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Akuma-kun

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Akuma-kun
First tankōbon volume cover
悪魔あくまくん
Manga
Written byShigeru Mizuki
Published byToshansha
Original run1963 – 1964
Volumes3
Manga
Written byShigeru Mizuki
Published byKodansha
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original run1966 – 1967
Volumes1
Manga
Written byShigeru Mizuki
Published byShueisha
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Jump
DemographicShōnen
Original run1970 – 1971
Volumes1
Live-action series

A 26 episode live-action series directed by Akira Kashima , Hajime Sato , Minoru Yamada , T. Kobayashi, Itaru Orita , K. Takemoto , Katsuhiko Taguchi. It ran from October 6, 1966, to March 30, 1967, and starred Mitsunobu Kaneko (of Giant Robo fame) as the titular character.

Anime television series
Directed byJunichi Sato
Music byNozomi Aoki
StudioToei Animation
Original networkANN (TV Asahi)
Original run April 15, 1989 – March 24, 1990
Episodes42 (List of episodes)
Original net animation
Directed byJunichi Sato[a]
Fumitoshi Oizaki
Produced byDaichi Nagatomi
Written byHiroshi Ōnogi
Music byAkio Izutsu
StudioEncourage Films
Toei Animation
Licensed byNetflix
ReleasedNovember 9, 2023
Runtime21–28 minutes
Episodes12

Akuma-kun (悪魔あくまくん, lit. "Demon-kun") is a manga series written and illustrated by Shigeru Mizuki. Several versions of the manga exist, one of which was adapted into a live-action television series, and another into an anime television series. In addition, two movies were spawned from the anime television series: Akuma-kun: The Movie released in 1989 and Akuma-kun: Yōkoso Akuma Land e!! released in 1990.

An original net animation (ONA) series was released in November 2023 on Netflix.

Basic setting

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In this series, the contents vary from version to version. The common plot points of every adaptation are listed below.

  • The protagonist is a child prodigy who appears once every 10,000 years. The protagonist is always nicknamed “Akuma-kun”. The works are roughly divided into three series with different protagonists: Ichiro Matsushita in the rental version , Shingo Yamada in the Shonen Magazine version , and Shingo Umoregi in the Comic Bonbon version
  • Akuma-kun wants to create a world where all human beings can live happily, and he believes that harnessing the power of demons is necessary for him to achieve that goal. Additionally, the entities referred to as demons in the series are not limited to that of Christian origins, rather the series features various monsters described in myths and folk stories from all around the world.
  • At the beginning of the story, Akuma-kun has not yet succeeded in the summoning of demons, and has repeatedly conducted magical research and experiments. However Dr. Faust appears and teaches the secrets of summoning demons to Akuma-kun, and as a result he finally succeeds in invoking demons.
  • In addition, Dr. Faust gives Akuma-kun the Solomon Flute. This flute gives Akuma-kun the power to bend demons to his will. The flute was used by King Solomon.
  • Akuma-kun has multiple subordinates who follow him. They are often referred to as the “twelve apostles”. The twelve apostles also differ from series to series.
  • To summon demons, Shingo, standing in front of a magic circle casts a spell, ”エロイムエッサイム、我がは求もとめ訴うったえたり”. (Eloim, Essaim, frugativi et appelavi.) This is a spell written in a grimoire spread in France during the 18th and 19th century.

1989 anime series

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Characters

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Shingo Umoregi (埋うもれ木ぎ 真ま吾われ) is a boy in fifth grade. He was nicknamed “Akuma-kun” by his friends due to his immense knowledge of demons and the occult. His father Shigeru Umoregi is a manga artist who struggles to sell his work. According to Faust, Shingo is said to be the Messiah, who appears once every ten thousand years to bring peace to the world.

