This thoughtful (but pretty intense) anime is excellent at storytelling and creating compelling characters. Rin's journey in Blue Exorcist is highly specific, but also similar to that of many teens; he feels different somehow, he's never fit in, and wants to know and understand who he is. Many kids will see themselves in him, not because they're the literal spawn of Satan, but because sometimes it's hard not to do bad things. Despite his challenges, Rin is a sympathetic character, and it's fun to watch him interact with those around him, including his straight-laced brother and the warm monks who try to guide him.
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- Sex & Nudity (3)
- Violence & Gore (3)
- Profanity (3)
- Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking (1)
- Frightening & Intense Scenes (2)
- Spoilers (1)
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Sex & Nudity
Severity? 14 24 8 7
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- A woman named Shura has large breasts and wears only a bra, jacket, and shorts; some jokes are made.
- (Season1) Rin goes overboard with his blue flames and unintentionaly burns shura and yukio's clothes down to there underwear the camera then zooms on shura's underwear for a few seconds
- A main character almost has her breasts grabbed by a ghost, this ghost is also stated to be a "skirt flipper".
Violence & Gore
Severity? 0 3 13 2
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- To summon their "familiars" (sort of like spirit guardians), a bit of blood has to be drawn. Characters are sometimes shown pricking their fingers to summon them.
- In the first scene of the anime, there is a ritualistic scene in which Satan gets into the room. He kills all the people in the room, throwing them around, causing them to tear up blood, and eventually bursting into blue fire.
- Although most of the violence is supernatural/fantasy action, there is occasional blood. In the last couple of episodes, the violence is more extreme with lots of blood, Satanic sacrifices, and people combusting into blue flames.
Profanity
Severity? 2 8 10 3
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- Sh*t is used sometimes in the English dub
- Frequent swearing
- In the subtitles, Satan is usually a potty-mouth, repeating the word /fuck/all the time (depending on the translator). The second opening uses fuck in the subtitles. English dub has shit, bull shit, ass-hole,ass,bastard.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Severity? 3 12 0 1
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- some smoking, a character gets drunk usually and is known to drink a lot.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
Severity? 2 3 8 3
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- This show does have some bloody moments and very vicious demons which could be frightening to some.
- Character is determined to kill their biological father and become exorcist.
Spoilers
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Frightening & Intense Scenes
- Yukio goes to shoot himself in the head, but rin punches him in the face preventing his suicide.