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Akuma Kun

Akuma Kun

20237.01 Season12 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Akuma Kun, a boy raised by a demon, works with his half-human partner Mephisto III as paranormal investigators to solve various murder and mysteries.

Created by Hiroshi Onogi
Written by Hiroshi Onogi, Shigeru Mizuki
Produced by Keisuke Naito
NetworksNetflix

Top Cast

Yuki Kaji

Yuki Kaji

Akuma-kun / Ichiro Umoregi (voice)

Toshio Furukawa

Toshio Furukawa

Mephisto 3 / Mephisto 2 (voice)

Ryoko Shiraishi

Ryoko Shiraishi

Sanae Kazama (voice)

Yumiri Hanamori

Yumiri Hanamori

Mio Kazama (voice)

Fairouz Ai

Fairouz Ai

Gremory (voice)

Yukiyo Fujii

Yukiyo Fujii

Hina Asanagi (voice)

Michiyo Yanagisawa

Michiyo Yanagisawa

Etsuko Umoregi (voice)

Yusaku Yara

Yusaku Yara

Satan (voice)

Hiro Shimono

Hiro Shimono

Strofire (voice)

Yuko Mita

Yuko Mita

Akuma-kun I / Shingo Umoregi (voice)

Themes & Keywords

magicsupernaturalremakebased on mangademonparanormal investigationoccultshounenanimeterrorhorror

About Akuma Kun

Akuma Kun is a animation, sci-fi & fantasy, mystery, crime series that first aired in 2023 exploring themes of magic, supernatural, remake, based on manga, demon, paranormal investigation. Created by Hiroshi Onogi, it stars Yuki Kaji, Toshio Furukawa, Ryoko Shiraishi. Akuma Kun, a boy raised by a demon, works with his half-human partner Mephisto III as paranormal investigators to solve various murder and mysteries.

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