Devil Survivor 2: The Animation (2013)

Original title

DEVIL SURVIVOR2 the ANIMATION

Genre

animation, sci-fi & fantasy, action & adventure

Country

Japan

Length

1 season, 13 episodes

Rated

10

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 50 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A global disaster throws the world into chaos. A high school student and his friends use a cell phone app to summon demons and fight against giant monsters called Septentriones. They team up with a mysterious organization to survive.

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What happens

Devil Survivor 2: The Animation (Japanese: デビルサバイバー２ 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 in Australia and New Zealand and by MVM Films and later Anime Limited in the United Kingdom and Ireland 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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