Ao no Exorcist
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EP 1Rin Okumura worries about his future while his brother Yukio starts school at True Cross Academy.
Apr 17, 2011Rin Okumura experiences anxiety regarding his future as his twin brother, Yukio, begins attending the prestigious True Cross Academy. Following instructions from his foster father, Shirou, Rin goes to a job interview. During this visit, he encounters a demon-like creature. The interaction leads to significant destruction and chaos within the store where the meeting was taking place. This event highlights the difficulties Rin faces in navigating his life alongside his brother's new academic journey.
EP 2Fujimoto Possessed by Satan Forces Rin to Embrace Demonic Powers
Apr 24, 2011Fujimoto and his allies struggle to defend Rin from pursuing demons, but Fujimoto is ultimately possessed by Satan, the most powerful demon and Rin's father. Witnessing his guardian sacrifice his own life to ensure Rin's safety, Rin resolves to fight back. He chooses to unlock his inherent demonic abilities, fully aware that this transformation will prevent him from continuing to live as a human being. This pivotal decision marks a significant shift in Rin's existence as he accepts his true nature to protect himself and others.
EP 3Rin enrolls at True Cross Academy and discovers Yukio is a graduated Exorcist teacher
May 1, 2011To pursue his goal of becoming an Exorcist, Rin is enrolled at True Cross Academy by the school chairman, Mephisto Pheles. During his first day of classes, he learns that Yukio has always been aware of his secret. Furthermore, Yukio has already graduated as an Exorcist and will serve as one of Rin's teachers. This revelation shocks Rin, as he had not anticipated his brother's prior knowledge or professional status within the organization he is joining. The episode highlights the unexpected dynamic between the siblings as Rin begins his formal training under Yukio's supervision.
EP 4Yukio and Rin visit the Exorcist shop and encounter Shiemi Moriyama's demon problem.
May 8, 2011Yukio accompanies Rin to the school's Exorcist-only shop to purchase necessary supplies. Upon arrival, they discover that Shiemi Moriyama, the owner's daughter, is suffering from an affliction caused by a demon residing in her family's garden. To save her life, Yukio and Rin decide to confront the demon directly. They choose to handle the situation themselves without immediate assistance, engaging in a direct confrontation with the entity threatening Shiemi's well-being within the garden.
EP 5Rin clashes with Ryuji Suguro over his class attendance issues
May 15, 2011Shiemi joins Rin's class, prompting Rin to neglect his studies. This behavior angers his classmate Ryuji Suguro, known as Bon. After hearing Bon's personal story, Rin realizes they share more similarities than he is willing to acknowledge. The encounter highlights the tension between Rin's disregard for school and the expectations of his peers, leading to a moment of unexpected connection between the two boys despite their initial conflict.
EP 6fillerRin and Yukio discover Ukobach prepares their meals, leading to dangerous consequences
May 22, 2011Rin and Yukio discover that Ukobach, a cooking familiar appointed by Mephisto Pheles, prepares their daily meals. When Rin decides to start cooking for himself, he learns how dangerous Ukobach can be when someone disrespects his cooking.
EP 7Yukio organizes Exwire exam boot camp while Izumo exploits Shiemi until a naberius attack occurs.
May 29, 2011Yukio distributes applications for a week-long boot camp to prepare students for the Exwire qualification exam, requiring them to select a Meister style for training. Igor Neuhaus instructs the class on summoning familiars, a rare Tamer ability, with only Izumo Kamiki and Shiemi demonstrating this skill. Shiemi seeks friendship with Izumo, who accepts, but Rin observes that Izumo exploits Shiemi’s kindness by assigning her errands. During a bathhouse visit, Noriko Paku is attacked by a naberius ghoul. Izumo’s white fox familiars betray her due to her fear, prompting Rin to advise destroying them. Shiemi heals Paku using her greenman familiar, Nee, while Rin fights the ghoul until Yukio arrives to shoot it, causing the creature to escape.
EP 8A Sick Man Appears as Paku Quits and Students Face Naberius Attack
Jun 5, 2011Paku decides to leave cram school while recovering from injury, troubling Izumo. During Aria class, Izumo fails to recite homework, so Ryuji recites it, shocking Rin and Shiemi. An argument between Ryuji and Izumo leads Yukio to punish the class by placing heavy bariyons on their laps. After Yukio leaves for a three-hour mission, the students are attacked by a naberius. The creature splits, and Rin leads one ghoul away while Ryuji fights the other. The students protect Ryuji as he proves himself. Rin discovers Neuhaus sent the naberiuses to verify his identity as Satan's son. Rin kills the first naberius with Kurikara but misses confronting Neuhaus. Ryuji extinguishes the second naberius, and Izumo thanks Shiemi for saving her during the attack.
