Ao No Exorcist the Movie

 I liked the Blue Exorcist series, and will definitly be watching the new series soon.

But there was also a movie, and that was the most recent anime I have taken a look at.

 

The story begins with a demon getting the sympathy of villages centuries ago, but as they spend all the time with the demon instead of tending their lands, the demon is sealed away.  In the current day preparations are taking place for a festival held every 11 years.  Rin, Yukio and Shiemi are send out to exorcise a Phantom Train, that got out of control after Rin and Shiemi tried to set free the ghosts still on board.

 

 

One of the demons inside escapes though, as Rin runs into a little demon he calls Usamoro and is still a child.  An exorcist wants to take him but Rin opposes, receiving the duty to babysit him instead.  Usamoro turns out to be a benevolent Kami that turned demon after suffering the pain of betrayal by those he tried to take care off.  He has the power to erase bad memories, trying to make people happy that way instead.

 

Usamoro uses this power on Rin and his friends, but this also makes them forget their duties of being responsible for the protection during the festival.  As a result, demons roam free, and Rin learns Usamoro is the same demon from a tale about a village his father used to tell them when they where children.  Thanks to the bonding they formed, Rin can make Usamoro see it is actually important for people to have bad memories though, as it helps them grow and evolve.

 

 

Although he accepts Rin's proposal to become part of his family, he sacrifices himself in order to stop the demon attacking the city, and it seems everyone now seems to forget about him as he erases all the memories of himself being present in their lives.  But Rin keeps remembering Usamoro though, and promises never to forget him as he goes visit his shrine.

 

This was a fun movie, with a rather dramatic ending to be fair, Usamoro really is cute and gentle, though driven by unknowing the consequences of his powers.  But a good stand alone instalment in the Blue Exorcist series, so worth checking out!