of a {{delinquent}} and as such gets into fights. He is usually at odds with his [[HappilyAdopted adoptive]] father, [[IncrediblyLamePun Father]] Fujimoto Shirou. One day while Rin goes to a job interview that Fujimoto 'encouraged' (read 'encouraged' as 'threw objects at') him to check out, he starts seeing little black 'bugs' and runs into a group of kids he fought the other day. To his surprise, one of the kids is [[DemonicPossession now a demon]]. Just as the demon is about to kill him, blue flames surround his body and burn his attacker. The demon realizes that Rin is the one he has been searching for: the son of
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* BullyingADragon: Rin was bullied and called a demon throughout his childhood due to his SuperStrength and temper.
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* BullyingADragon: Rin was bullied and called a demon throughout his childhood due to his SuperStrength and temper.
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* CallingTheOldManOut: Rin to Satan. Bon to his dad.
* CastOfSnowflakes: Notably, the only characters who look alike are related (Rin and Yukio, Mephisto and Amaimon), and even then they're easy to tell apart.
* CastOfSnowflakes: Notably, the only characters who look alike are related (Rin and Yukio, Mephisto and Amaimon), and even then they're easy to tell apart.
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* CallingTheOldManOut: Rin to Satan. Bon to his dad.
dad.
* CastOfSnowflakes: Notably, the only characters who look alike are related (Rin and Yukio, Mephisto and Amaimon), and even then they're easy to tell apart.
* CastOfSnowflakes: Notably, the only characters who look alike are related (Rin and Yukio, Mephisto and Amaimon), and even then they're easy to tell apart.
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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: [[spoiler:The High Priest, Bon's dad.]]
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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: [[spoiler:The High Priest, Bon's dad.]] ]]
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* MrFanservice: [[TroubledButCute Rin]] and [[{{Bishounen}} Yukio]].
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* MrFanservice: [[TroubledButCute Rin]] and [[{{Bishounen}} Yukio]].
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* AFatherToHisMen: Bon's dad. Whose name, for the record, is Suguro Tatsuma.
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* AFatherToHisMen: Bon's dad. Whose name, for the record, is Suguro Tatsuma.
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** TheSmartGuy: [[{{Megane}} Konekomaru]] ''and'' Bon, both being pretty knowledgeable.
** TheChick[=/=]TheMedic: [[FriendToAllLivingThings Shiemi.]]
** TokenEvilTeammate: [[{{AnimeChineseGirl}} Izumo]], not evil Per se, but she's mean.
** TheMentor: [[{{GagBoobs}} Shura]].
** TeamPet: [[{{Mega Neko}} Blackie]]
** TheChick[=/=]TheMedic: [[FriendToAllLivingThings Shiemi.]]
** TokenEvilTeammate: [[{{AnimeChineseGirl}} Izumo]], not evil Per se, but she's mean.
** TheMentor: [[{{GagBoobs}} Shura]].
** TeamPet: [[{{Mega Neko}} Blackie]]
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** TheSmartGuy: [[{{Megane}} Konekomaru]] ''and'' Bon, both being pretty knowledgeable.
knowledgeable.
** TheChick[=/=]TheMedic: [[FriendToAllLivingThings Shiemi.]]
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** TokenEvilTeammate:[[{{AnimeChineseGirl}} [[AnimeChineseGirl Izumo]], not evil Per se, but she's mean.
** TheMentor:[[{{GagBoobs}} [[GagBoobs Shura]].
** TeamPet:[[{{Mega Neko}} [[MegaNeko Blackie]]
** TheChick[=/=]TheMedic: [[FriendToAllLivingThings Shiemi.
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* GeckoEnding: In the anime. [[spoiler: Most of the True Cross is dead, Yukio is possessed by his father, and now brother must fight brother as thousands of demons pour into Assiah and Mephisto Pheles is "excited to see what will happen".]] Suffice to say, it is quite fitting that one of the characters present quotes the [[{{Bible}} Book of Revelation]].
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* GeckoEnding: In the anime. [[spoiler: Most of the True Cross is dead, Yukio is possessed by his father, and now brother must fight brother as thousands of demons pour into Assiah and Mephisto Pheles is "excited to see what will happen".]] Suffice to say, it is quite fitting that one of the characters present quotes the [[{{Bible}} [[Literature/TheBible Book of Revelation]].
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* HotMom: [[FaceOfAThug Bon's]] mom.
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* HotMom: [[FaceOfAThug Bon's]] mom.
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** And then word for word in chapter 26 [[spoiler: before Rin and Shiemi make up.]]
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** And then word for word in chapter 26 [[spoiler: before Rin and Shiemi make up.]] ]]
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* LawfulStupid: In the anime, Angel tries to kill Rin right after the kid saved the day by [[spoiler: killing Amaimon.]]
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* LawfulStupid: In the anime, Angel tries to kill Rin right after the kid saved the day by [[spoiler: killing Amaimon.]] ]]
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* PosthumousCharacter: Fujimoto Shiro, who adopted and raised [[AntiAntiChrist Rin]], is later developed to be, not only in the church of badass preachers, but THE [[BadassPreacher Badass Preacher]].
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* PosthumousCharacter: Fujimoto Shiro, who adopted and raised [[AntiAntiChrist Rin]], is later developed to be, not only in the church of badass preachers, but THE [[BadassPreacher Badass Preacher]].BadassPreacher.
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* ShoutOut: In episode 19 of the anime, Paku and Izumo go to [[{{Working}} Magnaria]].
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* ShoutOut: In episode 19 of the anime, Paku and Izumo go to [[{{Working}} Magnaria]].
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* WordsCanBreakMyBones: Most demons have a line in the scriptures that exorcises or binds them, as demonstrated by Suguro Ryuji and the Bible.
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* WordsCanBreakMyBones: Most demons have a line in the scriptures that exorcises or binds them, as demonstrated by Suguro Ryuji and the Bible.
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The series follows Rin's quest to become the strongest exorcist and to defeat Satan. Also sidetracks onto side characters, namely [[BigLittleBrother Okumura Yukio]], [[CuteClumsyGirl Moriyama Shiemi]], [[HotChickWithASword Kirigakure Shura]], [[TheRival Suguro Bon]], [[ChivalrousPervert Shima Renzou]], [[TheSmartGuy Miwa Konekomaru]], [[IceQueen Kamiki Izumo]] and Takara.
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The series follows Rin's quest to become the strongest exorcist and to defeat Satan. Also sidetracks onto side characters, namely [[BigLittleBrother Okumura Yukio]], [[CuteClumsyGirl Moriyama Shiemi]], [[HotChickWithASword [[ActionGirl Kirigakure Shura]], [[TheRival Suguro Bon]], [[ChivalrousPervert Shima Renzou]], [[TheSmartGuy Miwa Konekomaru]], [[IceQueen Kamiki Izumo]] and Takara.
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* MundaneMadeAwesome: The cooking battle between Rin and Ukobach.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome: The cooking battle between Rin and Ukobach.
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An anime adaptation has been airing since [[Spring2011Anime April 17, 2011]]. You can find it on [[http://www.vizanime.com/blue-exorcist Viz Anime]], Crunchyroll (free simulcast) or Hulu.
A movie has been [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2011/09/30/blue-exorcist-movie-green-lit green lit]]
A movie has been [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2011/09/30/blue-exorcist-movie-green-lit green lit]]
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An anime adaptation has been airing since [[Spring2011Anime April 17, 2011]]. You can find it on [[http://www.vizanime.com/blue-exorcist Viz Anime]], Crunchyroll (free simulcast) or Hulu.
Hulu. A movie has been [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2011/09/30/blue-exorcist-movie-green-lit green lit]]
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* BedmateReveal: After the battle with the Impure King,[[spoiler: Rin wakes up with Sheima sleeping next to him and confesses how she wants to be [[JustFriends friends forever.]] Then we reveal Shima was sleeping beneath Rin and Izumo on the other side of a curtain.]]
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* BedmateReveal: After the battle with the Impure King,[[spoiler: Rin wakes up with Sheima to find Shiemi sleeping next to him and confesses how she wants to be [[JustFriends friends forever.]] Then we reveal Shima was sleeping beneath Rin and Izumo on the other side of a curtain.him.]]
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* GeckoEnding: In the anime. [[spoiler: Most of the True Cross is dead, Yukio is possessed by his father, and now brother must fight brother Mephisto Pheles is "excited to see what will happen"]]
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* GeckoEnding: In the anime. [[spoiler: Most of the True Cross is dead, Yukio is possessed by his father, and now brother must fight brother as thousands of demons pour into Assiah and Mephisto Pheles is "excited to see what will happen"]]happen".]] Suffice to say, it is quite fitting that one of the characters present quotes the [[{{Bible}} Book of Revelation]].
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* OvertooktheManga: At the time the anime aired only 30+ chapters of the manga were even out.
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* BeachEpisode: 11th episode of the anime.
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* BeachEpisode: 11th episode of the anime.anime, and chapter 35 in the manga.
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* EnergyAbsorbtion: If one uses an elemental attack on a demon of the same element, if the attack is not strong enough the demon will absorb it.
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* EnergyAbsorbtion: EnergyAbsorption: If one uses an elemental attack on a demon of the same element, if the attack is not strong enough the demon will absorb it.
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* GeckoEnding - In the anime. [[spoiler: Most of the True Cross is dead, Yukio is possessed by his father, and now brother must fight brother Mephisto Pheles is "excited to see what will happen"]]
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* GeckoEnding - GeckoEnding: In the anime. [[spoiler: Most of the True Cross is dead, Yukio is possessed by his father, and now brother must fight brother Mephisto Pheles is "excited to see what will happen"]]
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--> '''[[AntiAntiChrist Rin]]''': ...when I'm also a paladin, it'd suck to hafta wear such lame-ass clothes [as yours].\\
'''[[{{Jerkass}} Angel]]''': [[CompletelyMissingThePoint Unfortunately for you, I had these clothes made-to-order.]]
'''[[{{Jerkass}} Angel]]''': [[CompletelyMissingThePoint Unfortunately for you, I had these clothes made-to-order.]]
