Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga (Japanese: 青の祓魔師 京都不浄王篇, Hepburn: Ao no Ekusoshisuto: Kyōto Fujōō-hen) is the second season of the Blue Exorcist anime television series, produced by A-1 Pictures. It is based on the manga series of the same name by Kazue Kato. Koichi Hatsumi replaced Tensai Okamura as series director. The second season aired from January 7 to March 24, 2017, on MBS's Animeism programming block.[1][2][3]
| Blue Exorcist | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
 The first DVD volume of Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga | |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Release | |
| Original network | MBS TV |
| Original release | January 7 – March 24, 2017 |
| Season chronology | |
The opening theme song is "Itteki no Eikyō" (一滴の影響, lit. "Drop's Influence") performed by Uverworld, while the ending theme song is "Kono te de" (コノ手デ, lit. "With This Hand") performed by Rin Akatsuki.[4]
Episodes
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title [5][6][a] | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 1 | "Small Beginnings" Transliteration: "Kōshi Ranshō" (Japanese: 嚆矢濫觴) | Koichi Hatsumi & Shigeki Kawai | Toshiya Ōno | Koichi Hatsumi | January 7, 2017 |
| 27 | 2 | "Strange Bedfellows" Transliteration: "Goetsu Doushū" (Japanese: 呉越同舟) | Shigeki Kawai | Seiko Takagi | Shigeki Kawai | January 14, 2017 |
| 28 | 3 | "Suspicion Will Raise Bogies" Transliteration: "Gishinanki" (Japanese: 疑心暗鬼) | Yū Aoki | Yuichiro Kido | Toshiyuki Fujisawa | January 21, 2017 |
| 29 | 4 | "Act of Treachery" Transliteration: "Haishin Kigi" (Japanese: 背信棄義) | Ayako Kōno | Yūsuke Watanabe | Ayako Kōno | January 28, 2017 |
| 30 | 5 | "Mysterious Connections" Transliteration: "Aienkien" (Japanese: 合縁奇縁) | Matsuo Asami | Yūsuke Watanabe | Shigeki Kawai | February 4, 2017 |
| 31 | 6 | "A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" Transliteration: "Menrihōshin" (Japanese: 綿裏包針) | Takeshi Yajima | Toshiya Ōno | Takeshi Yajima | February 11, 2017 |
| 32 | 7 | "Like a Fire Burning Bright" Transliteration: "Kienbanjō" (Japanese: 気炎万丈) | Ryûta Kawahara | Toshiya Ōno | Toshiyuki Fujisawa | February 18, 2017 |
| 33 | 8 | "From Father to Son" Transliteration: "Fushi Sōden" (Japanese: 父子相伝) | Yū Aoki | Seiko Takagi | Yū Aoki | February 25, 2017 |
| 34 | 9 | "Through Thick and Thin" Transliteration: "Setchūshōhaku" (Japanese: 雪中松柏) | Ayako Kōno | Toshiya Ōno | Michio Fukuda | March 4, 2017 |
| 35 | 10 | "Unbowed and Unbroken" Transliteration: "Futōfukutsu" (Japanese: 不撓不屈) | Kengo Matsumoto | Yūsuke Watanabe | Kengo Matsumoto | March 11, 2017 |
| 36 | 11 | "Shine Bright as the Sun" Transliteration: "Kōkisanzen" (Japanese: 光輝燦然) | Ken'ichi Kuhara & Shigeki Kawai | Seiko Takagi | Hisashi Saito & Shigeki Kawai | March 18, 2017 |
| 37 | 12 | "Candid and Open" Transliteration: "Kyoshintankai" (Japanese: 虚心坦懐) | Shigeki Kawai | Toshiya Ōno | Shigeki Kawai | March 25, 2017 |
Notes
edit- ^ English translated titles are taken from Crunchyroll.
References
edit- ^ "Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Impure King Arc Anime Reveals January Premiere, More Cast". Anime News Network. October 2, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
- ^ "Ao no Exorcist Kyoto Fujouou-hen Confirms January 2017 Air Date, Releases PV and Key Visual". Nagame Digital. October 11, 2016. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- ^ Green, Scott (June 29, 2016). "2017 "Blue Exorcist" TV Anime Announcement Spotted". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ "Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga Anime's TV Ads Preview Theme Songs". Anime News Network. December 20, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
- ^ "Blue Exorcist Episodes". Crunchyroll. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ "Blue Exorcist US Official". Aniplex.
External links
edit- Official website at Crunchyroll
- Blue Exorcist season 2 (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia