Should you watch Blue Exorcist?
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Blue Exorcist
Anime · 2011
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 can fight these demons are known as exorcists. Rin Okumura is a boy who bears the curse of being Satan's illegitimate son. His foster father sacrificed himself to save him from demons. To avenge his foster father's death as well as to prove himself, Rin decides to follow the path of an exorcist and defeat his own father, Satan. To hone his raw skills, Rin enters True Cross Academy to train with other exorcist candidates.
The sides of Blue Exorcist
- Satan's son training as an exorcist
- A school for demon hunters
- Twin brothers on opposite paths
Blue Exorcist is good for you if…
- you like blue flames and sword fights against demons.
- you like a world of demons, exorcists and a hidden academy.
- you like the bond between Rin and his twin brother Yukio.
Blue Exorcist is bad for you if…
- you don't watch anime.
- you won't read subtitles.
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