D-Children: Light & Dark (TV Series)

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D(Devil)-Children: Light & Dark
Studio(s)	Actas (episodes 1-26) Studio Comet (episodes 27-52)
Network	TV Tokyo
Genre	Dark Fantasy, Action
Original run	October 5, 2002 - September 27, 2003
Episodes	52

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Shin Megami Tensei: D(Devil)-Children: Light & Dark is a television series in the Megami Tensei franchise adapted from Devil Children Light Book and Dark Book. Like its predecessor DeviChil, D-Children is not a direct retelling of the games.

Synopsis

While cleaning out a local library, students Jin, 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, 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 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. Gargoyles suddenly appear and attempt to take a Time Key and Time Chain from Ami, until Jin and Akira fight back using gun-like Devilisers to summon the Demons Rand and 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

No.	Title (Japanese)	Title (Translation)	Original Broadcast
1	"ヴァルハラ"	"Valhalla"	October 5, 2002
Jin, Akira, and Rena happen upon a book of Demons in their school's library, which also tells of a world of called Valhalla. Chanting a spell, time in the kids' world suddenly freezes, and they are beckoned by Ami Kashihara to Valhalla, left barren by the Imperial Army. Ami tells Jin and Akira that they are the reincarnations of Valhalla's creators, the Son of Light and Prince of Dark, making them Devil Children. During a sudden fight against Gargoyles, the boys are joined by Rand and Gale and equipped with Demon-summoning Devilisers. Afterwards, the group set off to find a way to save Valhalla and unfreeze time in their world.
2	"時の鎖"	"Time Chain"	October 12, 2002
Jin and Akira are provided a Time Key and Time Chain by Ami, items which when activated can control the chronology of Valhalla. Ami believes that by awakening to their powers, the boys can command the Time Chain, and rewrite history to bring Valhalla back to an era of peace. A horde of Behemoths attack the group and kidnap Ami, after which she learns their ruler Azrael seeks to use the Time Chain. Jin and Akira find Ami and fight the Behemoths; although Rena is reluctant to join, instead wanting to return to the human world, she helps by scanning the Demons' weak points with her Vinecom. Unfortunately, a Behemoth's misfire hits Ami's Time Key, causing the Time Chain to scatter across the world. As the group embark on their journey to find the chain pieces, Emperor Azrael, from his throne, eagerly wonders how they intent to rewrite history.
3	"バルバトスの要塞"	"Barbatos Fortress"	October 19, 2002
While on the hunt for a nearby Chain piece, the group happen upon a fortress belonging to the Imperial Army, which was built over a village of humans enslaved by a Barbatos slither. Jin and Rand try fighting the Barbatos, but get captured and locked inside the fortress. Akira leads the others through a tunnel to the fortress, to which they are ambushed, so Gale sacrifices himself to ensure the others' escape. Sustaining minor injuries, Akira proclaims it is his turn to protect Gale. Meanwhile, Jin, Rand, and Gale manage to sneak out of prison and take Jin's Deviliser back from the Barbatos's boss, but nearly fall from the fortress's roof. Luckily, Akira soars in on a makeshift paraglider, and he and Jin power up their partners to Devilise the Barbatos.
4	"ハボリムの陰謀"	"Harborim's Conspiracy"	October 26, 2002
As the team proceed to Flower Town, where a Time Chain piece is supposedly located, a Demon of the Imperial Army named Harborim commences a pursuit against them. Meanwhile, Rena bickers with Jin about being dragged into this journey against her will, and that unlike him and Akira, she is not a Devil Child. Finding a phony Time Chain along the way, the team are lead to a chain market, but their search is for naught. Returning to the market the next day, Harborim holds Rena hostage, revealing the market to have been a set-up. Jin and Akira manage to Devilise Harborim and claim his ring, which turns out to be a piece of the Time Chain.
5	"海をつらぬけ!"	"Pierce the Seas!"	November 2, 2002
