Daemons of the Shadow Realm
Created by Masahiro Andō
Yuru, a young hunter, lives in a small village deep in the mountains, hunting wild game and leading a humble life with Asa, his younger twin sister. Their peaceful lives are torn apart when a dragon’s roar echoes across the sky. What secrets lurk within their village? What fate awaits them? From TMDB
231 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy, TMDB reviews) · newest Oct 15, 2026 · last updated Oct 16, 2026 · How this works
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The anime adaptation has received positive reviews from critics. Both Anime News Network and Esquire listed the series among the best anime of 2026, with both publications commending its unexpected premise and polished production values. Critics highlighted the plot twists of the early episodes, which subverted expectations by revealing advanced technology within the ostensibly rustic setting of protagonist Yuru's village. Tony Sun Prickett of Anime Feminist drew comparisons between the series and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and The Elusive Samurai, observing that all three featured protagonists who lived peacefully until a shocking event forced them to flee their homes; however, the…
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60 of 231 · most liked firstHere's my take on Hidari from Daemons of the Shadow Realm (Really enjoying the show so far💪) I hope you all Iike it 😁❤
positive · AI labelView post →re-reading Hiromu Arakawa’s Daemons of the Shadow Realm, i had not paid attention to what show they were watching in the background in this scene, that’s so fucking funny
neutral · AI labelView post →I am beyond honored to join the English cast of Daemons of the Shadow Realm as the voice of, Ivan Yosano ⚔️ I've been a big fan of Daemons for a while and even longer fan of Hiromu Arakawa! It means the world getting to play one of if not my FAVORITE character in the series 🥹
neutral · AI labelView post →Y’ALL ARENT READY FOR THIS HYPE Just watched Ep 1 of DAEMONS OF THE SHADOW REALM What’s that? MY MOST ANTICIPATED ANIME Why? ITS THE NEW SERIES FROM THE FMA AUTHOR W STUDIO BONES AND ITS SO GOOD Asa, Yuru, Left, Right, Dera - the character designs will be V nostalgic for FMA fans GO WATCH. NOW
positive · AI labelView post →I’m so excited to announce that I’m the English voice of Hana in Daemons of the Shadow Realm! ✨ Working on a series created by Hiromu Arakawa has been an absolute dream. (1/5)
neutral · AI labelView post →It is my absolute greatest honor to announce that I am the english voice of Right in Daemons of the Shadow Realm! This new show is from the brilliant mind of Hiromu Arakawa...the creator of Fullmetal Alchemist! The Manga is incredible and I know yall will love the show!
neutral · AI labelView post →'Fullmetal Alchemist' creator Hiromu Arakawa is working on an anime adaptation of her popular manga series 'Daemons Of The Shadow Realm.' Watch the first teaser here: www.cartoonbrew.com/anime/daemon...
neutral · AI labelView post →Before the Daemons of the Shadow Realm anime premieres on Saturday, I just wanna give a massive THANK YOU to all the OG manga fans! You guys are the reason I’ve pulled all-nighters to get the simulpub chapters out on time, and you guys believed in this series when it was still niche in the West!
neutral · AI labelView post →Manga fans, Fullmetal Alchemist fans, or anyone who’s just curious: Did you know that Arakawa (FMA mangaka) has a new series? My copy of Daemons of the Shadow Realm vol 7 came this weekend & I always enjoy this manga! Cool characters & narrative concepts around dichotomy, I highly recommend!
positive · AI labelView post →Preorders open now! Good Smile Company Daemons of the Shadow Realm Plushie Yuru/Asa From the anime series "Daemons of the Shadow Realm" come plushies! Preorder: https://goodsmile.link/kHguNn #goodsmile
neutral · AI labelView post →One thing I’m liking about Daemons of the Shadow Realm is that they’re clearly planning for a long series and letting the anime take its sweet time telling the story it wants to tell. It’s on episode 9 and I feel like we kinda finally got introduced to the full scope of the setting.
positive · AI labelView post →If you’re a fan of the great Hiromu Arakawa (Fullmetal Alchemist, Silver Spoon), be sure to check out her new series: Daemons of the Shadow Realm! It’s shaping up to be another incredible ensemble adventure!
neutral · AI labelView post →Daemons of the Shadow Realm – Episode 1 This series comes out of the gate swinging with a first episode that’s gory, thrilling, and sets up plenty of intriguing and feminist-minded world-building questions. www.animefeminist.com/daemons-of-t...
