Kyoto Incident Arc
The Kyoto Saga continues the Blue Exorcist story with a new director and broadcast dates spanning from January to March 2017, with a Toonami premiere in 2025.
Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga is the second season of the Blue Exorcist anime television series, produced by A-1 Pictures and based on the manga by Kazue Kato. Koichi Hatsumi replaced Tensai Okamura as the series director for this installment. The season aired from January 7 to March 25, 2017, on the Animeism programming block on MBS and TBS. In April 2025, it was announced that the English dub would make its broadcast television premiere on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block, airing from May 18 to August 17, 2025. The season features an opening theme song titled "Itteki no Eikyō" performed by Uverworld and an ending theme song titled "Kono-te de" performed by Rin Akatsuki.
Quick Facts
- Season number
- 2
- Production studio
- A-1 Pictures
- Original airing dates
- January 7 to March 25, 2017
- Networks
- MBS and TBS
- English premiere date
- May 18, 2025
- English end date
- August 17, 2025
- Opening theme artist
- Uverworld
- Ending theme artist
- Rin Akatsuki
Lore & Background
This season serves as the continuation of the anime series based on Kazue Kato's manga, produced by A-1 Pictures. Under the direction of Koichi Hatsumi, who took over from Tensai Okamura, the narrative follows the established characters through new challenges within the Kyoto setting. The production details confirm the specific broadcast window on MBS and TBS during early 2017.
Reader's Guide
Viewers can watch Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga by referencing its original Japanese run on MBS and TBS between January 7 and March 25, 2017. For English-speaking audiences, the series became available on Adult Swim's Toonami block from May 18 to August 17, 2025. The production team included A-1 Pictures as the studio and Koichi Hatsumi as the director. Fans can listen to Uverworld's "Itteki no Eikyō" for the opening and Rin Akatsuki's "Kono-te de" for the ending. Official information is available through the series' official websites in Japanese and English, as well as via Crunchyroll.
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