<p>In an interview with Animenewsnetwork, he said that he was inspired by a Grimm fairy tale:</p>
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<p><strong>What were your chief inspirations when creating Blue Exorcist?</strong></p>
<p><strong>Kato:</strong> It originally was inspired by a Brothers Grimm fairy tale, where brothers combat monsters.  Then, I tried to make the story flip several times, and settled down into a simple structure of demons versus an exorcist.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2011-04-08/interview-blue-exorcist-mangaka-kazue-kato" rel="noreferrer">Source</a></p>

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looper
<p>During a discussion with some friends, one of my friends said that blue exorcist is based on a slush puppy. I know some artists can get creative through a lot of things (elfen lied from a German poem) but I found this one pretty hard to believe.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/xCnG0.jpg" alt="enter image description here"> </p>

<p>Hence my question: Is blue exorcist really based on this slush puppy? Or on something else?</p>

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2013-09-26T11:17:17.087Z
This seems both 1.) obviously wrong and 2.) very difficult to disprove. I very much doubt that there will be any source that says "Blue Exorcist was not based on an ice-slush beverage".
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@senshin loopers answer might not disagree tot he beverage but does show he based it with other ideals in mind
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Is Blue exorcist really based on a slush puppy?
# Is Blue exorcist really based on a slush puppy?
Posted by: username_0 on 2013-09-26
During a discussion with some friends, one of my friends said that blue exorcist is based on a slush puppy. I know some artists can get creative through a lot of things (elfen lied from a German poem) but I found this one pretty hard to believe.

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/xCnG0.jpg)

Hence my question: Is blue exorcist really based on this slush puppy? Or on something else?
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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: This seems both 1.) obviously wrong and 2.) very difficult to disprove. I very much doubt that there will be any source that says "Blue Exorcist was not based on an ice-slush beverage".  
> **username_0**: @senshin loopers answer might not disagree tot he beverage but does show he based it with other ideals in mind  
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### Answer by username_2 on 2013-09-26. Score: 10 | Accepted answer
In an interview with Animenewsnetwork, he said that he was inspired by a Grimm fairy tale:

> **What were your chief inspirations when creating Blue Exorcist?**
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> **Kato:** It originally was inspired by a Brothers Grimm fairy tale, where brothers combat monsters. Then, I tried to make the story flip several times, and settled down into a simple structure of demons versus an exorcist.

[Source](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2011-04-08/interview-blue-exorcist-mangaka-kazue-kato)
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