Blue Exorcist (青の祓魔師（エクソシスト）) is a 2011 anime based on the manga series created by Kazue Kato. It was serialized and published in Shueisha's Jump Square magazine under their Jump Comics SQ. imprint on April 4, 2009.
The anime adaption was produced by A-1 Pictures with Hitoshi Okamura as the producer. It first began airing in April 17, 2011 in Japan on TV Tokyo and finished its run in October 2, 2011. Originally the series was scheduled to air on April 10, 2011 on MBS, however due to the March 11, 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the series' broadcast was delayed until April 17, 2011. The first season also began broadcasting in North America on Viz Media's online network, Neon Alley, on October 2, 2012, and also later aired on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block from February 22 to August 9, 2014. The series rerun on Toonami from 2024-2025.
Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga is the follow-up to the Blue Exorcist anime series. The series originally aired in Japan between January 7, 2017 and March 25, 2017, consisting of 12 episodes with an extra episode released on April 4, 2017. The series aired in North America on Hulu on September 1, 2017. The series will air on Toonami on May 17, 2025.
Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga is the follow-up to the Blue Exorcist anime series after the Kyoto Saga. The series originally aired in Japan between January 7, 2024 and March 24, 2024, consisting of 12 episodes. An English dub of the series premiered on March 9, 2024.
Blue Exorcist:Beyond the Snow Saga is the fourth season. Studio VOLN took over from A-1 Pictures as animation producer, with Daisuke Yoshida replacing Koichi Hatsumi as series director. The first part of the fourth season premiered in Japan from October 6, 2024 to December 22, 2024, consisting of 12 episodes. An English Dub was confirmed, which premiered on Crunchyroll's streaming service on November 2, 2024.[1]
The fifth and current season Blue Exorcist: The Blue Night Saga premiered in Japan on January 4, 2025.[2] An English dub was being produced,[3] and it premiered on Crunchyroll's streaming service on January 25th, 2025.
The English adaption of the series is licensed by Aniplex of America. It was also licensed by Manga Entertainment in the UK.
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Season(s). |
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| Main Characters | ||||
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Rin Okumura | Nobuhiko Okamoto | Bryce Papenbrook | 1-5 |
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Akeno Watanabe (child) | Wendee Lee | 1-4 | |
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Yukio Okumura | Jun Fukuyama | Johnny Yong Bosch | 1-5 |
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Ayumi Fujimura (child) | Stephanie Sheh (child) | 1-2 | |
| Yū Shimamura | 4 | |||
| True Cross Academy | ||||
| Students | ||||
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Shiemi Moriyama | Kana Hanazawa | Christine Marie Cabanos | 1-5 |
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Ryuji Suguro | Kazuya Nakai | Kyle Hebert | 1-5 |
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Reiko Takagi (child) | Philece Sampler | 1-2 | |
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Izumo Kamiki | Eri Kitamura | Kira Buckland | 1-5 |
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Renzo Shima | Kōji Yusa | Brian Beacock | 1-5 |
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Lauren Landa (child) |
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Konekomaru Miwa | Yūki Kaji | Mona Marshall | 1-4 |
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Kotori Koiwai (child) | 2 | ||
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Noriko Paku | Aō Takahashi | Cassandra Lee Morris | 1-3 |
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Nemu Takara | Tsubasa Yonaga | Brianne Siddall | 1 |
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Reiji Shiratori/Astaroth | Kentarō Itō | Derek Stephen Prince | 1, 5 |
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Sei Godaiin | Shun'ichi Toki | Kevin Andrew Rivera | 3 |
| School Staff | ||||
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Mephisto Pheles | Hiroshi Kamiya | Sam Riegel | 1-5 |
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Shura Kirigakure | Rina Satō | Wendee Lee | 1-5 |
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Igor Neuhas | Ryōtarō Okiayu | Patrick Seitz | 1, 5 |
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Kaoru Tsubaki | Kazuhiro Oguro | Doug Erholtz | 1 |
| True Cross Order | ||||
| Paladins | ||||
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Shirō Fujimoto | Keiji Fujiwara | Kirk Thornton | 1 |
| Hiroaki Hirata | 2-5 | |||
| Daisuke Namikawa (young) |
Stephen Fu | 5 | ||
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Arthur Auguste Angel | Daisuke Ono | David Vincent | 1, 3-5 |
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Abel Franken | Satoshi Tsuruoka | Ray Chase | 5 |
| Arc Knights | ||||
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Lewin Light | Tomokazu Seki | Sean Chiplock | 3-5 |
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Osceola Redarm | Kenji Nomura | Daniel Walton | 4-5 |
