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Demon Lord 2099 Anime's 1st Promo Video Previews Shiyui's Opening Theme

posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Series debuts on October 12 with Crunchyroll streaming

The Aniplex Online Fest 2024 event on Monday revealed the first promotional video for the anime of author Daigo Murasaki and illustrator Kureta's Demon Lord 2099 (Maou 2099) light novel series. The video previews Shiyui's opening theme song "Hollow."

The event also revealed the series will stream on Crunchyroll in English-speaking, Latin America, and European countries.

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The anime will debut on Tokyo MX, Gunma TV, Tochigi TV, and BS11 on October 12 at 24:00 (effectively October 13 at 12:00 a.m.). The series will air later that night on MBS, on AT-X on October 13 at 10:30 p.m., and then on Chukyo TV on October 15. The series will stream in Japan on d Anime Store and ABEMA.

The anime stars Satoshi Hino as Demon Lord Veltol and Miku Itō as Machina.

The cast also includes:

Ryo Ando (episode director for 86, series director for Double Decker! Doug & Kirill) is directing the anime at J.C. Staff. Yūichirō Momose (So I'm a Spider, So What?, The Witch and the Beast) is both writing and overseeing the series scripts. Ryousuke Tanigawa (chief animation director for One Punch Man (TV 2)) is designing the characters, Jin Aketagawa is the sound director, and Tatsuya Katō is composing the music.

Shiyui is performing the opening theme song "Hollow" and sekai is performing the ending theme song "Spira."

Yen Press is releasing the novels in English, and it describes the story:

Fused Era Year 2099—Shinjuku. The dazzling prosperity of this massive city-state conceals a lurid darkness just beneath its surface. It is here—in this megalopolis that represents the pinnacle of human development—where the legendary Demon Lord Veltol makes his second coming. To rule this brave new world, he will have to take hold of the future for himself!

Kiiro Akashiro is drawing a manga adaptation of the novels on Kadokawa's Shōnen Ace+ website.

Source: Aniplex Online Fest 2024 stream



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