neutral · AI labelView post →I watched the latest episode of Daemons of the Shadow Realm and honestly I laughed at the idea that these daemons that are mistaken for aliens. I want to see that in Dan Da Dan. Just these grey alien looking fuckers show up and they’re like “no we’re actually yokai” and Okarun is completely gutted
neutral · AI labelView post →Anime I've tried in 2026. I now live closer to my anime addict friend, so I've been watching a lot more anime than usual lol. I'm a casual basic bitch anime fan. My top 5 is something like Frieren, DBZ, FMA/B (switch shows in the middle), Outlaw Star, Death Note. For some of these I've only seen a few episodes, so I'm sorry if I give a bad review before getting to the good episodes. ## Frieren (seen 38 episodes) I'm obsessed. Already seen all 38 episodes many times over lol. This show has…
neutral · AI labelView post →Square Enix is up with Morgan Perry, with a big push for Daemons of the Shadow Realm by Full Metal Alchemist's Hiromu Arakawa - and why not it's Arakawa! A series with strong story that makes for easy onboarding. #comicspro26
neutral · AI labelView post →It's like a Chekov's gun, but with Tanuki's balls. They talk about them in EP12, then today in EP22 they show someone restrained by them. source: Daemons of the Shadow Realm
neutral · AI labelView post →Thoroughly shocked that Daemons of the Shadow Realm got a full 24-episode order for season 1. And here I thought full seasons went extinct. I was told we only get 13-episode cours now because of economics. (I like the show, but I'm baffled by its episode count.) Why did Witch Hat only get 13?
neutral · AI labelView post →An honest-to-goodness City Hunter reference in Daemons of the Shadow Realm? This show knows ball.
positive · AI labelView post →Daemons of the Shadow Realm casts Kappei Yamaguchi as Hikaru and Yoshiko Sakakibara as Kai!
neutral · AI labelView post →I wonder what determines whether a manga series being translated into English gets to keep its Japanese name. Who makes that call? Like, obviously Daemons of the Shadow Realm got translated from Yomi no Tsugai. But Jujutsi Kaisen kept its OG name?
neutral · AI labelView post →I’m officially halfway through with Daemons of the Shadow Realm! Here’s some thoughts! This show is so much fun!! The story is intriguing, the Daemons are super cool, and it has the most lovable cast of characters I’ve seen since To Be Hero X and Dr. Stone!
positive · AI labelView post →[Discussion] 10 Best Anime Shows Of 2026 (So Far) - SlashFilm. - *Journal with Wish* - *Jujutsu Kaisen* - *Frieren* S2 - *The Demon King's Daugther Is Too Kind!!* - *You and I Are Polar Opposites* - *Hell's Paradise* S2 - *Steel Ball Run* - *Daemons of the Shadow Realm* - *Witch Hat Atelier* - *Nippon Sangoku*
neutral · AI labelView post →December releases I worked on: -My Clueless First Friend, Vol. 4 -The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated!, Vol. 7 -Daemons of the Shadow Realm, Vol. 3 I love all the series I edit, but Daemons has a special place in my fullmetal heart! It’s a dream come true to be involved with an Arakawa title.
neutral · AI labelView post →Daemons of the Shadow Realm (anime, 2026) this show had its ups and downs but i really liked it overall!! very glad that it's already confirmed for a second season 🙂↕️ forfeit all mortal possessions to gabbychan
positive · AI labelView post →I was having a grand ol' time at Open Sauce last week, but today I've finally gotten caught up on some stuff: * **Daemons of the Shadow Realm** continues to absolutely kill it. The FMA reference in last week's episode was executed *perfectly*. * **The Ghost in the Shell**'s first episode got my hopes up. Today I watched episodes 2 and 3 and now I'm just happy that I live in a world where this adaptation exists. Truly excellent * **The 100 Girlfriends Who Really Really Really Really REALLY Love…
positive · AI labelView post →Daemons of the Shadow Realm is a very quirky show ... you really don't know what a Daemon's specal power is until they tell you ... well I guess some are easy to guess but I was wondeing what the fox and racoon dog do for a bit ... and now I know ...
