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While Rin is in total shock and disbelief, [[Deus Ex Machina|Fujimoto Shiro]] comes and exorcises the demon. He then [[Info Dump|describes]] how demons come from a world called Gehenna and can cross into our world (Assiah) by possessing a vessel of sufficient strength. He takes Rin back to the house to give him a sword that seals his demon powers and see him off, but unfortunately, [[Where Do You Think You Are?|Rin thinks it's all bullcrap]] and accuses Shiro of throwing him out. Double unfortunately, [[The Call Knows Where You Live|Satan decides to come in and say hello]]. Rin saves himself, but [[Death By Origin Story|Father Fujimoto dies in the process]]. After the funeral, he is confronted by Mephisto, a member of the True Cross Order and a friend of Shiro's, and demands to join the True Cross Order and become an Exorcist.

 

 

An anime adaptation has been airing since [[Spring 2011 Anime|April 17, 2011]]. You can find it on [http://www.vizanime.com/blue-exorcist Viz Anime], Crunchyroll (free simulcast) or Hulu.

* [[Academy of Adventure]]

* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: The first half of the anime, before it diverges onto an anime-original story.

* [[All Myths Are True|All Religions Are True]]: The series mostly focus on Christianity, mainly [[Anime Catholicism|Roman Catholicism]], but there have been demons inspired by Shintoism, [[Words Can Break My Bones|Fatal Verses from Buddhist sutras (at least Zen Buddhism anyways)]], even Greco-Roman minor deities.

** It was also said in the manga that almost all demons found in other religions are true, Satan just happens to be the lord of them all.

* [[Animal Battle Aura]]: The hilarious [[The Rival|Rin vs. Bon]] scenes in the anime have these. [[Tiger Versus Dragon|Rin is a golden tiger, Bon's a green-scaled Chinese dragon.]]

* [[Animal Motifs]]: Konekomaru Miwa and Mamushi Hojo.

* [[Beach Episode]]: 11th episode of the anime, and chapter 35 in the manga.

* [[Bedmate Reveal]]: After the battle with the Impure King, {{spoiler|Rin wakes up to find Shiemi sleeping next to him.}}

* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: Suguro Tatsuma pulls off the beginning of one at the end of chapter 24. {{spoiler|It backfires}}.

* [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]]: Kamiki Izumo, causing her to get the nickname Eyebrows.

* [[Break the Haughty]]: When Izumo's confidence fails, her familiars try to kill her.

* [[Bullying a Dragon]]: Rin was bullied and called a demon throughout his childhood due to his [[Super Strength]] and temper.

* [[Calling the Old Man Out]]: Rin to Satan. Bon to his dad.

* [[Cast of Snowflakes]]: Notably, the only characters who look alike are related (Rin and Yukio, Mephisto and Amaimon), and even then they're easy to tell apart.

** {{spoiler|Following that conversation, Saburota Toudou refined the speech, saying [[The Unfavorite|Yukio had no choice in his career path and he really feels he is just a tool made by his Father to protect Rin]], so Yukio must've sometimes hated his Father and brother for pushing this burden onto him. [[Shut UP, Hannibal|Yukio then admits the guy is right, he hates and loves his brother. But then he says what he hates most of all is his own weaknesses in this matter. All while setting up a counter to trap Toudou.]]}}

** {{spoiler|Further ramped [[Up to Eleven]] when Toudou [[From a Single Cell|regenerates]] gruesomely and taunts Yukio, happily stating Yukio's admitted self-loathing is the first step in becoming a demon. After this guy had [[The Unfavorite|identified Yukio's insecurity]], strangled Yukio, and then exploded because of Yukio's plan in the course of less than 15 minutes, [[Rage Breaking Point|Yukio takes this hard]].}}

* [[He Who Fights Monsters]]: The trope-naming passage is quoted in reference to {{spoiler|Rin and Yukio}}. Further noted that this is a problem for most Exorcists who could become demons because of their inner hatred or repressed feelings.

* [[Holy Burns Evil]]: Holy water does this to demons. It hurts Rin as well, but not as much.

** Except the ones that are foxes, ghoulish-sewn-together-bodies, cats, plant... things, anthropomorphic phoenixes, and giant fungus buildings.

* [[Overtook the Manga]]: At the time the anime aired only 30+ chapters of the manga were even out.

* [[Posthumous Character]]: Fujimoto Shiro, who adopted and raised [[Anti-Anti-Christ|Rin]], is later developed to be, not only in the church of badass preachers, but THE [[Badass Preacher]].

* [[Primal Stance]]: Rin in his first confrontation with Amaimon.

** As of ep 16 in the anime adaption they've given Amaimon an alternate, more demonic form which has some lizard aspects to it.

* [[Restraining Bolt]]: The ring on Rin's tail seems to serve as one: when Shura begins to recite certain verses, it quickly drains him of his power.

** {{spoiler|Konekomaru}} attempted to do this to Rin in a filler while {{spoiler|he is possessed by Gale in order to avenge his parents.}} Ultimately, though, he realizes that killing Rin won't bring back his parents, so he gives it up.

* [[Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right]]: {{spoiler|Bon's dad, in a flashback, helped Fujimoto escape with the Koumaken despite the law that all intruders to the sect who know about the Koumaken must be killed.}}

** Also when Shura orders Rin's classmates to {{spoiler|break him out of prison despite the Vatican's decision to execute Rin.}}

** {{spoiler|The Myou Dha sect ''itself'' sealed the Impure King, so the Myou Dha was the can.}}

** {{spoiler|At one point, there was a flame demon, Kurara, sealed in Koumaken. It's since left. Koumaken's still a Can, since it contains Rin's demon powers.}}

* [[Shotguns Are Just Better]]: Rin's dad uses one in episode two. To fight a hoard of demons. And does pretty well.

* [[Shout-Out]]: In episode 19 of the anime, Paku and Izumo go to [[Working|Magnaria]].

* [[Stab the Scorpion]]: When confronted by his human brother about his existence, Rin draws his sword and charges... to kill a demon behind him. "I am not low enough to fight my own brother."

* [[Super Strength]]: How about headbutting a giant cat-demon into submission?