How's it going lurkers? It has been a while, since I last talked about, much less watched the Shonen Jump Supernatural Acion Anime, Blue Exorcist.
Nearly 2 years ago, I published a Cartoon Sunday blog, which consisted of the series' bloopers. Early on, I noticed that Blue Exorcist was somewhat similar to Vampire Knight.
Vampire Knight (2008)
Vampire Knight is a Shojo Anime meant for female viewers whereas Blue Exorcist is a Shonen Anime meant for male viewers.
In order to
give a better understanding of both Action Anime, I have compiled a list showing the similarities
and differences between Vampire Knight and Blue Exorcist.
Vampire Knight:
* Shojo Horror Romance Action Anime meant for female viewers, which heavily revolves around tragedy
* Somewhat considered Horror because it has some horror elements to it, that being vampires
* Cross Academy is named after the vampire hunter now turned headmaster, Kaein Cross
* Cross Academy is a segregated high school comprised of vampire students attending night classes and human students attending day classes
* With long distance barriers, human and vampire students can socialize with each other on campus without being attacked
* Yuki Cross is the female protagonist, who was adopted by Cross Academy's headmmaster and later discovers that she is a Pureblood Vampire
Blue Exorcist:
* Shonen Supernatural Action Dramedy Anime meant for male viewers, which has some tragedy
* True Cross Academy is a prestigious Exorcist Cram School, which is the Japanese branch of the True Cross Order
* True Cross Order is the main organization of Exorcists and a global exorcist institution that is controlled by the Vatican
* True Cross Order has roots to Christianity and was founded by Medieval Christian Knights
* Some Biblical scripture is used in this series
* Rin Okumura is the male protagonist with the ability to see demons
* Rin and his twin brother Yukio were adopted and raised by Father Shiro Fujimoto, who was an Exorcist
* Before Father Shiro Fujimoto sacrificed his own life to protect Rin from the demons of Gehenna, Rin discovers that he and Yukio are both Satan's bastard sons
Judging by the list of these particular Action Anime, BOTH use "Cross Academy" in their high school academy names, have protagonists discovering they were adopted because they're NOT fully human, and possess supernatural powers.
In addition to what has been listed about Vampire Knight and Blue Exorcist, BOTH series have male brunette characters wearing eye patches in high positions at both the Cross Academies.
It would've been so much better if I could've found a split screen picture of Vampire Knight's Toga Yagari and Blue Exorcist's Igor Neuhaus. They wear eye patches, have brown hair, and have COLD personalities.
If you have NEVER watched Vampire Knight or Blue Exorcist, you should definitely watch them both and observe their similarities.
It would be nice to see the 2nd season of Blue Exorcist and the entire Vampire Knight series air on Adult Swim or possibly on another network. We all know that Adult Swim will NEVER air Vampire Knight.
The men running Adult Swim not only show disrespect towards their OWN viewers in general, but also love discriminating against women. The assholes in charge of Adult Swim and the creeps that posted on their official forum for over a dozen or so years expect women to be inferior to them.
Otherwise, the teams at Adult Swim and Toonami put on facades by pretending to promote "women's empowerment," all the while showing female characters with very LITTLE self-respect and respect for other characters.
In spite of Adult Swim and Toonami Teams' facades, I really hope Adult Swim and those running the Toonami block renew their
license to re-air Blue Exorcist's 1st season, then air its 2nd season,
Kyoto Saga. Its 2nd season finished premiering in Japan, a
few months ago.
There have been claims by Toonami fans that Blue Exorcist's license expired for it to be re-aired on Adult Swim, and that the Shonen Jump Supernatural Action Anime supposedly did badly in ratings.
Considering the negativity bias coming from Toonami zealots, who fixate on cartoon ratings for every series ad nauseam, I don't know if the bad ratings statement is true.
Some of us already know how much of zealots certain Toonami fans are, when it comes to the Nielsen Ratings.
Because Blue Exorcist uses some excerpts from the Bible, has trained exorcists, students training to become exorcists, and the protagonist just happens to be 1 of Satan's bastard sons, I believe certain viewers are or will be repulsed by this series.
Judging from the ilk of Toonami sycophants and rabid zealots I have endured on Adult Swim's forum (before it was shut down), they are threatened by Christianity, Satanism, and religion in general.
Religion "triggers" this particular ilk of fans. They CANNOT handle the sound of religion much like the rest of us can't handle them throwing temper tantrums like 2-year-olds over a cartoon's low ratings.
I advise viewers to watch and enjoy a show for yourself, NOT because of a show's ratings. Much like polls can be rigged, ratings can be rigged too. Every household does NOT own a Nielsen's box.
The fact that there are men, women, and children allowing a show's ratings to control them is pathetic in itself. If you need to obsess over a show's ratings, you will NEVER enjoy ANY show.
Since TONIGHT'S Cartoon
Sunday blog is mostly about Blue Exorcist, let's start from the very
beginning. Simply click on the link below.
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