My Daemon | |
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Genre | |
Written by | Hirotaka Adachi |
Directed by | Nat Yoswatananont |
Voices of | |
Music by | Pantawit Kiangsiri |
Country of origin |
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Original language | Japanese |
No. of episodes | 13 |
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Executive producer | Taiki Sakurai |
Running time | 23–31 minutes |
Production company | Igloo Studio |
Original release | |
Network | Netflix |
Release | November 23, 2023 |
My Daemon is an anime-influenced fantasy-science fiction streaming television series, produced by Thailand-based Igloo Studio for Netflix.[2] Directed by Nat Yoswatananont, the series was released on November 23, 2023.[3]
Premise
In the near future, after a nuclear explosion has caused the Earth to collide with Hell, elementary student Kento finds a small daemon creature named Anna and raises her. The series follows the adventures of Kento and Anna as they embark on a journey to bring his mother back to life.[2]
Characters
Main characters
- Kento Tachibana[2] (voiced by Miyuri Shimabukuro in Japanese[1] and Cassandra Lee Morris in English) is a young elementary student, and main protagonist, who finds Anna and raises her.
- Anna[2] (voiced by Kokoro Kikuchi in Japanese[1] and Cristina Vee in English) is a small demon creature who was found by Kento after wandering aimlessly in the forest.
Other characters
- Kaoru Tachibana (voiced by Fumiko Orikasa in Japanese[1] and Amber Lee Connors in English)
- Kaede Houjou (voiced by Ayane Sakura in Japanese[1] and Ryan Bartley in English)
- Kouya Kokonoe (voiced by Wataru Hatano in Japanese[1] and Robbie Daymond in English)
- Kiriko Nanbu (voiced by Naoya Miyase in Japanese[1] and Benjamin Diskin in English)
- Genjiro Houjou (voiced by Jouji Nakata in Japanese[1] and Bill Butts in English)
Episodes
No. | Title | Original release date |
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1 | "The Grave Journey" | November 23, 2023 |
2 | "A Tough Decision" | November 23, 2023 |
3 | "Friend or Foe" | November 23, 2023 |
4 | "Corrupted Soul" | November 23, 2023 |
5 | "The Collector" | November 23, 2023 |
6 | "Awakening" | November 23, 2023 |
7 | "Impurity of Peace" | November 23, 2023 |
8 | "Separated" | November 23, 2023 |
9 | "The Little Friendship" | November 23, 2023 |
10 | "Strong-willed" | November 23, 2023 |
11 | "For All Departed Souls" | November 23, 2023 |
12 | "The Judgement" | November 23, 2023 |
13 | "At All Cost" | November 23, 2023 |
Production
The series was announced during Netflix's virtual Tudum event in September 2022, with Hirotaka Adachi (also known as Otsuichi) penning the scripts and Nat Yoswatananont as director.[2] Thai animation company Igloo Studio handled production.[2]
Release
My Daemon was released worldwide in November 2023 on Netflix.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Hazarika, Blossom (November 12, 2023). "'My Daemon' upcoming sci-fi fantasy anime series directed by Nat Yoswatananont to premiere on Netflix on 23 November 2023". The Tech Outlook. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 25, 2022). "Netflix Reveals My Daemon Animated Series from Writer Hidetaka Adachi". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
Milligan, Mercedes (September 27, 2022). "Netflix TUDUM Japan Recap: New Anime Announcements, First Looks & More". Animation Magazine. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
"Tudum Recap: Everything You Missed From Our Show From Japan". Netflix Media Center (Press release). September 24, 2022. - 1 2 Birk, Libby (October 25, 2023). "Everything New Coming to Netflix in November 2023". PopCulture.com. Paramount Global. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
@NetflixAnime (October 24, 2023). "An original story written by Hirotaka Adachi (Otsuichi) and brought to life by Thai animation studio, Igloo Studio. This is the story of Kento, a kind-hearted boy, and Anna, his daemon companion. "My Daemon" starts streaming worldwide from November 23, 2023, only on Netflix!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.