I remember showing genuine interest about this anime last year when I heard it was going to air again.
I loved the first season, the movie and the second season.
Yet due to some hiccups and to be honest other anime reviews on my list a full season has gone by and another is well on its way and I haven't made a single post about it despite having loads of thoughts on them.
So I'll just combine those thoughts on here in an extremely low spoiler review.
Shimane Illuminati Saga
After the events of the Kyoto Saga, we're trust into the Shimane Illuminati Arc and the exorcism world is opened up.
The Exorcist exams are coming up so Rin and his gang have to choose whi h part of exorcisms they're going to follow and what meister they'll become.
At the same time, the arc turns slightly away from Rin and sheds more light upon Izumo Kamiki.
I never really liked her attitude because of the standoffish air she had about her (I really detest that in a character and in real life).
Yet this arc sheds light into her past and shows why she acts that way.
We get to know the existence of the Illuminati as they're the ones who kidnapped Izumo and they're the major antagonists of this arc and coming arcs.
They're leader, Lucifer, declared war upon the exorcism world and to be honest it was a truly badass scene.
This arc was okay though. At least story wise it was beautiful. Izumo was the one character we didn't have any hit of background information on so it was good to at least see and know what's up with her.
So story wise it was good. Yet after the story, everything was going downhill.
The animation itself was mid, the characters even less and the scenes were enough to make you cringe.
This season garnered a rating of about 6.9/10 and I feel that's quite accurate. A bit generous even, considering we've waited over 5 years for this😂😂.
Yet all in all it did manage to give a certain vibe of solemnness which was the main point in Izumo's story, and I did love the ending.
Beyond The Snow Saga
Fall of 2024 had us with another Blue Exorcist anime. They must have felt bad because of the haitus and decided to let us have two different seasons in the same year.
This involvement of the Illuminati grows deeper and now we're looking into Shura Kirigakure.
She's the major eye candy of the rather bland Blue Exorcist and this saga gives us a glimpse of her background, family curse and her involvement with Rin and Yukio's father.
This saga doesn't really have much talking points though, so there's nothing much to discuss.
I did like the animation though, or rather I liked it more than the Shimane Illuminati Saga.
It showed Rin getting greater control over his flames as he fought Hachirotaro and was overpowering it.
The one ick I had was Yukio and his growing inferiority complex to Rin which later bubbled up and exploded in The Blue Night Saga that is airing now.
All in all, it seems that this arc was just a buildup arc for The Blue Night Saga so it had just one major plot and little to no subplots or differing incentives.
I give this one an 8 out of 10.
I can't make a review about The Blue Night Saga as it's still airing but I officially hate Yukio now so that's saying something.
Regardless I'm still impressed with the storyline, so there's that.
I'll wait to see what Kazue Kato has planned for it...
So these are my thoughts on the last 2 seasons of Blue Exorcist.
What about you? Have you watched any of these seasons? Or have you watched or heard about the anime at all