Devil-kun

One of manga artist Shigeru Mizuki’s masterpieces is Akuma-kun'', in whichAkuma-kun”, a genius boy who appears once every 10,000 years, overcomes wars and hunger with the help of the devil, Mephisto, and the 12 apostles. A story that aims to create a utopia that never existed.Since it was published as a rental manga in 1963, it has been drawn many times with different protagonists and settings, and has been made into a movie several times.A completely new animation of “Akuma-kun”. will begin streaming on Netflix this fall. The general director is Junichi Sato, who was the series director for the 1989 TV anime, the production is Toei Animation, and the animation production is Encourage Films. The main cast will be played by Yuki Kaji as Akuma-kun/Ichiro Umegaki, and his partner Mephisto III will be played by Toshio Furukawa, who previously played Mephisto II.

cast
Yuki Kaji, Toshio Furukawa, Ryoko Shiraishi, Yumiri Hanamori, Ai Fairuz, Yukiyo Fujii, Michiyo Yanagisawa, Yusaku Yara, Hiro Shimono, Yuko Mita

Staff/production company
Original work: Shigeru Mizuki, character design: Fumitoshi Oisaki, general director: Junichi Sato, series director: Fumitoshi Oisaki, series director: Fumitoshi Oisaki, series composition: Hiroshi Ohnogi, character design/chief animation director: Hide Shibuya, art director : Yumiko Kuga, color design: Kunio Tsujita, director of photography: Takeo Ogiwara, magic circle design: Wataru Koshisakabe, music: Akio Izutsu, production company: Toei Animation, Encourage Films

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Other distribution distribution schedule
NetflixFrom Thursday, November 9, 2023