Akuma-kun

Akuma-kun
First tankōbon volume cover
悪魔くん
Manga
Written byShigeru Mizuki
Published byToshansha
Original run19631964
Volumes3
Manga
Written byShigeru Mizuki
Published byKodansha
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original run19661967
Volumes1
Manga
Written byShigeru Mizuki
Published byShueisha
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Jump
DemographicShōnen
Original run19701971
Volumes1
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 byJunichi Sato
Music byNozomi Aoki
StudioToei Animation
Original networkANN (TV Asahi)
Original run April 15, 1989 March 24, 1990
Episodes42 (List of episodes)
Original net animation
Directed byJunichi Sato[a]
Fumitoshi Oizaki
Produced byDaichi Nagatomi
Written byHiroshi Ōnogi
Music byAkio Izutsu
StudioEncourage Films
Toei Animation
Licensed byNetflix
ReleasedNovember 9, 2023
Runtime21–28 minutes
Episodes12

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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