(L) Ao no Exorcist

[tsunade666]

I wouldn't compare it to D. Gray-man because the setting of how an exorcise work is different. Though both are exorcise but the thing they exorcise are different.

Well it's just funny when I'm hearing the conversation of Rin and Mephisto. It's like kamiyan meet accel scene that never happen in index.

[Guido]

Originally Posted by Deconstructor

Having read the manga, I always wondered what inspired the author to design Yukio's face with moles. Yeah, maybe it's best if I stop commenting on it...

Episodes 1 and 2 are demonic. They're possessed. Immolated in blue fire.

So, so awesome. Anime like Blue Exorcist are why shonen anime became so popular worldwide... excellent fight scenes, touching family moments, and an entirely fantastical world the viewers want to immerse themselves in. This is D. Gray-Man 2.0.

In both the manga's first chapter and the anime's first episode, Allen Walker in D.Gray-man states that the akuma (demons) he hunts are not the supernatural, classical fiends that humanity is acquainted from religious folklore or mythology. They're half-monster, half-mechanical killer machines that just kill humans, not spiritually possessing them when alive.

Akuma in Blue Exorcist play the role of the classical demons from religious folklore that can and will spiritually possess the bodies of wicked humans and reap their souls.

Exorcists in D.Gray-man use anti-Akuma weapons, manufactured from the divine "Innocence" crystals to destroy them, in order to save the soul trapped inside. Destruction by anything else that's not Innocence will make the soul inside to be lost forever.

Exrocists in Blue Exorcists play the more traditional role of an Exorcists, fighting with conventional and folkloric weapons like swords, holy water, Eastern talismans, summons, etc., not being limited by a sole source.

D.Gray-man's akuma are borned and powered from the sorrow of people mourning for departed ones.

Blue Exorcists's akuma are borned in their own world (Makai), and I don't know as of yet how they can travel to the human world, but a thing is sure is that human wickedness attracts them like bees to honey. (Haven't read Blue Exorcist manga yet).

[Jerseykid]

Rin is off to shibusen!

[broken270]

Spoiler:

Rin is still running around with his father, trying to get away from those creatures and get Rin to safety. Rin still has no idea what is going on here. He is quickly brought back to the monastery, and the people working there are already setting up preparations for protecting the church. The father opens a trap door and shows him the demon sword. The father gives him the sword telling him to protect it and not open it. The father locks him inside, and the battle between them and Asteroth's demons are on. Nice to see that they use traditional methods of fighting: holy water, summoning, talismans, and the like. The only odd thing about it is the use of guns. After Rin breaks out of the trapdoor and distracts Asteroth, the father calls a chant, and the demon is exorcised.

The relief does not stop here. The slap from the father triggered the return of Satan, who is eerily happy to see his son. Rin gets sucked inside the Demon Gates, and everyone else is hurt by the blue flames. Yet, after all of this, the father sacrifices himself to make sure that Rin going to the other world is not certain. Rin, not wishing for his father to die just yet, unlocks his demonic powers and destroys the gate. Sadly, he was too late to even speak to his father, for he was already dead. Rin looks at his father's grave one last time before he calls his friend, an enigmatic man named Mephisto. Because he turned into a demon, Mephisto thought otherwise of the contract an bodes to kill him rather than take him in. Instead, Rin wishes to become an exorcist to kill Satan. Change of plans, Mephisto decides to take him in. What find of a future does Rin hold now?

[OkamiNoKaze]

This series seems pretty cool, Been waiting for it ever since seeing commercials for it on Star Driver. Anyone think the store manager lady looks like Mimi from Drew Carey show?

[Jarmel]

The OP wasn't that great but I was impressed by the music in general.

Overall a pretty solid episode.

[Chaos2Frozen]

Must... resist... urge to... read... manga... !

[miroku2192]

Originally Posted by Chaos2Frozen

Must... resist... urge to... read... manga... !

too late i already did after today's episode hahaa...there's only like 23 chapters out wtffffff, i want moarrrrrr

[Kismet-chan]

I really like the OP. Not fond of the ED, but I don't hate it. 2AM has never been at the top of my kpop group preference list anyway (nor is 2PM). However, the song for the OP isn't one of UVERworld's better songs. Just sayin'.

[Chase]

Spoiler for Episode 2:

Yeah the whole priest being taking over at that time was odd to me. Anyways, great episode. Sucks the Priest had to die. That one Demon(Shiratori) was full of fail tho, got his ass whipped 3 times in two episodes before being offed. Oh and he also got hit by a truck. Total failure, satan likely wasn't pleased. Some nice action in this episode. Rin just can't catch a break at the moment, can't even hold down a job at a grocery store.

