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The Future Diary

The Future Diary

20117.61 Season26 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Reality quickly unravels when antisocial Yukiteru is called into a death match against 11 other mentally scarred individuals. Each player has a prophetic device tuned to their personality, giving them control over their future—and the fate of their foes.

Created by Katsuhiko Takayama
Written by Katsuhiko Takayama, Sakae Esuno
NetworksChiba TV

Top Cast

Misuzu Togashi

Misuzu Togashi

Yukiteru Amano (voice)

Tomosa Murata

Tomosa Murata

Yuno Gasai (voice)

Minoru Shiraishi

Minoru Shiraishi

Oji Kosaka (voice)

Akira Ishida

Akira Ishida

Aru Akise (voice)

Masahiko Tanaka

Masahiko Tanaka

Keigo Kurusu (voice)

Takaya Hashi

Takaya Hashi

John Balks (voice)

Mai Aizawa

Mai Aizawa

Minene Uryu (voice)

Yuki Matsuoka

Yuki Matsuoka

Hinata Hino (voice)

Natsuko Kuwatani

Natsuko Kuwatani

Ai Mikami (voice)

Eri Sendai

Eri Sendai

Tsubaki Kasugano (voice)

Themes & Keywords

obsessiondiarysupernaturalgoresurvivalpsychological thrillerbased on mangagrotesqueshounenanimecellphonepsychologicalbattle royalesuspensedeath gameurban fantasy

About The Future Diary

The Future Diary is a action & adventure, animation, drama, mystery series that first aired in 2011 exploring themes of obsession, diary, supernatural, gore, survival, psychological thriller. Created by Katsuhiko Takayama, it stars Misuzu Togashi, Tomosa Murata, Minoru Shiraishi. Reality quickly unravels when antisocial Yukiteru is called into a death match against 11 other mentally scarred individuals. Each player has a prophetic device tuned to their personality, giving them control over their future—and the fate of their foes.

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