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

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, 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, 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 are transported to Valhalla, where they meet Ami Kashihara. She tasks Jin and Akira with awakening to their true power as Devil Children, and bring Valhalla back to a time of peace before it was terrorized by the Imperial Army. The two are granted Devilisers, as well as the Demon partners Rand and Gale, commencing their journey.
2	"時の鎖"	"Time Chain"	October 12, 2002
Ami tells the Devil Children they can control time with the Time Chain and Key, but during a fight against enemy Demons, pieces of the Time Chain scatter across Valhalla.
3	"バルバトスの要塞"	"Barbatos Fortress"	October 19, 2002
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.
4	"ハボリムの陰謀"	"Harborim's Conspiracy"	October 26, 2002
Harborim of the Imperial Army sets up a phony chain market to lure in the Devil Children.
5	"海をつらぬけ!"	"Pierce the Seas!"	November 2, 2002
The team meet Zabel, a man committed to digging an undersea tunnel after a family tragedy.
6	"いやしのデビル"	"The Healing Devil"	November 9, 2002
Jin accidentally scares away a group of Leprachauns, whose light protects a village from the Imperial Army.
7	"はじめての仲魔"	"First-Time Partner Demon"	November 16, 2002
The people of a treetop village struggle to beat the heat, facing a drought caused by Garm.
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
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10	"たぶん三人目"	"A Third Person, Perhaps"	December 7, 2002
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11	"蘇れ!父と子の絆"	"Reignite! A Father-Son Bond"	December 14, 2002
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12	"フロールの村"	"Flore Village"	December 21, 2002
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13	"シュンと解放軍"	"Shun and the Liberation Army"	December 28, 2002
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14	"ランダふたたび!"	"Rangda Again!"	January 4, 2003
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15	"亜美のひみつ"	"Ami's Secret"	January 11, 2003
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16	"時の女神スクルド"	"Skuld, the Time Goddess"	January 18, 2003
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17	"とんでる!?"	"Flying!?"	January 25, 2003
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18	"シュンとの再会"	"Shun's Reunion"	February 1, 2003
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19	"ビフロンスのわな"	"Bifrons's Trap"	February 8, 2003
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20	"急げ!友のために"	"Hurry! For My Friend's Sake"	February 15, 2003
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21	"ハーミットの手品師"	"The Hermit Illustionist"	February 22, 2003
Feeling mistreated by her friends, Rena befriends Mad Hatter and tries helping him overcome his stage fright.
22	"過去から来たアテナ"	"Athena Came from the Past"	March 1, 2003
A mysterious thunderstorm summons Athena from 300 years from the past, though she is reluctant to return home.
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
Shuten Doji's power is sealed away in a castle of puzzles, so he manipulates Ami into helping him reclaim it.
25	"クロトのさいごの授業"	"Clotho's Last Lesson"	March 22, 2003
The kids uncover the true identity of Clotho, who gave up a life of violence in order to live in peace.
26	"怪盗VS女神?!"	"Bandit VS Goddess?!"	March 29, 2003
When a deathly flower blossoms on Jin's head, Rangda and Skuld must put their differences aside to find a cure.
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 encounter Naomi, Shun's former lover who was forcibly recruited into the Imperial Army.
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
Raphael joins Rangda and the Devil Children in searching for the final Time Chain pieces, though Rangda's lone wolf nature sparks conflict.
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
As war devastates Valhalla, Remiel activates the Time Tower.
50	"光の御子闇の貴公子"	"Son of Light, Prince of Darkness"	September 13, 2003
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.
51	"天使エノク"	"Angel Enoch"	September 20, 2003
Enoch manipulates the people of Tokyo, so the Devil Children and Rena confront him, but Rena gets abducted.
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
Reunited with Ami and the Demons, the Devil Children chase Enoch into the Angel Tower to rescue Rena.

Listings

Casting

Character	Japanese
Jin	Kazuhiro Shindō
Akira	Mamoru Miyano
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
Verdandi	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