The upcoming TV anime adaptation of Hiromu Arakawa‘s Daemons of the Shadow Realm manga is set to premiere soon, with a release window announced for April 2026. The announcement also reveals that the series will follow a consecutive two cour format.
Additionally, the anime has been given a teaser trailer (labeled as the third official trailer by Crunchyroll) which features rapid editing that slightly obscures the visuals, as well as more staff announcements. The key positions include:
• Series composer: Noboru Takagi (Golden Kamuy)
• Character designer: Nobuhiro Arai (Bungo Stray Dogs)
• Tsugai designer: Koji Sugiura (Hajime no Ippo character designer)
• Tsugai designer: Yoshiyuki Ito (The Case Study of Vanitas character designer)
• Color designer: Yukari Goto (Bungo Stray Dogs)
• Background art director: Tatsuro Onishi (Insomniacs After School)
• Compositing director: Zhang Yingying (The Case Study of Vanitas)
• Music composer: Kenichiro Suehiro (The Eminence in Shadow)
We previously learned that Masahiro Ando (Sword of the Stranger, CANAAN, Blast of Tempest) will serve as the director for this Bones Film production.
Daemons of the Shadow Realm (Yomi no Tsugai) revolves around two twins who possess the ability to control Daemons. One of these twins is Yuru, who leads a peaceful life in a village until it faces an attack. Here’s the manga synopsis from Square Enix:
In a world where certain humans command mighty supernatural duos called Daemons, it is the birthright of “the children who sunder day and night”—twins Yuru and Asa—to rule over these powerful entities.
Separated from a young age and unaware of the truth of their birth, brother and sister must fight to make their way back to each other, claim their birthright, and save the world…
Deep in the mountains, under the watchful eyes of two stone guardians, lies isolated Higashi Village. Unlike some of its residents, young Yuru is content to live out his days foraging and hunting in the nearby woods.
But Yuru’s idyllic life changes forever when Higashi Village comes under attack. Amid the chaos, the young man is whisked away and forbidden to return to the only home and family he’s ever known. And to ensure his safety, the two statues who once stood guard over the village have joined the fight—the Divine Left and Right!
As Yuru soon discovers, commanding these Daemons is his birthright… But after losing everything dear to him, will he be up to the task of unraveling a conspiracy tying him and his twin, Asa, to a prophecy that threatens the entire world?
- Used Book in Good Condition
- George Trombley (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 376 Pages - 08/22/2014 (Publication Date) - Learn From Zero (Publisher)
- Ken Fukuyama, Yuki Fukuyama (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 246 Pages - 10/11/2022 (Publication Date) - Independently published (Publisher)
- Used Book in Good Condition
- Sumiko Uo (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 6 Pages - 01/01/2005 (Publication Date) - BarCharts Publishing Inc. (Publisher)
The manga began serialization in Monthly Shonen Gangan in 2022 and has a total of 10 volumes as of July 2025.
Source: Daemons of the Shadow Realm anime website