When a Time Chain piece is detected across the sea, the team arrive at a port town, where a man named Zabel explains that an undersea tunnel is being dug. However, the volcanic terrain makes the tunnels hard to cross. A squadron of Balor then sail in, to which the team plan to sneak onto their ship in order to reach the neighboring continent. Jin and Rand's covers are blown, resulting in their persecution by the Balor squadron. Retreating to the undersea tunnel, they encounter Zabel and the ice Demon Issitoq, offering to help him drill to the other continent. Zabel is content on drilling, despite being under volcanic terrain; his ill daughter died after the Balors denied them access to a ship, as the closest hospital was overseas. Regaining his confidence from Jin, Zabel and Issitoq resume drilling and emerge on the other continent, reuniting Jin with Akira and the others. The Balors get Devilised, to the villagers' delight, and Issitoq parts ways with Zabel.
6	"いやしのデビル"	"The Healing Devil"	November 9, 2002
While struck with hunger, the group proceed to a pillar of smoke where a village may be. Along the way, they find Issitoq basking in a green light conjured by a dragon. Jin presumes the dragon to be a foe and punches it, revealing it to be a costume piloted by several Leprechauns, who quickly disband. Arriving at the village, Old Geppetto informs the group that the Leprechauns' light protected it from the Imperial Army. Feeling guilty for scaring them away earlier, Jin sets out to find the Leprechauns. Rena follows and falls into an sinkhole, while the Demon Anzu attacks the unprotected village. As Akira, Gale, and the villagers fight Anzu, the Leprechauns find Rena in the watery pit; Issitoq retrieves her Vinecom and goes searching with Jin and Rand. Before Rena succumbs to hypothermia, recalling a childhood memory wherein Jin saved her from drowning in a river, Jin and the Leprechauns hoist her up with a pulley mechanism. The group Devilise Anzu, after which the Leprechauns envelop the village in light and vanish, confident the people will be safe from the Imperial Army.
7	"はじめての仲魔"	"First-Time Partner Demon"	November 16, 2002
The team arrive at a dried-up lake encompassing a treetop village, whose inhabitants rely on Isssitoq to stave off the heat. A feud then breaks out between the village chief and his son, the latter leaving the village alongside his siblings and Issitoq. As for the group, they learn the Imperial Army built a floodgate that cuts off the village's water, which is managed by Garm. The team successfully fight and Devilise Garm with the help of the chief's son and Issitoq, bringing water back to the treetop village.
8	"炎の守り神"	"The Flame Guardian God"	November 23, 2002
9	"女怪盗ランダ参上"	"Enter Rangda, the Lady-Bandit"	November 30, 2002
10	"たぶん三人目"	"A Third Person, Perhaps"	December 7, 2002
11	"蘇れ!父と子の絆"	"Reignite! A Father-Son Bond"	December 14, 2002
12	"フロールの村"	"Flore Village"	December 21, 2002
13	"シュンと解放軍"	"Shun and the Liberation Army"	December 28, 2002
14	"ランダふたたび!"	"Rangda Again!"	January 4, 2003
15	"亜美のひみつ"	"Ami's Secret"	January 11, 2003
16	"時の女神スクルド"	"Skuld, the Time Goddess"	January 18, 2003
17	"とんでる!?"	"Flying!?"	January 25, 2003
18	"シュンとの再会"	"Shun's Reunion"	February 1, 2003
19	"ビフロンスのわな"	"Bifrons's Trap"	February 8, 2003
20	"急げ!友のために"	"Hurry! For My Friend's Sake"	February 15, 2003
21	"ハーミットの手品師"	"The Hermit Illustionist"	February 22, 2003
The group battle Daidarabotchi after he ravages an old couples' house. Following their victory, Jin rudely disregards Rena's contributions to the team, making her deeply upset. While visiting a carnival in Hermit Village, Rena runs off and meets Mad Hatter, a stage-frightened Demon. Rena then attends Mad Hatter's magic show, but after it goes horribly, she visits him and watches him practice, reminding her of when she practiced baseball with little brother. Later on, Rena's frustration causes her to snap at Mad Hatter, to which he runs away, much like how Rena's brother did. During her search, she is captured by Daidarabotchi, until Mad Hatter comes to her rescue and makes amends. They work together to scare Daidarabotchi off for good, and the next day, Mad Hatter performs his magic show perfectly.
22	"過去から来たアテナ"	"Athena Came from the Past"	March 1, 2003
