🧭 Watch order guide

Ao no Exorcist watch order

5 core entries, 4 extras. Watching only the core story and movies takes about 30h 40m. Generated from the franchise graph, so it updates when new seasons are announced.

core entries

movies to include

recaps / alt versions to skip

30h 40m

total core runtime

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Where the hours go

Core story and movies in watch order · 30h 40m in total · longest: Ao no Exorcist

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Item	Runtime
Ao no Exorcist	10h
Movie	1h 28m
Kyoto Fujouou-hen	4h 48m
Shimane Illuminati-hen	4h 48m
Yuki no Hate-hen	4h 48m
Yosuga-hen	4h 48m

Score across seasons

Peaked with Yosuga-hen at 8.05 · from first to latest, the score rose 0.31

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#	Entry	Score / 10
1	Ao no Exorcist	7.74
2	Ao no Exorcist: Kyoto Fujouou-hen	7.58
3	Ao no Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati-hen	7.20
4	Ao no Exorcist: Yuki no Hate-hen	7.61
5	Ao no Exorcist: Yosuga-hen	8.05

Recommended order

1
Main
Ao no Exorcist
TV Series · 2011 · 25 ep · 10h
Core story – watch in this order.
2
Side storyoptional
Ao no Exorcist: Ura Ex
Special · 2011 · 10 ep · 10m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
3
Side storyoptional
Ao no Exorcist: Kuro no Iede
Special · 2011 · 1 ep · 24m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
4
Movie
Ao no Exorcist Movie
Movie · 2012 · 1 ep · 1h 28m
Movie – canon side content, best watched here.
5
Main
Ao no Exorcist: Kyoto Fujouou-hen
TV Series · 2017 · 12 ep · 4h 48m
Core story – watch in this order.
6
Side storyoptional
Ao no Exorcist: Kyoto Fujouou-hen OVA
OVA · 2017 · 2 ep · 48m
Side story / OVA – optional but adds context.
7
Main
Ao no Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati-hen
TV Series · 2024 · 12 ep · 4h 48m
Core story – watch in this order.
8
Main
Ao no Exorcist: Yuki no Hate-hen
TV Series · 2024 · 12 ep · 4h 48m
Core story – watch in this order.
9
Main
Ao no Exorcist: Yosuga-hen
TV Series · 2025 · 12 ep · 4h 48m
Core story – watch in this order.

Release order

1Ao no Exorcist2011-04
2Ao no Exorcist: Ura Ex2011-06
3Ao no Exorcist: Kuro no Iede2011-10
4Ao no Exorcist Movie2012-12
5Ao no Exorcist: Kyoto Fujouou-hen2017-01
6Ao no Exorcist: Kyoto Fujouou-hen OVA2017-04
7Ao no Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati-hen2024-01
8Ao no Exorcist: Yuki no Hate-hen2024-10
9Ao no Exorcist: Yosuga-hen2025-01

Ao no Exorcist watch order FAQ

What order should I watch Ao no Exorcist in?

Follow the recommended order above: Ao no Exorcist → Ao no Exorcist: Kyoto Fujouou-hen → Ao no Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati-hen → Ao no Exorcist: Yuki no Hate-hen → Ao no Exorcist: Yosuga-hen. Movies and side stories are slotted after the season they relate to.

How long does it take to watch all of Ao no Exorcist?

The core story and movies run about 30h 40m. At two hours a day that is roughly 16 days.

Can I skip the recaps?

There are no recap episodes or compilation movies on record for this franchise.

Where does this order come from?

It is built automatically from the sequel, prequel, side-story and spin-off links in the Kitsu database and refreshed daily, so new seasons appear without manual edits.