Daemons of the Shadow Realm (黄泉のツガイ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. It has been serialized in Square Enix's manga anthology magazine Monthly Shōnen Gangan since December 2021. An anime television series adaptation produced by Bones Film premiered in April 2026.
Synopsis
Set in a world where certain humans can control a duo of supernatural creatures called Daemons, the series follows the journey of twins, Yuru and Asa, who were separated from a young age and must make their way back to each other. Along the way they learn of their prophesied abilities to control all Daemons, and eventually discover they must unite to save the world from destruction.
Characters
Main characters
- Yuru (ユル)
- Asa (アサ)
Humans
- Dera (デラ)
- Gabby (ガブちゃん)
- Hana (ハナ)
- Jin (ジン)
Daemons
- Left (左)
- Right (右)
- Gabriel (ガブリエル)
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa, Daemons of the Shadow Realm was officially announced in the August 2021 issue of Square Enix's manga anthology magazine Monthly Shōnen Gangan in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Arakawa's previous work, Fullmetal Alchemist (2001–10).[7] The series started serialization in the same magazine on December 10, 2021.[8][9] Square Enix has collected its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume was released on June 10, 2022. As of March 12, 2026, 12 volumes have been released.
In July 2022, Square Enix Manga & Books announced that they licensed the series for English publication, with the first volume released on April 25, 2023.[10]
Volumes
"White" pronunciation preceding the wine-whine merger
Chapters not yet in tankōbon format
These chapters have yet to be published in a volume.
Volumes
"White" pronunciation preceding the wine-whine merger
Chapters not yet in tankōbon format
These chapters have yet to be published in a volume.
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced during Crunchyroll's panel at Anime Expo in July 2025. The series is produced by Bones Film and directed by Masahiro Andō (director), with Noboru Takagi handling series composition, Nobuhiro Arai designing the characters, and Kenichiro Suehiro composing the music.[34] It premiered on April 4, 2026, on Tokyo MX and other networks, and is scheduled to run for two consecutive cours.[35] The opening theme song is "Tobu Toki" (飛ぶ時), performed by Vaundy, while the ending theme song is "Tobō yo" (飛ぼうよ), performed by Yama.[36] Crunchyroll streams the series.[37] Muse Communication licensed the series in Southeast Asia.[38]
Episodes
Episodes
Reception
By March 2026, the manga had over six million copies in circulation.[43] The series ranked 19th on the 2022 "Book of the Year" list by Da Vinci magazine.[44] It ranked 15th in the 2023 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga for male readers;[45] it ranked second on the 2024 edition.[46] It ranked second in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2023 list;[47] it was ranked third in the 2024 list.[48] It won Rakuten Kobo's first ever E-book Manga Award in the "I Want to Read it Now! Featured Manga" category in 2023.[49][50] It ranked second in the 2023 Next Manga Award in the print manga category.[51] The series won the seventh Tsutaya Comic Award's grand prize in 2023.[52] It was nominated for the 17th Manga Taishō in 2024, and placed second with 73 points.[53][54] It has been nominated for the 48th Kodansha Manga Award in the category.[55]
Francesco Cacciatore of Screen Rant named Daemons of the Shadow Realm as one of the best new manga titles to debut in 2021, highlighting the potential the manga shows despite only having one chapter released by the end of the year. Additionally, Cacciatore likened Daemons of the Shadow Realm to Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba due to both series featuring a brother and sister pair as protagonists.[56] Carlyle Edmundson of Screen Rant compared the concept of Tsugai present in the manga to that of Stands seen in Hirohiko Araki's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series.[57]
External links
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