During a severe thunderstorm, Jin and Rand take shelter under the Chorus Tree, but are blinded by a lightning strike. A girl named Athena emerges from the light and seems familiar with the land, but does not recall the Chorus Tree having ever been grown. She possesses the last Chorus Tree seed and ancient currency, to which Ogma deduces that Athena came from 300 years in the past. After Ami and Skuld agree to find a way to send Athena back in time, she talks with Jin in a field, reflecting on how desolate the land was in the past. Athena and her father had tried growing Chorus Trees to nurture the land, though all of their attempts failed, and her father eventually died. She explores the field with Jin, who gifts her a four-leaf clover. Meanwhile, Ogma sees the Chorus Tree wither, the result of a time paradox. Athena refuses to return to her barren home, so Ogma abducts her at night and brings her to a Time Hole out of fear that history itself is in danger. Jin supports Athena's decision, but as the land and Hermit Village slowly wither away, she chooses to enter the Time Hole while carrying Jin's clover. In doing so, the land flourishes again, and Jin finds a clover engraved on the Chorus Tree.
23	"伝説を知る者"	"He Who Knows the Legend"	March 8, 2003
24	"パズルの城"	"Puzzle Castle"	March 15, 2003
A violent Shuten Doji terrorizes a hamlet, until a heroic man hits him with a beam of light that saps his power, relocating it to an castle sealed with puzzles. In Hermit, the team struggle to figure out a cubic puzzle, when Ami shows her intellect by solving it. Shuten Doji overhears this, and uses his weakened form to trick Ami into sheltering him. While everyone is asleep, Shuten Doji steals a jar of chocolate from Jin, painting Nemea as the culprit by smearing some on her face. Nemea leaves the group as Shuten Doji has Ami around his finger. While searching for Nemea, Shuten Doji tricks Ami into searching the castle, to which Nemea alerts the Devil Children of the situation. They learn more from Iwasaurus, who notes that the castle will crumble if Ami fails any of the puzzle traps. Jin barges in, triggering a trap that drops them into the castle's depths. Meanwhile, Shuten Doji finds the chamber containing his stolen power and absorbs it. Nemea quickly catches up to Ami and bites the Demon's nose. The three are blasted out of the castles, then the Devil Children show up to Devilise Shuten Doji. Ami apologizes to Nemea for her mistreatment, then Iwasaurus arrives, revealing that he was the man who took Shuten Doji's power and created the puzzle castle.
25	"クロトのさいごの授業"	"Clotho's Last Lesson"	March 22, 2003
The group are brought to Clotho, a cheerful woman who teaches the local children how to knit, in hopes of finding another Time Chain piece. However, as Rena pulls up Clotho's data on the Vinecom, it depicts her with a different form. As Jin plays with the children, a couple of them run up on an unstable cliff that begins to collapse. Luckily, Rand and Gale rush in to save them. Rena notices Clotho channel power from a gem on her chest, but before she can question it, Jin realizes some children are missing. Everyone goes searching for them, allowing Rena to show the boys Clotho's true form. Elsewhere, Clotho runs into Tamonten of the Imperial Army, who addresses her as a defected commander. Clotho explains her past to the team afterwards, having once worked under Azrael until she realized the harm she was causing. Tamonten returns with more soldiers and attacks the group, causing a sudden landslide. Coming to terms with her past, Clotho unleashes her powers to shield everyone and strike Tamonten's allies, giving Jin and Akira a chance to vanquish them. Clotho chooses to abandon the children now that they know her secret, but to her surprise, they present her with the scarves she taught them to knit. She decides to stay with the children and walks with them to the village, while the team resume their journey.
26	"怪盗VS女神?!"	"Bandit VS Goddess?!"	March 29, 2003
Having difficulty locating the next Time Chain piece, the group run into Rangda and are directed to a village close by. Rena is suspicious of Rangda, but the Demon plays innocent. Suddenly, they are swarmed by a school of Skyfish, so Akira calls for Gale and Skuld to fight them. At the village, they visit a man holding a glowing tanuki statue, which Rangda believed was a chain piece. Rena and Skuld chastise Rangda for her mistake, causing her to cry. Overcome with a headache, Jin's head sprouts a flower because he ate a strange fruit earlier, making him gravely weak. Ami and Rena stay with him while the others search for a cure, running into the Skyfish along the way. Rangda and Skuld put their differences aside to defeat the enemy Demons, successfully finding an antidote to give to Jin. Just as Jin is rid of the flower on his head, a Gargoyle flies in and captures Ami.
