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{{Infobox TV Series
|displaytitle=''D-Children: Light & Dark''
|title=''{{Ruby|D|Devil}}-Children: Light & Dark''
|jptitle=真・女神転生{{Ruby|D|デビル}}チルドレン ライト＆ダーク
|jpmean=True Goddess Reincarnation: {{Ruby|D|Devil}}-Children: Light & Dark
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|studio=Actas <small>(episodes 1-26)</small><br/>Studio Comet <small>(episodes 27-52)</small>
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|network=TV Tokyo
|genre=Dark Fantasy, Action
|originalrun=October 5, 2002 - September 27, 2003
|episodes=52
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'''''Shin Megami Tensei: {{Ruby|D|Devil}}-Children: Light & Dark''''' is a television series in the [[Megami Tensei (Franchise)|''Megami Tensei'' franchise]] adapted from {{Link|Game|DCLD}}. Like its predecessor {{Link|TV|DC}}, it is not a direct retelling of the games.

From October 5, 2002 to September 27, 2003, ''D-Children: Light & Dark'' was aired every morning on Saturday at 9:00 am on TV Tokyo. Actas was responsible for the production of the first 26 episodes, but due to production and sponsorship complications, the show's development was handed over to Studio Comet for the remainder of its broadcasting. Some staff, including the director, were changed following the move to Studio Comet.

The show received home media releases in the form of rental VHS tapes, which have since been discontinued, and no proper DVD or Blu-ray versions have ever been published. Due to this lack of availability, Episodes 9 through 20 are considered lost media.

