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Akuma-kun | |
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悪魔くん | |
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Manga | |
Written by | Shigeru Mizuki |
Published by | Toshansha |
Original run | 1963 – 1964 |
Volumes | 3 |
Manga | |
Written by | Shigeru Mizuki |
Published by | Kodansha |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Magazine |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | 1966 – 1967 |
Volumes | 1 |
Manga | |
Written by | Shigeru Mizuki |
Published by | Shueisha |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | 1970 – 1971 |
Volumes | 1 |
Live-action series | |
A 26 episode live-action series directed by Akira Kashima , Hajime Sato , Minoru Yamada , T. Kobayashi, Itaru Orita , K. Takemoto , Katsuhiko Taguchi. It ran from October 6, 1966, to March 30, 1967, and starred Mitsunobu Kaneko (of Giant Robo fame) as the titular character. | |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Junichi Sato |
Music by | Nozomi Aoki |
Studio | Toei Animation |
Original network | TV Asahi |
Original run | April 15, 1989 – March 24, 1990 |
Episodes | 42 |
Original net animation | |
Directed by | Junichi Sato[a] Fumitoshi Oizaki |
Produced by | Daichi Nagatomi |
Written by | Hiroshi Ōnogi |
Music by | Akio Izutsu |
Studio | Encourage Films Toei Animation |
Licensed by | Netflix |
Released | November 9, 2023 |
Runtime | 21–28 minutes |
Episodes | 12 |
Akuma-kun (悪魔くん, lit. "Demon-kun") is a manga series written and illustrated by Shigeru Mizuki. Several versions of the manga exist, one of which was adapted into a live-action television series, and another into an anime television series. In addition, two movies were spawned from the anime television series: Akuma-kun: The Movie released in 1989 and Akuma-kun: Yōkoso Akuma Land e!! released in 1990.
An original net animation (ONA) series was released in November 2023 on Netflix.
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