Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga
青の祓魔師 京都不浄王篇
In the late Edo Period, a demon known as the Impure King killed thousands of people. After defeating the demon, the Knights of the True Cross kept its left eye safely sealed away on Academy grounds - but now someone has stolen it! Hearing the thief has taken a child hostage, Yukio and Rin go to help. The investigation and pursuit will lead Rin and his friends to Kyoto and involve them even deeper in a sinister plot! But will his friends' knowledge that Rin is the son of Satan drive a wedge between them? (Source: VIZ Media)
Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga is a tv with 12 episodes, from Winter 2017, produced by A-1 Pictures, rated 7.2/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
In the late Edo Period, a demon known as the Impure King killed thousands of people. After defeating the demon, the Knights of the True Cross kept its left eye safely sealed away on Academy grounds - but now someone has stolen it! Hearing the thief has taken a child hostage, Yukio and Rin go to help. The investigation and pursuit will lead Rin and his friends to Kyoto and involve them even deeper in a sinister plot! But will his friends' knowledge that Rin is the son of Satan drive a wedge between them? (Source: VIZ Media)
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Tags
- Demons — Prominently features malevolent otherworldly creatures.
- Shounen — Target demographic is teenage and young adult males.
- Super Power — Prominently features characters with special abilities that allow them to do what would normally be physically or logically impossible.
- Urban Fantasy — Set in a world similar to the real world, but with the existence of magic or other supernatural elements.
- Exorcism — Involving religious methods of vanquishing youkai, demons, or other supernatural entities.
- Swordplay — Prominently features the use of swords in combat.
- Twins — Prominently features two or more siblings that were born at one birth.
- Male Protagonist — Main character is male.
- Adoption — Features a character who has been adopted by someone who is neither of their biological parents.
- School — Partly or completely set in a primary or secondary educational institution.
- Tragedy — Centers around tragic events and unhappy endings.
- Travel — Centers around character(s) moving between places a significant distance apart.