Series synopsis
My Undead Yokai Girlfriend, also known as 僕の愛しい妖怪ガールフレンド is a Japanese action & adventure comedy sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Prime Video on March 22, 2024. It ended on March 22, 2024. It was created by Yalun Tu, Zach Hines. It stars Hayato Sano, Ai Yoshikawa, Takashi Sorimachi and Dori Sakurada.
College student Tadashi 'Hachi' Inukai is tired of feeling like a loser. But that all changes one day when he accidentally conducts a mysterious ritual he finds online, summoning a demonic yokai to the mortal plane, nicknamed Izzy. Bonded by magic, Hachi and Izzy must figure out how to navigate life, love and murder.
Premise
College student Tadashi 'Hachi' Inukai is tired of feeling like a loser. But that all changes one day when he accidentally conducts a mysterious ritual he finds online, summoning a demonic yokai to the mortal plane, nicknamed Izzy. Bonded by magic, Hachi and Izzy must figure out how to navigate life, love and murder.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Hayato Sano as Tadashi Inukai
- Ai Yoshikawa as Izzy
- Takashi Sorimachi as Tadayoshi Inukai
- Dori Sakurada as Mikuni Benitaro
Guest cast
- Ayaka Konno
- Ohira Moe
- Tanakaga
- JinJin
- Noa Tsurushima
- Kazumasa Koura
- Mina Fujii as Natsuko Sawada
- Muga Tsukaji
- Haru Iwakawa as Tadashi Inukai (young)
- Nanaha Itose
- Ryo Kato as Kazunori Terauchi
- Yuka Itaya as Shizuka Inukai
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 8 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | March 22, 2024 | March 22, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Meet Creepy-Cute College student Hachi is fed up with his life and seeking a change, leading him and his best friend Tanuki to perform a strange ritual they discover online. The next day, the mysterious "Izzy" arrives in his life. |
March 22, 2024 |
| 2 |
Happy Death Ritual After Hachi stumbles upon Izzy's first murder scene, he and Tanuki hatch a plan to banish her from the mortal plane. Meanwhile, Hachi's father, Detective Inukai, is assigned the murder case. |
March 22, 2024 |
| 3 |
Ground Rules Izzy is injured in a fight with her old, undead nemesis. Hachi must figure out how to save her. But to do so, he needs to know the truth of Izzy's mission. Detective Inukai's investigation deepens. |
March 22, 2024 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Prime Video |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 22, 2024 |
| Last aired | March 22, 2024 |
| Runtime | 35 minutes |
| Status | ended |