EP 9Mephisto reveals the ghoul attack was the Exwire exam while Yukio confronts Neuhaus and Shiemi chooses her path.
Jun 12, 2011Mephisto informs the students that the recent ghoul attack served as the Exwire exam, with their performance counting toward evaluation. Yukio suspects Neuhaus and confronts him about forcing Rin to use demonic powers, but Neuhaus claims he acted on Mephisto’s orders. Yukio later visits Shiemi at her mother’s shop, recalling their first meeting when he became an Exorcist instructor, and tells her she has the potential to become a Tamer. That night, Yukio realizes Neuhaus intends to kill Rin while he sleeps. As Shiemi watches over Rin, Yukio confronts Neuhaus on the roof. Rin attacks Neuhaus but is stopped by a giant ghoul. Yukio erases the summoning circle to prevent the attack. Neuhaus reveals he is a survivor of Blue Night, when Satan possessed him to slaughter Exorcists at a cursed temple. Before leaving, he warns Rin that others want him dead. After treating Rin’s wounds, Shiemi decides to become an Exorcist. Mephisto promotes the cram school students to Exwires and celebrates with a feast.
EP 10Rin confronts berserk cat familiar Kuro while Yukio questions his reliance on demonic powers.
Jun 19, 2011Yukio criticizes Rin for relying on demonic abilities rather than intellect, noting his inability to perform simple tasks. After receiving a call, Yukio departs to handle Kuro, a cat sídhe familiar who has gone berserk following the death of his master, Shiro. Rin accompanies him despite objections. Confronting the familiar, Rin hears Kuro’s sorrow and learns the creature was once a guardian deity for silkworm breeders before becoming a demon after its shrine was demolished. Shiro had previously calmed Kuro without harm. Rin chooses to face Kuro alone, using his head to soothe the entity, resulting in friendship. Yukio then provides Kuro with silver vine sake left by Shiro for safekeeping.
EP 11fillerExwires trio faces a kraken threat while protecting a vengeful boy seeking his missing father.
Jun 26, 2011Rin, Izumo, and Renzo undertake their inaugural mission as Exwires in a coastal town under Tsubaki’s supervision. After Izumo suffers a leg cramp and is rescued by Yohei, the group learns of a kraken plaguing the area. Yohei reveals his father vanished six months ago while hunting the beast, fueling his desire for revenge. The Exwires monitor Yohei to prevent him from entering the water. When the kraken attacks at sunset, Yohei attempts to harpoon it but is thrown into the sea. Rin saves Yohei and prepares to unleash demonic power, only to discover Yohei’s father is actually alive, surprising the boy.
EP 12Exwires investigate a mischievous ghost at Mephisto's haunted amusement park.
Jul 3, 2011The Exwires split into pairs to hunt a child ghost at Mephisto's amusement park. Rin asks Shiemi out while they search. They find the ghost on a carousel, where it proves mischievous rather than sad. As Shiemi chases it, Rin encounters Amaimon, who steals Kurikara and forces a fight on a roller coaster. Rin attacks with steel beams, accidentally endangering Shiemi and the ghost in a ball pit, but he blasts the beams away to save them. The ghost thanks Shiemi before vanishing. Amaimon pins Rin, but an Exwire intervenes, forcing Amaimon to retreat. Yukio reunites with Rin and Shiemi, and the intervening Exwire reveals herself as Shura Kirigakure.
- 13EP 13
Shura investigates Rin's demonic ties while torn between her mission and Shiro's protective wishes.
Jul 10, 2011Shura, a high-level Exorcist and former apprentice of Shiro, infiltrated Rin’s class as Yamada to investigate his connection with Satan. Shiro had previously tasked her with protecting Rin if anything happened to him. After stealing Kurikara, Shura attacks Rin, conflicted between orders to kill him if his demonic link is confirmed and Shiro’s request to care for him. Confronting Rin, she discovers Shiro raised him as a son rather than a weapon. Rin recalls childhood trauma where Shiro absorbed his pain after he struck another boy, proving his fatherly devotion. Convinced by this bond, Shura retains Kurikara and decides to teach at the academy to secretly train Rin, aligning her duty with Shiro’s legacy.
- 14EP 14
True Cross Academy students participate in a deceptive three-day forest camping drill.
Jul 17, 2011Following the end of the first semester, True Cross Academy students engage in a three-day combat preparation drill disguised as a camping trip. While the male students erect tents, the female students construct a summoning circle around the campsite. Rin reflects on Shiro’s teachings about helping others after sharing his meal with the class. Yukio assigns the group a mission to locate and light one of three hidden lanterns within three days to qualify for future missions. During a swarm of moth-like demons known as chuchis, Rin saves Shiemi using his blue flames, a sight potentially witnessed by Ryuji. After Renzo joins them, Konekomaru alerts the group to a peg lantern, a demon that consumes living beings, particularly women, when illuminated at night. The five students collaborate to move the lantern across a fragile bridge, but Rin accidentally destroys the structure, awakening a giant chuchi.