27	"浮遊要塞"	"The Floating Fortress"	April 5, 2003
28	"決戦!皇帝アズラエル"	"Decisive Battle! Emperor Azrael"	April 12, 2003
29	"新たなる旅立ち"	"A New Journey"	April 19, 2003
30	"トールの友情"	"Thor's Friendship"	April 26, 2003
31	"アレスJRとの再会"	"Ares Jr.'s Reunion"	May 3, 2003
32	"大怪盗ランダ様!"	"Master Rangda, the Grand Bandit!"	May 10, 2003
33	"対決!ジンVSアキラ"	"Face-off! Jin VS Akira"	May 17, 2003
34	"ミッション地下へ!"	"To the Mission Underground!"	May 24, 2003
35	"デビル合体!"	"Devil Fusion!"	May 31, 2003
36	"クロセルの城"	"Crosel's Castle"	June 7, 2003
37	"完璧な名案あります"	"Here's a Perfectly Good Idea"	June 14, 2003
38	"夏だ!海だ!水上戦"	"Summer! Beach! Water Warfare"	June 21, 2003
39	"地上へ…?"	"To The Surface...?"	June 28, 2003
40	"ナオミのセレナーデ"	"Naomi's Serenade"	July 5, 2003
The team run into Shun and Judy in the mountains, catching them in the midst of battle against Verchiels of the Imperial Army. Jin and Rand join the fray and chase the Verchiels away. Afterwards, Akira raises concern over the army's occupation of the mountain, as a piece of the Time Chain is nearby, though Shun is confident that the Verchiels will soon return with reinforcements. In a fortress within the mountains, a Verchiel reports to Naomi of the team's antics, to which she expresses excitement over Shun's arrival. Akira summons Thor to create a diversion later that night, though before the team can reach the fortress, they are surrounded by Verchiels and Naomi shows up, revealing her familiarity with Shun. She calls for an attack, resulting in Shun's arm getting injured. Following the assault, Raphael arrives and hides everyone in a camouflage tent. Shun and Judy explain how Naomi used to be a rebel spy, but after Hydra Town was destroyed, she was taken by the Imperial Army and employed for her skills. Thinking back to when Naomi played serenades for him, Shun recalls giving her ear piercings, and vowing to restoring peace in Valhalla. When Raphael's tent is discovered, Naomi confesses her fears of being the Imperial Army's prisoner to Shun, declaring herself an irredeemable foe of the rebels. Naomi panics upon hearing Shun whistle her serenade, then Ose appears and smites her with lightning. Jin and Akira engage in battle and emerge victorious, after which Shun finds two Time Chain pieces in Naomi's ear piercings. The team part ways with Shun and Judy once more, while Naomi's serenade chimes in the ruined fortress.
41	"タマゴパニック?"	"Egg Panic?"	July 12, 2003
42	"ラファエルの決断"	"Raphael's Resolution"	July 19, 2003
43	"孤高の軍団長!オセ"	"The Lone Legionnaire! Ose"	July 26, 2003
44	"C(カード)で砂漠を乗りきれ!"	"Desert Ride with C (Card)!"	August 2, 2003
45	"めざめよ!アースエレメント"	"Arise! Earth Element"	August 9, 2003
46	"光と闇のわな"	"A Light and Dark Trap"	August 16, 2003
47	"秘境!ヒュドラの沼"	"Uncharted! Hydra's Swamp"	August 23, 2003
48	"破壊王レミエルの城へ!"	"To the Castle of Remiel, the Calamity King!"	August 30, 2003
49	"始動!時の塔"	"Activate! The Time Tower"	September 6, 2003
Unable to take the Time Chain and Key back from Remiel, Jin, Rand, and Ami escape with the help of Akira and Rena aboard Wind Element. The team look over the land to see towns engulfed in flames, with war raging between the Liberation and Imperial Armies. Remiel struggles to hone the Time Chain and Key's power, though unbeknownst to him, the Time Tower rises from the desert and flies to his fortress. Once the team reach Remiel, they watch as the Time Tower descends upon the fortress, encapsulating everyone in a sphere of destructive light. Past a stone mural depicting the Son of Light and Prince of Darkness, they fail to stop Remiel from inserting the Time Chain and Key into the tower. Before Remiel can destroy them, however, Jin and Akira awaken to their true power, allowing Rand and Gale to ascend to even stronger forms, commencing the ultimate battle against Remiel.
50	"光の御子闇の貴公子"	"Son of Light, Prince of Darkness"	September 13, 2003
