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Daemons of the Shadow Realm (Japanese: 黄泉のツガイ, Hepburn: Yomi no Tsugai, lit. “Pair of the Underworld”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. It has been serialized in Square Enix‘s Monthly Shōnen Gangan shōnen manga anthology magazine since December 2021.

Publication

Daemons of the Shadow Realm, written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa, was officially announced in the August 2021 issue of Square Enix‘s shōnen manga anthology magazine Monthly Shōnen Gangan in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Arakawa’s previous work, Fullmetal Alchemist (2001–10). Daemons of the Shadow Realm began serialization in Monthly Shōnen Gangan on December 10, 2021.

In July 2022, Square Enix Manga & Books announced that they licensed the series for English publication, with the first volume set to be released on April 25, 2023.

Volume list

No.

Original release date

Original ISBN

English release date

English ISBN

June 10, 2022

978-4-7575-7962-0

April 25, 2023

978-1-64609-186-7


*001. “Asa and Yuru” (アサとユル, Asa to Yuru)* *002. “Left and Right” (右と左, Migi to Hidari)*	*003. “Dera and Hana” (デラとハナ, Dera to Hana)* *004. “Love and Truth” (愛と誠, Ai to Makoto)*

September 12, 2022

978-4-7575-8100-5

September 12, 2023

978-1-64609-222-2


*005. “Jin and Yuru” (ジンとユル, Jin to Yuru)* *006. “The Tortoise and the Hare” (兎と亀, Usagi to Kame)*	*007. “The Kagemori Family and the Mysterious Attackers” (影森家と謎の襲撃者, Kagemori-ke to Nazo no Shūgeki-sha)* *008. “Sincerity and Murderous Intent” (誠意と殺意, Seii to Satsui)*

February 10, 2023

978-4-7575-8401-3

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*009. “Asa and ‘Kai'” (アサと「解」, Asa to 「Kai」)* *010. “Beta and White” (ベタとホワイト, Beta to Howaito)*	*011. “Suspicion and Believe” (疑念と確信, Ginen to Kakushin)* *012. “Embrace and Whisper” (抱擁と囁き, Enbureisu to Uisupaa)*

**Chapters not yet in tankōbon format**

These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume.

“Long arms, long legs”
“Ryuu and Ken”

Reception

The series ranked 19th on the 2022 “Book of the Year” list by Da Vinci magazine. It ranked 15th in the 2023 edition of Takarajimasha‘s Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga for male readers. It ranked 2nd in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees’ Recommended Comics of 2023.

Francesco Cacciatore of Screen Rant named Daemons of the Shadow Realm as one of the best new manga titles to debut in 2021, highlighting the potential the manga shows despite only having one chapter released by the end of the year. Additionally, Cacciatore likened Daemons of the Shadow Realm to Koyoharu Gotouge‘s Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba due to both series featuring a brother and sister pair as protagonists. Carlyle Edmundson of Screen Rant compared the concept of Tsugai present in the manga to that of Stands seen in Hirohiko Araki‘s long-running JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure series.

黄泉のツガイ *(Yomi no Tsugai)*
Daemons of the Shadow Realm
*First tankōbon* volume cover**
Genre	Adventure Supernatural
Manga
Written by	Hiromu Arakawa
Published by	Square Enix
English publisher	^NA Square Enix Manga & Books
Imprint	Gangan Comics
Magazine	*Monthly Shōnen Gangan*
Demographic	*Shōnen*
Original run	December 10, 2021 – present
Volumes	3 (List of volumes)