Hiromu Arakawa manga adapted as Daemons of the Shadow Realm anime

A new anime based on a manga by Fullmetal Alchemist creator Hiromu Arakawa has been announced. The manga has been running since December 2021 in Monthly Shonen Gangan and follows twins Yuru and Asa, the 'children who sunder day and night', who must reunite, claim their birthright and confront powerful supernatural duos called Daemons.

The TV anime, titled Daemons of the Shadow Realm (Japanese: 黄泉のツガイ), is set to run for two cours and will stream on Crunchyroll worldwide. The series is scheduled to premiere on April 4. The article notes that Fullmetal Alchemist's reputation makes new work from Arakawa notable and frames this adaptation as a potential highlight of 2026.

It also mentions other anime news, including that Frieren season 2 has tied its first season as the highest rated anime of all time, that Jujutsu Kaisen season 3 is ongoing, and that My Hero Academia concluded with season 8 while a special episode is due on May 2.

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