10/10 Pretty excited about this anime.

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by tsunade666

I wouldn't compare it to D. Gray-man because the setting of how an exorcise work is different. Though both are exorcise but the thing they exorcise are different.

Doesn't change the fact that whenever i see or hear the word exorcist, i can't help but think D.Gray-man.

[Haak]

This episode was great but I'm a bit iffy on the ending after the credits. Was that supposed to be a comedy scene because it kinda felt jarring. And I don't like the look of the preview either. Highschool setting? Please, anything but that.

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by Haak

Was that supposed to be a comedy scene because it kinda felt jarring.

Didn't seem like a comedy scene to me, just that the character Mephisto seems to have that type of personality.

[Chaos2Frozen]

Originally Posted by Haak

This episode was great but I'm a bit iffy on the ending after the credits. Was that supposed to be a comedy scene because it kinda felt jarring. And I don't like the look of the preview either. Highschool setting? Please, anything but that.

Eh? How could you take that scene for anything other than serious business?

[Haak]

Wacko Mephisto and both of them making comical faces:

Spoiler for space:

[felix]

Originally Posted by Shiroth

Doesn't change the fact that whenever i see or hear the word exorcist, i can't help but think D.Gray-man.

Didn’t like D.Gray-man, too much bullshit to accept.

Having roots in folklore and such is like a contract between the author and the audience that forbids him from pulling too much shit out of his ass. At least when you just invent some deus ex machina, make it interesting, like some alternative history (or interpretation). But D.Gray-man had none of that. In that one (at least from what I read in the manga) it was just random stuff happening over and over and over…and over and over. Each chapter was an annoying “this someone got fucked up” and no end in sight; frankly I hardly what the point of events was anyway. The semi-emo lead (Allen) wasn’t very likable either. However I do see the resemblance in the protagonists backstory (somewhat).

[Chaos2Frozen]

Originally Posted by Haak

Wacko Mephisto and both of them making comical faces:

Spoiler for space:

That's only a small part, the general atmosphere is still serious business.

Originally Posted by felix

Didn’t like D.Gray-man, too much bullshit to accept.

Having roots in folklore and such is like a contract between the author and the audience that forbids him from pulling too much shit out of his ass. At least when you just invent some deus ex machina, make it interesting, like some alternative history (or interpretation). But D.Gray-man had none of that. In that one (at least from what I read in the manga) it was just random stuff happening over and over and over…and over and over. Each chapter was an annoying “this someone got fucked up” and no end in sight; frankly I hardly what the point of events was anyway. The semi-emo lead (Allen) wasn’t very likable either. However I do see the resemblance in the protagonists backstory (somewhat).

You have the right to your opinion of course, but I question your that one line and everything else that came along with it; cause its like you're using alot of words but not really saying much.

There is not a single story of fantasy fiction that 100% translate a real life mythology into his or her story. In fact, it's almost impossible- believe me I've tried. Even in this story; Take for example the name 'Gehenna' is actually a place outside of ancient Jerusalem where people burn their trash. My point is People are bound to have to improvise.

And to say that 'random stuff' is happening over and over either implies that you're having great, unimaginable difficulty following the story, or that your classification of 'random stuff' covers a wider range than normal.

[Westlo]

I think Kamiyan will do a great job as Mephisto, but it really seems like a perfect role for Takahiro Sakurai.. though of course I'm only basing that on the end of episode 2, I haven't read the manga... and trying to keep it that way... hard...

Originally Posted by Jarmel

The OP wasn't that great but I was impressed by the music in general.

Yeah not really impressed by the OP or ED, I agree with whoever it was that said that the OP felt like it couldn't decide what type of song it wanted to be. I expected more from UVERworld, I've liked every other Anime OP they've been apart of much more than this one, especially their D.Gray Man and Terra E OPs....

Oh well, hopefully they get some good replacement songs for the 2nd cour OP and ED.... and they better step up the animation sequences as well.

[chickdigger802]

I do hope this show doesn't go all Bleach in which the initial episodes are cool and interesting and the rest just becomes generic shounen boredom.

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by Westlo

I haven't read the manga... and trying to keep it that way... hard...

Yeah it's very difficult. Saying that i'll probably just buy the first volume released by Viz, and go about it that way. I'm rather interesting in seeing what were the anime only scenes in the first two episodes.