- 15EP 15
Rin reveals his secret form while battling Amaimon and losing control of his flames.
Jul 24, 2011Ryuji rescues Rin from a giant chuchi, demonstrating their bond. The group returns to camp with peg lanterns to find Izumo and Nemu Takara already there. Amaimon attacks with a behemoth familiar, but Shura erects a barrier to protect the Exwires. Shura returns Kurikara to Rin, yet Amaimon uses a chuchi larva in Shiemi’s neck as leverage, forcing a confrontation. Ryuji, Konekomaru, and Renzo exit the barrier to assist but are swiftly defeated. Rin must reveal his true form to his friends to fight back. With aid from Yukio and Shura, Rin overpowers Amaimon. However, when Mephisto arrives to retrieve Amaimon, Rin loses control of his flames, going on a rampage and cracking Kurikara.
- 16EP 16
Mephisto faces treason trial while Yukio seeks Kurikara forging materials in Kyoto.
Jul 31, 2011Shiemi calms Rin, allowing Arthur Auguste Angel to capture him and Shura, while Mephisto faces a treason trial at the Vatican. Yukio reveals to his classmates that he and Rin are Satan’s sons; most offer support, but Konekomaru and Nemu remain distant. Yukio and Ryuji travel to Kyoto to consult Yoshikuni XI, a descendant of the swordsmith who forged Kurikara. They search an old temple for iron sand temple nails required for the blade, resisting statues that urge them to kill Rin. Meanwhile, the Grigori—Melchior, Samyaza, and Casper—listen to Mephisto’s argument that Rin must confront Satan. Their discussion is interrupted by an enraged Amaimon, who bursts in demanding to fight Rin again.
- 17EP 17
Amaimon defeated, Rin faces exam deadline and Shura's flame training challenge
Aug 7, 2011Amaimon breaches defenses to reach the courtroom, where Mephisto secures Grigori approval for his plan. Classmates return with the reforged Kurikara, allowing Rin to defeat Amaimon before collapsing. The Grigori mandates that Rin pass the Exorcist authorization exam within six months and places him under daily surveillance. Although his peers helped repair his sword, they harbor mixed feelings regarding his connection to Satan. In the training room, Shura assigns Rin to control his flames by lighting only the outer two of three aligned candles, a task that proves difficult. While Yukio and Shura compete in a difficult batting cage match, Rin accidentally burns their clothes off. Meanwhile, Konekomaru is haunted by a dark presence drawn to his fear. In the hallway, Izumo advises Rin to maintain confidence in his flame control as the same dark presence approaches them.
- 18EP 18filler
Rin and friends confront a gufu demon possessing Konekomaru at the academy.
Aug 14, 2011A crow-like demon called a gufu attacks Rin and Izumo until Yukio intervenes. Mephisto directs the Exwires to inspect school barriers for breaches. The creature exploits Konekomaru’s fears to possess him and target Rin. Classmates stop Rin from harming Konekomaru, unaware of the supernatural threat. Shura discovers a hidden door leading to an abandoned laboratory in a snowy forest. Ryuji observes Konekomaru’s heart failing in the hospital as the gufu pursues Rin. Rin defeats the monster to save Konekomaru. Feeling ashamed, Konekomaru plans to leave the academy. Rin convinces him to stay, helping him reconcile with his classmates.
- 19EP 19filler
Exwires plan a secret birthday party for Izumo while managing personal misunderstandings and past revelations.
Aug 21, 2011The Exwires organize a surprise birthday party for Izumo, striving to keep the event secret. Yukio visits Shiemi’s shop to collect medicinal herbs and praises her idea for the celebration. Rin, tasked with baking a cake, accidentally bakes a Christmas cake and gives it to Mephisto as a token of appreciation. While Renzo and Paku browse the shopping district, Izumo spies on them and mistakenly assumes they are dating. When Renzo reveals they are searching for a gift, a disappointed Izumo suggests the celebration should also honor those whose birthdays have already passed. The event ultimately becomes a gathering to celebrate their friendship. Yukio later reflects with Shiemi on how Shiro told them their birthday was December 27, which was actually the day he found them orphaned in the snow. After the party, Yukio informs Rin that their monastery has called for help.
- 20EP 20filler
Rin battles a masked foe while Yukio investigates Neuhaus and rescues hostages.
