During this year’s Jump Festa a shower of announcements has fallen, and what you didn’t see coming was that we have a new ‘Blue Exorcist’ anime in the works.
the sleeve of kazue kato It has been published in Jump SQ magazine since 2009 and already has 28 compiled volumes. Since then it has had two anime seasons with its OVAs, and even a movie… but there is a small disappointment for those who are waiting for a third season.
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During the event it was confirmed that ‘Blue Exorcist’‘ will have a new anime, but it’s being talked about as a “new animation work” separate from the previous series.
In principle, and as confirmed from oricon, this new anime is not considered a third season and more details about the plot have not yet been shared. So It could be a kind of reboot to retell the story of the manga from the beginning, as was done at the time with ‘Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood’.
For its part, this new anime has already let see a small teaser with images of the manga to confirm that the project is underway. The first anime series concluded in 2017 with the broadcast of the second season, and if you are curious while more news about the new ‘Blue Exorcist’ arrives, it is currently available within the Netflix catalog.
the plot of ‘Blue Exorcist’‘ focuses on Rin Okumura, who discovers that he has demon blood. When Satan himself appears to take him with him, Rin refuses and begins to learn the trade of an exorcist in order to face him.