The
long-awaited animated adaptation of the manga Dead Account,
by Shizumu Watanabe, already has a confirmed release date.
According to the first promotional video revealed this Thursday, the series
will premiere in January 2026 and will be broadcast on Saturdays
at 11:30 p.m. (Japan time), which is equivalent to 3:30 p.m.
in Spain, through the IMAnimation programming block of the
TV Asahi channel.
First
trailer, cast revealed and key visual
Along with
the announcement, a new promotional image was presented and
part of the cast that will bring the characters to life was confirmed:
- Natsuki
Hanae as Renri Hasumi
- Machico as Hiyori
Haijima
- Ryōta
Suzuki as Maruhiko Emoto
- Takuya
Satō as Yoimaru Azaki
Also previously confirmed:
- Nobuhiko
Okamoto as Sōji Enishiro
- Kōki
Uchiyama as Kukuru Kasubata
- Fairouz
Ai as Kiyomi Urusugawa
Production
team in charge of Dead Account
The anime
will be directed by Keiya Saitō (Rokudo's Bad Girls)
at the Synergy SP studio. The script will be supervised
by Mitsutaka Hirota (Edens Zero, Rent-A-Girlfriend),
while Keiji Inai (DanMachi, Why Raeliana Ended
Up at the Duke's Mansion) will compose the music in collaboration
with Nippon Columbia.
Other key
members of the technical team include:
- Art direction: Seika Fujii and Saho
Yamane (Kusanagi)
- Cinematography: Haruka
Serizawa (Asahi Production)
- Color
Design: Eitarō Year
- Edition: Yūsuke Ueno (Yanagi
Editing Room)
- Sound
Direction: Ryōsuke Naya
A story
of ghosts, the Internet and family ties
The plot
takes place in a world where ghosts also inhabit the Internet,
clinging to the places where they had strong ties in life. The story
follows Sōji Enishiro, a 15-year-old boy who streams online under
the name "Aoringo." Its content, violent and
provocative, is a façade to generate income and pay for the medical
treatment of her younger sister.
Behind that
controversial image, Sōji is a simple boy, a lover of pudding and completely
devoted to his sister. However, one day he is attacked by a digital ghost,
which leaves him with an awakened spiritual consciousness. He is
soon recruited by the Miden Academy, an institution that
trains digital exorcists who fight entities in the virtual
world.
About
the original manga and relationship with Real Account
The Dead
Account manga debuted in the Weekly Shōnen Magazine in
January 2023 and was later moved to Kodansha's Magazine
Pocket app in October of the same year. So far, the work has 11
compilation volumes, the last of them published on June 17.
Although
they share authors, Dead Account is not related to Real
Account, the previous manga by Shizumu Watanabe and Okushō.
This work was published between 2014 and 2019, with 24 volumes and
a spin-off novel entitled Real Account 0. A live-action film
adaptation was announced in 2018, but this was officially canceled in March
2025 due to "various circumstances".
