Akuma-kun
| Akuma-kun | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 悪魔くん | |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Shigeru Mizuki |
| Published by | Toshansha |
| Original run | 1963 – 1964 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Shigeru Mizuki |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Magazine |
| Original run | 1966 – 1967 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Shigeru Mizuki |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
| Original run | 1970 – 1971 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Television drama | |
| Produced by | Shinichi Yamazaki (NET) |
| Music by | Takeo Yamashita |
| Studio | Toei Company |
| Original network | NET |
| Original run | October 6, 1966 – March 30, 1967 |
| Episodes | 26 |
| Anime television series | |
| Devil Boy | |
| Directed by | Junichi Sato |
| Music by | Nozomi Aoki |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Original network | ANN (TV Asahi) |
| Original run | April 15, 1989 – March 24, 1990 |
| Episodes | 42 |
| Original net animation | |
| Directed by | Junichi Sato Fumitoshi Oizaki |
| Produced by | Daichi Nagatomi |
| Written by | Hiroshi Ōnogi |
| Music by | Akio Izutsu |
| Studio |
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| Licensed by | Netflix |
| Released | November 9, 2023 |
| Runtime | 21–28 minutes |
| Episodes | 12 |
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.