Akuma-kun (1989)

Original title

悪魔くん

Directed by

Junichi Sato

Genre

role-playing video game

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy uses magic and makes deals with demons to fight evil spirits. The story is based on a classic manga and follows his battles against various supernatural foes.

retrosupernaturalplayfulfantasticalnostalgicquirkylightheartedadventurous

What happens

Akuma-kun (悪魔くん; lit. 'Demon-kun') is a Japanese 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 which aired on NET and its affiliates from October 1966 to March 1967, a television film which aired on Fuji Television in 1985 and an anime television series titled in English as Devil Boy which aired from April 1989 to March 1990 on the same channel as the 1966 drama, now named as TV Asahi since 1977 and its affiliates. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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