Dead Account

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shizumu Watanabe. It initially began serialization in Kodansha's 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 premiered in January 2026.

Premise

After his little sister is killed by an 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

The main protagonist. He originally uploaded controversial videos online in order to pay for his sister's 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.

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.

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.

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.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Shizumu Watanabe, Dead Account was initially serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from January 18 to September 6, 2023. It was later transferred to the Magazine Pocket website on October 7, 2023. Its chapters have been collected into fourteen volumes as of March 2026.

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

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on March 13, 2025. It is produced by SynergySP and directed by Keiya Saitō, with series composition handled by Mitsutaka Hirota, and music composed by Keiji Inai. The series aired from January 10, 2026 to March 28, 2026, on the IMAnimation programming block on TV Asahi and its affiliates. The opening theme song is , performed by , while the ending theme song is , performed by . Crunchyroll is streaming the series. Medialink licensed the series in Southeast Asia for streaming on Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel.

Episodes

See also

• Real Account, another manga series illustrated by Shizumu Watanabe

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