Dead Account

Not to be confused with Dead Accounts.

Dead Account (Japanese: デッドアカウント, Hepburn: Deddo Akaunto) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shizumu Watanabe. It initially began serialization in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine in January 2023. It was later transferred to the Magazine Pocket website in October that same year. An anime television series adaptation produced by SynergySP is set to premiere in January 2026.

Dead Account
First tankōbon volume cover
デッドアカウント (Deddo Akaunto)
Genre	Action[1] Supernatural[1]
Manga
Written by	Shizumu Watanabe
Published by	Kodansha
English publisher	Kodansha (digital)
Imprint	Shōnen Magazine Comics
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Magazine (January 18 – September 6, 2023) Magazine Pocket (October 7, 2023 – present)
Original run	January 18, 2023 – present
Volumes	12
Anime television series
Directed by	Keiya Saitō
Written by	Mitsutaka Hirota
Music by	Keiji Inai
Studio	SynergySP
Original network	ANN (TV Asahi)
Original run	January 2026 – scheduled

Plot

After his little sister is killed by a evil spirit and turned into a digital evil spirit, Soji Enishiro finds himself thrust into the modern world of exorcists, where ghosts possess the accounts of the deceased, and exorcist powers are digitized.

Characters

Soji Enishiro (縁城蒼吏, Enishiro Sōji)

Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto^[2]

The main protagonist. He originally uploaded controversial videos online in order to pay for his sister hospital bills, only for her to be killed by the spirit, Sad Boy K. He now works as an exorcist to destroy Sad Boy K, and avenge his sister. Contrary to his online persona, he is actually a very kind and selfless. His cyber-kinesis takes the form of blue flames that harm ghosts, but not humans.

Kukuru Kasubata (霞流括, Kasubata Kukuru)

Voiced by: Koki Uchiyama^[2]

A short-tempered exorcist who resents flame-baiters. Originally born from a family of well-known exorcists, but he ran away due to their restrictive lifestyle, where he turned into a delinquent. He eventually returned when his mother died, but his father blamed him for her death. His cyber-kinesis ability takes the form of a giant hammer.

Kiyomi Urusugawa (漆栖川希詠, Urusugawa Kiyomi)

Voiced by: Fairouz Ai^[2]

An exorcist who resents exorcists with offensive-type abilities. Her cyber-kinesis ability takes the form of a special gun that shoots a restraining slime.

Renri Hasumi (羽住蓮理, Hasumi Renri)

Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae^[3]

Hiyori Haijima (灰島ひより, Haijima Hiyori)

Voiced by: Machico^[3]

Naruhiko Emoto (柄本成彦, Emoto Maruhiko)

Voiced by: Ryōta Suzuki^[3]

A cowardly but kind-hearted boy. He was born into an abusive household where his parents constantly argued. He was taken away by the Exorcist Academy after his cyber-kinesis, which allows him to summon barriers when he listens to music, awakens.

Yoimaru Azaki (痣木宵丸, Azaki Yoimaru)

Voiced by: Takuya Satō^[3]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Shizumu Watanabe, Dead Account was initially serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from January 18 to September 6, 2023.^[4] It was later transferred to the Magazine Pocket website on October 7, 2023.^[5] Its chapters have been collected into twelve tankōbon volumes as of October 2025.^[6]

The series' chapters are published in English on Kodansha's "K Manga" app.^[7]

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	April 17, 2023[8]	978-4-06-531266-7
2	June 15, 2023[9]	978-4-06-531886-7
3	August 17, 2023[10]	978-4-06-532617-6
4	October 17, 2023[11]	978-4-06-533159-0
5	January 17, 2024[12]	978-4-06-534181-0
6	April 17, 2024[13]	978-4-06-535190-1
7	July 17, 2024[14]	978-4-06-536122-1
8	October 17, 2024[15]	978-4-06-537131-2
9	January 17, 2025[16]	978-4-06-537772-7
10	March 17, 2025[17]	978-4-06-538716-0
11	June 17, 2025[18]	978-4-06-539767-1
12	October 17, 2025[6]	978-4-06-541115-5

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on March 13, 2025.^[2] The series will be produced by SynergySP and directed by Keiya Saitō, with series composition handled by Mitsutaka Hirota, and music composed by Keiji Inai. It is set to premiere in January 2026 on the IMAnimation programming block on TV Asahi and its affiliates.^[3]

See also

• Real Account, another manga series illustrated by Shizumu Watanabe