This article was originally published on the Funimation Blog on April 17, 2020. One of the most beloved Aniplex shows of the past decade is undoubtedly Blue Exorcist . Based on Kazue Kato’s monthly manga, the first season of Blue Exorcist — directed by Tensai Okamura, written by Ryota Yamaguchi and animated by A-1 Pictures — ran for 25 episodes and an Ova in 2011, as well as a follow-up movie the next year. Related: Sympathy for the Devil — Celebrating Blue Exorcist's Long Run The series follows delinquent Rin Okumura as he learns he and his more studious twin brother Yukio are the sons of Satan and a human woman, although Rin is the only one who inherited Satan’s powers. Of course, Yukio is an Exorcist with the Order of the True Cross, charged by the Vatican with exterminating demons and curtailing their Earthly influence. Upon its release, Blue Exorcist was an instant hit...
- 1/13/2024
- by Tom Speelman
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I am not sure if it has something to do with the release of another Miyazaki film this year, but the whole anime industry actually seems to experience another surge, with the titles of quality coming one after the other. That this level actually applies to series that continue, new ones, based on manga or original, remakes and relaunches, and the streaming ones is probably the most astonishing feat for 2023, in one of the best seasons in anime we have seen lately.
Without further ado, here are the best anime of 2023, in reverse order, in a list that includes titles whose season or the whole series ended in 2022.
20. Tokyo Revengers Christmas Showdown
Koichi Hatsumi focuses intently on Takemichi's drama, and particularly his double effort to change the past in order to prevent some of the most loved people in his life from dying, and to rise in the ranks of...
Without further ado, here are the best anime of 2023, in reverse order, in a list that includes titles whose season or the whole series ended in 2022.
20. Tokyo Revengers Christmas Showdown
Koichi Hatsumi focuses intently on Takemichi's drama, and particularly his double effort to change the past in order to prevent some of the most loved people in his life from dying, and to rise in the ranks of...
- 1/12/2024
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The combination of going back in time in order to correct past mistakes, as seen initially in “When they Cry” and the delinquent gangs warfare, continues full on in the second season of the anime, with the shonen aspects, however, becoming more intense this time.
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After leaving us in an intense cliffhanger, which does highlight, though, that Kisaki is the ultimate villain, Takemichi realizes that the changes he made in the past arc were not enough, and that Toman has still grown into a large-scale crime organization, after absorbing the Black Dragons, and that his friends have still died. As such, he is forced to return to the past once more, where, with the help of Chifuyu who now knows his secret, tries to prevent the Black Dragons from joining the Tokyo Manji gang, which seems to be what...
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After leaving us in an intense cliffhanger, which does highlight, though, that Kisaki is the ultimate villain, Takemichi realizes that the changes he made in the past arc were not enough, and that Toman has still grown into a large-scale crime organization, after absorbing the Black Dragons, and that his friends have still died. As such, he is forced to return to the past once more, where, with the help of Chifuyu who now knows his secret, tries to prevent the Black Dragons from joining the Tokyo Manji gang, which seems to be what...
- 11/18/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The concept of going back in time in order to correct past mistakes was occasionally used brilliantly in the anime world, with titles such “When They Cry” highlighting the fact in the most eloquent fashion. Based on the homonymous manga by Ken Wakui, which currently is one of the best-selling of all time, “Tokyo Revengers” attempts to do something similar, adding however, the rather popular theme of delinquent gangs.
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Takemichi Hanagaki, a 26-year-old freeter with no hope in life, learns one day that his middle school ex-girlfriend, Hinata Tachibana, as well as her younger brother Naoto, are killed by the Toman (Tokyo Manji) gang, after a rather violent incident. Later that day, a shocked Takemichi is pushed in front of a train, but instead of dying, he teleports exactly 12 years into the past, to 2005. He relives his middle school years,...
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Takemichi Hanagaki, a 26-year-old freeter with no hope in life, learns one day that his middle school ex-girlfriend, Hinata Tachibana, as well as her younger brother Naoto, are killed by the Toman (Tokyo Manji) gang, after a rather violent incident. Later that day, a shocked Takemichi is pushed in front of a train, but instead of dying, he teleports exactly 12 years into the past, to 2005. He relives his middle school years,...
- 9/21/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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