Fullmetal Alchemist fans rejoice, as Hiromu Arakawa’s Daemons of the Shadow Realm manga series is finally getting a fully fledged anime series! Final Weapon has everything you need to know about the Daemons of the Shadow Realm anime, including the weekly schedule, release dates and timing for new episodes, and the cast and staff.
The story of Daemons of the Shadow Realm is set in a world where certain humans take control of supernatural duos called Daemons. For twins Yuru and Asa, it’s their birthright of “the children who sunder day and night” to rule over such entities. After being separated at a young age and shielded from the truth of their birth, the twins must fight their way back to each other and ultimately save the world.
Daemons of the Shadow Realm Release Dates, Exact Premiere Time and Schedule
New Daemons of the Shadow Realm episodes will release on Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. PT / 12:00 p.m. ET on Crunchyroll. Episodes will be released with English subs and an English dub. Daemons of the Shadow Realm will feature 24 episodes in total across two consecutive cours.
Here are the release dates and schedule for Daemons of the Shadow Realm (subject to change):
- First Cour
- Episode 1 – April 4 – OUT NOW
- Episode 2 – April 11 – OUT NOW
- Episode 3 – April 18 – OUT NOW
- Episode 4 – April 25 – OUT NOW
- Episode 5 – May 2 – OUT NOW
- Episode 6 – May 9 – OUT NOW
- Episode 7 – May 16 – OUT NOW
- Episode 8 – May 23 – OUT NOW
- Episode 9 – May 30 – OUT NOW
- Episode 10 – June 6 – OUT NOW
- Episode 11 – June 13
- Episode 12 – June 20
- Second Cour
- Episode 13 – June 27
- Episode 14 – July 4
- Episode 15 – July 11
- Episode 16 – July 18
- Episode 17 – July 25
- Episode 18 – August 1
- Episode 19 – August 8
- Episode 20 – August 15
- Episode 21 – August 22
- Episode 22 – August 29
- Episode 23 – September 5
- Episode 24 – September 12
New episodes of Daemons of the Shadow Realm will premiere at the following times (subject to change):
- Pacific Daylight Time: 9:00 a.m. PDT
- Mountain Daylight Time: 10:00 a.m. MDT
- Central Daylight Time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
- Eastern Daylight Time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
- Greenwich Mean Time: 4:00 p.m. GMT
OP/ED, Cast and Staff
Vaundy performs the opening theme song “Tobu Toki (Time to Fly),” and yama performs the ending theme song “Tobō yo (Let’s Fly).”
The Japanese cast includes:
- Kenshō Ono as Yuru
- Yume Miyamoto as Asa
- Yūichi Nakamura as Dera
- Misaki Kuno as Gabu-chan
- Takako Honda as “Left”
- Rikiya Koyama as “Right”
- Miyuri Shimabukuro as Hana
- Junichi Suwabe as Jin
Masahiro Andō, known for his work on Sword of the Stranger, is directing the anime at Bones Film. Noboru Takagi is handling the series scripts and Nobuhiro Arai is in charge of character design. Kenichiro Suehiro is composing the music. Crunchyroll will stream the anime.
Additional staff members include:
- Daemon Design: Kōji Sugiura, Yoshiyuki Itō
- Color Setting: Yukari Goto
- Art Director: Tatsurō Ōnishi
- Art Setting: Shūhei Tada, Nariyuki Ogi
- CG Director: Mizuki Sasaki
- Composite Director: Eiei Chō
- Editor: Ayumu Takahashi
- Sound Director: Kazuhiro Wakabayashi
- Sound Effects: Kōsuke Ogata
The English dub cast includes:
- Ben Stegmair as Yuru
- Molly Zhang as Asa
- Bill Butts as Right
- Colleen Clinkenbeard as Left
- Jarrod Greene as Dera
- Mikaela Krantz as Gabby
- Nic Hamill & Amanda Gael as Gabriel
- Wendy Powell as Yamaha
- Abi Kumar as Danji
- Seth Magill as Mine
- Jordan Chantha Weir as Nagisa
- Brianna Roberts as Kyoka
- Caitlin Martelle as Azami
Additional Voices: Nathan Benyounes, James Marler, John Gerhardt, Douglas Gill, Van Barr, Jr., Tristan Bonner, Kristian Eros, Dalton Walker, Maria Amelia Park, Elisa Danielle James, Sonia Ellis
The English dub crew includes:
- Voice Director: Shawn Gann
- Producer: Susie Nixon
- Adaptation: Matthew Greenbaum
- Mixer: William Dewell
- Engineer: Jameson Outlaw
Where Can I Watch Daemons of the Shadow Realm?
Crunchyroll will stream the Daemons of the Shadow Realm anime in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS, Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. In Japan, the anime will air on the Tokyo MX, BS11, Gunma TV, Tochigi TV, HTB Hokkaido TV, Aomori Broadcasting, Miyagi TV, Sakuranbo TV, TV-U Fukushima, Television Niigata Network Co. Ltd, and other channels.
What is Daemons of the Shadow Realm About?
Hiromu Arakawa launched the Daemons of the Shadow Realm manga in Square Enix’s Monthly Shonen Gangan magazine in December 2021. Square Enix publishes the manga in print in English. Lastly, here’s an overview of the manga series, via Square Enix:
Hiromu Arakawa, award-winning manga creator of the best-selling smash hit Fullmetal Alchemist, draws readers into an intricate new web of magic, intrigue, and life-or-death stakes! 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…