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--> '''[[AntiAntiChrist Rin]]''': ...when I'm also I become Paladin, I won't be dressing like a paladin, it'd suck to hafta wear such lame-ass clothes [as yours].fashion ''reject''.\\
'''[[{{Jerkass}} Angel]]''': [[CompletelyMissingThePointUnfortunately for you, You misunderstand. I had these clothes made-to-order.]]this outfit tailor-made]]
'''[[{{Jerkass}} Angel]]''': [[CompletelyMissingThePoint
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* BedmateReveal: After the battle with the Impure King,[[spoiler: Rin wakes up with Sheima sleeping next to him and confesses how she wants to be [[JustFriends friends forever.]] Then we reveal Shima was sleeping beneath Rin and Izumo on the other side of a curtain.]]
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Type Labels Are Not Examples and also Shipping Goggles much? There\'s no romance, least at this point between rin and izumo.
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* LoveTriangle: [[SiblingTriangle Rin, Yukio, and Shiemi]]. [[BettyAndVeronica Rin, Shiemi, and Izumo]].
** TriangRelations:
*** Rin, Shiemi and Yukio are a Type 4 (with Rin as A, Shiemi as B and Yukio as C) and can progress to a Type 7 (with Rin and Shiemi switching places) or a different Type 4 (with Yukio and Rin switching places).
*** Rin, Izumo and Shiemi are in a Type 5 (with Izumo as A, Rin as B and Shiemi as C).
** TriangRelations:
*** Rin, Shiemi and Yukio are a Type 4 (with Rin as A, Shiemi as B and Yukio as C) and can progress to a Type 7 (with Rin and Shiemi switching places) or a different Type 4 (with Yukio and Rin switching places).
*** Rin, Izumo and Shiemi are in a Type 5 (with Izumo as A, Rin as B and Shiemi as C).
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* LoveTriangle: [[SiblingTriangle Rin, Yukio, Both Rin and Yukio have a crush on Shiemi]]. [[BettyAndVeronica Rin, Shiemi, and Izumo]].
** TriangRelations:
*** Rin,Shiemi and Yukio are a Type 4 (with Rin as A, Shiemi as B and Yukio as C) and can progress to a Type 7 (with Rin and Shiemi switching places) or a different Type 4 (with Yukio and Rin switching places).
*** Rin, Izumo and Shiemi are in a Type 5 (with Izumo as A, Rin as B and Shiemi as C).is completely unaware of this but cares for both of them greatly.
** TriangRelations:
*** Rin,
*** Rin, Izumo and Shiemi are in a Type 5 (with Izumo as A, Rin as B and Shiemi as C).
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Alpha Bitch is a popular and mean character. Izumo may be mean but she\'s not popular.
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The series follows Rin's quest to become the strongest exorcist and to defeat Satan. Also sidetracks onto side characters, namely [[BigLittleBrother Okumura Yukio]], [[CuteClumsyGirl Moriyama Shiemi]], [[HotChickWithASword Kirigakure Shura]], [[TheRival Suguro Bon]], [[ChivalrousPervert Shima Renzou]], [[TheSmartGuy Miwa Konekomaru]], [[AlphaBitch [[IceQueen Kamiki Izumo]] and Takara.
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* AlphaBitch: Kamiki
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* HealItWithFire: [[spoiler:Rin, when defeating the Impure King, chants a mantra to purify the surrounding area. With the PowerOfFriendship and TrueCompanions in his heart, he ensured the flames would only destroy the infection and not harm the other people fighting.]]
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* BreakThemByTalking: [[spoiler: Gale]] tries this on [[spoiler: Konekomaru.]] Works for a while, but Koneko gets over it.
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** [[spoiler: Konekomaru]] attempted to do this to Rin in a filler while [[spoiler: he is possessed by Gale in order to avenge his parents.]] Ultimately, though, he realizes that killing Rin won't bring back his parents, so he gives it up.
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* StabTheScorpion: When confronted by his human brother about his existence, Rin draws his sword and charges....to kill a demon behind him. "I am not low enough to fight my own brother."
* StopHavingFunGuys: Bon has this attitude about the exorcist school. He tends to get ticked off whenever he sees his peers enjoying themselves too much.
* StopHavingFunGuys: Bon has this attitude about the exorcist school. He tends to get ticked off whenever he sees his peers enjoying themselves too much.
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* StabTheScorpion: When confronted by his human brother about his existence, Rin draws his sword and charges....charges... to kill a demon behind him. "I am not low enough to fight my own brother."
* StopHavingFunGuys: Bon has this attitude about the exorcist school. He tends to get ticked off whenever he sees his peers enjoying themselves too much."
* StopHavingFunGuys: Bon has this attitude about the exorcist school. He tends to get ticked off whenever he sees his peers enjoying themselves too much.
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** [[spoiler: Further ramped UpToEleven when Toudou [[FromASingleCell regenerates]] gruesomely and taunts Yukio, happily stating Yukio's admitted self-loathing ia the first step in becoming a demon. After this guy had [[TheUnfavorite identified Yukio's insecurity]], strangled Yukio, and then exploded because of Yukio's plan in the course of less than 15 minutes, [[RageBreakingPoint Yukio takes this hard]].]]
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** [[spoiler: Further ramped UpToEleven when Toudou [[FromASingleCell regenerates]] gruesomely and taunts Yukio, happily stating Yukio's admitted self-loathing ia is the first step in becoming a demon. After this guy had [[TheUnfavorite identified Yukio's insecurity]], strangled Yukio, and then exploded because of Yukio's plan in the course of less than 15 minutes, [[RageBreakingPoint Yukio takes this hard]].]]
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* TearsOfBlood: It happens to the people who Satan tries to possess, especially on the Blue Night sixteen years ago. [[spoiler: [[DemonicPossession And it happens to Rin's dad]]]].
* TechnicolorFire: Main character wields blue fire. BLUE. The series' title means literally "Blue Exorcist."
** Blue IS a natural color of fire, most fires caused by combustion of gas are blue.
* TechnicolorFire: Main character wields blue fire. BLUE. The series' title means literally "Blue Exorcist."
** Blue IS a natural color of fire, most fires caused by combustion of gas are blue.
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* TearsOfBlood: It happens to the people who Satan tries to possess, especially on the Blue Night sixteen years ago. [[spoiler: [[DemonicPossession And it happens to Rin's dad]]]].
* TechnicolorFire:Main The main character wields blue fire. BLUE. vivid ''blue'' fire, which in the series is the trademark of Satan. The series' title means literally "Blue Exorcist."
** Blue IS a natural color[[CaptainObvious represents this, of fire, most fires caused course]].
* TitleDrop: From Chapter 33, summing up Rin's mission after he's demonstrated it bycombustion [[spoiler: defeating the Impure King and annihilating all its insidious spores more or less by himself]]:
--> '''Mephisto''': It's the birth ofgas are blue.a blue exorcist... whose self-imposed fate is to [[AntiAntiChrist kill his own comrades]].
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** Blue IS a natural color
* TitleDrop: From Chapter 33, summing up Rin's mission after he's demonstrated it by
--> '''Mephisto''': It's the birth of
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* RelationshipVoiceActor:
** Quite a lot of the voice actors present were also involved in {{Durarara}}- [[KanaHanazawa Shiemi]] was Anri, [[DaisukeOno Arthur Auguste]] was Shizuo, [[JunFukuyama Yukio]] was Shinra, [[EriKitamura Izumo]] was Mairu, [[HiroshiKamiya Mephisto]] was Izaya, [[KazuyaNakai Bon]] was Gin-chan (on the DVD special), [[YuukiKaji Konekomaru]] was Walker, [[KeijiFujiwara Shiro]] was Kinnosuke, and even [[NobuhikoOkamoto Rin]] as Ryou Takiguchi.
** Quite a lot of the voice actors present were also involved in {{Durarara}}- [[KanaHanazawa Shiemi]] was Anri, [[DaisukeOno Arthur Auguste]] was Shizuo, [[JunFukuyama Yukio]] was Shinra, [[EriKitamura Izumo]] was Mairu, [[HiroshiKamiya Mephisto]] was Izaya, [[KazuyaNakai Bon]] was Gin-chan (on the DVD special), [[YuukiKaji Konekomaru]] was Walker, [[KeijiFujiwara Shiro]] was Kinnosuke, and even [[NobuhikoOkamoto Rin]] as Ryou Takiguchi.
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* HeyItsThatVoice: [[strike: Almost]] The entire main cast.
** The guy playing Rin in the anime? [[{{Bakuman}} Niizuma]] [[NobuhikoOkamoto Eiji]].
*** He is also that [[{{Yumeiro Patissiere}} Sweets Prince]] who CanNotSpitItOut to his fellow team mate.
*** It seems that [[ToAruMajutsuNoIndex Accelarator]] is really the the son of the devil
** Yukio is [[Anime/{{CodeGeass}} Lelouch]]/[[JunFukuyama Zero]].
*** [[{{BlackButler}} Grell Sutcliff]], Anyone?
*** There is more than one [[TogainuNoChi Rin]] here...
** [[TheChessmaster Mephisto]] [[MagnificentBastard Pheles]] [[{{Durarara}} just]] ''[[{{Durarara}} loves]]'' [[HiroshiKamiya earth and its humanity!]] [[SayonaraZetsuboSensei Too bad he'll be trying to kill himself soon]]. [[Anime/AngelBeats Assuming he isn't already dead]]. Then again, it might not work since [[LightNovel/{{Bakemonogatari}} he'll heal anyway]].
** [[TetsuyaKakihara Amaimon]], [[BlazBlue The White Void, The Cold Steel, The Just Sword]], can use [[FairyTail dragon slayer magic]] and a [[TengenToppaGurrenLagann heaven-piercing drill]].
** [[KazuyaNakai Suguro]] can fight with [[OnePiece three]] [[KazuyaNakai swords]] in [[SengokuBasara one hand]]. And with [[NoMoreHeroes beam katanas]].
** [[YuukiKaji Konekomaru]] is [[{{No6}} a runaway of an utopian civilization]], he's also is user of [[FairyTail Dynamic Ice Make magic]], and he can [[YozakuraQuartet "tune" demons into another dimesion]].
** [[KojiYusa Renzou]] has an [[{{Bleach}} extendable sword]] and a [[TigerAndBunny flaming crossbow]]. Also, [[VisualNovel/UminekoNoNakuKoroNi a bodyguard]].
