Ao Oni The Blue Monster (2016): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2016, Ao Oni The Blue Monster is an animation and comedy series.

What it’s about. In most ordinary high schools, many stories and rumors float around—some scandalous, some happy and some...more macabre. One such example is of monsters lurking in an abandoned mansion outside of town. Such tales, however, prove too tempting to resist for Hiroshi and his friends Mika, Takeshi, and Takurou. They decide to brave the rumored dangers in order to investigate the manor and complete a test of courage. Each of them approaches the mansion with an overwhelming sense of dread. And when they enter, they come upon a blue monster named Ao Oni who attacks them. As Hiroshi and his friends try to solve the various puzzles in the mansion and escape their new blue nemesis, they find themselves meeting several horrible endings as they fail miserably.

Who’s in it. Ao Oni The Blue Monster stars Ryota Osaka as Hiroshi, Eri Kitamura as Mika, Shuta Morishima as Takeshi and Takahiro Mizushima as Takurou, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.4/10, Ao Oni The Blue Monster has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Crunchyroll and Crunchyroll Amazon Channel. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Ao Oni The Blue Monster page.

If you liked it. Fans of Ao Oni The Blue Monster tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.