Episodes

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No.TitleOriginal air date
1"「魔界まかいの 見みえない学校がっこう!!」makai no mienai gakkou !!"April 15, 1989 (1989-04-15)
2"「正義せいぎの呪文じゅもん、 エロイムエッサイム」seigi no jumon, EROIMUESSAIMU"April 22, 1989 (1989-04-22)
3"「魔ま方陣ほうじんに、 出ででよ12使徒しと」mahou jin ni, dedeyo 12 shito"April 29, 1989 (1989-04-29)
4"「こうもり猫ねこのワナ」koumori neko no WANA"May 6, 1989 (1989-05-06)
5"「怒いかりの変身へんしん、 妖虎の出現しゅつげん!!」ikari no henshin, ayatora no shutsugen !!"May 13, 1989 (1989-05-13)
6"「なぜ、 古代こだい魔法まほう界かいの英雄えいゆうが!?」naze, kodai mahou kai no eiyuu ga !?"May 20, 1989 (1989-05-20)
7"「百ひゃく目もく一族いちぞくと 悲劇ひげきの月つき人じん」hyaku moku ichizoku to higeki no tsukijin"May 27, 1989 (1989-05-27)
8"「君くんの心しんに、 とどけソロモンの笛ふえ!」kimi no kokoro ni, todoke SOROMON no fue !"June 3, 1989 (1989-06-03)
9"「夢ゆめの12使徒しとが 全員ぜんいん集合しゅうごう!!」yume no 12 shito ga zenin shuugou !!"June 10, 1989 (1989-06-10)
10"「魔女まじょ伝説でんせつ!恐怖きょうふが 待まち伏ぶせる幻まぼろしの館かん」majo densetsu ! kyoufu ga machibuseru maboroshi no kan"June 17, 1989 (1989-06-17)
11"「肖像しょうぞう画がに隠かくされた 美少女びしょうじょの秘密ひみつ」shouzou ga ni kakusare ta bishoujo no himitsu"June 24, 1989 (1989-06-24)
12"「心しんのすき間まを 悪魔あくまが笑わらう」kokoro no sukima wo akuma ga warau"July 8, 1989 (1989-07-08)
13"「絶体絶命ぜったいぜつめい! 超ちょう妖怪ようかいなんじゃもんじゃ」zettaizetsumei ! chou kaibutsu nanja monja"July 15, 1989 (1989-07-15)
14"「地獄じごくの大王だいおう エンマの怒いかりに 傷きずつく12使徒しと」jigoku no daiou ENMA no ikari ni kizutsuku 12 shito"July 22, 1989 (1989-07-22)
15"「眠ねむれる森もりの妖精ようせい王おう ティタニアの願ねがい」nemureru mori no yousei ou TITANIA no negai"July 29, 1989 (1989-07-29)
16"「氷ごおりの妖精ようせいキララが 流ながす虹色にじいろの涙なみだ」koori no yousei KIRARA ga nagasu niji shoku no namida"August 5, 1989 (1989-08-05)
17"「伝説でんせつの魔ま鏡きょう アニマムディの予言よげん!?」densetsu no ma kyou ANIMAMUDI no yogen !?"August 12, 1989 (1989-08-12)
18"「今いま、明あかされる 東嶽あずまだけ大帝たいていの秘密ひみつ!!」ima, akasareru higashi take taitei no himitsu !!"August 19, 1989 (1989-08-19)
19"「奪うばわれたソロモンの笛ふえ!!」ubawareta SOROMON no fue !!"August 26, 1989 (1989-08-26)
20"「遠とおい海うみから来きたセドナ」tooi umi kara kita SEDONA"September 2, 1989 (1989-09-02)
21"「黒くろ魔法まほう陣じんと魔女まじょヘドラ」kuro mahoujin to majo HEDORA"September 9, 1989 (1989-09-09)
22"「魔ま空間くうかんへ消きえる 天空てんくう船せんの謎なぞ」makuukan e kieru tenkuu sen no nazo"September 23, 1989 (1989-09-23)
23"「羽はばたけ、希望きぼうの翼つばさよ!」habatake, kibou no tsubasa yo !"September 30, 1989 (1989-09-30)
24"「消きえた見みえない学校がっこう!」kieta mienai gakkou !"October 21, 1989 (1989-10-21)
25"「いたずらパニック、花火はなび幽霊ゆうれい!」itazura PANIKKU, hanabi yuurei !"October 28, 1989 (1989-10-28)
26"「鳥とり乙女おとめとイースター島とうの謎なぞ」tori otome to IISUTAA tou no nazo"November 4, 1989 (1989-11-04)
27"「精霊せいれいの家いえ、百ひゃく目もくたちの冒険ぼうけん」seirei no ie, hyaku moku tachi no bouken"November 11, 1989 (1989-11-11)
28"「世界せかいのヘソ、蓬よもぎ莢さいかち島とうの危機きき」sekai no HESO, houraijima no kiki"November 18, 1989 (1989-11-18)
29"「クモにされたメフィス2世せい!!」KUMO ni sareta MEFISUTO 2 sei !!"December 2, 1989 (1989-12-02)
30"「生命せいめい玉だまが応こたえる12使徒しとの夢ゆめ」seimei dama ga kotaeru 12 shito no yume"December 9, 1989 (1989-12-09)
31"「悪魔あくま大使たいしトン・フーチン」akuma taishi TON.FUUCHIN"December 16, 1989 (1989-12-16)
32"「奥様おくさまたちは魔女まじょがお好すき!?」okusama-tachi wa majo ga wo suki !?"December 23, 1989 (1989-12-23)
33"「狙ねらわれたメフィスト2世せい」nerawareta MEFISUTO 2 sei"January 13, 1990 (1990-01-13)
34"「生いきかえれ!見みえない学校がっこう」ikikaere ! mienai gakkou"January 20, 1990 (1990-01-20)
35"「死し後ごの世界せかいを見みせる 妖怪ようかい屋敷やしきの不思議ふしぎ」shi go no sekai wo miseru youkai yashiki no fushigi"January 27, 1990 (1990-01-27)
36"「ようこそ悪魔あくま博覧はくらん会かいへ」youko so akuma hakuran kai e"February 10, 1990 (1990-02-10)
37"「奪うばわれた集しゅう魔ま玉だま、 地獄じごく界かいの混乱こんらん!」ubawareta shuu ma dama, jigoku kai no konran !"February 17, 1990 (1990-02-17)
38"「日本にっぽんを襲おそう 霊魂れいこん爆ばく弾だんの恐怖きょうふ」nippon wo osou reikon bakudan no kyoufu"February 24, 1990 (1990-02-24)
39"「ソロモンの鍵かぎと 究極きゅうきょくの六ろく芒すすき星ぼし」SOROMON no kagi to kyuukyoku no roku susuki boshi"March 3, 1990 (1990-03-03)
40"「地上ちじょうに降おりた 最強さいきょうの悪魔あくま軍団ぐんだん」chijou ni ori ta saikyou no akuma gundan"March 10, 1990 (1990-03-10)
41"「魔ま空間くうかんに突撃とつげき! 急いそげ、見みえない学校がっこう」ma kuukan ni totsugeki ! isoge, mienai gakkou"March 17, 1990 (1990-03-17)
42"「最終さいしゅう回かい 夢ゆめよ、とどけ君くんの心しんに!」saishuu kai yume yo, todoke kimi no kokoro ni !"March 24, 1990 (1990-03-24)

2023 anime series

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An original net animation (ONA) series was announced in March 2021, with Toei Animation and director Junichi Sato returning from the previous anime series. It can be considered a sequel to the original series. Sato served as the chief director, with Fumitoshi Oizaki serving as the series director and Encourage Films co-animating the series. Hiroshi Ōnogi oversaw the scripts.[1] The series was released worldwide on Netflix on November 9, 2023.[2]

Episodes

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No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Demons"
November 9, 2023 (2023-11-09)
2"Gluttony"
November 9, 2023 (2023-11-09)
3"Greed"
November 9, 2023 (2023-11-09)
4"Envy"
November 9, 2023 (2023-11-09)
5"Angel"
November 9, 2023 (2023-11-09)
6"Love and Hate"
November 9, 2023 (2023-11-09)
7"Human"
November 9, 2023 (2023-11-09)
8"True Intentions"
November 9, 2023 (2023-11-09)
9"Father"
November 9, 2023 (2023-11-09)
10"Celebration"
November 9, 2023 (2023-11-09)
11"Play"
November 9, 2023 (2023-11-09)
12"Sacrifice"
November 9, 2023 (2023-11-09)

Video game

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Cover art.

Akuma-kun: Makai no Wana (悪魔あくまくん・魔界まかいの罠わな) is a role-playing video game for the Famicom that was released on February 24, 1990, and is based on the anime. It was developed by Tose and published by Bandai.

The game follows Shingo Umoregi (Akuma-kun), who the player controls, through three different types of areas. The world map allows Akuma-kun to visit different towns and dungeons. The world map is in an overhead perspective and features random encounters, which pit Akuma-kun against randomly appearing enemies. During battles, the perspective switches to first-person and the player selects different types of attacks from a menu. During battle, the player can summon demons to aid Akuma-kun with fighting. The player's party and the enemies then take turns attacking each other, similar to most other turn-based RPGs. When Akuma-kun enters a town, the view switches to that of a side-scrolling video game. By moving up at certain areas, Akuma-kun can enter buildings and shops.

The game begins as a wizard explains to Akuma-kun that the world will be a better place if demons and humans establish contact. Akuma-kun then sets out to establish this connection.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Credited as Chief Director (総そう監督かんとく, Sō Kantoku).

References

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  1. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 7, 2021). "Shigeru Mizuki's Akuma-kun Manga Gets New Anime Project". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  2. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (July 30, 2023). "New Akuma Kun Anime Series' Trailer Reveals 3 More Cast, November 9 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
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