Matoi the Sacred Slayer

5.2

2016•24m

Matoi Sumeragi wishes for nothing more than to lead a normal life away from the spotlight. She is quite satisfied alternating between school and her part-time job at her best friend Yuma Kusanagi's family shrine. But this routine life is permanently disturbed when a Night—an evil extra-dimensional entity—attacks the shrine. Matoi is able to drive it off after unwittingly calling upon the powers of a god, the natural enemies of the Nights. Matoi and Yuma are soon joined by Claris Tonitolus, an experienced exorcist from the Vatican, and agent Haruka Luciela, who works for the secretive Night defense organization IATO. Despite not knowing the perpetrator behind these attacks nor their motive, Matoi must come to master this newfound power in order to protect both the people around her and the once normal life she holds so dear.

Production

Seasons

12 Episodes • Premiered 2016

1. I'm Possessed!

A series of mysterious attacks leave several young women drained of their energy. Meanwhile, Matoi and Yuma work the shrine with no idea of the danger looming over them.

2. I Clad Myself In A God

An invisible apparition is following Matoi wherever she goes, even to school. When photos of her other form land on the internet, other parties descend on her location.

3. God's Playing Dumb

Luciela somehow works her way into the shrine and becomes Matoi and Yuma’s new tutor. Meanwhile, a sinister force takes over a human vessel and prepares another attack.

4. Her Resolution and My Reason

Clarus burns for revenge against the “Creed Killer,” and she needs Matoi to lure him out. In exchange, she tells Matoi more about her powers and the nature of their enemy.

5. A Special Kind of Ordinary

Matoi and Yuma take Clarus shopping, but the jovial atmosphere is broken when two little gods are released from inside Yuma and quickly scurry away.

6. I'm Sorry

Yuma’s frightened tanuki god, Kai, is not nearly as excited as she is about combat, but he and Yuma might be their only hope when a fight against a cute Night turns deadly.

7. The Sea, the Hot Springs, and Sometimes Evil Spirits

The whole gang ends up at the beach as a day for relaxation. When everyone goes to sleep, chaos ensues.

8. A Small Wish

Tension arises with Matoi as she becomes uncertain of herself. Meanwhile, Tezuka is suddenly attacked.

9. Thank You

After an attack by a Night, Shingo and Matoi end up trapped alone together, and Matoi’s transformation is starting to disappear. Is Shingo going to discover her identity?

10. The Open Gate

At last, it’s time for Matoi to learn about her mother’s past. Meanwhile, Ludos launches another attack on the exorcists, but his orders may not be coming from who he expects.

11. I'm Heading Out!

Matoi prepares to save the world by saying goodbye to the people she cares about. Meanwhile, Shingo realizes he might lose Matoi to the same calamity that took his wife.