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The Best Episodes of Blue Exorcist

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Humans live in the world of Assiah, demons in Gehenna. The two dimensions are not meant to interfere with each other, but demons still possess creatures in Assiah in spite of this. The humans who

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Blue Exorcist Season 2 Episode 1 - Small Beginnings
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Small Beginnings

    S2:E1

    After his secret is exposed, Rin takes part in a special mission along Shura and Yukio to retrieve the "Left Eye of the Impure King", a demon relic that was stolen from the True Cross Academy's vault. In the occasion, they fail to retrieve it, but discover that the culprit is Saburota Todo, one of the exorcists in charge of the vault that was corrupted upon being possessed by a demon. After hearing that there was an attempt to steal the Left Eye's sister relic, the "Right Eye of the Impure King" in Kyoto, the Order sends a team there to investigate, including Shura, Yukio and the Exwires, who are in conflict after learning the truth about Rin.

    Directors:Shigeki Kawai, Koichi Hatsumi
    Writer:Toshiya Ohno

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  2. Blue Exorcist Season 2 Episode 2 - Strange Bedfellows
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #2 - Strange Bedfellows

    S2:E2

    The Exwires arrive at Kyoto, and Ryuji, Konekomaru and Renzo take the opportunity to reunite with their families, while Rin and the others tend to the Exorcists of the Myoda Sect, who got wounded guarding the Right Eye of the Impure King. In the occasion, Rin meets Ryuji's father, and learns that Ryuji is resentful of him, as despite being the leader of the Myoda Sect, he is not respected by the others, as he relegated his duties since the Sect, which was weakened after losing several of its members on the Blue Night, joined the True Cross Order. Meanwhile, Todo, with the Left Eye of the Impure King replacing his own, contacts his mole inside the Sect, planning another attempt to steal the Right Eye.

    Director:Shigeki Kawai
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Blue Exorcist Season 2 Episode 4 - Act of Treachery
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #3 - Act of Treachery

    S2:E4

    Who is betraying the Myoda sect? Without high priest Tatsuma in attendance, the general meeting falls into chaos and ends without a conclusion. As Suguro resolves to find and question his father, he witnesses someone sneaking into the Kyoto field office…

    Director:Ayako Kono
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Blue Exorcist Season 2 Episode 8 - From Father to Son
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #4 - From Father to Son

    S2:E8

    Miasma spreads through the streets as the exorcists begin to counter the Impure King’s growth. Rin leaves with the other students to find Tatsuma. Yukio is on the front lines, unaware his brother has left his cell, when he notices something strange…

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Blue Exorcist Season 2 Episode 10 - Unbowed and Unbroken
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #5 - Unbowed and Unbroken

    S2:E10

    The sporangium has finally burst, revealing the Impure King. Assaulted by the miasma, Suguro barely maintains the barrier. And every passing moment brings him closer to his limit. Rin questions why he can’t draw his sword, even when backed into a corner.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Blue Exorcist Season 2 Episode 11 - Shine Bright as the Sun
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #6 - Shine Bright as the Sun

    S2:E11

    Rin finally manages to draw the demon sword. Shura tells him to, “Win a place for yourself in this world!” However, there doesn’t seem to be a way to stop the Impure King’s overwhelming growth. And if Suguro’s strength fails, the barrier will collapse!

    Director:Shigeki Kawai
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Blue Exorcist Season 2 Episode 12 - Candid and Open
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #7 - Candid and Open

    S2:E12

    The sight of a blue flame burning in the night sky is reminiscent of “Blue Night,” but has brought about a completely different result. Now that the incidents relating to the Impure King have been concluded, those affected are moving on.

    Director:Shigeki Kawai
    Writer:Toshiya Ohno

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  8. Blue Exorcist Season 4 Episode 3 - Hometown
    9.5/10(4 votes)

    #8 - Hometown

    S4:E3

    Shura suddenly goes missing. However, based on her last traces, Mephisto deduces the high possibility that Shura has returned to her hometown in Aomori Prefecture. As such, he orders Rin and Yukio to go there and search for her. After investigating, the twins arrive at Lake Towada in Aomori. Shura was facing off against Hachirotaro Okami, a powerful Hydra who claimed the large territory centered at the lake and the surrounding areas. Hachiro and his snake companions urge Shura to fulfill her promise to him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Blue Exorcist Season 3 Episode 1 - The World's Astir
    9.3/10(3 votes)

    #9 - The World's Astir

    S3:E1

    Rin Okumura, a boy aiming to become an exorcist yet born the illegitimate son of the demon god Satan, advises his classmate Sei Godaiin, who begins to see demons. Despite Rin asking Ryuji Suguro and the other Exwires attending the Exorcism Cram School for a way to make demons invisible, he is unable to find a solution. Meanwhile, Rin is invited to dinner by Mephisto Pheles, the Preceptor of the Japan Branch of the Knights of the True Cross and director of the True Cross Academy. However...