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Lucy Yang | Kimiko Saitō | Stephanie Sheh | 4-5 |
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Nicolae Eminscue | Ryūnosuke Watakuni | Keith Silverstein | 4-5 |
| Grigori | ||||
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Shemihaza | Ikumi Nakagami | Jennifer Sun Bell | 5 |
| Other Members | ||||
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Yuri Egin | Megumi Hayashibara | Cherami Leigh | 1, 3-5 |
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Rick Lincoln | Miyu Irino | Matt Shipman | 5 |
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Jenny Kal | Ryō Hirohashi | Madeline Dorroh | 5 |
| Kyoto/Myoo Dharani | ||||
| Suguro Family | ||||
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Tatsuma Suguro | Jin Urayama | Michael McConnohie | 2-5 |
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Ikuji Nose (young) | Kellen Goff | 2 | |
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Torako Suguro | Naomi Shindō | Lauren Landa | 2, 4-5 |
| Shima Family | ||||
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Yaozo Shima | Hideyuki Tanaka | Keith Silverstein | 2-4 |
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Juzo Shima | Katsuyuki Konishi | Xander Mobus | 2-5 |
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Kinzo Shima | Kishō Taniyama | Benjamin Diskin | 2-5 |
| Hojo Family | ||||
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Uwabami Hojo | Masaki Terasoma | Jake Eberle | 2-4 |
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Mamushi Hojo | M.A.O. | Brina Palencia | 2, 4 |
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Ao Hojo | Maya Nishimura | Erika Harlacher | 2-4 |
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Nishiki Hojo | Sachi Matsumoto | Lauren Landa | 2-4 |
| Other Characters | ||||
| Demons | ||||
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Satan | Tatsuhisa Suzuki | Mick Lauer | 4-5 |
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Amaimon | Tetsuya Kakihara | Darrel Guilbeau | 1, 4 |
 
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Kuro | Ayahi Takagaki | Stephanie Sheh | 1-4 |
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Nii | Nao Tōyama | Cassandra Lee Morris | 1-5 |
 
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Ukemochi | Kensuke Nishi | Kirk Thornton | 2-3 |
 
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Miketsu | Gō Inoue | Ben Pronsky | 2-3 |
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Ucchusma | Sōsuke Okawara | Jessica DiCicco | 2 |
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Karura | Ayumu Murase | Kari Wahlgren | 2 |
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Hachirōtarō Okami / Hachirō | Hidenori Takahashi | Crispin Freeman | 4 |
| Illuminati | ||||
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Lucifer | Kōki Uchiyama | Griffin Puatu | 3-5 |
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Saburota Todo | Kazuhiro Yamaji | Ray Chase | 2 |
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Junichi Suwabe (young) | 2-3, 5 | ||
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Michael Gedoin | Nobuyuki Hiyama | Alejandro Saab | 3 |
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Homare Todo | Megumi Han | Heather Gonzalez | 3, 5 |
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Maria Yoshida | Aya Endō | Amber Lee Connors | 3 |
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Iblis | Yūko Hara | Anairis Quiñones | 5 |
| Others | ||||
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Shiemi's Grandmother | Yoshiko Matsuo | Philece Sampler | 1 |
| Ikumi Nakagami | Jennifer Sun Bell | 5 | ||
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Mrs. Moriyama | Jun Karasawa | Mari Devon | 1 |
| Dorah Fine | 3-4 | |||
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Tamano Kamiki | Sayaka Ōhara | Allegra Clark | 3, 5 |
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Tsukumo Kamiki/Tsukiko Takara | Rina Endō | Xanthe Huynh | 3 |
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Naoya Kyodō | Ryōta Takeuchi | Dave Mallow | 1 |
| TBA | 4-5 | |||
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Nekosuke Miwa | Ryō Naitō | Joe Zieja | 2, 5 |
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Chikasu | Go Shinomiya | Kellen Goff | 2 |
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Hajime Narumi | Yoshiaki Kawabata | Ben Pronsky | 2 |
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Haruta Shishamo | Eiji Miyashita | Jalen K. Cassell | 2 |
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Ernst Frederik Egin | Toshihiko Miki | Dave Mallow | 1 |
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Michelle Neuhas | Hiromi Tsuru | Karen Strassman | 1, 5 |
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Timotēe Timowan | Hiroshi Naka | Tony Oliver | 1 |
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Ep(s). |
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| Season 1 | ||||
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Yui Sakamoto | Sumire Morohoshi | Christine Marie Cabanos | 1 |
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Kashino | Yumi Uchiyama | Julie Ann Taylor | 6 |
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Ōmoto | Chieko Kagose | Karen Strassman | |
