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Destiny Child
The devil king Lucifero suddenly declares he's going to retire, and must choose a successor. The Devil King Cadets gather one after another, and go to the human world to participate in the succession contest. But only the devil king's own descendant Osamu has no interest whatsoever in the contest. Compared to the fate of the world, Osamu is more interested in his part-time job at a convenience store. Osamu has no choice, however, but to start collecting familiars called "Child," which are born from human souls. Osamu still only has an interest in his part-time job, and he's a few steps behind the rest of the Cadets.
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The devil king Lucifero suddenly declares he's going to retire, and must choose a successor. The Devil King Cadets gather one after another, and go to the human world to participate in the succession contest. But only the devil king's own descendant Osamu has no interest whatsoever in the contest. Compared to the fate of the world, Osamu is more interested in his part-time job at a convenience store. Osamu has no choice, however, but to start collecting familiars called "Child," which are born from human souls. Osamu still only has an interest in his part-time job, and he's a few steps behind the rest of the Cadets.
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Genre:Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Written By:Hideaki Koyasu
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Runtime:26 minutes
Studio:Yumeta Company
Cast
Michio Fukuda
Director
Emi Hirayama
Yoko Tsukasa (voice)
Ami Koshimizu
Mona (voice)
KENN
Frej (voice)
Kaori Nazuka
Nemain (voice)
Yu Kobayashi
A. I. (voice)
Chiaki Takahashi
Demeter (voice)
Kaori Ishihara
Rita (voice)
Ari Ozawa
Freiya (voice)
Sachi Kokuryu
Legend (voice)
Mariya Ise
Maat (voice)
Asuka Ohgame
Shrinks (voice)
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