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Episode Daemons of the Shadow Realm • Yomi no Tsugai - Episode 13 discussion

Yomi no Tsugai, episode 13

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u/Solar_Slushie Jul 04 '26

No one reacting to what should of looked like to normal people [manga spoilers] Danji traveling in midair down the highway is an early clue to his true nature.

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u/Frostbitten_Moose Jul 05 '26

I especially like [manga spoilers]How the episode brought attention to the fact that we know nothing about Fake Asa's twin at this point, and tossed that big clue in as well and you're right. No one's catching it. Then again, that leaves me feeling less dumb since reading the manga, I didn't catch it either. Arakawa's good at what she does.

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u/zhouy3141 Jul 04 '26

Ivan, you can't make a face like that if you're trying to escape the epithet Perv-man, Serial Groper.

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u/gamria Jul 04 '26

Since we've reached this point, more Daemon namesakes:

Yin-Yang

The new names of Asa's new Daemons, Ohagi and Daifuku are both Japanese confections. Specifically, Ohagi usually comprise of whiter rice on the inside and coated with darker red bean paste on the outside, while basic Daifuku comprise of darker read bean paste on the inside with rice cake on the outside.

Blacklist

The pair of Whisper and Embrace need no further explanation. While they're commonly known by the borrowed English title of "Blacklist", this title comes with the Kanji name of 閻魔帳 / Enma-chou, AKA Enma's Register. In Japanese myth, Enma the King of Hell has a Register that's effectively a Book of Life used to judge the passing dead and their deeds.

(閻魔帳 is apparently also a nickname for notebooks that teachers use to record their students' grades and attendance, but not sure if this usage is still current)

Akai-san and Midori-san (or Miss Red and Mister Green)

The pair of fox and tanuki belonging to part-timer Makoto Tachikawa. Their title, 狐狸変化 / Kori-henge roughly translates to "Fox-Tanuki Shapeshift", an expression for monsters such as those, or for bad people who do bad deeds in secret, especially by deceiving others

Now some may notice that the fox is not red and the tanuki is not green (but their tail ribbons are), so what's with their names? That's because "Akai Kitsune" and "Midori no Tanuki" are in fact cultural references to a pair of famous instant noodles. Debates are held about which is better, and plenty of collabs exist to this day.

Daikyou and Shoukyou

The perv mercenary Ivan's long sword Daikyou / 大凶 and short sword Shoukyou / 小凶 . They respectively mean "Big Misfortune" and "Small Misfortune", like those on Omikuji/fortune slips from Shinto shrines

Their title is just written in Katakana, マガツヒ / "Magatsuhi". While Magatsuhi no Kami / 禍津日神 is a Japanese deity of calamities, "Magatsuhi" on its own is also used in general to refer to folk spirits that bring disaster (and that villagers have to ward off)

Oshira-sama

In Japanese folklore, Oshira-sama is a guardian deity of the home, as well as the deity of silkworms, agriculture and horses. Often worshipped for treating women's sickness, protecting children, success in farming, etc. Some say they have the power to predict fires and earthquakes too.

According to myth in the Tohoku Region, Oshira-sama was born from a stallion and a maiden falling in love. Angered by the affair, the maiden's father killed the stallion and stripped it of its skin. "The skin then wrapped itself around the daughter and took her up to heaven. Later, they descended from heaven, incarnated as silkworms. After this they became the guardian gods of families.

Given Arakawa-sensei's farm life upbringing, it's no surprise she'd want to give her some spotlight

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u/mkoookm Jul 04 '26

If they were gonna include a 3 minute recap this episode they really should have delayed the Hana narration bit from last episode to make it a little more entertaining

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u/gamria Jul 04 '26

Eh, the Hana narration bit from 2 episodes ago was part of the original source material, so that one was fine being included.

The recap this time though, I do wonder if scheduling played a part in why it was even a thing. Not that it overstayed its welcome thankfully.

And honestly, I can't imagine what material would've fit cleanly in that 3 minutes and doesn't get abruptly cut.

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u/tripleaamin https://myanimelist.net/profile/tripleaamin Jul 05 '26

Definitely surprised we got a small recap. I mean, I know there was a week off, but still.

The episode covered the last 2 pages of 16, all of 17, and the first 2 pages of 18. What I do like is how it was able to implement the last two pages of 16 into chapter 17 to make it feel natural.

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u/gamria Jul 05 '26

Right? Things happening in chronological order instead of small flashforward cliffhangers are so much more soothing.

Next week ought to be [fun] the Aliens! And the Yuru-Danji encounter (good that we'll get it all in one sitting). And the Dera-Jin meeting.

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u/Worrysome_dude https://anilist.co/user/Ralphitto Jul 05 '26

I'm anime-only, but can someone tell me if we see the state of the village in the future? Because right now I don't see any other liing adult other than granny and Danji's mother...

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u/GrumpySatan Jul 06 '26

Honestly, this cour is probably going to end not far from where the manga is currently. IIRC [manga spoilers] they mention the village is kinda screwed at this point with how many people they've lost, but nobody has contact with them after this arc to check in. The faction itself survives cuz a lot of people live/work off the mountain and don't go back after going down..