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Nishiwaki | Arisa Ogasawara | Erika Harlacher | |
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Youhei | Yumiko Kobayashi | Brianne Siddall | 11 |
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Ghost Boy | Fumie Mizusawa | Colleen O'Shaughnessey | 12 |
| Season 2 | ||||
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Satoru | Sarah Emi Bridcutt | Stephanie Sheh | 26 |
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Satoru's Mother | Natsuko Kuwatani | Erika Harlacher | |
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Susumu Yunokawa | Kensuke Nishi | Christopher Niosi | 27 |
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Tatsuma's Father | Ryōichi Fukuzawa | Jamieson Price | 30 - 31 |
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Shigemichi Kumagai | Kenji Yamauchi | Jake Eberle | 35 |
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Chika Minami | Natsuki Aikawa | Brina Palencia | |
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Takara's Puppet | Gō Inoue | Brianne Siddall | 37 |
| Season 3 | ||||
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Teacher | Takayuki Nakatsukasa | TBA | 38 |
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Echizen | Kohei Yanagi | TBA | |
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Hishinoe | Kamiri Matsuda | TBA | |
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Bantoku | Shuichi Uchida | TBA | |
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True Cross Academy Students | Kensuke Nishi Asami Hara |
TBA | |
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Mayuko | Ai Kayano | TBA | 39 |
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Medical Knight | Anna Yamaki | TBA | |
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Demon | Masaaki Ihara | TBA | |
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Students | Kamiri Matsuda Nana Hayama Haruna Mikawa Mizuki Kitajima |
TBA | 40 |
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Exorcists | Ryōsuke Hara Yūki Tamai Shōmaru Zōza |
TBA | 41 |
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Spy | Takayuki Nakatsukasa | TBA | |
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Spy's Wife | Nozomi Tamaki | TBA | |
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Yamantaka | Hayato Fujii | TBA | |
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Classmate | Saho Shirasu | TBA | 43 |
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Mother | Nozomi Tamaki | TBA | |
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Shrine Maiden | Mayu Aoyagi | TBA | |
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Soji Inami | Takaya Kuroda | Mick Lauer | |
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Priests | Takayuki Nakatsukasa Keisuke Hamaoka |
TBA | |
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Guards | Sō Nozawa Keisuke Hamaoka |
TBA | 44 |
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Gunnan | Shunichi Maki | TBA | |
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Organization Member | Takayuki Nakatsukasa | TBA | |
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Researchers | Yūki Sanpei Ryōsuke Hara |
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Researcher | Tetsurō Tsukada | TBA | 45 |
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Zombies | Ryōsuke Hara Takara Inoue Masaaki Doi |
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Researcher | Junichi Yanagita | TBA | 46 |
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Zombies | Ryōsuke Hara Kōsuke Kobayashi |
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Tsukiko's Father | Takayuki Nakatsukasa | TBA | 47 |
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Tsukiko's Mother | Asami Hanase | TBA | |
| Season 4 | ||||
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Yomifuda | Ryu Pattanak | TBA | 50 |
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Participants | Takayuki Nakatsukasa | TBA | |
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Yūki Tamai | TBA | ||
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Kawanaka | Atsushi Abe | TBA | 51 |
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Naiad | Asami Hara | TBA | |
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Shopkeeper | Ryō Nishizawa | TBA | |
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Innkeeper | Chieko Saitō | TBA | 52 |
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Middle-aged Woman | Aki Nagao | TBA | 53 |
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Middle-aged Man | Chikara Ōsaka | TBA | |
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Exorcist | TBA | 54 | |
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Noriko Park | Ao Takahashi | TBA | 55, 57 |
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Seishirō Nagatomo | Shun Takagi | TBA | 56 |
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Tadashi Misumi | Ryō Nishizawa | TBA | |
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Belial | Tetsurō Tsukada | TBA | 56, 60 |
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Gōzō Shima | Kōji Takeda | TBA | 58 |
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Jun Shima | Natsuki Aikawa | TBA | |
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Yumi Shima | Minami Fujii | TBA | |
