Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga
青の祓魔師 京都不浄王篇
In the late Edo Period, a demon known as the Impure King killed thousands of people. After defeating the demon, the Knights of the True Cross kept its left eye safely sealed away on Academy grounds - but now someone has stolen it! Hearing the thief has taken a child hostage, Yukio and Rin go to help. The investigation and pursuit will lead Rin and his friends to Kyoto and involve them even deeper in a sinister plot! But will his friends' knowledge that Rin is the son of Satan drive a wedge betwe
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In the late Edo Period, a demon known as the Impure King killed thousands of people. After defeating the demon, the Knights of the True Cross kept its left eye safely sealed away on Academy grounds - but now someone has stolen it! Hearing the thief has taken a child hostage, Yukio and Rin go to help. The investigation and pursuit will lead Rin and his friends to Kyoto and involve them even deeper in a sinister plot! But will his friends' knowledge that Rin is the son of Satan drive a wedge betwe
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Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga
青の祓魔師 京都不浄王篇
In the late Edo Period, a demon known as the Impure King killed thousands of people. After defeating the demon, the Knights of the True Cross kept its left eye safely sealed away on Academy grounds - but now someone has stolen it! Hearing the thief has taken a child hostage, Yukio and Rin go to help. The investigation and pursuit will lead Rin and his friends to Kyoto and involve them even deeper in a sinister plot! But will his friends' knowledge that Rin is the son of Satan drive a wedge betwe
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Fushimi Inari Taisha
伏見稲荷大社
The iconic thousand torii gates of this Shinto shrine appear in the anime as a mystical location where the boundary between the human world and Magano becomes thin. The vermillion gates create an otherworldly atmosphere perfect for supernatural encounters.
Inari Station
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Kyoto Station
京都駅
The iconic modern architecture of Kyoto Station features in several transition scenes throughout the movie. Its vast glass and steel structure represents the intersection between traditional Kyoto and the futuristic elements of the story.
Kyoto Station