My Daemon
{{Short description|2023 television series}}
{{distinguish|text=the South Korean television series My Demon}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox television
| image = My Daemon poster.jpg
| caption = Promotional poster
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| creator =
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| writer = Hirotaka Adachi
| story =
| director = Nat Yoswatananont
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| theme_music_composer =
| music = Pantawit Kiangsiri
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| country = {{cslist|Thailand|Japan}}
| language = Japanese
| num_episodes = 13
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| executive_producer = Taiki Sakurai
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| runtime = 23–31 minutes
| company = Igloo Studio
| network = Netflix
| first_aired = {{Start date|2023|11|23}}
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My Daemon is an anime-influenced fantasy-science fiction television series, produced by Thailand-based Igloo Studio for Netflix.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-09-25/netflix-reveals-my-daemon-animated-series-from-writer-hidetaka-adachi/.190149|title=Netflix Reveals My Daemon Animated Series from Writer Hidetaka Adachi|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|website=Anime News Network|date=September 25, 2022|access-date=September 25, 2022}}
{{cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2022/09/netflix-tudum-japan-recap-new-anime-announcements-first-looks-more/|title=Netflix TUDUM Japan Recap: New Anime Announcements, First Looks & More|last=Milligan|first=Mercedes|website=Animation Magazine|date=September 27, 2022|access-date=September 27, 2022}}
{{cite press release|url=https://about.netflix.com/en/news/tudum-recap-from-japan-2022|title=Tudum Recap: Everything You Missed From Our Show From Japan|website=Netflix Media Center|date=September 24, 2022}} Directed by Nat Yoswatananont, the series was released on November 23, 2023.{{cite web|url=https://popculture.com/streaming/news/everything-new-coming-to-netflix-in-november-2023/|title=Everything New Coming to Netflix in November 2023|last=Birk|first=Libby|work=PopCulture.com|publisher=Paramount Global|date=October 25, 2023|access-date=October 25, 2023}}
{{cite tweet|user=NetflixAnime|number=1716711118209765701|title=An original story written by Hirotaka Adachi (Otsuichi) and brought to life by Thai animation studio, Igloo Studio. This is the story of Kento, a kind-hearted boy, and Anna, his daemon companion. "My Daemon" starts streaming worldwide from November 23, 2023, only on Netflix!}}
Premise
Characters
=Main characters=
- Kento Tachibana (voiced by Miyuri Shimabukuro in Japanese{{cite web|url=https://www.thetechoutlook.com/internet/entertainment/my-daemon-upcoming-sci-fi-fantasy-anime-series-directed-by-nat-yoswatananont-to-premiere-on-netflix-on-23-november-2023/|title='My Daemon' upcoming sci-fi fantasy anime series directed by Nat Yoswatananont to premiere on Netflix on 23 November 2023|last=Hazarika|first=Blossom|website=The Tech Outlook|date=November 12, 2023|access-date=November 22, 2023}} and Cassandra Lee Morris in English) is a young elementary student, and main protagonist, who finds Anna and raises her.
- Anna (voiced by Kokoro Kikuchi in Japanese and Cristina Vee in English) is a small demon creature who was found by Kento after wandering aimlessly in the forest.
=Other characters=
- Kaoru Tachibana (voiced by Fumiko Orikasa in Japanese and Amber Lee Connors in English)
- Kaede Houjou (voiced by Ayane Sakura in Japanese and Ryan Bartley in English)
- Kouya Kokonoe (voiced by Wataru Hatano in Japanese and Robbie Daymond in English)
- Kiriko Nanbu (voiced by Naoya Miyase in Japanese and Benjamin Diskin in English)
- Genjiro Houjou (voiced by Jouji Nakata in Japanese and Bill Butts in English)
Episodes
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|Title = The Grave Journey
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|11|23}}
|ShortSummary = Young Kento starts raising a tiny daemon Anna with remarkable powers . But everyone is not kind to his new companion.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title = A Tough Decision
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|11|23}}
|ShortSummary = Kento and Anna arrive in a vibrant truck stop town in Shizuoka. But they have trouble finding a place to stay.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = Friend or Foe
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|11|23}}
|ShortSummary = Kento and Anna arrive in a vibrant truck stop town in Shizuoka. But they have trouble finding a place to stay.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = Corrupted Soul
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|11|23}}
|ShortSummary = Kento steps up to help when he learns that the child is trapped after being attacked at the shopping center.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = The Collector
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|11|23}}
|ShortSummary = While Kento and Kaede travel through Nagoya, an aircraft crash-lands nearby, and a giant, spider-like daemon suddenly begins rampaging te area. Kaede is also revealed as a transgender female.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title = Awakening
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|11|23}}
|ShortSummary = Anna suddenly undergoes a transformation while trying to save Kento from the spider daemon. Kaede calls her friend at the Peace Organization.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|Title = Impurity of Peace
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|11|23}}
|ShortSummary = In Osaka, Kento and Kaede begs to Ichinose to help them get Anna back, But entering into Organization headquarters won't be easy.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 8
|Title = Separated
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|11|23}}
|ShortSummary = Kaede, Ichinose and Kento works to rescue Anna, But Kaede and her grandfather have a difference of opinion.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 9
|Title = The Little Friendship
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|11|23}}
|ShortSummary = Kento & Anna were finally together again, with little help from little daemons, he managed to collected coins for the train tickets as to continue to his journey.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 10
|Title = Strong-willed
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|11|23}}
|ShortSummary = Kento gets a train ticket to Hakata with help from Anna's friends. But the Peace Organization picks up his scent.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 11
|Title = For All Departed Souls
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|11|23}}
|ShortSummary = Kaede, a transgender female, finds Kento and, alarmed by his living situation, tries to get him to leave with her. But first, she has to deal with his mother.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 12
|Title = The Judgement
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|11|23}}
|ShortSummary = Kaede finds Kento and, alarmed by his living situation, tries to get him to leave with her. But first, she has to deal with his mother.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 13
|Title = At All Cost
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|11|23}}
|ShortSummary = As everyone evacuates to escape the rampaging Restoration Daemon, Kento walks back to Hakata to speak to Kiriko directly.
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Production
The series was announced during Netflix's virtual Tudum event in September 2022, with Hirotaka Adachi (also known as Otsuichi) penning the scripts and Nat Yoswatananont as director. Thai animation company Igloo Studio handled production.
Release
My Daemon was released worldwide in November 2023 on Netflix.
References
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External links
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Category:2023 Thai television series debuts
Category:2020s Thai television series
Category:Animated television series about children
Category:Japanese-language television shows
Category:Netflix original anime
Category:Post-apocalyptic animated television series
Category:Television series about demons
Category:Television shows set in Japan
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