Devil Survivor 2: The Animation

Devil Survivor 2: The Animation
Cover of the first manga volume released by Square Enix in Japan on March 27, 2013, featuring Hibiki Kuze
デビルサバイバーツー ジ・アニメーション
(Debiru Sabaibā Tsū Ji Animēshon)
GenreAction, drama, supernatural[1]
Manga
Written byMakoto Uezu
Illustrated byHaruto Shiota
Published bySquare Enix
ImprintGangan
MagazineMonthly GFantasy
DemographicShōnen
Original runDecember 18, 2012 (2012-12-18)October 18, 2014 (2014-10-18)
Volumes4 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed bySeiji Kishi
Produced byFumihiro Tanaka
Gorō Shinjuku
Jin Kawamura
Jun Fukuda
Natsuki Uetake
Ryōichi Ishihara
Susumu Machida
Toshihiro Maeda
Yasuo Suda
Written byMakoto Uezu
Music byKōtarō Nakagawa
StudioBridge
Licensed by
Original networkMBS, TBS, CBC, BS-TBS, Niconico
English network
Original run April 4, 2013 (2013-04-04) June 27, 2013 (2013-06-27)
Episodes13 (List of episodes)
Light novel
Devil Survivor 2 The Animation:
Cetus's Prequel
Written byKatsumi Amagawa
Published byKodansha Box
PublishedJune 3, 2013 (2013-06-03)

Devil Survivor 2: The Animation (Japanese: デビルサバイバーツー ジ・アニメーション, Hepburn: Debiru Sabaibā Tsū Ji Animēshon) is a 2013 Japanese anime series based on the Nintendo DS video game, Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 by Atlus. The series was directed by Seiji Kishi, with series composition by Makoto Uezu, based on the original story by Atlus and animated by Bridge. The series stars voice actors Hiroshi Kamiya as Hibiki Kuze along with Nobuhiko Okamoto, Aya Uchida, Junichi Suwabe and Takahiro Sakurai. When a mysterious calamity plunges the world into a state of chaos, Hibiki Kuze and his friends Daichi Shijima and Io Nitta are suddenly thrown from their normal lives into a battle of survival against creatures called Septentriones seeking to bring the world to ruin. Gaining the ability to summon demons from a cell phone app, Hibiki and his friends team up with an organization known as the JP's to help protect Japan and above all else—survive.

The thirteen episode series premiered in Japan on MBS on April 4, 2013 and was subsequently licensed by Sentai Filmworks in North America, Hanabee Entertainment in Australia and New Zealand and by MVM Entertainment in the United Kingdom for English home video releases. A manga adaptation was serialized in Monthly GFantasy between December 2012 and October 2014. A light novel prequel was also published by Kodansha Box. In addition, two supplementary books and three Drama CDs along with a host of other merchandise were released. Critics praised the series for its dark animation styles and backgrounds. However the majority of reviewers had mixed feelings towards the cast of characters since they felt that while the characters were either not appealing or developed enough, their deaths were impactful to the viewer.

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