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Ten Shima | Chihiro Uno | TBA | |
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Yamantaka | Hayato Fujii | TBA | |
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Exorcist | Kō Bonkobara | TBA | 59 |
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Passerby | Shūichi Uchida | TBA | |
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Nozomi Tamaki | TBA | ||
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Ryōsuke Hara | TBA | ||
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Caster | Tetsurō Tsukada | TBA | |
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Shinichi Satō | Kōji Takeda | TBA | 59-60 |
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Hajime Matōdo | Atsushi Ono | Frank Todaro | 60 |
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Detective | Ryō Nishizawa | TBA | |
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Male Customer | Ryōta Iwasaki | TBA | |
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Newscaster | Kamiri Matsuda | TBA | |
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Moderator | Chikara Ōsaka | TBA | |
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Reporter | Takayuki Nakatsukasa | TBA | |
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Yūki Tamai | TBA | ||
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Keisuke Hamaoka | TBA | ||
| Season 5 | ||||
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Okumura | Yōji Ueda | Brook Chalmers | 62 |
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Niko | Sakiko Tamagawa | TBA | |
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Shopkeeper | Yūki Tamai | TBA | |
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Fujimoto | Yasuyuki Kase | Ben Balmaceda | 62, 64 |
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Gorō | Tatsuhisa Suzuki | TBA | 63 |
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Hilkia Uzai | Shō Hayami | TBA | 63, 66 |
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Tadashi Misumi | Ryō Nishizawa | TBA | 64 |
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Tsuguro Tōdō | Tarō Kiuchi | TBA | |
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Waro Todō | Hiroshi Shirokuma | TBA | |
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Seishirō Nagatomo | Shun Takagi | TBA | 66-67 |
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Abel Franklin | Satoshi Tsuruoka | TBA | |
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Jeremiah Uzai | Shinichirō Kamio | TBA | 66, 68 |
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Doctor | ¿? | Anairis Quiñones | 67 |
Additional Voices[]
- Brian Beacock
- Ben Pronsky
- Sean Chiplock
- Kevin M. Connolly
- Richard Epcar
- Darrel Guilbeau
- Erika Harlacher
- Rachelle Heger
- Amanda Kay
- Wendee Lee
- Amanda Lee
- Dave Mallow
- Michael McConnohie
- Colleen O'Shaughnessey
- Tony Oliver
- Stephanie Sheh
- Christopher Corey Smith
- Karen Strassman
- Julie Ann Taylor
- Alex von David
Notes[]
- This is Cherami Leigh and Kevin M. Connolly's first official role in LA as well first role at Bang Zoom! Studios.
- Unlike the first series, which was a non-union dub production, Kyoto Saga is notable for being a Unionized dub production due to the presences of Kari Wahlgren and Jessica DiCicco.
- Just like their Japanese counterparts both of Renzo Shima’s brothers had different voice actors from the film.
- Xander Mobus replaced Ray Chase as Juzo Shima, likely due to Chase now voicing Saburota Todo.
- Benjamin Diskin replaced Bryce Papenbrook as Kinzo Shima, very likely due to Papenbrook already voicing the main title character, Rin Okumura.
- Starting with the Shimane Illuminati Saga
- this is Sam Riegel's first new anime role in nearly 4 years since Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045.
- This is Christine Marie Cabanos's first new anime role in 4 years since Drifting Dragons.
- Dorah Fine replaced Mari Devon as Shiemi's Mother due to Devon moving to New York in 2021 and her retirement.
- An unknown actor replaced Philece Sampler as young Ryuji Suguro due to Sampler's passing in 2021.
- Mick Lauer replaced Kirk Thornton as Satan.
Multimedia[]
Cast Reveal[]
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Transmission via Streaming[]
| Company | Date | Category | Format | Classification | Content | Country | ||
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January 25th, 2025 - April 12, 2025 |
Anime | Digital | TV-14 | Season 4 Cour 2 |
12 Eps. | United States | 
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Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Region | Country | |
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| Aniplex of America | 2013 | 
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1 NTSC |
United States |
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| Madman Entertainment | 4 PAL |
Australia | 
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B DVB-T | ||||
References[]
- ↑ Anime Dub Updates's X Retrieved November 1, 2024
- ↑ Blue Exorcist: The Blue Night Saga Anime to Premiere on TV on January 4
- ↑ AnimeDubUpdates's X Retrieved January 9, 2025
See Also[]
External Links[]
- Blue Exorcist (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Blue Exorcist at the Internet Movie Database