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Blue Exorcist Season 2

Name: Blue Exorcist Season 2 review: BollyAI verdict
Item: Blue Exorcist Season 2
Rating: 7.3
Author: BollyAI

Blue Exorcist Season 2 is a WORTH-IT, BollyMeter 7.3/10. 13 episodes on Crunchyroll from 7 January 2017.

WORTH-IT

BollyMeter7.3/10IMDb rating of 7.3 for the Kyoto Saga reflects audience appreciation for the manga-faithful restart, though the shorter episode count and slower Kyoto arc pacing prevented it from matching Season 1's energy.

Updated 16 June 2026

What BollyAI Thinks

The Kyoto Saga (Season 2) premiered in January 2017 after a six-year gap, resetting the timeline to follow the manga faithfully from where Season 1 diverged. Produced by A-1 Pictures across 13 episodes, it adapts the Impure King arc set in Kyoto, deepening Rin's relationships with his Cram School classmates and expanding the mythology of the Order of the True Cross. IMDb's 7.3 score tracks with a solid adaptation of a compelling manga arc, though viewers arriving from Season 1's anime-original cliffhanger faced a continuity adjustment. The season adapts the manga arc the original ending bypassed, making it the more faithful telling of the Kyoto material.

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Season Over Season

The Kyoto Saga jettisons Season 1's anime-original ending and delivers a more faithful, more measured adaptation - a reset that rewards manga readers more than anime-first viewers.