Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga Episode 3: Release Date, Speculation

In episode 2 of “Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga”, after Yukio Okumura was questioned about Saburota Todo, he left to get the results of his physical tests. Seeing everything is normal, he thinks that he might have inherited Satan’s fames after all. With a worried mind, he returns home and leaves again to tutor Shiemi.

Later at the school, he assigns Rin and his friends their next mission, which is to exorcise a demon haunting the girls’ dormitory. Since only girls could see this demon, Shiemi and Kamiki were the only ones to fight it, but they managed to win. In Russia, Lighting and Arthur discovered the existence of a man-made Gehenna gate.

1. Episode 3 Release Date

Episode 3 of “Blue Exorcist” Season 3, the Shimane Illuminati Saga, will be released on Saturday, January 20, 2024. You can watch the new episode as soon as it is released on Crunchyroll.

I. Is “Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga” on a Break?

No, Season 3 of “Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga” is not on a break this week and should be released as usual on the above-mentioned date.

2. Episode 3 Speculation

Now that the exorcists know which organization has been behind all these recent demon-sighting incidents, they can take proper steps to stop them. “The Illuminati” is an organization we know almost nothing about except that they have huge technical and financial power. Saburota Todo is also one of their members and has actively participated in the opening of the Gehenna Gate.

On the other hand, Pheles’s true intentions still remain a mystery. Whether he is on the human’s or the demon’s side is an extremely important question for the world’s fate. We now know that he is one of the demon kings, so it is quite strange for him to be helping the humans. Aside from all these serious matters, Shiemi and Kamiki’s relation seems to have turned much friendlier after their duo mission against the demon in the girl’s dorm.

3. Recap of Episode 2

The episode starts with a grand meeting of the exorcists in the Vatican. Yukio Okumura, Rin’s brother was also present there. He was made to seal the Morinath contract using his blood before he was questioned about Saburota Todo.

Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga Episode 3: Release Date, Speculation
Blue Exorcist – Yukio Okumura seals the Morinath contract | Source: Crunchyroll

After he left the meeting and got the results of his physical checkup, he was quite surprised. Seeing that nothing was wrong with his body, he worried whether he had inherited Satan’s flames. With several questions on his mind, he returned home and woke up Rin.

After taking a shower, he left for Shiemi’s place to tutor her. While helping her with her studies, he reminisced about the past and all those unanswered questions that had been piling up. To this day, he still can’t understand lord Pheles’s true goals and which side he is on. Is it humans or demons?

Later, at the school, he gathered Rin and his friends to assign them their next mission. He tells them about a demon named Mayuko that had been haunting the girl’s dorm. Hearing that only girls could see this demon and she had to work with Shiemi, Kamiki became hostile. Yukio put a stop to this fight and told them they had to help each other in order to succeed.

Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga Episode 3: Release Date, Speculation
Blue Exorcist – Rin and others get their next mission | Source: Crunnchyroll

The next day, Yukio told the girls to go ahead to check the restrooms while the others got ready. Shiemi and Kamiki proceeded with the mission and checked the place after the others reached outside the restroom. Soon enough, they find the ghost, and even though they struggle a bit at first, they manage to take it down with their joint efforts.

On the other side of the world, in Russia, high-ranked exorcists such as Lightning and Arthur raided an organization building since it had been stirring up problems. There, they found something really malicious, which Lightning identified as the “Gehenna Gate”. 

All of them are shocked once they realize this is made by humans. Pheles arrived to help them and cast a barrier that stops time inside of it. This way, they can suspend the expansion of the gate for nearly three to four months. After seeing this evil creation, Lightning is able to identify the enemy as the organization named “The Illuminati”.

Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga Episode 3: Release Date, Speculation
Blue Exorcist – Pheles casts a time stopping barrier | Source: Crunchyroll

4. Where to watch “Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga”?

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5. About Blue Exorcist

Blue Exorcist is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Kazue Katō.

In the Blue Exorcist Universe, there are two different realms called Assiah and Gehenna. Assiah is where ordinary humans live, and Gehenna is the world of demons. The only way to travel between the two worlds is by possession.

Satan, the ruler of Gehenna, decides to conquer Assiah, but to do so, he must possess a human. Unfortunately for him, he does not find a suitable vessel and hence, sends his own son, expecting him to grow into a suitable vessel.

Rin Okumura, a regular teenager with quite a temper, has no idea that his actual father was Satan. Nor did he know about being a suitable vessel. However, after eventually discovering his fate, he decides to change it and joins an academy to train to become an exorcist so that he could foil Satan’s plans.

Aaheli Pradhan

Aaheli Pradhan

A grandma by heart who loves to knit, sketch, and swing in parks. Binge-reads a massive amount of manga from psychological to shounen-ai. Either awkward or salty, there's no in-between.

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