Akuma-kun
| Akuma-kun | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 悪魔くん | |
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| 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 |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | 1966 – 1967 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Shigeru Mizuki |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | 1970 – 1971 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Live-action series | |
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A 26 episode live-action series directed by Akira Kashima, Hajime Sato, Minoru Yamada, T. Kobayashi, Itaru Orita, K. Takemoto, Katsuhiko Taguchi. It ran from October 6, 1966, to March 30, 1967, and starred Mitsunobu Kaneko (of Giant Robo fame) as the titular character. | |
| Anime television series | |
| 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 |
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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 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, and another into an anime television series. 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.