** [[KanaHanazawa Shiemi]] can summon a blade at any time, be it a [[{{Durarara}} cursed sword]] or [[Anime/AngelBeats turning her own hand into one]].
** [[EriKitamura Izumo]] is a [[BloodPlus vampire slaying]] [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Puella Magi]], [[Anime/AngelBeats nyan~ <3]] [[spoiler:But she'll be a witch, soon.]]
** [[RinaSatou Shura]] can [[ToAruMajutsuNoIndex fire coins at rapid speeds with her electric power]].
** KnightTemplar [[DaisukeOno Arthur Auguste Angel]] [[{{Kuroshitsuji}} is one hell of a butler]]. He's also a rival to Mephisto on [[{{Durarara}} two other]] [[{{Working}} occasions]].
** And [[KeijiFujiwara Shiro Fujimoto]] [[FullmetalAlchemist just loves his]] [[MayoChiki daughter soooo much~!]] [[{{Gundam00}} Also, MIGHTY IS HE!]]
** The guy playing Rin in the anime? [[{{Bakuman}} Niizuma]] [[NobuhikoOkamoto Eiji]].
*** He is also that [[{{Yumeiro Patissiere}} Sweets Prince]] who CanNotSpitItOut to his fellow team mate.
*** It seems that [[ToAruMajutsuNoIndex Accelarator]] is really the the son of the devil
** Yukio is [[Anime/{{CodeGeass}} Lelouch]]/[[JunFukuyama Zero]].
*** [[{{BlackButler}} Grell Sutcliff]], Anyone?
*** There is more than one [[TogainuNoChi Rin]] here...
** [[TheChessmaster Mephisto]] [[MagnificentBastard Pheles]] [[{{Durarara}} just]] ''[[{{Durarara}} loves]]'' [[HiroshiKamiya earth and its humanity!]] [[SayonaraZetsuboSensei Too bad he'll be trying to kill himself soon]]. [[Anime/AngelBeats Assuming he isn't already dead]]. Then again, it might not work since [[LightNovel/{{Bakemonogatari}} he'll heal anyway]].
** [[TetsuyaKakihara Amaimon]], [[BlazBlue The White Void, The Cold Steel, The Just Sword]], can use [[FairyTail dragon slayer magic]] and a [[TengenToppaGurrenLagann heaven-piercing drill]].
** [[KazuyaNakai Suguro]] can fight with [[OnePiece three]] [[KazuyaNakai swords]] in [[SengokuBasara one hand]]. And with [[NoMoreHeroes beam katanas]].
** [[YuukiKaji Konekomaru]] is [[{{No6}} a runaway of an utopian civilization]], he's also is user of [[FairyTail Dynamic Ice Make magic]], and he can [[YozakuraQuartet "tune" demons into another dimesion]].
** [[KojiYusa Renzou]] has an [[{{Bleach}} extendable sword]] and a [[TigerAndBunny flaming crossbow]]. Also, [[VisualNovel/UminekoNoNakuKoroNi a bodyguard]].
** [[KanaHanazawa Shiemi]] can summon a blade at any time, be it a [[{{Durarara}} cursed sword]] or [[Anime/AngelBeats turning her own hand into one]].
** [[EriKitamura Izumo]] is a [[BloodPlus vampire slaying]] [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Puella Magi]], [[Anime/AngelBeats nyan~ <3]] [[spoiler:But she'll be a witch, soon.]]
** [[RinaSatou Shura]] can [[ToAruMajutsuNoIndex fire coins at rapid speeds with her electric power]].
** KnightTemplar [[DaisukeOno Arthur Auguste Angel]] [[{{Kuroshitsuji}} is one hell of a butler]]. He's also a rival to Mephisto on [[{{Durarara}} two other]] [[{{Working}} occasions]].
** And [[KeijiFujiwara Shiro Fujimoto]] [[FullmetalAlchemist just loves his]] [[MayoChiki daughter soooo much~!]] [[{{Gundam00}} Also, MIGHTY IS HE!]]
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->'''Mephisto:''' But Rin, you have chosen a path full of thorns. A sad and painful fate awaits you... So much it will make you wish you had died here.
->'''Rin:''' I don't care! I'm no longer human, but I'm not a demon either. I can only move forwards! ''I'll become an exorcist!''
''Blue Exorcist'', also known as ''Ao no Exorcist'', is a {{shonen}} {{manga}} by Katou Kazue.
The story revolves around Okumura Rin, who starts out as a boy who is somewhat of a {{delinquent}} and as such gets into fights. He is usually at odds with his [[HappilyAdopted adoptive]] father, [[IncrediblyLamePun Father]] Fujimoto Shirou. One day while Rin goes to a job interview that Fujimoto 'encouraged' (read 'encouraged' as 'threw objects at') him to check out, he starts seeing little black 'bugs' and runs into a group of kids he fought the other day. To his surprise, one of the kids is [[DemonicPossession now a demon]]. Just as the demon is about to kill him, blue flames surround his body and burn his attacker. The demon realizes that Rin is the one he has been searching for: the son of {{Satan}}.
While Rin is in total shock and disbelief, [[DeusExMachina Fujimoto Shiro]] comes and exorcises the demon. He then [[{{Infodump}} describes]] how demons come from a world called Gehenna and can cross into our world (Assiah) by possessing a vessel of sufficient strength. He takes Rin back to the house to give him a sword that seals his demon powers and see him off, but unfortunately, [[WhereDoYouThinkYouAre Rin thinks it's all bullcrap]] and accuses Shiro of throwing him out. Double unfortunately, [[TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive Satan decides to come in and say hello]]. Rin saves himself, but [[DeathByOriginStory Father Fujimoto dies in the process]]. After the funeral, he is confronted by Mephisto, a member of the True Cross Order and a friend of Shiro's, and demands to join the True Cross Order and become an Exorcist.
The series follows Rin's quest to become the strongest exorcist and to defeat Satan. Also sidetracks onto side characters, namely [[BigLittleBrother Okumura Yukio]], [[CuteClumsyGirl Moriyama Shiemi]], [[HotChickWithASword Kirigakure Shura]], [[TheRival Suguro Bon]], [[ChivalrousPervert Shima Renzou]], [[TheSmartGuy Miwa Konekomaru]], [[AlphaBitch Kamiki Izumo]] and Takara.
An anime adaptation has been airing since [[Spring2011Anime April 17, 2011]]. You can find it on [[http://www.vizanime.com/blue-exorcist Viz Anime]], Crunchyroll (free simulcast) or Hulu.
A movie has been [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2011/09/30/blue-exorcist-movie-green-lit green lit]]
Action comedy fantasy {{shonen}} {{manga}} with MultipleDemographicAppeal that NeedsMoreLove.
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!!This series provides examples of:
* AcademyOfAdventure
* AdaptationExpansion: The first half of the anime, before it diverges onto an anime-original story.
* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Arthur August[[SpellMyNameWithAnS (e/o)]] Angel.
* [[AllMythsAreTrue All Religions Are True]]: The series mostly focus on Christianity, mainly [[AnimeCatholicism Roman Catholicism]], but there have been demons inspired by Shintoism, [[WordsCanBreakMyBones Fatal Verses from Buddhist sutras (at least Zen Buddhism anyways)]], even Greco-Roman minor deities.
** It was also said in the manga that almost all demons found in other religions are true, Satan just happens to be the lord of them all.
* AndTheAdventureContinues: In the anime at least.
* AnimalBattleAura: The hilarious [[TheRival Rin vs. Bon]] scenes in the anime have these. [[TigerVersusDragon Rin is a golden tiger, Bon's a green-scaled Chinese dragon.]]
* AnimalMotifs: Konekomaru Miwa and Mamushi Hojo.
* AnimeCatholicism
* AntiAntiChrist: Rin is a good-hearted guy who wants to KICK SATAN'S (read: daddy's) ASS.
* AsTheGoodBookSays: Certain Bible verses can be used to banish demons. The trick is knowing which Bible verse is required for which demon. One classmate, trapped by a ghoul, only knows that something from the Book of John can banish it. He recites the ''entire thing from memory'', and it turns out it's the ''last'' line that banishes the ghoul.
* BeachEpisode: 11th episode of the anime.
* {{BFS}}: Angel's sword isn't huge, but it's definitely the same thick "chopper"-type as [[FinalFantasyVII Cloud]] and [[DGrayMan Allen's]].
* BigDamnHeroes: Suguro Tatsuma pulls off the beginning of one at the end of chapter 24. [[spoiler:It backfires]].
* BigOlEyebrows: Kamiki Izumo, causing her to get the nickname Eyebrows.
* BigWhat: Bon in chapter 28 when told [[spoiler:by Rin to ride on the giant [[FunSize Kuro/Blackie]].]]
* {{Bishonen}}: Most of the male cast.
* {{Bizarchitecture}}: The True Cross Academy.
** The Impure/Defilement King (a demon in the Decay domain) takes the form of a giant city.
* BodyHorror: Demon mashou boils. And demonic possession/attacks. So much blood...
** Then came Ch. 32. [[spoiler:[[ManipulativeBastard Toudou]] can [[FromASingleCell regenerate]] with Karura's power. He just likes to regenerate his hands and mouth first, to Yukio's abject horror.]]
* BreakTheHaughty: When Izumo's confidence fails, her familiars try to kill her.
* BullyingADragon: Rin was bullied and called a demon throughout his childhood due to his SuperStrength and temper.
* CallingTheOldManOut: Rin to Satan. Bon to his dad.
* CastOfSnowflakes: Notably, the only characters who look alike are related (Rin and Yukio, Mephisto and Amaimon), and even then they're easy to tell apart.
* ChekhovsGunman: The Video Game Dude and Bunny Rabbit Puppet Kid. [[spoiler:The Video Game "Dude" is really Kirigakure Shura, a [[UnsettlingGenderReveal big boobed]] Upper First Class Exorcist with a seal for a sword on her chest and becomes Rin's mentor.]]
* ChristmasCake: Shura does not react well to those who suggest she is NOT eighteen.
* ChurchMilitant: The True Cross Order, combined with a WizardingSchool.
* ContinuityNod: In episode 19, Rin states how cooking is his only productive skill. Yukio mentions quietly how he said the exact same thing, which he did in the camping episode.
