I was excited about watching Blue Exorcist as I had heard good things about it. Long story short - it's not all it's cracked up to be.
The story follows Rin Okumura, a boy who discovers he is the son of Satan. For reasons I will not divulge (spoilers!), he decides to become an exorcist, thereby contradicting his own existence. His twin brother, Yukio, is also an exorcist, and the two meet friends and work through their inner demons (pun intended) together. The cast of characters is colorful, ranging from shy gardener Shiemi to the rambunctious Suguro (Bon). My favorites of course are the demons - quirky Mephisto Pheles (if that isn't a dead giveaway, I don't know what is) and Kuro the cat. Unfortunately, none of the female characters were very interesting in this show - a disappointment to be sure.
Since the manga is still ongoing, I would love to compare the two, but alas I have not read the manga. The first couple of episodes of the anime were well done and captured my interest immediately, but the episodes that followed quickly brought my interest down to almost nothing. The strongest point was in the middle of the series, centered around Amaimon, one of the demon kings. I now know the end of the anime was actually filler (!) and I think the content really killed the chance for a second season.
The strongest music in the series is definitely found in both openings by Uverworld and ROOKiEZ is PUNK'D. The background music added to the atmosphere of the anime, but not enough that I really took note of its presence. The first ending theme, sung by 2PM, was also noteworthy.
Overall, I would rate this anime a 3/5. It's a shame it did not live up to its potential.
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