My Daemon

Not to be confused with the South Korean television series My Demon.

My Daemon is an anime-influenced fantasy-science fiction television series, produced by Thailand-based Igloo Studio for Netflix.^[2] Directed by Nat Yoswatananont, the series was released on November 23, 2023.^[3]

My Daemon
Promotional poster
Genre	Fantasy[1] Science fiction[1]
Written by	Hirotaka Adachi
Directed by	Nat Yoswatananont
Voices of	Miyuri Shimabukuro Kokoro Kikuchi
Music by	Pantawit Kiangsiri
Country of origin	Thailand Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producer	Taiki Sakurai
Running time	23–31 minutes
Production company	Igloo Studio
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	November 23, 2023 (2023-11-23)

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 he names 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
1	"The Grave Journey"	November 23, 2023 (2023-11-23)
Young Kento starts raising a tiny daemon Anna with remarkable powers . But everyone is not kind to his new companion.
2	"A Tough Decision"	November 23, 2023 (2023-11-23)
Kento and Anna arrive in a vibrant truck stop town in Shizuoka. But they have trouble finding a place to stay.
3	"Friend or Foe"	November 23, 2023 (2023-11-23)
Kento and Anna arrive in a vibrant truck stop town in Shizuoka. But they have trouble finding a place to stay.
4	"Corrupted Soul"	November 23, 2023 (2023-11-23)
Kento steps up to help when he learns that the child is trapped after being attacked at the shopping center.
5	"The Collector"	November 23, 2023 (2023-11-23)
While Kento and Kaede travel through Nagoya, an aircraft crash-lands nearby, and a giant, spider-like daemon suddenly begins rampaging te area.
6	"Awakening"	November 23, 2023 (2023-11-23)
Anna suddenly undergoes a transformation while trying to save Kento from the spider daemon. Kaede calls her friend at the Peace Organization.
7	"Impurity of Peace"	November 23, 2023 (2023-11-23)
In Osaka, Kento and Kaede begs to Ichinose to help them get Anna back, But entering into Organization headquarters won't be easy.
8	"Separated"	November 23, 2023 (2023-11-23)
Kaede, Ichinose and Kento works to rescue Anna, But Kaede and her grandfather have a difference of opinion.
9	"The Little Friendship"	November 23, 2023 (2023-11-23)
Kento & Anna were finally together again, with little help from little daemons, he managed to collected coins for the train tickets as to continue to his journey.
10	"Strong-willed"	November 23, 2023 (2023-11-23)
Kento gets a train ticket to Hakata with help from Anna's friends. But the Peace Organization picks up his scent.
11	"For All Departed Souls"	November 23, 2023 (2023-11-23)
Kaede finds Kento and, alarmed by his living situation, tries to get him to leave with her. But first, she has to deal with his mother.
12	"The Judgement"	November 23, 2023 (2023-11-23)
Kaede finds Kento and, alarmed by his living situation, tries to get him to leave with her. But first, she has to deal with his mother.
13	"At All Cost"	November 23, 2023 (2023-11-23)
As everyone evacuates to escape the rampaging Restoration Daemon, Kento walks back to Hakata to speak to Kiriko directly.

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. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.

External links

• Anime and manga portal

• My Daemon on Netflix
• My Daemon at IMDb 
• My Daemon (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia