SANTA MONICA, CA (July 2, 2017) – Aniplex of America announced today that all 12 episodes of hit supernatural anime Blue Exorcist -Kyoto Saga- will be released on Blu-ray and DVD for the first time. Earlier this year, the long-awaited Blue Exorcist -Kyoto Saga- began streaming on Crunchyroll, Anime Strike, Daisuki, and Hulu, and the English dubbed version will begin streaming on Hulu soon. Now, fans will be able to own every episode of the new series. The announcement was unveiled at the Aniplex of America industry panel at Anime Expo in Los Angeles, CA to cheers from the anime’s passionate fan base.
Blue Exorcist -Kyoto Saga- is based on the “Kyoto Impure King” arc, beginning in Chapter 16 of the best-selling Blue Exorcist manga by author Kazue Kato. The Kyoto-based season aired weekly in Japan starting in January 2017 and is a new series that adheres to the original manga, promising to capture both anime and manga fans alike.
Pre-orders are now open. You can order them now: Volume 1 and Volume 2. Release date is Nov 2017 and Feb 2018.
The series is produced by the famed studio A-1 Pictures (Sword Art Online, Your lie in April, Erased). Both Blu-ray and DVD feature the original Japanese as well as English dialogues with Bryce Papenbrook (Sword Art Online, Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works) as Rin Okumura, Johnny Yong Bosch (Durarara!!, Gurren Lagann) as Yukio Okumura, and Christine Marie Cabanos (Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Sword Art Online) as Shiemi Moriyama for the English dub. Named “#1 Most Anticipated Winter 2017 Anime Series” by Anime News Network,Blue Exorcist -Kyoto Saga- finally brings the action to Blu-ray and DVD.
<Blu-ray Features>
- Spoken Languages: Japanese & English
- Subtitles: English
- Aspect ratio: 16:9 widescreen
- Episodes: #1-6
- Number of Discs: 2 Blu-ray discs
- Total Run Time: Approx. 140 min.
- Rating: 13 UP
<Bonus Contents>
- Textless Opening & Ending
- Ep. 1 Textless Ending Scene
* Bonus contents subject to change.
<Bonus Materials and Special Packages>
- Deluxe Booklet
- Illustration postcards
- Package Illustration by Keigo Sasaki (Character Design)
Blue Exorcist –Kyoto Saga- Blu-ray and DVD Volume 2 includes:
<Blu-ray Features>
- Spoken Languages: Japanese & English
- Subtitles: English
- Aspect ratio: 16:9 widescreen
- Episodes: #7-12
- Number of Discs: 2 Blu-ray discs
- Total Run Time: Approx. 140 min.
- Rating: 13 UP
<Bonus Contents>
· TBD
<Bonus Materials and Special Packages>
- Deluxe Booklet
- Illustration postcards
- Package Illustration by Keigo Sasaki (Character Design)
About Blue Exorcist -Kyoto Saga-
Blue Exorcist, the manga by Kazue Kato which has surpassed 15 million copies in sales. Following a TV anime series and a theatrical film, the long-awaited new series has come back! Set in Kyoto, a new chapter of Blue Exorcist is about to begin…
Born the spawn of Satan, Rin Okumura decides to hide his origins, and become an exorcist. He enrolls at the Exorcism Cram School, a training institute for exorcists located on the True Cross Academy grounds. But, his cover is blown during an attack by Amaimon, the King of Earth, and he is revealed to be the son of Satan. Terrified of Satan’s blue flames, his friends start to distance themselves from Rin…
It is then that someone steals the Left Eye of the Impure King, sealed away in the deepest part of the academy, and Rin and the others find themselves embroiled in an unexpected crisis…
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