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22 Jul, 2025
Robert Gomez
The enduring legacy of Hiromu Arakawa’sFullMetal Alchemistcan be partially owed to its pair of anime adaptations by animation studio Bones. Since then, both creator and company have moved on toother ventures—the latter has notably adapted the likes ofMy Hero Academiaand the newly premieredGachiakuta, among others. Now, 15 years afterFullMetal Alchemist: Brotherhoodconcluded, Bones is back at adapting Arakawa’s work, namely her fantasy mangaDaemons of the Shadow Realm.
During Crunchyroll’s panel at Anime Expo on Saturday, Bones president Masahiko Minami announced the anime was in production. It’ll be directed byMasahiro Ando (Cowboy Bebop: The Movie) and written byGolden Kamuy‘sNoboru Takagi. Character design will be handled by Nobuhiro Arai (Bungo Stray Dogs). At the panel,Minami also described itas “an otherworldly fantasy where mystery and the uncanny intertwine.”
First released in 2021,Daemonsis set in a world where certain humans have control over a pair of supernatural Daemons, and stars twins Yuru and Asa. The brother-sister duo were separated at childhood and are now making their way back to each other while also learning they’re both fated to learn how to controlallDaemons, which might help them save the world. In North America, the shonen has been released in the pages of Square Enix’sMonthly Shōnen Ganganmagazine, and the company publishes its collected volumes.
ExpectDaemons of the Shadow Realmto hit Crunchryroll in the near future.
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