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Daemons of the Shadow Realm, known in Japan as Yomi no Tsugai, is the new manga by Hiromu Arakawa, creator of Fullmetal Alchemist. It follows the twins Yuru and Asa, born "between day and night" in Higashi, a mountain village cut off from the modern world for centuries. The two were separated as children, and the story begins when the village is attacked and they meet again. In this world some people command Tsugai, paired supernatural beings that fight for their masters. The cast splits into Higashi Village, the duo of Dera and Hana who get Yuru out, the powerful Kagemori family, the Kuroya siblings who guard them, and dangerous enemies from the outside world. This page covers 16 characters as they appear early in the story, with no spoilers.
Yuru is the protagonist and Asa's older twin, linked to Night. Raised in Higashi Village, he is a skilled hunter but knows almost nothing about modern life. When the village is attacked he awakens Left and Right, the Tsugai who now serve him, and heads down into the outside world to find his sister and parents and work out what is going on. Japanese voice: Kenshō Ono.
Asa is Yuru's younger twin, linked to Day. Tall, tough and strong-willed, she was separated from her brother when they were children and grew up away from the village. In the outside world she spends her time with Jin and Gabu-chan, who are close friends of hers. Meeting Yuru again brings out a fierce protective streak toward him. Japanese voice: Yume Miyamoto.
Left and Right are Yuru's Tsugai. They were once the two stone statues guarding the village and wake up as huge, oni-like warriors. Left is tall, muscular and even-tempered. Right loves a good fight and is completely devoted to his master. Together they protect Yuru and give him strength no ordinary hunter could have. Japanese voices: Takako Honda (Left) and Rikiya Koyama (Right).
Dera, whose real name is Ryū Tadera, first looks like a middle-aged travelling merchant who links the isolated village to the outside world. During the attack on Higashi, he and Hana are the ones who rescue Yuru. Laid-back and fond of jokes, he invents a cover story in which Hana is his young wife. He becomes Yuru's guide to the modern world. Japanese voice: Yūichi Nakamura.
Hana Danno is a young woman who works with Dera to protect Yuru. She commands the Tsugai Kodetsu and Jiro and handles herself well in a fight. She reluctantly plays along with the cover of being Dera's wife and makes it clear her ideal man is nothing like him. With Dera, she helps Yuru adjust to life outside the village. Japanese voice: Miyuri Shimabukuro.
Gabu-chan is a blonde teenager from the Kagemori family and a friend of Asa. Her Tsugai, Gabriel, looks like a pair of floating teeth with eyes and has a crushing bite. At first she comes across as cold, sarcastic and quick to attack, but she never harms children, and among friends she acts like any other teenager. Japanese voice: Misaki Kuno; Gabriel is voiced by Ayumu Murase.
Jin Kagemori is the youngest child of the Kagemori family head and one of the clan's most dependable members. Calm and capable, he commands the Tsugai Ai and Makoto and takes on important jobs for the family. He is a friend of Asa and one of the first people on the Kagemori side that Yuru has to deal with. Japanese voice: Junichi Suwabe.
Hikaru Kagemori is Gonzō's eldest son and heir, a big, kind-hearted man. Outside the clan he works as a manga artist under the pen name Hikaru Hagure. His main Tsugai are Black and White, which can alter things using ink and correction fluid, an odd power that suits his job. Japanese voice: Kappei Yamaguchi.
Asuma Kagemori is Jin's older half-brother. He has a gloomy, hard-to-read manner that makes people suspicious of him, even inside his own family. He commands the Tsugai Yozakura and Asagiri, a pair tied to night and morning. In the anime he first appears in episode 5. Japanese voice: Akira Ishida.
Gonzō Kagemori heads the Kagemori family, a powerful modern-day clan with many Tsugai users. Behind a friendly face he is authoritarian and puts his own interests first, though he genuinely cares about the clan and its people. His Tsugai include the pair known as Monster Parade. Japanese voice: Hiroshi Iwasaki.
Fuyuki Kuroya is one of the Kuroya siblings, who serve as the Kagemori family's bodyguards. Calm and quiet, he commands the Tsugai pair Blacklist, made up of Whisper and Embrace. The pair works like a talking ledger that can record information about other Tsugai and their masters. Japanese voice: Hayato Fujii.
Natsuki Kuroya is the diligent, serious sister among the Kuroya bodyguards, strict about the job and warm toward her siblings. Her Tsugai pair, Namomihagi, made up of Jijimaru and Babamaru, is built for direct combat. She is one of the core members of the Kagemori security detail. Japanese voice: Yū Shimamura.
Haruo Kuroya is the youngest of the Kuroya bodyguards. Kind in manner but fiercely loyal to the Kagemori, he commands Torty and Bunbun, a tortoise-and-hare pair of Tsugai: the tortoise pins opponents down and the hare is extremely fast. He brings a gentler side to the security team. Japanese voice: Kazuki Ura.
Ken Tadera is Dera's 13-year-old half-brother. Sensitive and shy, he has little experience with Tsugai and struggles to control his own pair, Tenaga-Ashinaga, two long-limbed beings that do not always obey. His story shows that the Tadera family has troubles of its own. Japanese voice: Natsumi Fujiwara.
Yamaha is the elder who leads Higashi Village. She cares about the village and its traditions, which have kept it cut off from the world for centuries. At the same time she is opportunistic and wants to use the twins and the power they carry for her own plans, which makes her hard to trust.
Ivan Yosano is a bloodthirsty and extremely dangerous assassin who first appears in episode 6. His Tsugai, Magatsuhi, takes the form of two blades, one long and one short, that can cut through space itself. He is one of the most feared enemies of the first season and puts Yuru in real danger. Japanese voice: Shinichirō Miki.
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