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Feb 9 2012 07:38 PM
Okay, the ending is sooooooo cheesy, the part where Rin and Yukio hold the sword together to destroy the gate reminded me of a climatic scene in Shakugan no Shana.

After the anime went filler-mode, they screwed up the continuity. Yukio has not got blue flames as far as we know in the manga, so there are no physical changes to his appearance but in the anime there is because they have to continue with the rules that once you have awakened your demon powers, your natural human body would change when you have or don't have your flames on.

The whole filler made many of the characters seem feeble and weak like Shura and Bon for example. Shura wouldn't need to go out of her way to fight a "Ghost Rider".

I shall rate this series with an unbiased eye because of me already reading the manga, the unbiased rating is 8/10 but if it was biased, that score would be way more lower.

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Feb 9 2012 01:56 PM
So I got back to this series, it was done well despite the minor fillers in the start but I knew from the get-go they would not be able to animate the 2nd arc because it was like half-way through in the manga and the manga is released monthly if I remember correctly, so not enough time to finish the arc. Hence, it was logical to include fillers and why at first there were about 7 chapters in the first 10 episodes. The anime has animated 15 chapters worth so far, I'm at episode 23 at the moment but they have changed way too many things.

This anime will most definitely get an anime original ending and the twists they have implemented in doing so in this filler arc, marks the way of no return. In my opinion, its unlikely to going back to what the situation was, when most of Rin's friend were still angry and scared of him when they find out he's a Son of Satan, in the anime, they took this big plot point and made it into one insignificant episode and then everyone is pretty much back to being friends with Rin. This ain't the case in the manga.

The anime-only arc pretty much turns the manga plot upside down.....I believe there is just no way it could go back to being normal. Hence, why I am a little annoyed with this anime, I knew I was going to be disappointed but not this much. I mean the anime-only arc is pretty good but because they have done that, they have essentially shut the door from continuing the manga plot. The reason why this is sad, is that we will most likely NEVER see a 2nd season but an eventual remake may come in the distant future but is most unlikely when that treatment is usually given to extremely popular and special anime series like FMA and Hunter x Hunter.

Anyways, I shall continue the series until the end, which is in like less than 3 episodes. It is a good series but it makes me sad that it probably won't be continued in anime form unless they go back in time.

EDIT #1:

I just finished watching episode 23, damn are they messing up the continuity of this series big time. In the flashback, it makes Satan look like a good guy.....WTF!?!?!

I just have to bear with it for 2 more episodes.

I mean I reckon I will still rate this a 8/10 because it is a 10/10 for all the canon material imo. However, at MAL its currently rated a 8/10 by me but in my mind the rating is dropping a point every 10 minutes I watch this series. I bet this will end in a really cheesy way.

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Feb 3 2012 03:05 PM

Yeah, have fun with it, Capitano...I sure as hell did. There are rumors swirling about that a second season is in the works. Now, should they tinker with it and perhaps go with a more true interpretation of the manga, I'm in...but because I watch my anime from the Penny Gallery , either way, I will still watch if the second season comes to fruition.

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Feb 3 2012 02:40 PM

My mistake I mean Yuri or whatever the hell her name is.

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Feb 3 2012 01:08 PM

Too much DEXTER for you.

I stopped at episode 10 but I think I'll come back to the series and finish it off soon.

It sounds like the majority of the 2nd half of the anime is not part of the manga or so I think because I'm not sure why Yuki is considered the "whore of Babylon".

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Feb 3 2012 08:54 AM
There are many things I can say about this show, like how Yuki must be the fated whore of Babylon because no sane women would do what she did but I wont bother.

4/10

No risks taken. Boring characters. Middling story. Sparse fight scenes which require a sense of disbelief anyway. IMO, representative of what is wrong with anime today.

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Jan 13 2012 05:39 PM
Ao no Exorcist, one of the three major shounen action shows that began in April 2011.

Ao no Exorcist starts off with Rin Okumura, who seemed like an ordinary idiot high school student. That is, until he suddenly realizes that he can see demons, and worse off, he's the son of Satan. So what's wrong with this series? After the first two episodes, it literally takes a whole season before anything else interesting happens. In fact, the show becomes purely pointless. Lacking in anything worth watching. Episodes 15 to 24 is where things are a bit more interesting, but the impact compared to the first two continued to lack. The whole buildup of Rin's powers was also weak. While atypical of a shounen show, it lacked logic, which seems to be a trend among shounen titles lately Episode 25 was also a bit over the top for my taste. The two brothers suddenly flying was a bit too much and the mirror sunlight idea, while clever, was rather cheesy.

Animation by A-1 is pretty good here. The action scenes are nice and top notch for their quality. Unfortunately, the quality was pretty pathetic in other scenes felt cheap with a bunch of far and still shots. Art and character designs felt very poor throughout the series. Only when the action began picked up did both art and animation excel, but that's really to be expected.

Music wise, both OP themes were pretty solid. The ED themes, on the other hand, were only ok. The background music was pretty good though. Seiyuu wasn't half bad either.

Enjoyment? The buildup took too long and given the impressive first few episodes the show had, I lost interest in this show as soon as it took a sharp turn in its presentation and plot advancement.

Overall, for a show that was hyped by many in the anime community, the show pretty much was what I expected, an unfinished shounen manga receiving an anime adaptation with a fixed length that would ultimately lead to an unsatisfying/inconclusive ending. The final episode left some room for a second season but gave off the impression that it was more finished than unfinished. What the movie has in store is a completely different issue though.

Preliminary Score: 7/10
Final Score: 6/10

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Nov 2 2011 09:20 AM

Ossi-san...not sure about a second season, I'm in if it be so but what I am enjoying so far are the specials. Four out already with this latest one being the best, imo. Mephisto and his witto brother sure have a great set up for game playing...that is until, witto brother develops a very unique appetite for a certain pink thingie...funny. I watched it twice.

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Oct 4 2011 05:04 PM
@Barbo, never heard of Faust? So then, how come you know Memphisto, they are from the same book.

@killer_ossi, the demons (even the small black criters) were attacking humans. If they were completely harmless, then the students wouldt run away from them, when they broke into the academy and started flooding in. Also remember the episode in the forrest? I wouldnt call the demons necessarily human friendly....
I agree with Wolfie on this one, Satan probably thought merging the worlds is a neat idea, because thats what he would want anyways. The fact that his gilfriend wanted it too, for her own reasons, just raised his motivation.

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Oct 4 2011 04:50 PM
I think you meant Yuri instead of Yuki right?
I think you are wrong. After all you saw that Yuri is still existant at the end.
But because the demons are different he just looked like a madman going to invade.