In addition to this, only a part of the manga has made the transition to anime, and much like the first adaptation of Full Metal Alchemist, the latter portion of the series is completely original - and it shows (more on this in a bit) Although there are attempts to keep everything running smoothly, the underlying lack of creativity and complexity make this difficult to achieve. The lacklustre narrative is filled with bland humour and pointless angst, and because of these factors, the series has a tendency to veer off track. Sadly, Ao no Exorcist also suffers from many of the problems that plague the shounen genre, partly because of the formulaic plot, but mainly because the series lacks the much of the depth needed to keep the story interesting.
The second advantage is familiarity, and while it doesn't seem like an important factor, it does play a key role when it comes to enjoying this show. Overly complex details and anything truly thought provoking have been discarded, which is more than a little ironic as, in true shounen anime style, this simplistic approach is reflective of the content of the series. While this method is formulaic, it does have two advantages, the first being that the story becomes very easy to follow.
The scene shifts to Rin, who has just punched a delinquent for shooting pigeons with a crossbow.īecause this is a shounen anime, the plot adopts the action oriented, fight-of-the-week format that is so common in the genre. The series opens with a group of priests who are frantically praying in unison, but one by one they are being killed by a mysterious blue fire. Together with his younger twin brother Yukio, they live in a small Christian monastery run by their father, Fujimoto Shiro, and several monks who have helped raise the two boys. lazy to be honest.Īdapted from the ongoing shounen manga by Kato Kazue, Ao no Exorcist follows the adventures of Okumura Rin, a boisterous teenager with superhuman strength and a problem controlling his temper. While there are tales out there that try to cast Satan in a different light (for example, DC Vertigo's "Lucifer"), most writers find it easier to go with the prevailing opinion - which is a bit. Whatever name is ascribed to this being, the idea of him being the enemy of all things good is so deeply ingrained in society, he is usually depicted as the epitome of darkness and evil. This World, Seducer, Accuser, Tormentor, Blasphemer" - Glen Duncan). In some cases this means another deity that works in opposition to all things good, but for Christianity, Islam and Judaism such things are viewed as the domain of Satan (or "Lucifer, Fallen Angel, Prince of Darkness, Bringer of Light, Ruler of Hell, Lord of the Flies, Father of Lies, Apostate Supreme, Tempter of Mankind, Bringer of the Apocalypse, Old Serpent, Prince of One of the constants of many religions is the idea that sin and evil stem from a higher power. It isn’t what you know, after all, it’s who you know, and with Warner’s strong relationships with Crunchyroll and Studio Ghibli, the place to be for anime fans might be here."Satan has been the best friend the Church has ever had, as He has kept it in business all these years!" - Anton LaVey The visuals might be a bit standard, but there’s no shame in that, and the show helps to round out an increasingly diverse offering of anime content that is helping to solidify HBO’s streaming platform as a major player in the market. And if you thought that perhaps there might be a coming-of-age metaphor here then, well… have you considered doing this for a meager living as I do?Įither way, Blue Exorcist strikes one as a smart choice for HBO Max given the accessibility of its broader themes and the endless appeal of chosen-one character arcs. Both are a good fit and give Rin the time and space to work through the world-upending revelations of being the son of Satan. As I literally just wrote in my review of The Misfit of Demon King Academy, it’s the execution that counts, and Blue Exorcist is executed with aplomb, settling on a tone halfway between silly and serious and a pace just a few gradations below breakneck on the speedo. Well, not always, since a lot of great religio-fantasy stories are built on this very same framework, and it shouldn’t be discredited out of hand. That teen, fifteen-year-old Rin, is a standard archetype – a dropout twin with an overachiever brother, Yukio, and a stern father, Shiro, who just so happens to be able to see little black bugs that other people can’t because he’s the chosen one with a familial connection to a hellish demon-ruled underworld – don’t you just hate it when that happens?
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