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With the release date fast approaching on 28 December 2012, the official website for Blue Exorcist has released a trailer of the Blue Exorcist movie.

Blue Exorcist is a dark fantasy manga that began serialization in 2009 in the manga magazine Jump Square. With its anime adaptation, the manga gained immense fame and popularity and has sold roughly 100 million copies to date. The anime adaptation was also well-received and production for the movie adaptation soon followed. Also revealed on the official site is the story of the movie, which is set in the True Cross Academy where Okumura Rin, the protagonist, attends school. While the Academy is bustling with preparations for the festival that takes place every 11 years, Rin encounters a young demon, and thus the story begins.

Advance tickets for the movie are currently being sold at theaters throughout Japan.
Fans who buy advance tickets stand the chance to win an invitation to a special event for the movie to be held on 22 December at an undisclosed location in the city. Advance ticket sales have concluded at many venues and there are only few theaters still selling them. A list of the remaining theaters is available on the official site. Blue Exorcist fans, be sure check the list and get your tickets now!

Ao no Exorcist official site: http://www.ao-ex.com/ (Japanese)

List of theaters selling advance tickets: http://gekijyo.toho-movie.com/theater.php?no=170 (Japanese)

This article contains translated excerpts from http://animeanime.jp/article/2012/11/19/12113.html (Japanese).