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Descendants of Darkness

Descendants of Darkness

20005.81 Season13 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Asato Tsuzuki, a powerful yet troubled Shinigami, guides souls to the afterlife while solving strange cases—and wrestling with emotions both dark and tender.

Created by Masaharu Amiya
Written by Masaharu Amiya
NetworksWOWOW Prime

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Top Cast

Mayumi Asano

Mayumi Asano

Hisoka Kurosaki (voice)

Show Hayami

Show Hayami

Kazutaka Muraki (voice)

Tomomichi Nishimura

Tomomichi Nishimura

Chief Konoe (voice)

Toshihiko Seki

Toshihiko Seki

Yutaka Watari (voice)

Toshiyuki Morikawa

Toshiyuki Morikawa

Seiichiro Tatsumi (voice)

Shin-ichiro Miki

Shin-ichiro Miki

Asato Tsuzuki (voice)

Yumiko Nakanishi

Yumiko Nakanishi

Gushoushin the Elder (voice)

Wasabi Mizuta

Wasabi Mizuta

Gushoushin the Younger (voice)

Jurota Kosugi

Jurota Kosugi

Earl (voice)

E

Edward MacLeod

(voice)

Themes & Keywords

afterlifeparanormalurbananimeboys' love (bl)horror

About Descendants of Darkness

Descendants of Darkness is a animation, mystery, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2000 exploring themes of afterlife, paranormal, urban, anime, boys' love (bl), horror. Created by Masaharu Amiya, it stars Mayumi Asano, Show Hayami, Tomomichi Nishimura. Asato Tsuzuki, a powerful yet troubled Shinigami, guides souls to the afterlife while solving strange cases—and wrestling with emotions both dark and tender.

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