Aug 28, 2011Rin and Yukio discover monastery friends attacked by a masked figure using indestructible cobwebs. The culprit targets relatives of Satan’s son. Yukio encounters Neuhaus, who flees twice. Despite Kurikara being sealed, Rin pursues the attacker, but Yukio tranquilizes him. Yukio searches the sewers and finds Neuhaus again. Shura helps Rin master his flames. Tsubaki reports Ryuji, Konekomaru, and Renzo are held hostage in the academy dormitory. Mephisto is taken by Arthur for suspected unauthorized research. Yukio rushes to save the hostages but is captured. Shura is also trapped. Rin controls his fire, defeats the masked man, and frees his friends. Neuhaus helps the attacker escape. Shura reveals the masked person is a woman, identified as Neuhaus’s wife. Rin burns away the cobwebs from his friends. Yukio is summoned to meet a mysterious man.
- 21EP 21filler
Yukio learns his mother's fate while Rin protects Michelle from the True Cross Order.
Sep 4, 2011Shiemi discovers an unconscious woman in her garden. Meanwhile, Yukio meets Ernst Frederik Egin, who claims to be his grandfather and reveals that his mother, Yuri Egin, was executed by the Vatican as a witch. Ernst invites Yukio to join him at the Dragoon Laboratory after Shiro's death and Mephisto's arrest. During an interrogation, Rin, Shura, and Tsubaki learn that Neuhaus's wife, Michelle Neuhaus, is an anti-soul possessed by a demon. Although Neuhaus worked at a secret Polish laboratory, the Vatican destroyed it and accused him of forbidden resurrection. Michelle fled to the academy, becoming the masked man. Rin identifies the garden woman as Michelle but is stopped by Shiemi. Arthur arrives with the True Cross Order to kill the demon. Shura and Neuhaus fail to stop Arthur. Rin risks his life to protect Michelle and Shiemi. Michelle regains consciousness and dies shielding Rin from the Knights of the True Cross Order. Ernst takes control of the True Cross Order, appointing Yukio as the new Paladin, much to Arthur's disgrace.
- 22EP 22filler
Academy Closure Sparks Demon Purge and Rin’s Arrest
Sep 11, 2011Following the academy's closure, the Exwires launch Operation Jacob's Ladder to eradicate demons in Assiah using blood-draining weapons. While Yukio pursues this mission to destroy Gehenna and restore humanity, Rin questions the True Cross Order's extreme tactics. After Yukio kills a yamakujira demon, an enraged Rin is arrested and encounters Mephisto, who reveals his past with the Polish laboratory and Neuhaus. Ernst sentences Rin to death as a sacrifice to open the Gehenna Gate. During the ensuing chaos, Shura battles Arthur to buy time, but when classmates arrive to help, they discover that Yukio’s demonic powers have also awakened.
- 23EP 23filler
Yukio confronts Ernst about the Gehenna Gate plot and his demonic heritage.
Sep 18, 2011Yukio threatens Ernst after discovering plans to use Rin as a sacrifice to open the Gehenna Gate and deploy the Messiah weapon. When Yukio offers to take Rin's place, his blood mixes with his brother's, awakening his demonic powers. Satan contacts Yukio, revealing his mother Yuri's past as an Exorcist who survived his blue flames. She allowed Satan to possess her to experience Assiah, resulting in the birth of Rin and Yukio before Ernst ordered her execution. Satan caused the Blue Night massacre while seeking a new vessel, eventually using Ernst to free Yuri. Shiro and Mephisto were sent to kill them, but Shiro adopted the twins instead. Mephisto sealed Rin's powers and deceived the Vatican. Yukio confronts Ernst, who confirms Satan's account, and is accidentally pulled into the Gehenna Gate. Satan then possesses Yukio, recognizing their blood relation.
- 24EP 24filler
Rin Expels Satan While Gehenna Gate Threatens to Merge Realms
Sep 25, 2011Following their defeat, Rin and his companions escape Satan, who begins burning True Cross Academy. Shura devises a plan to distract Satan, allowing Rin to destroy the Gate while students evacuate. Shiemi’s attempt to stop Yukio fails, but Rin successfully revives his brother and expels Satan. Despite this victory, the Gehenna Gate continues to strengthen, threatening to merge Gehenna and Assiah into a single realm soon.
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- How many episodes does Ao no Exorcist have?
- Ao no Exorcist has 25 episodes.
- When did Ao no Exorcist come out?
- Ao no Exorcist came out in 2011.
- Which studio made Ao no Exorcist?
- Ao no Exorcist was produced by A-1 Pictures.
- Who directed Ao no Exorcist?
- Ao no Exorcist was directed by Tensai Okamura.
- Is Ao no Exorcist finished?
- Current status of Ao no Exorcist: Finished.