Dead Account
| Dead Account | |
![]() First tankōbon volume cover | |
| デッドアカウント (Deddo Akaunto) | |
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| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Shizumu Watanabe |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | Kodansha (digital) |
| Imprint | Shōnen Magazine Comics |
| Magazine |
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| Original run | January 18, 2023 – present |
| Volumes | 12 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Keiya Saitō |
| Written by | Mitsutaka Hirota |
| Music by | Keiji Inai |
| Studio | SynergySP |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Original network | ANN (TV Asahi) |
| Original run | January 10, 2026 – scheduled |
Dead Account (Japanese: デッドアカウント, Hepburn: Deddo Akaunto) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shizumu Watanabe. It initially began serialization in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine in January 2023. It was later transferred to the Magazine Pocket website in October that same year. An anime television series adaptation produced by SynergySP is set to premiere in January 2026.
Premise
[edit | edit source]After his little sister is killed by a evil spirit and turned into a digital evil spirit, Soji Enishiro finds himself thrust into the modern world of exorcists, where ghosts possess the accounts of the deceased, and exorcist powers are digitized.
Characters
[edit | edit source]- Soji Enishiro (縁城蒼吏, Enishiro Sōji)
- Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto[2]
- The main protagonist. He originally uploaded controversial videos online in order to pay for his sister hospital bills, only for her to be killed by the spirit, Sad Boy K. He now works as an exorcist to destroy Sad Boy K, and avenge his sister. Contrary to his online persona, he is actually a very kind and selfless. His cyber-kinesis takes the form of blue flames that harm ghosts, but not humans.
- Kukuru Kasubata (霞流括, Kasubata Kukuru)
- Voiced by: Koki Uchiyama[2]
- A short-tempered exorcist who resents flame-baiters. Originally born from a family of well-known exorcists, but he ran away due to their restrictive lifestyle, where he turned into a delinquent. He eventually returned when his mother died, but his father blamed him for her death. His cyber-kinesis ability takes the form of a giant hammer.
- Kiyomi Urusugawa (漆栖川希詠, Urusugawa Kiyomi)
- Voiced by: Fairouz Ai[2]
- An exorcist who resents exorcists with offensive-type abilities. Her cyber-kinesis ability takes the form of a special gun that shoots a restraining slime.
- Renri Hasumi (羽住蓮理, Hasumi Renri)
- Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae[3]
- Hiyori Haijima (灰島ひより, Haijima Hiyori)
- Voiced by: Machico[3]
- Naruhiko Emoto (柄本成彦, Emoto Maruhiko)
- Voiced by: Ryōta Suzuki[3]
- A cowardly but kind-hearted boy. He was born into an abusive household where his parents constantly argued. He was taken away by the Exorcist Academy after his cyber-kinesis, which allows him to summon barriers when he listens to music, awakens.
- Yoimaru Azaki (痣木宵丸, Azaki Yoimaru)
- Voiced by: Takuya Satō[3]
- Dei Surugi (鋭義泥, Surugi Dei)
- Voiced by: Fumiya Imai[4]
- Minoru Wagari (輪狩実, Wagari Minoru)
- Voiced by: Gen Satō[4]
- Eru Kusaba (草場恵流, Kusaba Eru)
- Voiced by: Maaya Uchida[4]
- Ikko Owada (大和田一狐, Owada Ikko)
- Voiced by: Kentarō Kumagai[4]
- Kiri Namekawa (滑川霧, Namekawa Kiri)
- Voiced by: Masaya Miyazaki[4]
- Ban Ashina (亜科伴, Ashina Ban)
- Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama[4]
Media
[edit | edit source]Manga
[edit | edit source]Written and illustrated by Shizumu Watanabe, Dead Account was initially serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from January 18 to September 6, 2023.[5] It was later transferred to the Magazine Pocket website on October 7, 2023.[6] Its chapters have been collected into twelve tankōbon volumes as of October 2025.[7]
The series' chapters are published in English on Kodansha's "K Manga" app.[8]
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
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| 1 | April 17, 2023[9] | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
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| 4 | October 17, 2023[12] | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| 5 | January 17, 2024[13] | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
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| 9 | January 17, 2025[17] | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| 10 | March 17, 2025[18] | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| 11 | June 17, 2025[19] | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| 12 | October 17, 2025[7] | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
| 13 | January 16, 2026[20] | Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). |
Anime
[edit | edit source]An anime television series adaptation was announced on March 13, 2025.[2] The series will be produced by SynergySP and directed by Keiya Saitō, with series composition handled by Mitsutaka Hirota, and music composed by Keiji Inai.[3] It is set to premiere on January 10, 2026 on the IMAnimation programming block on TV Asahi and its affiliates. The opening theme song is "Dead End" (デッドエンド) by Haru Igarashi, while the ending theme song is "Raise wa Dōse" (来世はどうせ; 'In the Next Life Anyway') performed by Miyu Kaneko.[4] Crunchyroll will stream the series.[21]
See also
[edit | edit source]- Real Account, another manga series illustrated by Shizumu Watanabe
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official manga website at Magazine Pocket (in Japanese)
- Official anime website (in Japanese)
- Dead Account (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Manga series
- 2023 manga
- 2026 anime television series debuts
- Action anime and manga
- Anime series based on manga
- Crunchyroll anime
- Exorcism in anime and manga
- Fiction about social media
- IMAnimation
- Japanese webcomics
- Kodansha manga
- Shōnen manga
- Supernatural anime and manga
- TV Asahi original programming
- Upcoming anime television series
- Webcomics in print
- Works about mobile phones
