“The Demon Girl Next Door” Anime Reveals New Key Visual Featuring “Dark Momo”

May 12

The official website for “The Demon Girl Next Door” anime revealed a new key visual for the second season. The Yuri comedy anime is currently being simulcast on HIDIVE as part of their Spring 2022 Anime Season.

The new key art features “Dark Momo”, which was revealed in the sixth episode of the second season. In addition, the official website released a new promo character video featuring Momo’s sister “Sakura Chiyoda”, played by Hisako Kanemoto.

Known in Japan as “Machikado Mazoku 2Chome”, the Season 2 premiered on April 7, 2022. It was previously announced that Season 2 Episode 7 will be delayed by one week. The seventh episode was originally scheduled to air on May 19, 2022 but now is set to air on May 26, 2022.

The cast and crew from the first season returned for season 2. The main cast includes: Konomi Kohara as “Yuko Yoshida” aka “Shadow Mistress Yuko” aka “Shamiko”, Akari Kitō as magical girl “Momo Chiyoda”, Minami Takahashi as “Lilith”, Tomoyo Takayanagi as “Mikan Hinatsuki”, Sayaka Senbongi as “Anri Sata”, Ayaka Suwa as “Sion Ogura”, Hitomi Ohwada as “Ryoko Yoshida”, and Sayaka Ohara as “Seiko Yoshida”. Second season new cast members include: Ayasa Itō as “Riko” and Takashi Matsuyama as “Manager Shirasawa”.

Known in Japan as “Machikado Mazoku”, the anime is based on the manga by Izumo Itō. Season 2 was first announced back in August 2020. Staff from season 1 returned for the new season including Hiroaki Sakurai as the director with J.C. Staff handling the animation. Keiichirō Ōchi is, once again, handing the scripts and Mai Otsuka is designing the characters.

“The Demon Girl Next Door” Season 1 premiered in July 2019. Sentai Filmworks acquired the distribution rights to the anime and simulcast season 1 on HIDIVE in the US as it aired in Japan. HIDIVE later released the English dubbed version in August 2020. The series is also currently available on blu-ray.

The manga was launched in September 2014 and is currently being serialized by Manga Time Kirara Carat in Japan. Seven Seas Entertainment is currently publishing the manga in English. Volume 5 was released in print and digitally on April 5, 2022.