10 Anime Like Blue Exorcist That You Must Watch. If you liked the anime Blue Exorcist, you must watch these similar shows. Blue Exorcist was among the most popular shounen anime in the early 2010s. It was released in 2011, but the animation still holds up to this day. In fact, newer anime fans would be unable to tell whether it’s a newer or older anime. Here goes the list…
1. D.Gray-man Hallow
D.Gray-man Hallow is one of the anime like Blue Exorcist that you must watch. It is an anime series adapted from Katsura Hoshino’s manga, D.Gray-man. It is a sequel to the previous D.Gray-man anime series and follows a young Exorcist named Allen Walker from the Black Order who is in charge of destroying weapons, known as Akuma, using objects known as “Innocence.” The Akuma are created by an ancient sorcerer, the Millennium Earl, allied with the immortal Noah Family. The plot focuses on Allen’s connection with Noah and his ally, Yu Kanda, who is planned to be used by them.
2. Soul Eater
Soul Eater is one of the anime like Blue Exorcist that you must watch. It is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Atsushi Ohkubo. Set at the “Death Weapon Meister Academy,” the series revolves around three teams, each consisting of a weapon meister and (at least one) weapon that can transform into a humanoid. Trying to make the latter a “death scythe” and thus fit for use by the academy’s headmaster Shinigami, the personification of death, they must collect the souls of 99 evil humans and one witch, in that order; otherwise, they will have to start all over again.
3. Noragami
Noragami is one of the anime like Blue Exorcist that you must watch. It is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Adachitoka. It began serialization in Kodansha’s Monthly Shōnen Magazine in December 2010. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Bones aired from January to March 2014. A 13-episode second season, Noragami Aragoto, was broadcast from October 2015 to December 2015.
Hiyori Iki was a normal middle school student until she was involved in a bus accident while trying to protect a stranger. This incident causes her soul to slip out of her body frequently, and she becomes aware of two parallel worlds: the Near Shore, where regular humans and creatures reside, and the Far Shore, where phantoms(demonic beasts) and human souls linger.
4. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is one of the anime like Blue Exorcist that you must watch. It is a Japanese anime television series adapted from the original Fullmetal Alchemist manga series by Hiromu Arakawa.
Brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric are raised by their mother, Trisha Elric, in the remote village of Resembool in Amestris. Their father, Hohenheim, a noted and very gifted alchemist abandoned his family while the boys were still young, and while in Trisha’s care, they began to show an affinity for alchemy and became curious about its secrets. However, when Trisha died of a lingering illness, they were cared for by their best friend, Winry Rockbell, and her grandmother Pinako. The boys traveled the world to advance their alchemic training under Izumi Curtis.
5. Seraph of the End
Seraph of the End is one of the anime like Blue Exorcist that you must watch. It is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written by Takaya Kagami and illustrated by Yamato Yamamoto with storyboards by Daisuke Furuya. The series is set in a world that allegedly ends at the hands of a “human-made” virus, ravaging the global populace and leaving only children under the age of thirteen untouched.
At this time, vampires emerge from the recesses of the earth, likely followed by age-old horrors of the dark thought only to be a myth. A young man named Yūichirō Hyakuya joins a vampire extermination unit to avenge the deaths of his orphaned family and reclaim his childhood best friend Mikaela from the vampires. It started publishing in Shueisha’s Jump SQ in September 2012.
6. My Hero Academia
My Hero Academia is one of the anime like Blue Exorcist that you must watch. It is a Japanese superhero manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi. Set in a world where superpowers (called “Quirks”) have become commonplace, the story follows Izuku Midoriya, a boy born without a Quirk but still dreams of becoming a superhero. He is scouted by All Might, Japan’s greatest hero, who bestows his Quirk on Midoriya after recognizing his potential and helps to enroll him in a prestigious high school for superheroes in training.
7. The Devil Is a Part-Timer!
The Devil Is a Part-Timer! is one of the anime like Blue Exorcist that you must watch. It is a Japanese light novel series written by Satoshi Wagahara, with illustrations by Oniku. The story is about Satan seeking to conquer the world of Ente Isla, but when confronted by the Hero Emilia, he is forced to retreat through a gate that transports him to modern-day Tokyo, Japan. To survive and find a way to return to Ente Isla, Satan adopts the name Sadao Maou and gains part-time employment at a fast food restaurant called MgRonald’s, a parody of McDonald’s.
8. Attack on Titan
Attack on Titan is one of the anime like Blue Exorcist that you must watch. It is a Japanese dark fantasy anime television series, adapted from the manga of the same name by Hajime Isayama, that premiered on April 7, 2013. It has aired on NHK General TV in Japan and Aniplus Asia in various Asia-Pacific countries.
Set in a post-apocalyptic world where the remains of humanity live behind walls protecting them from giant humanoid Titans, Attack on Titan follows protagonist Eren Jaeger, along with friends Mikasa Ackerman and Armin Arlert. When a Colossal Titan breaches the wall of their hometown, Titans destroy the city and eat Eren’s mother. Vowing for vengeance, Eren joins the elite Survey Corps, a group of soldiers who fight against Titans.
9. Naruto
Naruto is one of the anime like Blue Exorcist that you must watch. It is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. The story is told in two parts – the first set in Naruto’s pre-teen years and the second in his teens.
10. Tokyo Ghoul
Tokyo Ghoul is one of the anime like Blue Exorcist that you must watch. It is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Sui Ishida. An anime adaptation based on the sequel manga, Tokyo Ghoul: re, aired for two seasons; the first from April to June 2018 and the second from October to December 2018.
The story follows Ken Kaneki, a student who barely survives a deadly encounter with Rize Kamishiro, his date, who reveals herself as a ghoul and tries to eat him. He is taken to the hospital in critical condition. After recovering, Kaneki discovers he underwent surgery that transformed him into a half-ghoul.
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