Demon spirits vs. human kids in a 70-minute anime brawl that asks: who gave CHILDREN military command?
Humans lived together with spirit youkai in ancient times. But because demon youkai decided to control humans, the two kinds of youkai fought in a violent dispute. At that time, a swordsman appeared who taught both sides a way to battle without killing each other. From then on, until the day when the winning side removes a seal from the losing side, they possess a great power in the human world. And now the bamboo flowers are in full bloom, so the day to remove the seal has come. Now the power lies with the winning demon youkai who proclaim they will maintain eternal control over humans in the next battle. But victory or defeat lies with the supreme commander who must be a human child this time. The head of the spirit youkai Nurarihyon forsees that and commands that Maya search for an appropriate human child to be the supreme commander.
Practical Effects
Youkai designs that commit to the bit
Writing
Lore denser than the runtime allows
Director
Hiroshi Kubo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Nurarihyon is a classic yōkai known for sneaking into homes and drinking tea—making him a military commander here is genuinely unhinged.
The 70-minute runtime suggests this was likely a TV special or franchise pilot that never got its series, which explains the lore dump pacing.
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