==Synopsis==
While cleaning out a local library, students [[Jin (Devil Children)|Jin]], [[Akira (Devil Children)|Akira]], and [[Rena]] discover a [[Demon]] encyclopedia thought to have been written by the occult. Rena explains that Demons coexist with humans in an imaginary world called [[Valhalla (Devil Children)|Valhalla]], then takes notice of an incantation written in the encyclopedia. As the three students recite the incantation, time freezes, and a shrine maiden named [[Ami Kashihara|Ami]] summons them to a desolate Valhalla. Ami pleads for Jin and Akira, whom she claims are the [[Son of Light]] and [[Prince of Darkness]], to save Valhalla with their latent abilities, as the world was ruined by the evil Imperial Army. [[Gargoyle]]s suddenly appear and attempt to take a [[Time Key]] and [[Time Chain]] from Ami, until Jin and Akira fight back using gun-like [[Deviliser]]s to summon the Demons [[Rand]] and [[Gale (Devil Children)|Gale]]. With their new partners, Jin, Akira, Rena, and Ami embark on a journey to save Valhalla from annihilation and find a way back home.
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==Episodes==
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{{Episode List|ep=1|title=ヴァルハラ|transl=Valhalla|aired=October 5, 2002|descr=[[Jin (Devil Children)|Jin]], [[Akira (Devil Children)|Akira]], and [[Rena]] are transported to [[Valhalla (Devil Children)|Valhalla]], where they meet [[Ami Kashihara]]. She tasks Jin and Akira with awakening to their true power as [[Devil Child]]ren, and bring Valhalla back to a time of peace before it was terrorized by the [[Imperial Army]]. The two are granted [[Deviliser]]s, as well as the Demon partners [[Rand]] and [[Gale (Devil Children)|Gale]], commencing their journey.}}
{{Episode List|ep=2|title=時の鎖|transl=Time Chain|aired=October 12, 2002|descr=Ami tells the Devil Children they can control time with the [[Time Chain]] and [[Time Key|Key]], but during a fight against enemy Demons, pieces of the Time Chain scatter across Valhalla.}}
{{Episode List|ep=3|title=バルバトスの要塞|transl=Barbatos Fortress|aired=October 19, 2002|descr=The group detect a Time Chain piece at a fortress commanded by [[Barbatos]], which was built over a village. Jin and Rand get captured, but are saved by Akira and Gale.}}
{{Episode List|ep=4|title=ハボリムの陰謀|transl=Harborim's Conspiracy|aired=October 26, 2002|descr=[[Harborim]] of the Imperial Army sets up a phony chain market to lure in the Devil Children.}}
{{Episode List|ep=5|title=海をつらぬけ!|transl=Pierce the Seas!|aired=November 2, 2002|descr=The team meet [[Zabel]], a man committed to digging an undersea tunnel after a family tragedy.}}
{{Episode List|ep=6|title=いやしのデビル|transl=The Healing Devil|aired=November 9, 2002|descr=Jin accidentally scares away a group of [[Leprachaun]]s, whose light  protects a village from the Imperial Army.}}
{{Episode List|ep=7|title=はじめての仲魔|transl=First-Time Partner Demon|aired=November 16, 2002|descr=The people of a treetop village struggle to beat the heat, facing a drought caused by [[Garm]].}}
{{Episode List|ep=8|title=炎の守り神|transl=The Flame Guardian God|aired=November 23, 2002|descr=}}
{{Episode List|ep=9|title=女怪盗ランダ参上|transl=Enter Rangda, the Lady-Bandit|aired=November 30, 2002|descr=―}}
{{Episode List|ep=10|title=たぶん三人目|transl=A Third Person, Perhaps|aired=December 7, 2002|descr=―}}
{{Episode List|ep=11|title=蘇れ!父と子の絆|transl=Reignite! A Father-Son Bond|aired=December 14, 2002|descr=―}}
{{Episode List|ep=12|title=フロールの村|transl=Flore Village|aired=December 21, 2002|descr=―}}
{{Episode List|ep=13|title=シュンと解放軍|transl=Shun and the Liberation Army|aired=December 28, 2002|descr=―}}
{{Episode List|ep=14|title=ランダふたたび!|transl=Rangda Again!|aired=January 4, 2003|descr=―}}
{{Episode List|ep=15|title=亜美のひみつ|transl=Ami's Secret|aired=January 11, 2003|descr=―}}
{{Episode List|ep=16|title=時の女神スクルド|transl=Skuld, the Time Goddess|aired=January 18, 2003|descr=―}}
{{Episode List|ep=17|title=とんでる!?|transl=Flying!?|aired=January 25, 2003|descr=―}}
{{Episode List|ep=18|title=シュンとの再会|transl=Shun's Reunion|aired=February 1, 2003|descr=―}}
{{Episode List|ep=19|title=ビフロンスのわな|transl=Bifrons's Trap|aired=February 8, 2003|descr=―}}
{{Episode List|ep=20|title=急げ!友のために|transl=Hurry! For My Friend's Sake|aired=February 15, 2003|descr=―}}
{{Episode List|ep=21|title=ハーミットの手品師|transl=The Hermit Illustionist|aired=February 22, 2003|descr=Feeling mistreated by her friends, Rena befriends [[Mad Hatter]] and tries helping him overcome his stage fright.}}
{{Episode List|ep=22|title=過去から来たアテナ|transl=Athena Came from the Past|aired=March 1, 2003|descr=A mysterious thunderstorm summons [[Pallas Athena|Athena]] from 300 years from the past, though she is reluctant to return home.}}
{{Episode List|ep=23|title=伝説を知る者|transl=He Who Knows the Legend|aired=March 8, 2003|descr=}}
{{Episode List|ep=24|title=パズルの城|transl=Puzzle Castle|aired=March 15, 2003|descr=[[Shuten Doji]]'s power is sealed away in a castle of puzzles, so he manipulates Ami into helping him reclaim it.}}
{{Episode List|ep=25|title=クロトのさいごの授業|transl=Clotho's Last Lesson|aired=March 22, 2003|descr=The kids uncover the true identity of [[Clotho]], who gave up a life of violence in order to live in peace.}}
{{Episode List|ep=26|title=怪盗VS女神?!|transl=Bandit VS Goddess?!|aired=March 29, 2003|descr=When a deathly flower blossoms on Jin's head, [[Rangda]] and [[Skuld]] must put their differences aside to find a cure.}}
