Hiromu Arakawa's Daemons of the Shadow Realm Manga Gets Anime
Studio Bones Film announced during Crunchyroll's Anime Expo panel on Saturday an anime adaptation of Hiromu Arakawa's Daemons of the Shadow Realm (Yomi no Tsugai) manga. Crunchyroll will stream the anime. The company unveiled a trailer and visual: Masahiro Andō (Sword of the Stranger) is directing the anime at Bones Film. Noboru Takagi (Kingdom seasons 3-6, Golden Kamuy first four seasons) is overseeing the series scripts, and Nobuhiro Arai (Bungo Stray Dogs) is designing the characters. Kenichiro Suehiro (Golden Kamuy, Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- franchises) is composing the music.Arakawa launched the manga in Square Enix's Monthly Shonen Gangan magazine in December 2021. Square Enix published the manga's ninth compiled book volume on March 12, and will publish the 10th volume on July 11.Arakawa is best known for her Fullmetal Alchemist and Silver Spoon manga. Arakawa's Fullmetal Alchemist manga ran in Monthly Shonen Gangan from 2001 to 2010. Viz Media released the series, as well as related novels and art books, in North America. The manga inspired television anime adaptations in 2003 and 2009, two OVAs, two anime films, and a live-action film.Sources: Email correspondence, Crunchyroll's panel at Anime Expo (George Yang)ANN's coverage of Anime Expo 2025 is sponsored by Yen Press and Ize Press!