neutral · AI labelView post →“Here child, you can borrow our severed limbs :)) think nothing of it!” God I love this series #MangaRambles #manga #YomiNoTsugai #DaemonsOfTheShadowRealm
positive · AI labelView post →Watched the first 2 episodes of Daemons of the Shadow Realm and damn is this show promising. Seems like it could be up there with Journal With Witch and Dorohedoro as my favorite anime this year
positive · AI labelView post →It's been a neat season. I've watched/still watching: * Clevatess S2: a bit of a downgrade unfortunately. It was flashback and exposition galore which made the pace extremely slow. It was still overall enjoyable. 1 more ep to go though. * You and I Are Polar Opposites S2: still adorable, but it felt like it was rushing and skipping so much, especially in the 2nd half. Also still 1 ep to go. * Though I Am An Inept Villainess: really fun. Reirin's positive attitude is infectious. * Draw This…
neutral · AI labelView post →we're 18 episodes into Daemons of the Shadow Realm and i'm still not sure what this show is about
neutral · AI labelView post →You're trapped in the last TV show you watched, where are you? Daemons of the Shadow Realm. so as long as i stay in the normal world, i'm okay
neutral · AI labelView post →Besides continuing to watch each excellent episode of Daemons of the Shadow Realm, Witch Hat Atelier, and others, I also gave a few new things a try this week: * **Nippon Sangoku** - I watched the first five episodes of this one. First off, gorgeous art. Very unique style. Looks great both still and in motion. Unfortunately I don't think the writing works for me. It feels like it's trying to convince me that certain characters are smart simply by making everyone around them extremely stupid.…
positive · AI labelView post →Daemons of the Shadow Realm - Episode 6 🧵 Sometimes a show gives you exactly what you want... #DaemonsoftheShadowRealm #anime
neutral · AI labelView post →[News] Daemons of the Shadow Realm TV Anime to Air in Two Consecutive Cours Starting April 2026; Teaser PV Featuring Main Footage Released. The TV anime Daemons of the Shadow Realm will air for two consecutive cours starting in April 2026. The news was revealed on October 9 (local time) during the Crunchyroll Showcase panel hosted by Crunchyroll at New York Comic Con 2025. Alongside the announcement, a teaser PV featuring actual footage from the anime was released. ……
neutral · AI labelView post →Also finished Daemons of the Shadow Realm~ This series' biggest "sin" is that it simply isn't as good as Fullmetal Alchemist, but it's still pretty darn good in its own right once given some time~ and I like Arakawa-sensei's take on a supernatural fantasy series like this one.
positive · AI labelView post →**The Goods** (in no particular order) * **Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You** - It's sweet. I really love Tamaya's manager and Sasaki's coworker. Tamaya also knows how to have some fun, though Sasaki himself could use a little more personality. * **The Elusive Samurai Season 2** - The original manga was already pretty weird, but season 2 of the anime has solidly placed it in "batshit insane" territory, all while telling a good and coherent story. Honestly this one might've ended up with…
neutral · AI labelView post →Daemons of the Shadow Realm (Anime) If Asa got to be more of a character throughout this series would be unstoppable but as it is it's still pretty cool. The world building and interweaving plot threads made my investment pretty high throughout and I certainly want to continue it through the manga.
positive · AI labelView post →I watched **Wolf Children**, and you know what? Best Hosada film (that I've seen). It's not even close. It turns out Hosoda can make a good movie when he's not trying to shove metaverse bullshit into it. I also went and got caught up to **Goodbye, Lara**. Wow! This is a great show! in a normal season it would be an easy pick for my #1 but right now it's difficult to choose between this and **Daemons of the Shadow Realm**, **Re:Zero**, and **Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia**. Kinda fun that I…
neutral · AI labelView post →Tenmaku no Jaadugar. Seriously go watch it right now, it's a fictionalized biography about a (real, she has a Wikipedia page) Persian woman who gets forcibly taken to Mongolia during the Mongol conquests of the early 13th century. I could technically describe it as a court drama, but it's much more human than that. Selling points: -Nuanced and human takes on difficult topics like slavery and conquest; it has a way of making you have strong mixed feelings (in a good way) about characters who…
neutral · AI labelView post →I’m so happy for Kuno Misaki. She genuinely gets to show her range as Gabu-chan-san in Daemons of the Shadow Realm. I love her in any cute little anime girl role she ends up in but she gets to use a slightly different voice in this role.
neutral · AI labelView post →So I started watching Daemons Of The Shadow Realm yesterday, and I am loving it so far. New series by Hiromu Arakawa, the creator of Fullmetal Alchemist. Right and Left have to be my favourite characters. They're so lovable, and so hilarious. Awesome designs too.
positive · AI labelView post →In terms of anime, the vast majority hasn't been isekai. Just in the fantasy genre alone the current season has five that aren't isekai (6 if you want to include MAO) and Daemons of The Shadow Realm and Witch Hat Atelier are very highly rated. Other people enjoying slop shouldn't harm your own enjoyment.
