Shinigami-kun: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Shinigami-kun, also known as Shinigami-kun #413, is a rookie grim reaper whose job is to inform people of their impending death and to bring their souls to the spirit world upon their death. He appears with his signature phrase "Congratulations! I'm here to call on you." However, because he is nee to the reaper job, he has a tendency to make biased decisions toward the human side, breaking the rule of his world and causing him to get reprimanded by his superior.

Series details

• Title: Shinigami-kun
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 2014-04-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-06-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Asahi
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 41128
• IMDb ID: tt3538674
• TVDB ID: 279341

Cast and credited roles

• Satoshi Ohno — Shinigami-kun
• Mirei Kiritani — Shinigami Kun's surveillant
• Masaki Suda — Akuma

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-04-18; final listed air date 2014-06-20; episode order: 9.

Source and licence

Adapted from Shinigami-kun on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.