* CookingDuel: Rin and Ukobach have one in the anime after Rin inadvertently traipsed all over his territory (being the dorm kitchen).
* CoolDownHug: Fujimoto gives one to Rin in a childhood flashback when the latter goes berserk over another boy calling him a [[BerserkButton "demon"]] behind his back.
** In chapter 26, [[spoiler:Shiemi gives one to Rin after he invokes IAmAMonster on her, telling her to stay away.]]
** And in the anime, [[spoiler: Shiemi gives him one in episode 16 to stop his berserk mode.]]
* ConspicuousCG: The Gehenna Gate and "Messiah" (read: atomic bomb mockup) in the anime.
* CrossoverCosmology: Quite a bit of Buddhist and Shinto is mixed in as well.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: [[spoiler:The High Priest, Bon's dad.]]
* CrystalPrison: In the anime, [[spoiler: Rin gets this treatment]] when the [[spoiler: True Cross order find out that he's the son of Satan.]]
* CustomUniform: Angel has an extremely fancy uniform.
--> '''[[AntiAntiChrist Rin]]''': ...when I'm also a paladin, it'd suck to hafta wear such lame-ass clothes [as yours].\\
'''[[{{Jerkass}} Angel]]''': [[CompletelyMissingThePoint Unfortunately for you, I had these clothes made-to-order.]]
** None of the main characters wears their uniform like the others. They use shirts, t-shirts, over the knee socks and wear ties or ribbons in their own way to stand out from the rest, according to their personality.
* CurbStompBattle: Not as obvious in the manga, but the anime version of [[spoiler:Rin with his sword drawn vs. Amaimon]] is a huge one in the former's favor. You can clearly see how the latter went from stomping the entire cast to barely keeping up the defensive. Also overlaps with NoHoldsBarredBeatdown.
* DemonicPossession: Any demon's only way into Assiah.
** Happens to Shiro Fujimoto. He is possessed by Satan [[DyingMomentOfAwesome until he kills himself]] [[PosthumousCharacter to save Rin.]]
** Happens to [[spoiler:Konekomaru Miwa by Gale and Yukio by Satan]] in the anime.
* DemonSlaying: [[CaptainObvious The exorcists.]]
* DevilButNoGod: But there is a Bible.
** Recited Christian scriptures assume there is a god. Recited Buddhist scriptures assume there was Buddha. Maybe it's all a matter of faith and [[AllMythsAreTrue all religions are true]]?
** If Satan is the Ultimate Evil in the underworld, could there be a Uber-God who is the ultimate good?
* DyingMomentOfAwesome: Fujimoto's final scene, as pointed out in the second chapter:
-->'''Yukio''': What were his final moments like?
-->'''Rin''': He was awesome.
* EnergyAbsorbtion: If one uses an elemental attack on a demon of the same element, if the attack is not strong enough the demon will absorb it.
* EstrogenBrigadeBait: [[TroubledButCute Rin]] and [[{{Bishounen}} Yukio]].
* FaceHeelTurn[=/=]WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Bon's serpent-wielding relative, who cannot stand that the exorcists are allowing the son of Satan to live.]]
* {{Familiar}}: Strong exorcists have 'em. Rin acquires Kuro/Blacky, Shiemi has Nii-chan.
** Izumo has, not one, but two of 'em.
* FangsAreEvil: The demons have these, along with PointyEars.
* FantasticRacism: [[spoiler:When Rin's friends find out he's the son of Satan, things get... ''awkward''.]]
** Partially subverted too. It's not the fact that he is [[spoiler: part demon that they hate. It's that he's part ''Satan'' that gets to them.]]
** Subverted again, at least in the matter of Bon. [[spoiler: Turns out most of his anger has to do with Rin deciding to shoulder such a burden secretly by himself, [[{{Foreshadowing}} something that Bon has complained about before]].]]
*** Also subverted with Izumo and Shiemi. [[spoiler: Izumo didn't really give a damn about it , while Shiemi was more hurt by the fact that Rin, her first friend, didn't tell her something so important. Shiemi, being the FragileFlower she is, took it a little too personally..]]
* FantasticRankSystem: The Exorcists have one. See the trope page for details.
* AFatherToHisMen: Bon's dad. Whose name, for the record, is Suguro Tatsuma.
* FireballEyeballs: Rin and Satan have these in various color pages. [[spoiler: In chapter 30, when Yukio was about to be killed by [[ManipulativeBastard Toudou]], he got these for a few pages.]]
* FiveManBand:
** TheHero: [[HotBlooded Rin.]]
** TheLancer: [[NerdGlasses Yukio.]]
** TheBigGuy: [[GeniusBruiser Bon.]]
** TheSmartGuy: [[{{Megane}} Konekomaru]] ''and'' Bon, both being pretty knowledgeable.
** TheChick[=/=]TheMedic: [[FriendToAllLivingThings Shiemi.]]
** TokenEvilTeammate: [[{{AnimeChineseGirl}} Izumo]], not evil Per se, but she's mean.
** TheMentor: [[{{GagBoobs}} Shura]].
** TeamPet: [[{{Mega Neko}} Blackie]]
*** [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and Renzou]]
* FlamingSword: Kurikara.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling:
-->'''Shiemi''': You look like the older one!
-->'''Yukio''': Yes, it is easy to mistake.
-->'''Rin''': *twitches*
* {{Gainaxing}}: Shiemi in the anime while wearing the True Cross Academy uniform. The guys don't miss seeing it at all.
** It's [[GagBoobs no wonder once Shura comes in]], she is the next to sport gainaxing.
* GeckoEnding - In the anime. [[spoiler: Most of the True Cross is dead, Yukio is possessed by his father, and now brother must fight brother Mephisto Pheles is "excited to see what will happen"]]
* GoodThingYouCanHeal[=/=]HealingFactor: [[spoiler:Angel ''chops Rin's foot off'' to control him during his "trial", knowing he'll be fine. Shura and even the translator are disgusted.]]
* GratuitousGerman: Aside from Mephisto's Eins Zwei Drei, the manga has now "Das stärkste Gefängnis".
* [[GratuitousForeignLanguage Gratuitous Polish]]: [[spoiler: "Nie popuszczę takiego, powiązanego z Szatanem"]] in episode 20. Not only is it written incorrectly, but also one of characters translates it as [[spoiler: "Satan's kin must die"(lit. "Potomek szatana musi umrzeć")]]
* HalfHumanHybrid: Rin of course. [[spoiler:Although, apparently, there's a lot of demon-blooded exorcists.]]
* HannibalLecture: To Yukio, from an exorcist who turned to the dark side. [[spoiler:Apparently the guy fell behind his father and brother and after trying to live up to them, he resented them for it. [[ShutUpHannibal Yukio declares he's different.]]]]
** [[spoiler: Following that conversation, Saburota Toudou refined the speech, saying [[TheUnfavorite Yukio had no choice in his career path and he really feels he is just a tool made by his Father to protect Rin]], so Yukio must've sometimes hated his Father and brother for pushing this burden onto him. [[ShutUpHannibal Yukio then admits the guy is right, he hates and loves his brother. But then he says what he hates most of all is his own weaknesses in this matter. All while setting up a counter to trap Toudou.]]]]
** [[spoiler: Further ramped UpToEleven when Toudou [[FromASingleCell regenerates]] gruesomely and taunts Yukio, happily stating Yukio's admitted self-loathing ia the first step in becoming a demon. After this guy had [[TheUnfavorite identified Yukio's insecurity]], strangled Yukio, and then exploded because of Yukio's plan in the course of less than 15 minutes, [[RageBreakingPoint Yukio takes this hard]].]]
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: The trope-naming passage is quoted in reference to [[spoiler: Rin and Yukio]]. Further noted that this is a problem for most Exorcists who could become demons because of their inner hatred or repressed feelings.
* HeyItsThatVoice: [[strike: Almost]] The entire main cast.
** The guy playing Rin in the anime? [[{{Bakuman}} Niizuma]] [[NobuhikoOkamoto Eiji]].
*** He is also that [[{{Yumeiro Patissiere}} Sweets Prince]] who CanNotSpitItOut to his fellow team mate.
*** It seems that [[ToAruMajutsuNoIndex Accelarator]] is really the the son of the devil
** Yukio is [[Anime/{{CodeGeass}} Lelouch]]/[[JunFukuyama Zero]].
*** [[{{BlackButler}} Grell Sutcliff]], Anyone?
*** There is more than one [[TogainuNoChi Rin]] here...
** [[TheChessmaster Mephisto]] [[MagnificentBastard Pheles]] [[{{Durarara}} just]] ''[[{{Durarara}} loves]]'' [[HiroshiKamiya earth and its humanity!]] [[SayonaraZetsuboSensei Too bad he'll be trying to kill himself soon]]. [[Anime/AngelBeats Assuming he isn't already dead]]. Then again, it might not work since [[LightNovel/{{Bakemonogatari}} he'll heal anyway]].
** [[TetsuyaKakihara Amaimon]], [[BlazBlue The White Void, The Cold Steel, The Just Sword]], can use [[FairyTail dragon slayer magic]] and a [[TengenToppaGurrenLagann heaven-piercing drill]].
** [[KazuyaNakai Suguro]] can fight with [[OnePiece three]] [[KazuyaNakai swords]] in [[SengokuBasara one hand]]. And with [[NoMoreHeroes beam katanas]].
** [[YuukiKaji Konekomaru]] is [[{{No6}} a runaway of an utopian civilization]], he's also is user of [[FairyTail Dynamic Ice Make magic]], and he can [[YozakuraQuartet "tune" demons into another dimesion]].
** [[KojiYusa Renzou]] has an [[{{Bleach}} extendable sword]] and a [[TigerAndBunny flaming crossbow]]. Also, [[VisualNovel/UminekoNoNakuKoroNi a bodyguard]].
** [[KanaHanazawa Shiemi]] can summon a blade at any time, be it a [[{{Durarara}} cursed sword]] or [[Anime/AngelBeats turning her own hand into one]].
** [[EriKitamura Izumo]] is a [[BloodPlus vampire slaying]] [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Puella Magi]], [[Anime/AngelBeats nyan~ <3]] [[spoiler:But she'll be a witch, soon.]]
** [[RinaSatou Shura]] can [[ToAruMajutsuNoIndex fire coins at rapid speeds with her electric power]].
** KnightTemplar [[DaisukeOno Arthur Auguste Angel]] [[{{Kuroshitsuji}} is one hell of a butler]]. He's also a rival to Mephisto on [[{{Durarara}} two other]] [[{{Working}} occasions]].
** And [[KeijiFujiwara Shiro Fujimoto]] [[FullmetalAlchemist just loves his]] [[MayoChiki daughter soooo much~!]] [[{{Gundam00}} Also, MIGHTY IS HE!]]
* HolyBurnsEvil: Holy water does this to demons. It hurts Rin as well, but not as much.
* HotForStudent: Yukio to Shiemi. Though really they're about the same age.
* HotMom: [[FaceOfAThug Bon's]] mom.
* HypocriticalHumour: Mephisto, in episode 6.
-->'''Rin''': But why the hell does a school cafeteria need first-class food? \\
'''Mephisto''': Food is culture! Experiencing the highest-end food will make your lives fuller!'' (opens a cup of instant ramen and eats it)''
** But then again, there ''is'' a bit of FridgeBrilliance in that. Mephisto [[spoiler:is [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld actually more than 200 years old]] and, knowing his love of culture, has probably ''already'' experienced all of the "highest-end food." Now he just wants to sit back and eat ramen. Nothing hypocritical about that.]] Pre-FridgeBrilliance, the scene is still an example though.
* IAmAMonster: Rin says a variation of this in episode 9.
-->'''Rin:''' [[HealingFactor My wounds have always healed quickly.]] And now I really am a monster.
** And then word for word in chapter 26 [[spoiler: before Rin and Shiemi make up.]]
* JapaneseChristian
* KatanasAreJustBetter: Justified in Rin's case, as said katana seals his demon powers.
* KickTheDog: In episode two, Satan [[GrandTheftMe possesses]] [[spoiler:Rin's adoptive father]] (which has some [[BodyHorror unsettling side-effects]]) and promptly tosses the terrified kid into the [[HellGate gate to Gehena.]]
* LawfulStupid: In the anime, Angel tries to kill Rin right after the kid saved the day by [[spoiler: killing Amaimon.]]
** In episode 20, Angel also stops Mephisto (with a firetruck) from saving several student hostages because he's under suspicion for performing acts forbidden by the Vatican. What, the moron couldn't give him another minute?
* LimpAndLivid: Satan in Fujimoto's body, especially when he unleashes his disconcerting EvilLaugh.
* LoveTriangle: [[SiblingTriangle Rin, Yukio, and Shiemi]]. [[BettyAndVeronica Rin, Shiemi, and Izumo]].
** TriangRelations:
*** Rin, Shiemi and Yukio are a Type 4 (with Rin as A, Shiemi as B and Yukio as C) and can progress to a Type 7 (with Rin and Shiemi switching places) or a different Type 4 (with Yukio and Rin switching places).
*** Rin, Izumo and Shiemi are in a Type 5 (with Izumo as A, Rin as B and Shiemi as C).
* MarshmallowHell: A half-example. In chapter 10 Shura clutches Rin's head under her arm, giving him a faceful of her left boob. The other male students were envious.
* MeaningfulName: The new Paladin is called Arthur Angel. [[spoiler:Averted, as he mocks Shura and ''cuts off Rin's foot'' in trial.]]
** Shura means 'carnage/bloodshed'.
** Mamushi means 'pit viper' in Japanese.
** Ko NEKO maru.
* MegaNeko: Kuro, Rin's demonically adorable familiar. In SleepModeSize he's a HeadPet.
* MoreHeroThanThou: What the other students think Rin is playing up when he appears to be taking unnecessary risks by fighting alone ("Don't forget you have friends!") when he's actually hiding his demonic powers, especially from the guy who has a blood feud against Satan. Having everyone think that he either doesn't trust them or that he's being a [[BigDamnHeroes glory-hound]] is really annoying to Rin.
* [[MultinationalTeam Multi-Denominational Team]]: In addition to Catholic priests, there are Buddhist monks and Shinto mikos. Shiemi could count as a shaman/apothecary.
* MsFanservice: Shura's everyday appearance in a nutshell.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Mephisto Pheles. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mephistopholes What does that sound like?]]
* OccultBlueEyes: Rin Okumura has these (does fit the demonic type, being the son of {{Satan}} and all).
** [[spoiler:And then his sib Yukio got them for a few pages after nearly getting killed by Toudou. Toudou goes as far to say "those are not your eyes".]]
* OlderThanTheyLook: [[ManipulativeBastard Toudou]] got younger after [[spoiler:"swallowing" Karura. He started out as a middle-aged man and currently looks about eighteen.]]
* {{Oneesama}}: Houjou Mamushi to her sibs.
* OurDemonsAreDifferent: They have elf ears and tails.
** Except the ones that are foxes, ghoulish-sewn-together-bodies, cats, plant... things, anthropomorphic phoenixes, and giant fungus buildings.
* PlayingWithFire: Rin's flame. Though he can't control it. (He's working on it.)
* PowerLimiter: Rin's katana is a limiter to his demonic power. When sheathed the only things that remain are slightly pointy ears and a tail. When he takes it out--all hell breaks loose around him. [[PlayingWithFire Quite literally]].
* PosthumousCharacter: Fujimoto Shiro, who adopted and raised [[AntiAntiChrist Rin]], is later developed to be, not only in the church of badass preachers, but THE [[BadassPreacher Badass Preacher]].
* PrimalStance: Rin in his first confrontation with Amaimon.
* PowersViaPossession: Konekomaru gains these briefly when he [[spoiler:is possessed by Gale in episode 17.]]
* RelationshipVoiceActor:
** Quite a lot of the voice actors present were also involved in {{Durarara}}- [[KanaHanazawa Shiemi]] was Anri, [[DaisukeOno Arthur Auguste]] was Shizuo, [[JunFukuyama Yukio]] was Shinra, [[EriKitamura Izumo]] was Mairu, [[HiroshiKamiya Mephisto]] was Izaya, [[KazuyaNakai Bon]] was Gin-chan (on the DVD special), [[YuukiKaji Konekomaru]] was Walker, [[KeijiFujiwara Shiro]] was Kinnosuke, and even [[NobuhikoOkamoto Rin]] as Ryou Takiguchi.
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Bon's female cousins have snake tattoos to go with their serpent familiars, not to mention HellishPupils. And they certainly act like a bunch of {{smug snake}}s to their other relatives. [[spoiler: One of them turns traitor. But this is a subversion, as she was doing so in response to the perceived threat of Mephisto concealing the Eyes of the Impure King and keeping the son of Satan alive.]]
** As of ep 16 in the anime adaption they've given Amaimon an alternate, more demonic form which has some lizard aspects to it.
* RestrainingBolt: The ring on Rin's tail seems to serve as one: when Shura begins to recite certain verses, it quickly drains him of his power.
* RevengeByProxy: Negaiuz, a survivor of the "Blue Night" in which Satan went on a killing spree, took it upon himself to try to kill Rin, the son of Satan.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: [[spoiler:Bon's dad, in a flashback, helped Fujimoto escape with the Koumaken despite the law that all intruders to the sect who know about the Koumaken must be killed.]]
** Also when Shura orders Rin's classmates to [[spoiler:break him out of prison despite the Vatican's decision to execute Rin.]]
* SealedEvilInACan: The Eyes of the Impure King, an ancient demon so powerful that just these two eyeballs expel a flood of miasma.
** [[spoiler:The Myou Dha sect ''itself'' sealed the Impure King, so the Myou Dha was the can.]]
** [[spoiler:At one point, there was a flame demon, Kurara, sealed in Koumaken. It's since left. Koumaken's still a Can, since it contains Rin's demon powers.]]
** [[spoiler:And then Kurara set up a partnership with Suguro Tatsuma. Finally Toudou, now a major villain, has forced it to possess him, making him much more powerful. [[{{Bishonen}} Prettier, too]].]]
* ShootTheHostage: When Shiemi is drained by a pansy demon, it uses her body as a shield. Yukio pulls out his gun, and the demon taunts he wouldn't shoot Shiemi. He does. The pansy demon freaks out and flees. Rin is reasonably pissed off, but Shiemi is fine in the end. [[SubvertedTrope Yukio reveals]] to Rin that he used red dye bullets, having no intention of harming Shiemi at all.
* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: Rin's dad uses one in episode two. To fight a hoard of demons. And does pretty well.
* ShoutOut: In episode 19 of the anime, Paku and Izumo go to [[{{Working}} Magnaria]].
** gg subs included a disclaimer for episode 24, stating: "[[Literature/GoodOmens NOTICE - Kids! Bringing about Armageddon can be dangerous. Do not attempt it at home.]]"
* StabTheScorpion: When confronted by his human brother about his existence, Rin draws his sword and charges....to kill a demon behind him. "I am not low enough to fight my own brother."
* SuperStrength: How about headbutting a giant cat-demon into submission?
* {{Stripperific}}: Shura could count as this. Kind of justified because she needs to have free access to her tattoos when she has to take something from their dimensional pockets... but not much.
* TakeAThirdOption: Subverted initially when Rin first meets Mephisto. He offers that Rin either kill or be killed, and later jokingly adds that Rin could always kill himself too. Rin declines, and demands to be an Exorcist instead.
-->'''Mephisto''': "The way I see it, you have two options. You can either be killed by us, or you can kill us and run away. Or, of course, you could just kill yourself, and save us the trouble, so that's three options you have. So, which one do you choose?"
-->'''Rin''': "Make me one of you. Make me an Exorcist."
-->'''Mephisto''': "Okay. Let's say that Satan's son ''could'' be an Exorcist. What would you do?"
-->'''Rin''': "KICK SATAN'S ASS!"
* TastesLikeFriendship: How Shirou (and later Rin) tamed Blacky--with special wine.
* TearsOfBlood: It happens to the people who Satan tries to possess, especially on the Blue Night sixteen years ago. [[spoiler: [[DemonicPossession And it happens to Rin's dad]]]].
* TechnicolorFire: Main character wields blue fire. BLUE. The series' title means literally "Blue Exorcist."
