Since last year, I started getting into anime and manga. Although I'm not well-versed in the anime world, I would still love to do reviews and such on the topic because I find anima and manga interesting. Recently, I watched the anime Blue Exorcist or Ao no Exorcist.
Summary:
Rin Okumura happens to be the son of Satan. After witnessing the man who adopted him, his real father, die at the hands of Satan, Rin pledges to become an exorcist to defeat Satan and to avenge his father's death. With the help of his twin brother Yuki and his friends at True Cross Academy, Rin will attempt to do the impossible: defeat Satan. (this is a terrible summary, i'm sorry!!!!)
Man oh man, this was a great anime! I won't go too much into depth because ugh the feels, but I thoroughly enjoyed Blue Exorcist. The cast of characters was fantastic. I enjoyed each of them, and they all had great back-stories.
Rin was a wonderful protagonist. I liked his carefree nature and the fact that he never took anything too seriously. Although he was the older brother, he rarely acted like it. Still, whenever he played the role of the older brother, he did great.
Yuki was also fantastic. Although I liked Rin just a hair more, Yuki was great too. He wanted to protect his older brother and become strong for him. Not to mention how badass he was! Like damn, the youngest exorcist on the team. His dynamic with Rin cracked me up too. Yuki acted so mature that I usually forgot that Rin was the older twin.
Another character I appreciated was Shiemi. Truthfully, I wanted her to be someone's love interest like either Rin's or Yuki's, but in the end, I was just happy that she was in the brothers' lives. I thought that she brought out the best in both brothers, and despite the fact that she was weak at first, she was also determined to become stronger so I have respect for her for that. And she also befriended Izumo which was a tough task, so more respect for Shiemi.
Ryuji also struck me as a strong character. He also had a solid background, and I grew to like him as the show progressed. Although he claimed he never wanted anything to do with Rin, he ended up being Rin's friend.
Friendship was a major part of this show, and it was a theme that I appreciated. Rin is ostracized for being Satan's son, but in the end, the other characters grow to love Rin. Rin is overall a great character. Even though he knew that people didn't like him, he still went out of his way to protect him. I think that's what sets him apart. I think his selfless actions prove that although he's biologically related to Satan, he is by no means Satan's son.
Wow, I have a lot of love for this anime. If I were to rate it on a star scale, I'd obviously give it a 5/5 stars.
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