Is Blue Exorcist scary?

Only a little. Blue Exorcist has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.

How gory is Blue Exorcist?

Light gore and strong violence.

What is Blue Exorcist rated, and is it OK for kids?

Better for teens than younger kids: it is rated TV-14, with strong violence.

Blue Exorcist (2011)

Series · 24m episodes · Rated TV-14 · In Japanese

Action, Adventure, Animation, Anime, Fantasy, Foreign (non-English), Mystery, Sci-Fi

Demons invade the human world, and one boy's cursed lineage fuels his fight to avenge a fallen mentor.

A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it is heavy.

Streaming on Netflix and Crunchyroll.

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Blue Exorcist parents guide

Nothing past what a TV-14 promises: some innuendo or implied sex and mild language.

Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated TV-14.

Scare: Mildly scary; A few tense or eerie moments.
Jump scares: A couple; One or two sudden jolts.
Gore: Light gore; Some blood or injury, briefly.
Violence: Strong violence; Violence is frequent or intense.
Sex and nudity: Mild; Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
Language: Mild; Mild words like damn, hell or crap.

How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.

Three questions

Is Blue Exorcist scary?: Only a little. Blue Exorcist has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
How gory is Blue Exorcist?: Light gore and strong violence.
What is Blue Exorcist rated, and is it OK for kids?: Better for teens than younger kids: it is rated TV-14, with strong violence.

What is Blue Exorcist about?

Humans live in the world of Assiah, demons in Gehenna. The two dimensions are not meant to interfere with each other, but demons still possess creatures in Assiah in spite of this. The humans who can fight these demons are known as exorcists. Rin Okumura is a boy who bears the curse of being Satan's illegitimate son. His foster father sacrificed himself to save him from demons. To avenge his foster father's death as well as to prove himself, Rin decides to follow the path of an exorcist and defeat his own father, Satan. To hone his raw skills, Rin enters True Cross Academy to train with other exorcist candidates.