‘Ao no Exorcist: Yuki no Hate-hen’ Second Cour ‘Yosuga-hen’ Airs in January 2025

The Ao no Exorcist (Blue Exorcist) panel at Anime Expo 2024 announced a second cour for its fourth season titled Ao no Exorcist: Yosuga-hen (Blue Exorcist: The Blue Night Saga) on Friday. The second cour is scheduled to premiere in January 2025.

The panel also revealed the opening theme, second teaser promo, and a key visual (pictured) for the fourth season. The fourth season is scheduled to premiere in October 2024, and Crunchyroll will stream the anime with subtitles as it airs in Japan.

Reol (Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan (2023)) is performing the opening theme “RE RESCUE,” which is previewed in the promotional video below.

Daisuke Yoshida (Ao no Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati-hen) is directing the fourth season at Studio VOLN. Toshiya Oono (Mushoku Tensei II: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu) is handling the series composition, and Yurie Oohigashi (Appare-Ranman!) is designing the characters. Kouta Yamamoto (Shingeki no Kyojin: The Final Season) and Hiroyuki Sawano (Ore dake Level Up na Ken) are composing the music.

The anime series adapts Kazue Katou’s action fantasy manga, which began in Jump SQ. in April 2009. Shueisha published the 31st volume on June 4. The manga has a cumulative 25 million copies of its volumes in circulation.

The first anime season by A-1 Pictures aired in 25 episodes in Spring 2011. The Ao no Exorcist Movie (Blue Exorcist The Movie) side story anime movie premiered in Japan in December 2012.

The Ao no Exorcist: Kyoto Fujouou-hen (Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga) sequel television anime aired in 12 episodes in Winter 2017, covering till the earlier chapters of the ninth volume. The 19th and 20th volumes each bundled an original video anime episode in April and October 2017. The Ao no Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati-hen (Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga) television anime by Studio VOLN began airing on January 7.

VIZ Media licensed the manga in English in November 2010. The 28th volume went on sale in November 2023, with the 29th volume scheduled to be released on August 6. The company and Shueisha’s Manga Plus platform simulpublishes the chapters in English.

Teaser PV 2 (Yuki no Hate-hen)

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Source: Comic Natalie

Ao no Exorcist: Yosuga-hen on MAL