Browsing: Daemons

Amid a busy year for anime, whether it beremade classicsor brand new tales ofmagicalandfighting people,Daemons of the Shadow Realmhas been there as a reliable Saturday fixture from spring to fall. Despite some pacing lulls and a bit of imbalanced character economy, the debut season ended strong and in such a place that its recent season…

Hiromu Arakawa’sFullmetal Alchemistwas such a hit that after the original anime series overtook the comic and kind of became its own thing, fans started demanding a more faithful adaptation and actually got it. Today, bothFullmetal AlchemistandFullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhoodare cited as one of the best anime ever. But success is a fickle beast. Sure, Arakawa has…

Daemons of the Shadow Realm, based on Hiromu Arakawa’s manga, premiered on April 4 as a new 24-episode anime.

“Daemons of the Shadow Realm” twins Yuru and Asa (©Hiromu Arakawa/SQUARE ENIX/Project Tsugai)

Yuru spends his day hunting in a remote village up in the mountains of Japan and visiting his younger sister, Asa, who, for reasons unexplained, is locked away. On one unassuming day, the whirr of dragons above his head grew louder and closer, and when his remote village is invaded by strange people wearing clothes…