** Blue IS a natural color of fire, most fires caused by combustion of gas are blue.
* TrueCompanions: Rin and his classmates. [[spoiler:The feeling died after he went [[BerserkMode berserk]] in front of them, but things are getting better.]]
** Even moreso in the anime, where so far, [[spoiler:Konekomaru was the only one who objected in helping Rin out after revealing he was the son of Satan]].
* {{Tsundere}}: Kamiki Izumo.
** Rin is a milder male version.
** Suguro Ryuji is too, but only towards Rin, who he can't stand and has a hard time showing gratitude for honestly. He's relatively nice to everyone else.
* {{Twincest}}: Not in the series itself, but good for almost 50% of all published romantic FanFiction.
* UseYourHead: As mentioned above, this is how he got his familiar.
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Nobody seems the least big concerned about Rin's [[FangsAreEvil fangs]] or [[PointyEars ears]]. Mephisto did say that they could be 'explained away', but we're never shown how. Even some people don't bat an eyelid at the fact that Rin [[GlamourFailure has a tail]], and he even has little flames when he gets agitated in a couple of panels.
** Subverted, since Juuzou and Tatsuma did notice Rin's tail, and just didn't comment on it. The Myou Dha people also remarked that they saw a flash when Rin punched Bon and some of the flames got out. Izumo remarked there's quite a few HalfHumanHybrid Demons in the world; and many of them are Exorcists. It's simply that Rin's father is ''Satan'' that scares everyone.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome: The cooking battle between Rin and Ukobach.
* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:"Why the hell is Satan's kid at our school!?" Also, the translator is shocked that Angel ''chopped Rin's foot off'' to hold him still during his "trial".]]
* WordsCanBreakMyBones: Most demons have a line in the scriptures that exorcises or binds them, as demonstrated by Suguro Ryuji and the Bible.
* ZettaiRyouiki: Part of the girl's uniform, but notable on [[TheChick Shiemi]], [[{{Tsundere}} Kamiki]], and [[MsFanservice Shura.]]
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->'''Mephisto:''' But Rin, you have chosen a path full of thorns. A sad and painful fate awaits you... So much it will make you wish you had died here.
->'''Rin:''' I don't care! I'm no longer human, but I'm not a demon either. I can only move forwards! ''I'll become an exorcist!''
''Blue Exorcist'', also known as ''Ao no Exorcist'', is a {{shonen}} {{manga}} by Katou Kazue.
The story revolves around Okumura Rin, who starts out as a boy who is somewhat of a {{delinquent}} and as such gets into fights. He is usually at odds with his [[HappilyAdopted adoptive]] father, [[IncrediblyLamePun Father]] Fujimoto Shirou. One day while Rin goes to a job interview that Fujimoto 'encouraged' (read 'encouraged' as 'threw objects at') him to check out, he starts seeing little black 'bugs' and runs into a group of kids he fought the other day. To his surprise, one of the kids is [[DemonicPossession now a demon]]. Just as the demon is about to kill him, blue flames surround his body and burn his attacker. The demon realizes that Rin is the one he has been searching for: the son of {{Satan}}.
While Rin is in total shock and disbelief, [[DeusExMachina Fujimoto Shiro]] comes and exorcises the demon. He then [[{{Infodump}} describes]] how demons come from a world called Gehenna and can cross into our world (Assiah) by possessing a vessel of sufficient strength. He takes Rin back to the house to give him a sword that seals his demon powers and see him off, but unfortunately, [[WhereDoYouThinkYouAre Rin thinks it's all bullcrap]] and accuses Shiro of throwing him out. Double unfortunately, [[TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive Satan decides to come in and say hello]]. Rin saves himself, but [[DeathByOriginStory Father Fujimoto dies in the process]]. After the funeral, he is confronted by Mephisto, a member of the True Cross Order and a friend of Shiro's, and demands to join the True Cross Order and become an Exorcist.
The series follows Rin's quest to become the strongest exorcist and to defeat Satan. Also sidetracks onto side characters, namely [[BigLittleBrother Okumura Yukio]], [[CuteClumsyGirl Moriyama Shiemi]], [[HotChickWithASword Kirigakure Shura]], [[TheRival Suguro Bon]], [[ChivalrousPervert Shima Renzou]], [[TheSmartGuy Miwa Konekomaru]], [[AlphaBitch Kamiki Izumo]] and Takara.
An anime adaptation has been airing since [[Spring2011Anime April 17, 2011]]. You can find it on [[http://www.vizanime.com/blue-exorcist Viz Anime]], Crunchyroll (free simulcast) or Hulu.
A movie has been [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2011/09/30/blue-exorcist-movie-green-lit green lit]]
Action comedy fantasy {{shonen}} {{manga}} with MultipleDemographicAppeal that NeedsMoreLove.
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!!This series provides examples of:
* AcademyOfAdventure
* AdaptationExpansion: The first half of the anime, before it diverges onto an anime-original story.
* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Arthur August[[SpellMyNameWithAnS (e/o)]] Angel.
* [[AllMythsAreTrue All Religions Are True]]: The series mostly focus on Christianity, mainly [[AnimeCatholicism Roman Catholicism]], but there have been demons inspired by Shintoism, [[WordsCanBreakMyBones Fatal Verses from Buddhist sutras (at least Zen Buddhism anyways)]], even Greco-Roman minor deities.
** It was also said in the manga that almost all demons found in other religions are true, Satan just happens to be the lord of them all.
* AndTheAdventureContinues: In the anime at least.
* AnimalBattleAura: The hilarious [[TheRival Rin vs. Bon]] scenes in the anime have these. [[TigerVersusDragon Rin is a golden tiger, Bon's a green-scaled Chinese dragon.]]
* AnimalMotifs: Konekomaru Miwa and Mamushi Hojo.
* AnimeCatholicism
* AntiAntiChrist: Rin is a good-hearted guy who wants to KICK SATAN'S (read: daddy's) ASS.
* AsTheGoodBookSays: Certain Bible verses can be used to banish demons. The trick is knowing which Bible verse is required for which demon. One classmate, trapped by a ghoul, only knows that something from the Book of John can banish it. He recites the ''entire thing from memory'', and it turns out it's the ''last'' line that banishes the ghoul.
* BeachEpisode: 11th episode of the anime.
* {{BFS}}: Angel's sword isn't huge, but it's definitely the same thick "chopper"-type as [[FinalFantasyVII Cloud]] and [[DGrayMan Allen's]].
* BigDamnHeroes: Suguro Tatsuma pulls off the beginning of one at the end of chapter 24. [[spoiler:It backfires]].
* BigOlEyebrows: Kamiki Izumo, causing her to get the nickname Eyebrows.
* BigWhat: Bon in chapter 28 when told [[spoiler:by Rin to ride on the giant [[FunSize Kuro/Blackie]].]]
* {{Bishonen}}: Most of the male cast.
* {{Bizarchitecture}}: The True Cross Academy.
** The Impure/Defilement King (a demon in the Decay domain) takes the form of a giant city.
* BodyHorror: Demon mashou boils. And demonic possession/attacks. So much blood...
** Then came Ch. 32. [[spoiler:[[ManipulativeBastard Toudou]] can [[FromASingleCell regenerate]] with Karura's power. He just likes to regenerate his hands and mouth first, to Yukio's abject horror.]]
* BreakTheHaughty: When Izumo's confidence fails, her familiars try to kill her.
* BullyingADragon: Rin was bullied and called a demon throughout his childhood due to his SuperStrength and temper.
* CallingTheOldManOut: Rin to Satan. Bon to his dad.
* CastOfSnowflakes: Notably, the only characters who look alike are related (Rin and Yukio, Mephisto and Amaimon), and even then they're easy to tell apart.
* ChekhovsGunman: The Video Game Dude and Bunny Rabbit Puppet Kid. [[spoiler:The Video Game "Dude" is really Kirigakure Shura, a [[UnsettlingGenderReveal big boobed]] Upper First Class Exorcist with a seal for a sword on her chest and becomes Rin's mentor.]]
* ChristmasCake: Shura does not react well to those who suggest she is NOT eighteen.
* ChurchMilitant: The True Cross Order, combined with a WizardingSchool.
* ContinuityNod: In episode 19, Rin states how cooking is his only productive skill. Yukio mentions quietly how he said the exact same thing, which he did in the camping episode.
* CookingDuel: Rin and Ukobach have one in the anime after Rin inadvertently traipsed all over his territory (being the dorm kitchen).
* CoolDownHug: Fujimoto gives one to Rin in a childhood flashback when the latter goes berserk over another boy calling him a [[BerserkButton "demon"]] behind his back.
** In chapter 26, [[spoiler:Shiemi gives one to Rin after he invokes IAmAMonster on her, telling her to stay away.]]
** And in the anime, [[spoiler: Shiemi gives him one in episode 16 to stop his berserk mode.]]
* ConspicuousCG: The Gehenna Gate and "Messiah" (read: atomic bomb mockup) in the anime.
* CrossoverCosmology: Quite a bit of Buddhist and Shinto is mixed in as well.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: [[spoiler:The High Priest, Bon's dad.]]
* CrystalPrison: In the anime, [[spoiler: Rin gets this treatment]] when the [[spoiler: True Cross order find out that he's the son of Satan.]]
* CustomUniform: Angel has an extremely fancy uniform.
--> '''[[AntiAntiChrist Rin]]''': ...when I'm also a paladin, it'd suck to hafta wear such lame-ass clothes [as yours].\\
'''[[{{Jerkass}} Angel]]''': [[CompletelyMissingThePoint Unfortunately for you, I had these clothes made-to-order.]]
** None of the main characters wears their uniform like the others. They use shirts, t-shirts, over the knee socks and wear ties or ribbons in their own way to stand out from the rest, according to their personality.
* CurbStompBattle: Not as obvious in the manga, but the anime version of [[spoiler:Rin with his sword drawn vs. Amaimon]] is a huge one in the former's favor. You can clearly see how the latter went from stomping the entire cast to barely keeping up the defensive. Also overlaps with NoHoldsBarredBeatdown.
* DemonicPossession: Any demon's only way into Assiah.
** Happens to Shiro Fujimoto. He is possessed by Satan [[DyingMomentOfAwesome until he kills himself]] [[PosthumousCharacter to save Rin.]]
