On 28th October 2023, Official website for the TV anime “Blue Exorcist: Shinmane Illuminati Saga” ( Japanese Name: Ao no Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati-hen) released New PV about this upcoming sequal of Blue Exorcist anime and they also released UVERworld as their Opening Song artist for the 4th time!.
Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga Anime New PV with Theme Song
Aniplex released final PV for the upcoming sequal of Blue Exorcist anime “Blue Exorcist: Shinmane Illuminati Saga” on their offcial youtube channel:
This anime will air on January 2024. This will be UVERworld’s 4th collaboration with this anime. For this new season, UVERworld will perform his new song named “Eye’s Sentry”!
On the occasion of 4th collaboration with this anime, UVERworld said that: “Over the past few years, I think so we have been able to express through our songs how we have both grown a little stronger. So please enjoy it along with the anime!“
It is also revealed that UVERworld will also appear in upcoming Aniplex’s 20th anniversary event named “Aniplex’s 20th Anniversary Event -THANX-” which will stream live on Aniplex’s Youtube channel!
Studio VLON is back in animating this new season. Till now accounced staff is:
Director: Yoshida Daisuke
Series Composition: Onno Toshiya
Chief Animation Director & Character Design: Ootou Yurie
Music: Hiroyuki Sawano & Yamamoto Kohta
Blue Exorcist (Japanese name: Ao no Exorcist) is a Japanese dark fantasy manga illustated and written by Kazue Kato. The story revolves around our main character Rin Okumura, a teenage boy who discovers that he and his twin brother Yukio are the sons of Satan. They are born from a human woman and he is the inheritor of Satan’s powers. When Satan kills their guardian, Rin enrolls at True Cross Academy to become an exorcist. His main goal is to defeat his father Satan.
The manga git serialized in Shueisha’s Jump Square magazine in April 2009. Since July 2023, this manga has 29 Volumes. Viz Media licensed this manga for North America with the first volume which was released in April 2011.
Aniplex of America also released it’s anime adaptation’s DVDs in English regions. The series was adapted into an anime television series animated by A-1 Pictures, and aired from April 2011 to October 2011.
An anime film titled “Blue Exorcist: The Movie” released in December 2012. A second season named “Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga” was aired from January 2017 to March 2017. The third season is animated by Studio VOLN named “Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga” is set to air in January 2024.
Source: Official Website of Ao no Exorcist, Comic Natalie