The Devil Children finally slay Remiel, after which Ami, Jin, and Akira pray to the Time Tower through the Time Chain and Key. As a new history unravels, the souls of fallen Demons are resurrected, and nature blooms throughout the wasteland. Their mission fulfilled, the Devil Children and Rena bid farewell to their companions and enter a stream of energy, awaking in their school's library where time has begun to move again. The kids resume their normal lives, but while the library is empty, the book of Demons opens up and the words mysteriously fade. An angelic being hijacks electronic devices around the world, exclaiming that mankind is at risk of Armageddon. Jin sees a light strike Tokyo Tower later that night, arriving at the scene with Akira and Rena. Demonic tendrils emerge from the tower, grabbing the Devil Children and bystanders, apart from Rena. The tendrils are suddenly eradicated in a golden light, manifesting as the Angel Enoch, who once again exclaims that mankind is in danger.
51	"天使エノク"	"Angel Enoch"	September 20, 2003
Enoch invites the people of Tokyo to join him in creating a brighter future before vanishing. Adults and children alike start to depend on Enoch for protection, with strong believers able to channel his blessing on their cell phones. Suspicious of Enoch's motives, the trio look through the book of Demons to find its pages of a peaceful future completely blank. The land tremors as Enoch erects the "Angel Tower" in the middle of the city, proclaiming it serves to protect humanity from an impending demonic force. He emits a light that brands an insignia on everyone's foreheads, though Jin and Akira shield themselves from it, watching as the masses mindless pray to Enoch. Jin confronts his mother, who received the angel's blessing over email, arguing that Enoch may not truly be a savior. Realizing that Enoch has people under his control, Jin meets up with Akira and Rena, failing to convince everyone that the angel should not have dominion over their world. Just then, Enoch appears before the trio and urges them to join his conquering of mankind. They refuse, to which Enoch ensnares them with the same tendrils that shrouded Tokyo Tower, preparing to annihilate them. Rena's laptop then turns into the Vinecom, summoning Nemea, Ami, Rand, and Gale from Valhalla. Jin and Akira regain their Devilisers and charge against Enoch, though he withstands their attacks and takes Rena.
52	"にげない!なげない!あきらめない!"	"Never Run Away! Never Give Up! Never Back Down!"	September 27, 2003
Enoch departs for the Angel Tower with Rena in his grasp. Afterwards, Ami and the Demons explain that Enoch has also been trying to manipulate the people of Valhalla. Ami states that Enoch is not just after the human world and Valhalla, but is possibly gathering their power to conquer a third world. As for Rena, she has a series of nightmares before waking in the Angel Tower. Enoch omnipotently tells her that, unlike Jin and Akira, she is a mere human, and thus received his blessing over email, too. While Ami, Rand, and Gale fight the tendrils, Jin and Akira climb their way up to an opening in the Angel Tower. Inside, Rena shows up under Enoch's control, though Jin's words almost bring her back to her senses. Enoch intervenes and tries to destroy the Devil Children, until the spirits of the Son of Light and Prince of Darkness emerge. Rena regains control of herself and the tendrils vanish, upon which Ami and the Demons arrive. Rand and Gale strike Enoch with their abilities, with the angel exclaiming that the battle has only just begun. The Angel Tower fades into the sky, and without Enoch, the masses are no longer brainwashed. As life seems normal again, the trio part ways with Ami and the Demons once more. However, Rena receives a phone call the next day, and news broadcasts are heard reporting the appearance of several angels. She walks with Jin and Akira, raising her head to reveal Enoch's insignia, while Enoch himself flickers onto her cell phone.

Listings

Casting

Character	Japanese
Jin	Kazuhiro Shindō
Akira	Miyano Mamoru
Rena	Rumi Shishido
Ami	Hiroko Kasahara
Rand	Yū Mizushima
Gale	Hiroshi Tsuchida
Nemea	Masami Suzuki
Azrael	Taiten Kusunoki
Kudlak	Mitsuo Iwata
Rangda	Chisa Yokoyama
Skuld	Mika Kanai
Urd	Yuki Nakako
Belzandy	Mio Noguchi
Redcap	Shigeru "Chō" Nagashima
Issitoq	Akiko Kobayashi
Shun	Shō Hotta
Judy	Namiki Noriko
Remiel	Eisuke Tsuda

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

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	真・女神転生D(デビル)チルドレン ライト&ダーク Shin Megami Tensei Debiru Chirudoren Raito & Dāku	True Goddess Reincarnation: D(Devil)-Children: Light & Dark