The first thirteen episodes of Twin Star Exorcists is out now on Blu-Ray and DVD. One of the many Crunchyroll original anime series, Twin Star Exorcists is about a pair of young teen exorcists destined to marry and give birth to the “ultimate exorcist” called the Miko said to defeat all of the evil beings known as Kegare.

Twin Star Exorcists is a 2016 shounen anime series, it is produced by Studio Pierrot & licensed by Crunchyroll. It is distributed by Funimation for home video. It is currently available in English subs and dubbed format.

Editor’s Note: A Blu-Ray review copy of Twin Star Exorcists Part One was provided by Funimation in support of this review.

Rokuro Enmado & Benio Adashino as they appear in the anime.

Based on the manga of the same name, Twin Star Exorcists is about two powerful teen exorcists named Rokuro Enmado & Benio Adashino. The former quit the exorcist profession after accidentally getting his friends killed in a tragedy, while the latter is one of the most powerful exorcists in the East. After being forced to become an exorcist again Rokuro must work together with Benio to keep their promise of riding the world of Kegare. Destined to fall in love and marry he and Benio continue their training as exorcists while destiny is knocking at their door steps.

A charming animation style from Pierrot makes Twin Star Exorcists worth a watch.

THE GOOD: I love Twin Star Exorcists’ animation, it’s use of color for action scenes and the demon world are very bright, vibrant, and expressive. Speaking of the action it’s fast and there’s some cool scenery here and there. There’s some solid humor throughout, one such scene involved Benio defending her food from Rokuro like a cat. There’s also a healthy balance of comedy & action compared to a lot of Pierrot’s shounen works. The story picks up rather quickly. By episode 2 we already know the core storyline, character ambitions, and such.

Twin Star Exorcist has the usual Pierrot style but with more balance for certain elements.

THE BAD: While there’s a solid balance between action and comedy, it’s tone is consistently shifting. In one instance Twin Star Exorcists wants to be very kid friendly, then in other instances it wants to be fairly dark & grim. It has a heavy effect on direction. Also a bit of warning for something that’s been noticed throughout the community is that it doesn’t really follow it’s source too well.

Twin Star Exorcists has potential, but it’s uneven tone and non-canonical material hold it back.

OVERALL THOUGHTS: With only thirteen episodes on home media I think there’s a ton of room to grow for Twin Star Exorcists, but many of it’s issues becoming known from the start of such a small number of episodes is a bit alarming. An uneven tone really hurts the direction of the series more than anything, not to mention the aforementioned non-canonical aspects. Otaku Dome gives Twin Star Exorcists: Part One a 75 out of 100.