** Happens to [[spoiler:Konekomaru Miwa by Gale and Yukio by Satan]] in the anime.
* DemonSlaying: [[CaptainObvious The exorcists.]]
* DevilButNoGod: But there is a Bible.
** Recited Christian scriptures assume there is a god. Recited Buddhist scriptures assume there was Buddha. Maybe it's all a matter of faith and [[AllMythsAreTrue all religions are true]]?
** If Satan is the Ultimate Evil in the underworld, could there be a Uber-God who is the ultimate good?
* DyingMomentOfAwesome: Fujimoto's final scene, as pointed out in the second chapter:
-->'''Yukio''': What were his final moments like?
-->'''Rin''': He was awesome.
* EnergyAbsorbtion: If one uses an elemental attack on a demon of the same element, if the attack is not strong enough the demon will absorb it.
* EstrogenBrigadeBait: [[TroubledButCute Rin]] and [[{{Bishounen}} Yukio]].
* FaceHeelTurn[=/=]WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Bon's serpent-wielding relative, who cannot stand that the exorcists are allowing the son of Satan to live.]]
* {{Familiar}}: Strong exorcists have 'em. Rin acquires Kuro/Blacky, Shiemi has Nii-chan.
** Izumo has, not one, but two of 'em.
* FangsAreEvil: The demons have these, along with PointyEars.
* FantasticRacism: [[spoiler:When Rin's friends find out he's the son of Satan, things get... ''awkward''.]]
** Partially subverted too. It's not the fact that he is [[spoiler: part demon that they hate. It's that he's part ''Satan'' that gets to them.]]
** Subverted again, at least in the matter of Bon. [[spoiler: Turns out most of his anger has to do with Rin deciding to shoulder such a burden secretly by himself, [[{{Foreshadowing}} something that Bon has complained about before]].]]
*** Also subverted with Izumo and Shiemi. [[spoiler: Izumo didn't really give a damn about it , while Shiemi was more hurt by the fact that Rin, her first friend, didn't tell her something so important. Shiemi, being the FragileFlower she is, took it a little too personally..]]
* FantasticRankSystem: The Exorcists have one. See the trope page for details.
* AFatherToHisMen: Bon's dad. Whose name, for the record, is Suguro Tatsuma.
* FireballEyeballs: Rin and Satan have these in various color pages. [[spoiler: In chapter 30, when Yukio was about to be killed by [[ManipulativeBastard Toudou]], he got these for a few pages.]]
* FiveManBand:
** TheHero: [[HotBlooded Rin.]]
** TheLancer: [[NerdGlasses Yukio.]]
** TheBigGuy: [[GeniusBruiser Bon.]]
** TheSmartGuy: [[{{Megane}} Konekomaru]] ''and'' Bon, both being pretty knowledgeable.
** TheChick[=/=]TheMedic: [[FriendToAllLivingThings Shiemi.]]
** TokenEvilTeammate: [[{{AnimeChineseGirl}} Izumo]], not evil Per se, but she's mean.
** TheMentor: [[{{GagBoobs}} Shura]].
** TeamPet: [[{{Mega Neko}} Blackie]]
*** [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and Renzou]]
* FlamingSword: Kurikara.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling:
-->'''Shiemi''': You look like the older one!
-->'''Yukio''': Yes, it is easy to mistake.
-->'''Rin''': *twitches*
* {{Gainaxing}}: Shiemi in the anime while wearing the True Cross Academy uniform. The guys don't miss seeing it at all.
** It's [[GagBoobs no wonder once Shura comes in]], she is the next to sport gainaxing.
* GeckoEnding - In the anime. [[spoiler: Most of the True Cross is dead, Yukio is possessed by his father, and now brother must fight brother Mephisto Pheles is "excited to see what will happen"]]
* GoodThingYouCanHeal[=/=]HealingFactor: [[spoiler:Angel ''chops Rin's foot off'' to control him during his "trial", knowing he'll be fine. Shura and even the translator are disgusted.]]
* GratuitousGerman: Aside from Mephisto's Eins Zwei Drei, the manga has now "Das stärkste Gefängnis".
* [[GratuitousForeignLanguage Gratuitous Polish]]: [[spoiler: "Nie popuszczę takiego, powiązanego z Szatanem"]] in episode 20. Not only is it written incorrectly, but also one of characters translates it as [[spoiler: "Satan's kin must die"(lit. "Potomek szatana musi umrzeć")]]
* HalfHumanHybrid: Rin of course. [[spoiler:Although, apparently, there's a lot of demon-blooded exorcists.]]
* HannibalLecture: To Yukio, from an exorcist who turned to the dark side. [[spoiler:Apparently the guy fell behind his father and brother and after trying to live up to them, he resented them for it. [[ShutUpHannibal Yukio declares he's different.]]]]
** [[spoiler: Following that conversation, Saburota Toudou refined the speech, saying [[TheUnfavorite Yukio had no choice in his career path and he really feels he is just a tool made by his Father to protect Rin]], so Yukio must've sometimes hated his Father and brother for pushing this burden onto him. [[ShutUpHannibal Yukio then admits the guy is right, he hates and loves his brother. But then he says what he hates most of all is his own weaknesses in this matter. All while setting up a counter to trap Toudou.]]]]
** [[spoiler: Further ramped UpToEleven when Toudou [[FromASingleCell regenerates]] gruesomely and taunts Yukio, happily stating Yukio's admitted self-loathing ia the first step in becoming a demon. After this guy had [[TheUnfavorite identified Yukio's insecurity]], strangled Yukio, and then exploded because of Yukio's plan in the course of less than 15 minutes, [[RageBreakingPoint Yukio takes this hard]].]]
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: The trope-naming passage is quoted in reference to [[spoiler: Rin and Yukio]]. Further noted that this is a problem for most Exorcists who could become demons because of their inner hatred or repressed feelings.
* HeyItsThatVoice: [[strike: Almost]] The entire main cast.
** The guy playing Rin in the anime? [[{{Bakuman}} Niizuma]] [[NobuhikoOkamoto Eiji]].
*** He is also that [[{{Yumeiro Patissiere}} Sweets Prince]] who CanNotSpitItOut to his fellow team mate.
*** It seems that [[ToAruMajutsuNoIndex Accelarator]] is really the the son of the devil
** Yukio is [[Anime/{{CodeGeass}} Lelouch]]/[[JunFukuyama Zero]].
*** [[{{BlackButler}} Grell Sutcliff]], Anyone?
*** There is more than one [[TogainuNoChi Rin]] here...
** [[TheChessmaster Mephisto]] [[MagnificentBastard Pheles]] [[{{Durarara}} just]] ''[[{{Durarara}} loves]]'' [[HiroshiKamiya earth and its humanity!]] [[SayonaraZetsuboSensei Too bad he'll be trying to kill himself soon]]. [[Anime/AngelBeats Assuming he isn't already dead]]. Then again, it might not work since [[LightNovel/{{Bakemonogatari}} he'll heal anyway]].
** [[TetsuyaKakihara Amaimon]], [[BlazBlue The White Void, The Cold Steel, The Just Sword]], can use [[FairyTail dragon slayer magic]] and a [[TengenToppaGurrenLagann heaven-piercing drill]].
** [[KazuyaNakai Suguro]] can fight with [[OnePiece three]] [[KazuyaNakai swords]] in [[SengokuBasara one hand]]. And with [[NoMoreHeroes beam katanas]].
** [[YuukiKaji Konekomaru]] is [[{{No6}} a runaway of an utopian civilization]], he's also is user of [[FairyTail Dynamic Ice Make magic]], and he can [[YozakuraQuartet "tune" demons into another dimesion]].
** [[KojiYusa Renzou]] has an [[{{Bleach}} extendable sword]] and a [[TigerAndBunny flaming crossbow]]. Also, [[VisualNovel/UminekoNoNakuKoroNi a bodyguard]].
** [[KanaHanazawa Shiemi]] can summon a blade at any time, be it a [[{{Durarara}} cursed sword]] or [[Anime/AngelBeats turning her own hand into one]].
** [[EriKitamura Izumo]] is a [[BloodPlus vampire slaying]] [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Puella Magi]], [[Anime/AngelBeats nyan~ <3]] [[spoiler:But she'll be a witch, soon.]]
** [[RinaSatou Shura]] can [[ToAruMajutsuNoIndex fire coins at rapid speeds with her electric power]].
** KnightTemplar [[DaisukeOno Arthur Auguste Angel]] [[{{Kuroshitsuji}} is one hell of a butler]]. He's also a rival to Mephisto on [[{{Durarara}} two other]] [[{{Working}} occasions]].
** And [[KeijiFujiwara Shiro Fujimoto]] [[FullmetalAlchemist just loves his]] [[MayoChiki daughter soooo much~!]] [[{{Gundam00}} Also, MIGHTY IS HE!]]
* HolyBurnsEvil: Holy water does this to demons. It hurts Rin as well, but not as much.
* HotForStudent: Yukio to Shiemi. Though really they're about the same age.
* HotMom: [[FaceOfAThug Bon's]] mom.
* HypocriticalHumour: Mephisto, in episode 6.
-->'''Rin''': But why the hell does a school cafeteria need first-class food? \\
'''Mephisto''': Food is culture! Experiencing the highest-end food will make your lives fuller!'' (opens a cup of instant ramen and eats it)''
** But then again, there ''is'' a bit of FridgeBrilliance in that. Mephisto [[spoiler:is [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld actually more than 200 years old]] and, knowing his love of culture, has probably ''already'' experienced all of the "highest-end food." Now he just wants to sit back and eat ramen. Nothing hypocritical about that.]] Pre-FridgeBrilliance, the scene is still an example though.
* IAmAMonster: Rin says a variation of this in episode 9.
-->'''Rin:''' [[HealingFactor My wounds have always healed quickly.]] And now I really am a monster.
** And then word for word in chapter 26 [[spoiler: before Rin and Shiemi make up.]]
* JapaneseChristian
* KatanasAreJustBetter: Justified in Rin's case, as said katana seals his demon powers.
* KickTheDog: In episode two, Satan [[GrandTheftMe possesses]] [[spoiler:Rin's adoptive father]] (which has some [[BodyHorror unsettling side-effects]]) and promptly tosses the terrified kid into the [[HellGate gate to Gehena.]]