    Director:Junichi Fujise
    Writer:Toshiya Ohno

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  10. Blue Exorcist Season 2 Episode 5 - Mysterious Connections
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #10 - Mysterious Connections

    S2:E5

    Although the traitor was revealed, the Right Eye of the Impure King has been stolen. While confronting Ryuji, Rin loses control of his blue flames in front of the gathered exorcists. In all of the commotion, Tatsuma slips Shura a letter addressed to Rin.

    Director:Matsuo Asami
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Blue Exorcist Season 2 Episode 7 - Like a Fire Burning Bright
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #11 - Like a Fire Burning Bright

    S2:E7

    The Impure King has been revived! In his letter, Tatsuma asks Rin to use the Koma sword to fight, but will that even be possible? And to make matters worse, Mephisto suddenly appears with the news that Rin has been sentenced to death!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Toshiya Ohno

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  12. Blue Exorcist Season 4 Episode 1 - Ambition
    9.0/10(5 votes)

    #12 - Ambition

    S4:E1

    Despite the success in taking control of the Far East Laboratory, the Illuminati remain a major threat. The Knights of the True Cross repeatedly hold discussions among the higher ranks to create countermeasures. Meanwhile, Rin and the other students are informed that the Exorcism Certification Exams will now be held sooner than planned. After the events in Shimane, Suguro struggles with the fact that he's lost sight of the reason for becoming an exorcist. However, Arch Knight Lightning is appointed as a new instructor at the Exorcist Cram School...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Blue Exorcist Season 4 Episode 2 - Distress
    9.0/10(5 votes)

    #13 - Distress

    S4:E2

    Ever since the strange phenomena occurred with his eye, Yukio decides to investigate the nature of the power that has manifested. He puts his own life on the line as he becomes devoted to the dangerous training…

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Blue Exorcist Season 4 Episode 6 - Awakening
    9.0/10(5 votes)

    #14 - Awakening

    S4:E6

    With the incident in Aomori concluded, things begin to calm down at the Knights of the True Cross Japan Branch. Lightning begins his investigation of the Illuminati with Suguro. Lightning suspects that there was something within the Japan Branch that was connected to the Illuminati and the "Blue Night." Meanwhile, after receiving Rin's confession, Shiemi worries that she doesn't understand the difference between "romantic love" and "friendship love." Unable to bear any further witness to this, Izumo makes a suggestion.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Blue Exorcist Season 4 Episode 10 - In the Falling Snow
    9.0/10(5 votes)

    #15 - In the Falling Snow

    S4:E10

    The exorcists are busy dealing with the high-ranking demons that begin appearing in urban areas. Shura heads the forefront in Ikebukuro. The number of people who are able to see demons increases as a result of gaining a Temptaint, and the world falls into chaos. At the same time, Yukio threatens Suguro with his gun and tries to get him to learn about the details of Lightning's investigation. Yukio refuses to heed Shima's warnings and grows increasingly isolated. He returns to Tokyo for a mission and encounters Lightning

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Blue Exorcist Season 5 Episode 10 - Light
    9.0/10(3 votes)

    #16 - Light

    S5:E10

    Shiro and Yuri defeat Satan and escape the clutches of the Knights of the True Cross. However, Yuri's exhaustion catches up to her as she gives her final words to Rin and Yukio and leaves this world. Adding insult to injury, Shiro, overcome with remorse and losing the will to live, is attacked by a demon. Meanwhile, with Satan having disappeared from Assiah, Lucifer despairs of the future research into clones for possession. Mephisto and Shemihaza work to stop Lucifer's rampaging attempt to reduce everything to nothingness.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Blue Exorcist Season 4 Episode 7 - Variant Leaves
    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #17 - Variant Leaves

