The previously announced Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga (Season 3) anime has released a new trailer featuring the ending theme song, titled Gakkyu Nisshi, which is performed by Mulasaki Ima. Studio VOLN is animating the third season, which is scheduled to premiere on January 6, 2024 (effectively January 7 at 1:30 AM JST) Japanese premiere date. UVERworld will return with the opening theme song, Eye Sentry.
There are two additional arcs subsequent to the conclusion of the Kyoto Impure Arc (Season 2) and preceding the Shimane Illuminati Saga, which covers Chapters 50-64. These arcs are titled Terror of the Kraken and Academy Seven Wonders.
Here's the key visual for Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati that was previously released:
Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga Staff
The production staff for Blue Exorcist Season 3 includes:
Director: Daisuke Yoshida
Series composition: Toshiya Oono
Character design / Chief Animation Director: Yurie Oohigashi
Music: Kohta Yamamoto / Hiroyuki Sawano
Production: Studio VOLN
Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga Cast
The main cast of Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga includes:
Nobuhiko Okamoto as Rin Okumura
Jun Fukuyama as Yukio Okumura
Kana Hanazawa as Shiemi Moriyama
Eri Kitamura as Izumo Kamiki
What is the plot of Blue Exorcist?
The dark fantasy anime is based on the manga series written and illustrated by Kazue Kato, which started serialization in Jump Square magazine in 2009. The previous seasons of Blue Exorcist anime, which were animated by A-1 Pictures, aired in 2011 and 2017, respectively. Season 2 ignored the anime-only arc from the prequel and continued to adapt the storyline of the manga series.
There's also a side-story titled Blue Exorcist: Kuro’s Trip Away From Home and two-episode OVA from the second season. The entire anime franchise was animated by A-1 Pictures.
Here's Viz Media's plot description of Blue Exorcist:
Raised by Father Fujimoto, a famous exorcist, Rin Okumura never knew his real father. One day a fateful argument with Father Fujimoto forces Rin to face a terrible truth—the blood of the demon lord Satan runs in Rin’s veins! Rin swears to defeat Satan, but doing that means entering the mysterious True Cross Academy and becoming an exorcist himself. Can Rin fight demons and keep his infernal bloodline a secret? It won’t be easy, especially when drawing his father’s sword releases the demonic power within him!
For the latest information, check out the official website of the Blue Exorcist anime series.
