Hiromu Arakawa's first major work after Fullmetal is huge—the creator of Fullmetal Alchemist returning with new dark fantasy generates massive anticipation. Vaundy and yama are perfect theme song choices; both artists' emotional, powerful styles suit the separated twins epic story. Separated twins claiming birthright is epic premise—Yuru and Asa fighting their way back to each other while ruling daemons promises grand-scale storytelling. bones film handling Arakawa's work is dream team; the studio's action expertise combined with Arakawa's storytelling should deliver spectacular results.

A brand-new trailer was released for the Daemons of the Shadow Realm anime today, revealing an April 4 at 23:30 JST premiere date and previewing the fantasy action series' theme songs. Vaundy (Sakamoto Days OP) performs "Tobu Toki" for the opening song and yama (Ranking of Kings ED) performs "Tobou yo" for the ending song.

Crunchyroll previously confirmed that it will stream Daemons of the Shadow Realm in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS and the Indian Subcontinent.

WATCH THE TRAILER: Daemons of the Shadow Realm Anime Trailer

Daemons of the Shadow Realm Anime Key Visual

Theme Songs

Opening Theme: "Tobu Toki" performed by Vaundy

Ending Theme: "Tobou yo" performed by yama

New Cast Members

Left - Takako Honda (Known for: Kiwi in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners)

Right - Rikiya Koyama (Known for: Kiritsugu in Fate/Zero)

Hana - Miyuri Shimabukuro (Known for: Inca in Fire Force)

Jin - Junichi Suwabe (Known for: Sukuna in JUJUTSU KAISEN)

Production Staff

Director: Masahiro Ando (Sword of the Stranger)

Animation Studio: bones film

Series Composition: Noboru Takagi (Golden Kamuy)

Character Design: Nobuhiro Arai (Bungo Stray Dogs)

Music: Kenichiro Suehiro (Fire Force)

About the Manga

Hiromu Arakawa began serialization of Daemons of the Shadow Realm in December 2021 in Square Enix's Monthly Shonen Gangan magazine, with eleven volumes released in Japan to date. Square Enix releases an English-language version of the manga.

The Story

Square Enix describes the series:

In a world where certain humans command mighty supernatural duos called Daemons, it is the birthright of "the children who sunder day and night"—twins Yuru and Asa—to rule over these powerful entities.

Separated from a young age and unaware of the truth of their birth, brother and sister must fight to make their way back to each other, claim their birthright, and save the world...

Premiere Information

Date: April 4, 2026 at 23:30 JST Streaming: Crunchyroll (worldwide except Asia)

Are you excited for Daemons of the Shadow Realm? Do you read Hiromu Arakawa's manga? Which theme song are you most anticipating? What do you think of the twin premise? Share your thoughts in the comments below!