* LawfulStupid: In the anime, Angel tries to kill Rin right after the kid saved the day by [[spoiler: killing Amaimon.]]
** In episode 20, Angel also stops Mephisto (with a firetruck) from saving several student hostages because he's under suspicion for performing acts forbidden by the Vatican. What, the moron couldn't give him another minute?
* LimpAndLivid: Satan in Fujimoto's body, especially when he unleashes his disconcerting EvilLaugh.
* LoveTriangle: [[SiblingTriangle Rin, Yukio, and Shiemi]]. [[BettyAndVeronica Rin, Shiemi, and Izumo]].
** TriangRelations:
*** Rin, Shiemi and Yukio are a Type 4 (with Rin as A, Shiemi as B and Yukio as C) and can progress to a Type 7 (with Rin and Shiemi switching places) or a different Type 4 (with Yukio and Rin switching places).
*** Rin, Izumo and Shiemi are in a Type 5 (with Izumo as A, Rin as B and Shiemi as C).
* MarshmallowHell: A half-example. In chapter 10 Shura clutches Rin's head under her arm, giving him a faceful of her left boob. The other male students were envious.
* MeaningfulName: The new Paladin is called Arthur Angel. [[spoiler:Averted, as he mocks Shura and ''cuts off Rin's foot'' in trial.]]
** Shura means 'carnage/bloodshed'.
** Mamushi means 'pit viper' in Japanese.
** Ko NEKO maru.
* MegaNeko: Kuro, Rin's demonically adorable familiar. In SleepModeSize he's a HeadPet.
* MoreHeroThanThou: What the other students think Rin is playing up when he appears to be taking unnecessary risks by fighting alone ("Don't forget you have friends!") when he's actually hiding his demonic powers, especially from the guy who has a blood feud against Satan. Having everyone think that he either doesn't trust them or that he's being a [[BigDamnHeroes glory-hound]] is really annoying to Rin.
* [[MultinationalTeam Multi-Denominational Team]]: In addition to Catholic priests, there are Buddhist monks and Shinto mikos. Shiemi could count as a shaman/apothecary.
* MsFanservice: Shura's everyday appearance in a nutshell.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Mephisto Pheles. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mephistopholes What does that sound like?]]
* OccultBlueEyes: Rin Okumura has these (does fit the demonic type, being the son of {{Satan}} and all).
** [[spoiler:And then his sib Yukio got them for a few pages after nearly getting killed by Toudou. Toudou goes as far to say "those are not your eyes".]]
* OlderThanTheyLook: [[ManipulativeBastard Toudou]] got younger after [[spoiler:"swallowing" Karura. He started out as a middle-aged man and currently looks about eighteen.]]
* {{Oneesama}}: Houjou Mamushi to her sibs.
* OurDemonsAreDifferent: They have elf ears and tails.
** Except the ones that are foxes, ghoulish-sewn-together-bodies, cats, plant... things, anthropomorphic phoenixes, and giant fungus buildings.
* PlayingWithFire: Rin's flame. Though he can't control it. (He's working on it.)
* PowerLimiter: Rin's katana is a limiter to his demonic power. When sheathed the only things that remain are slightly pointy ears and a tail. When he takes it out--all hell breaks loose around him. [[PlayingWithFire Quite literally]].
* PosthumousCharacter: Fujimoto Shiro, who adopted and raised [[AntiAntiChrist Rin]], is later developed to be, not only in the church of badass preachers, but THE [[BadassPreacher Badass Preacher]].
* PrimalStance: Rin in his first confrontation with Amaimon.
* PowersViaPossession: Konekomaru gains these briefly when he [[spoiler:is possessed by Gale in episode 17.]]
* RelationshipVoiceActor:
** Quite a lot of the voice actors present were also involved in {{Durarara}}- [[KanaHanazawa Shiemi]] was Anri, [[DaisukeOno Arthur Auguste]] was Shizuo, [[JunFukuyama Yukio]] was Shinra, [[EriKitamura Izumo]] was Mairu, [[HiroshiKamiya Mephisto]] was Izaya, [[KazuyaNakai Bon]] was Gin-chan (on the DVD special), [[YuukiKaji Konekomaru]] was Walker, [[KeijiFujiwara Shiro]] was Kinnosuke, and even [[NobuhikoOkamoto Rin]] as Ryou Takiguchi.
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Bon's female cousins have snake tattoos to go with their serpent familiars, not to mention HellishPupils. And they certainly act like a bunch of {{smug snake}}s to their other relatives. [[spoiler: One of them turns traitor. But this is a subversion, as she was doing so in response to the perceived threat of Mephisto concealing the Eyes of the Impure King and keeping the son of Satan alive.]]
** As of ep 16 in the anime adaption they've given Amaimon an alternate, more demonic form which has some lizard aspects to it.
* RestrainingBolt: The ring on Rin's tail seems to serve as one: when Shura begins to recite certain verses, it quickly drains him of his power.
* RevengeByProxy: Negaiuz, a survivor of the "Blue Night" in which Satan went on a killing spree, took it upon himself to try to kill Rin, the son of Satan.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: [[spoiler:Bon's dad, in a flashback, helped Fujimoto escape with the Koumaken despite the law that all intruders to the sect who know about the Koumaken must be killed.]]
** Also when Shura orders Rin's classmates to [[spoiler:break him out of prison despite the Vatican's decision to execute Rin.]]
* SealedEvilInACan: The Eyes of the Impure King, an ancient demon so powerful that just these two eyeballs expel a flood of miasma.
** [[spoiler:The Myou Dha sect ''itself'' sealed the Impure King, so the Myou Dha was the can.]]
** [[spoiler:At one point, there was a flame demon, Kurara, sealed in Koumaken. It's since left. Koumaken's still a Can, since it contains Rin's demon powers.]]
** [[spoiler:And then Kurara set up a partnership with Suguro Tatsuma. Finally Toudou, now a major villain, has forced it to possess him, making him much more powerful. [[{{Bishonen}} Prettier, too]].]]
* ShootTheHostage: When Shiemi is drained by a pansy demon, it uses her body as a shield. Yukio pulls out his gun, and the demon taunts he wouldn't shoot Shiemi. He does. The pansy demon freaks out and flees. Rin is reasonably pissed off, but Shiemi is fine in the end. [[SubvertedTrope Yukio reveals]] to Rin that he used red dye bullets, having no intention of harming Shiemi at all.
* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: Rin's dad uses one in episode two. To fight a hoard of demons. And does pretty well.
* ShoutOut: In episode 19 of the anime, Paku and Izumo go to [[{{Working}} Magnaria]].
** gg subs included a disclaimer for episode 24, stating: "[[Literature/GoodOmens NOTICE - Kids! Bringing about Armageddon can be dangerous. Do not attempt it at home.]]"
* StabTheScorpion: When confronted by his human brother about his existence, Rin draws his sword and charges....to kill a demon behind him. "I am not low enough to fight my own brother."
* SuperStrength: How about headbutting a giant cat-demon into submission?
* {{Stripperific}}: Shura could count as this. Kind of justified because she needs to have free access to her tattoos when she has to take something from their dimensional pockets... but not much.
* TakeAThirdOption: Subverted initially when Rin first meets Mephisto. He offers that Rin either kill or be killed, and later jokingly adds that Rin could always kill himself too. Rin declines, and demands to be an Exorcist instead.
-->'''Mephisto''': "The way I see it, you have two options. You can either be killed by us, or you can kill us and run away. Or, of course, you could just kill yourself, and save us the trouble, so that's three options you have. So, which one do you choose?"
-->'''Rin''': "Make me one of you. Make me an Exorcist."
-->'''Mephisto''': "Okay. Let's say that Satan's son ''could'' be an Exorcist. What would you do?"
-->'''Rin''': "KICK SATAN'S ASS!"
* TastesLikeFriendship: How Shirou (and later Rin) tamed Blacky--with special wine.
* TearsOfBlood: It happens to the people who Satan tries to possess, especially on the Blue Night sixteen years ago. [[spoiler: [[DemonicPossession And it happens to Rin's dad]]]].
* TechnicolorFire: Main character wields blue fire. BLUE. The series' title means literally "Blue Exorcist."
** Blue IS a natural color of fire, most fires caused by combustion of gas are blue.
* TrueCompanions: Rin and his classmates. [[spoiler:The feeling died after he went [[BerserkMode berserk]] in front of them, but things are getting better.]]
** Even moreso in the anime, where so far, [[spoiler:Konekomaru was the only one who objected in helping Rin out after revealing he was the son of Satan]].
* {{Tsundere}}: Kamiki Izumo.
** Rin is a milder male version.
** Suguro Ryuji is too, but only towards Rin, who he can't stand and has a hard time showing gratitude for honestly. He's relatively nice to everyone else.
* {{Twincest}}: Not in the series itself, but good for almost 50% of all published romantic FanFiction.
* UseYourHead: As mentioned above, this is how he got his familiar.
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Nobody seems the least big concerned about Rin's [[FangsAreEvil fangs]] or [[PointyEars ears]]. Mephisto did say that they could be 'explained away', but we're never shown how. Even some people don't bat an eyelid at the fact that Rin [[GlamourFailure has a tail]], and he even has little flames when he gets agitated in a couple of panels.
** Subverted, since Juuzou and Tatsuma did notice Rin's tail, and just didn't comment on it. The Myou Dha people also remarked that they saw a flash when Rin punched Bon and some of the flames got out. Izumo remarked there's quite a few HalfHumanHybrid Demons in the world; and many of them are Exorcists. It's simply that Rin's father is ''Satan'' that scares everyone.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome: The cooking battle between Rin and Ukobach.
* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:"Why the hell is Satan's kid at our school!?" Also, the translator is shocked that Angel ''chopped Rin's foot off'' to hold him still during his "trial".]]
* WordsCanBreakMyBones: Most demons have a line in the scriptures that exorcises or binds them, as demonstrated by Suguro Ryuji and the Bible.
* ZettaiRyouiki: Part of the girl's uniform, but notable on [[TheChick Shiemi]], [[{{Tsundere}} Kamiki]], and [[MsFanservice Shura.]]
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