neutral · AI labelView post →Yomi no Tsguai / Daemons of the Shadow Realm is the new Series from Hiromu Arakawa, the creator of Fullmetal Alchemist! I think more people should know about the series, so i´m trying to reach as many people as possible! :) #Anime #Manga #FMA
neutral · AI labelView post →# Summary ## Longing for each new episode * Goodbye, Lara * Mushoku Tensei S3 * Re:zero S4 * Grand Blue S3 ## Worth my time * Ghost in the Shell * A Witch in Mongolia * Smoking Behind the Supermarket * Yani Neko * Youjo Senki * The Elusive Samurai S2 * Iron Wok * Liar Game ## Mixed Feelings * World is Dancing * Sparks of Tomorrow * Daemons of the Shadow Realm * Clevatess S2 ## Waste of Time * Hellmode S2 * Iruma-kun S4
neutral · AI labelView post →A giant problem with Daemons of the Shadow Realm is that too much of the show revolves around innocent villagers getting slaughtered *and* you being asked to like some of the characters who did it and it's just tremendously awkward.
negative · AI labelView post →How dare Daemons of the Shadow Realm reference the Shou Tucker stuff from FMA and actually show Nina 😭😭 It's too soon
negative · AI labelView post →In addition to continuing stuff from this season (Re:ZERO and Daemons of the Shadow Realm), I'll be watching: * You and I Are Polar Opposites * Ribbon Hero * Ghost in the Shell * The 100 Girlfriends Who Really Really Really Really REALLY Love You * Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You * Clevatess * The Elusive Samurai * A Witch in Mongolia It'll be busy but I'm happy to have so much to look forward to!
neutral · AI labelView post →Daemons of the Shadow Realm is the one I was personally excited for the most. An adaptation of a Hiromu Arakawa series, done by the legendary Studio Bones? I mean, c'mon. That's a no-brainer right there! Of course I'm on board for this one!
positive · AI labelView post →Checked out the Yomi no Tsugai / Daemons of The Shadow Realm anime premiere. Like nearly everybody, FMA was a huge series for me back in the day and watching that first episode got me hooked immediately. Couldn't resist starting the manga and man...Hiromu Arakawa has NOT lost the fastball.
positive · AI labelView post →Daemons of the Shadow Realm EP.1 There's a lot of captivating hooks taking place right at the start. The show has a very polished look that I know Bones for and even as someone who didn't grow up with FMA, it's already feeling a bit nostalgic seeing this author's next big work hit the anime world.
positive · AI labelView post →Daemons of the Shadow Realm New series by the Full Metal Alchemist author, currently airing an anime adaptation
neutral · AI labelView post →QRP with a GIF of the last show/movie you watched 🎞 Daemons of the Shadow Realm
neutral · AI labelView post →Things from this season I watched/am watching, in rough order of preference: * **[Daemons of the Shadow Realm](https://anilist.co/anime/195600/Daemons-of-the-Shadow-Realm/)** - Great stuff. I already knew from the manga I was going to like this one, but Studio Bones gave it that extra push towards excellence. Of all the shows I'm watching this is the one I find myself more excited to get more of each week. All Fullmetal Alchemist fans should give it a watch. * **[Witch Hat…
positive · AI labelView post →**Witch Hat Atelier** was my biggest disappointment of the season, other than *Agents of the Four Seasons*. After reading comments from people familiar with the manga who said it was a story that could rival Frieren, I was expecting something that would surprise me with its unique approach. But while Frieren paid a lot of attention to portraying characters in a believable way, avoided standard solutions to common tropes, and cleverly used flashbacks to introduce us to the main character's way…
neutral · AI labelView post →Daemons of the Shadow Realm - Episode 9 🧵 Every time Gabby gets even the tiniest crumb of screentime, she manages to steal the entire show. #DaemonsoftheShadowRealm #anime
neutral · AI labelView post →::: spoiler Enormous list of current series with my apologies in advance **Release That Witch** - continuation from last season, and EXCELLENT. I really can't recommend it enough. It's not particularly groundbreaking (aside from the fact that it's a donghua done very well in traditional anime style), but it's one of those series that's at least an 8/10 in *everything* - animation, art style, story, characters, setting, music, everything. It's just really good. **Scum of the Brave** - the…
neutral · AI labelView post →lol I clicked on Witch Hat Atelier and started watching, instantly baffled that the start was *completely* different from the manga... ...yeah, turns out the title card slid at the final second and I was actually watching "Daemons of the Shadow Realm" Which is a show, I guess.
neutral · AI labelView post →So I recently got caught up reading this series called Daemons of the Shadow Realm it’s made by Hiromu Arakawa (same author who made Full Metal Alchemist) and I’m really in love with it! I’m surprised how slept on it is but maybe an anime adaptation will change all that #MangaSky #BookSky #manga
positive · AI labelView post →If you like "Fullmetal Alchemist," I do highly recommend reading, "Daemons of the Shadow Realm." It's written and drawn by the same creator. This is a very good series. #DaemonsoftheShadowRealm
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