Blue Exorcist anime adaptation revealed that the opening song for season 3 – Shimane Illuminati Saga is UVERworld’s “Eye Sentry” in a new version of the trailer. The band also did theme songs for the previous seasons, “Core Pride” in the first season and “Drop’s Influence” in the second. Studio VOLN is animating the third season, which premieres in January 2024.
The first trailer for the third season was revealed during the Aniplex Online Fest 2023. As previously announced, the main cast is returning and includes:
- Nobuhiko Okamoto as Rin Okumura
- Jun Fukuyama as Yukio Okumura
- Kana Hanazawa as Shiemi Moriyama
- Eri Kitamura as Izumo Kamiki
Kazue Kato’s Ao no Ekusoshisuto manga debuted in April 2009 in Shueisha’s Jump Square magazine. The series was translated as Blue Exorcist and is currently being serialized via MANGA Plus. The manga series has published 29 volumes and has over 25mn copies in circulation. The Kyoto Impure Arc that was adapted in season 2 is followed by the Terror of the Kraken and Academy Seven Wonders arcs in the manga. After that, Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga follows.
The manga is available to read on MangaPLUS:
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!
Source: Official Website
©Kazue Kato/Shueisha, “Blue Exorcist” Production Committee