    S4:E7

    As Lightning continues to investigate the Blue Night, he notices the names of three people. After the Blue Night, three men left the Knights of the True Cross Japan Branch and became priests living at the Southern Cross Monastery, the place where the Okumura Brothers grew up. Lightning and Suguro visit the Monastery to get a firsthand account of what happened back then. Lightning, willing to take strong measures against those who remain silent, closes in on the mystery of the Blue Night...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Blue Exorcist Season 4 Episode 12 - Parting
    8.8/10(5 votes)

    #18 - Parting

    S4:E12

    Yukio is arrested on suspicion of shooting Mephisto. After learning about Yukio's eye, Rin decides to escape from The Order with his brother. With the help of the Exwires and Amaimon, he heads off to rescue Yukio. Severely injured by the gunshot, Mephisto decides to abandon the barrier he placed on the artificial Gehenna Gate in order to maintain his possessed body. As a result, the gate opens completely, and a horde of demons emerge. The atmosphere of Gehenna thoroughly envelops Assiah...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Blue Exorcist Season 5 Episode 12 - Thank You
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #19 - Thank You

    S5:E12

    The sight of a blue flame burning in the night sky is reminiscent of “Blue Night,” but has brought about a completely different result. Now that the incidents relating to the Impure King have been concluded, those affected are moving on.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Blue Exorcist Season 1 Episode 14 - A Fun Camping Trip
    8.5/10(6 votes)

    #20 - A Fun Camping Trip

    S1:E14

    The first semester has ended, signaling the start of summer vacation for True Cross Academy students. But there’s no rest in sight for Rin and the other ExWires: first they must take part in a 3-day drill to prepare them for actual combat, under the guise of a camping trip out in the forest.

    Director:Ryutaro Sakaguchi
    Writer:Ikuko Takahashi

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  21. Blue Exorcist Season 2 Episode 6 - A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #21 - A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

    S2:E6

    Shiro Fujimoto, Rin and Yukio’s adopted father, encountered Tatsuma Suguro while trying to take the demonic sword, Kurikara. Tatsuma’s letter reveals the circumstances of how the sword, which is the Myoda Sect’s main object of worship, came to Rin.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Toshiya Ohno

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  22. Blue Exorcist Season 4 Episode 4 - Goodbye to You
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #22 - Goodbye to You

    S4:E4

    According to the contract made between Hachiro and Shura's ancestor, Tatsuko Kirigakure, each generation of descendants is destined to die at the age of 30 in exchange for gaining power. Shura informs Rin and Yukio about her fate. She states that she has no regrets, but Rin is not convinced and suggests they defeat Hachiro. However, Hachiro then abducts Shura. Rin and Yukio make their way to Hachiro to save her, but they arrive to find Shura being controlled by Hachiro's hypnotic powers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Blue Exorcist Season 4 Episode 11 - Beyond the Snow
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #23 - Beyond the Snow

    S4:E11

    Overwhelmed by his conflicting emotions, Yukio takes drastic measures, but Satan blocks him. After hearing from Shiemi about Yukio, Rin rushes out of the dorm to search for him. Assiah, the material world, is thrown into chaos as demons become more active. Mephisto is summoned to the prime minister's office and attends a press conference with the prime minister and all relevant parties to announce the existence of demons, which has never been publicly acknowledged until now. But who appears there is...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Blue Exorcist Season 1 Episode 15 - An Act of Kindness
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #24 - An Act of Kindness

    S1:E15

    Suguro's joint strategy pays off, and the Exwires have success in their sights! But then a gigantic moth demon (cuchi) appears, and attacks Rin the moment he lets his guard down!

    Director:Toshimasa Kuroyanagi
    Writer:Ikuko Takahashi

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  25. Blue Exorcist Season 4 Episode 5 - As If Begging for Tears
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #25 - As If Begging for Tears

    S4:E5

    With Yukio's clever wit, Rin and his friends are able to deceive Hachiro and successfully get him to break his contract with Shura. However, Hachiro loses all control in a rage, capturing Shura once more and heading toward the frozen lake. When the immortal Hachiro expresses his wish to die, Shura tells him they will sleep together forever at the bottom of the lake and embraces him. But as they sink into the lake, memories of the days she once spent with Shiro flash through Shura's mind.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Small Beginnings" is the best rated episode of "Blue Exorcist". It scored 9.5/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Shigeki Kawai, Koichi Hatsumi and written by Toshiya Ohno, it aired on 1/5/2017. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Strange Bedfellows".