The entire format of Blue Exorcist might be tried and tested, demon-teenager raised by good guys uses his demonic powers to fight the forces of evil, nevertheless the first episode held together pretty well. Our main protagonist Rin, the son of Lord Satan (could have tried to pick a better name) has your standard tough guy with a good heart complex, which inevitably means failure no matter how hard he tries. While it might be early days, I’m not altogether impressed with the initial portrayal of Rin as whiter than white. Take the Rin/Yukio relationship for example, there was ample opportunity for a complex sibling rivalry instead this was left blank. In all, it was good, nicely entertaining but I do fear it will take the angst ridden tween at special high school route and play it safe. However there is plenty of room and time for development.
Initial rating: 7/10
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