{{Episode List|ep=27|title=浮遊要塞|transl=The Floating Fortress|aired=April 5, 2003|descr=}}
{{Episode List|ep=28|title=決戦!皇帝アズラエル|transl=Decisive Battle! Emperor Azrael|aired=April 12, 2003|descr=}}
{{Episode List|ep=29|title=新たなる旅立ち|transl=A New Journey|aired=April 19, 2003|descr=}}
{{Episode List|ep=30|title=トールの友情|transl=Thor's Friendship|aired=April 26, 2003|descr=}}
{{Episode List|ep=31|title=アレスJRとの再会|transl=Ares Jr.'s Reunion|aired=May 3, 2003|descr=}}
{{Episode List|ep=32|title=大怪盗ランダ様!|transl=Master Rangda, the Grand Bandit!|aired=May 10, 2003|descr=}}
{{Episode List|ep=33|title=対決!ジンVSアキラ|transl=Face-off! Jin VS Akira|aired=May 17, 2003|descr=}}
{{Episode List|ep=34|title=ミッション地下へ!|transl=To the Mission Underground!|aired=May 24, 2003|descr=}}
{{Episode List|ep=35|title=デビル合体!|transl=Devil Fusion!|aired=May 31, 2003|descr=}}
{{Episode List|ep=36|title=クロセルの城|transl=Crosel's Castle|aired=June 7, 2003|descr=}}
{{Episode List|ep=37|title=完璧な名案あります|transl=Here's a Perfectly Good Idea|aired=June 14, 2003|descr=}}
{{Episode List|ep=38|title=夏だ!海だ!水上戦|transl=Summer! Beach! Water Warfare|aired=June 21, 2003|descr=}}
{{Episode List|ep=39|title=地上へ…?|transl=To The Surface...?|aired=June 28, 2003|descr=}}
{{Episode List|ep=40|title=ナオミのセレナーデ|transl=Naomi's Serenade|aired=July 5, 2003|descr=The team encounter [[Naomi (Devil Children)|Naomi]], [[Shun (Devil Children)|Shun]]'s former lover who was forcibly recruited into the Imperial Army.}}
{{Episode List|ep=41|title=タマゴパニック?|transl=Egg Panic?|aired=July 12, 2003|descr=}}
{{Episode List|ep=42|title=ラファエルの決断|transl=Raphael's Resolution|aired=July 19, 2003|descr=}}
{{Episode List|ep=43|title=孤高の軍団長!オセ|transl=The Lone Legionnaire! Ose|aired=July 26, 2003|descr=}}
{{Episode List|ep=44|title=C(カード)で砂漠を乗りきれ!|transl=Desert Ride with C (Card)!|aired=August 2, 2003|descr=}}
{{Episode List|ep=45|title=めざめよ!アースエレメント|transl=Arise! Earth Element|aired=August 9, 2003|descr=}}
{{Episode List|ep=46|title=光と闇のわな|transl=A Light and Dark Trap|aired=August 16, 2003|descr=}}
{{Episode List|ep=47|title=秘境!ヒュドラの沼|transl=Uncharted! Hydra's Swamp|aired=August 23, 2003|descr=[[Raphael]] joins Rangda and the Devil Children in searching for the final Time Chain pieces, though Rangda's lone wolf nature sparks conflict.}}
{{Episode List|ep=48|title=破壊王レミエルの城へ!|transl=To the Castle of Remiel, the Calamity King!|aired=August 30, 2003|descr=}}
{{Episode List|ep=49|title=始動!時の塔|transl=Activate! The Time Tower |aired=September 6, 2003|descr=As war devastates Valhalla, Remiel activates the Time Tower.}}
{{Episode List|ep=50|title=光の御子闇の貴公子|transl=Son of Light, Prince of Darkness|aired=September 13, 2003|descr=Remiel is defeated and peace returns to Valhalla, but when Jin, Akira, and Rena return to the human world, the Angel [[Enoch]] commences a plan to brainwash humanity.}}
{{Episode List|ep=51|title=天使エノク|transl=Angel Enoch|aired=September 20, 2003|descr=Enoch manipulates the people of Tokyo, so the Devil Children and Rena confront him, but Rena gets abducted.}}
{{Episode List|ep=52|title=にげない!なげない!あきらめない!|transl=Never Run Away! Never Give Up! Never Back Down!|aired=September 27, 2003|descr=Reunited with Ami and the Demons, the Devil Children chase Enoch into the [[Angel Tower]] to rescue Rena.}}
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==Listings==
===Casting===
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| [[Jin (Devil Children)|Jin]] || [[Kazuhiro Shindō]]
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| [[Akira (Devil Children)|Akira]] || [[Mamoru Miyano]]
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| [[Rena]] || [[Rumi Shishido]]
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| [[Ami Kashihara|Ami]] || [[Hiroko Kasahara]]
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| [[Rand]] || [[Yū Mizushima]]
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| [[Gale (Devil Children)|Gale]] || [[Hiroshi Tsuchida]]
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| [[Nemea]] || [[Masami Suzuki]]
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| [[Azrael]] || [[Taiten Kusunoki]]
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| [[Kudlak]] || [[Mitsuo Iwata]]
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| [[Rangda]] || [[Chisa Yokoyama]]
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| [[Skuld]] || [[Mika Kanai]]
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| [[Urd]] || [[Yuki Nakako]]
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| [[Verdandi]] || [[Mio Noguchi]]
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| [[Redcap]] || [[Shigeru "Chō" Nagashima]]
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| [[Issitoq]] || [[Akiko Kobayashi]]
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| [[Shun]] || [[Shō Hotta]]
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| [[Judy]] || [[Namiki Noriko]]
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| [[Remiel]] || [[Eisuke Tsuda]]
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===Openings===
*[[Light & Dark~Toki wo Sukue!]]: Episodes 1-28
*[[Boys and Girls!]]: Episodes 29-52

===Endings===
*[[Happy Life]]: Episodes 1-28
*[[Birthday Smile]]: Episodes 29-52

==Nomenclature==
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