Winter Anime “Dead Account” Episode 1 Synopsis and Screenshots Released
Get ready for some digital ghostbusting! From the upcoming winter anime “Dead Account”, the synopsis and a batch of advance screenshots for the very first episode have dropped. The episode, titled “Sono Otoko, Enjou-kei” (which can be translated as “That Man, the Flaming Type”), is scheduled to begin its broadcast run on January 10, 2026 (Saturday).
Winter anime “Dead Account” key visual.
What’s “Dead Account” All About?
Based on the manga by Watanabe Shizuka serialized in Kodansha’s Magazine Pocket, “Dead Account” is a modern exorcism battle action series all about burning, smacking, and purging. The story kicks off when the online accounts of the deceased who can’t let go—called Dead Accounts—eventually come back to haunt the real world as digital ghosts, known as “bakeaka” (a pun on “ghost account”).
Our protagonist, Enjou Souri, has been grinding as a flame-bait streamer under the handle “Ajaringo” to pay for his sister Hiri‘s medical treatment. His life takes a wild turn when a certain incident awakens his latent electric powers, leading him to be whisked away to the rumor-shrouded Miden Gakuen (Miden Academy). This isn’t your ordinary school; it’s an institution training a new generation of mediums to exorcise ghosts that have gone digital with the internet age. Talk about a specialized education!
The TV anime adaptation is being directed by Saitou Keiya, with animation production handled by SynergySP.
Episode 1 “Sono Otoko, Enjou-kei” Synopsis
The story dives right into Enjou Souri’s hectic life. He’s been livestreaming as the provocative “Ajaringo” to fund his sister Hiri’s treatment. Finally having saved up enough, Enjou now spends his days simply looking forward to exchanging messages with Hiri, who is staying far away. But this quiet hope is shattered one night when a mysterious man appears and coldly informs him: “Your sister died a month ago.” If that’s true… then who has been sending him messages until just yesterday?
Advance scene cut from “Dead Account” Episode 1.
Advance scene cut from “Dead Account” Episode 1.
In the very next moment, the impossible happens. Hiri, who should be dead, materializes right from the smartphone in front of him. She has become one of the dreaded “bakeaka”. Helpless, Enjou can only watch.
Advance scene cut from “Dead Account” Episode 1.
Then, as if answering his desperate wish to save her, fierce blue flames erupt from Enjou’s own phone. The battle against the digital dead is about to begin!
Advance scene cut from “Dead Account” Episode 1.
Broadcast Information
The first episode of the winter anime “Dead Account”, “Sono Otoko, Enjou-kei”, will begin airing on January 10, 2026 (Saturday) at 11:30 PM via the TV Asahi network’s nationwide 24-station “IMAnimation” programming block.
Staff & Cast
Here’s the talented team and voice cast bringing this digital exorcism tale to life.
Staff
| Original Work | Watanabe Shizuka’s “Dead Account” (Kodansha’s “Magazine Pocket” serialization) |
| Director | Saitou Keiya |
| Series Composition | Hirota Kouki |
| Art Director | Fujii Hoshina, Yamane Saho (Kusanagi) |
| Director of Photography | Serizawa Haruka (Asahi Production) |
| Color Design | Ano Eitarou |
| Editing | Ueno Yuusuke (Yanagi Henshuushitsu) |
| Sound Director | Naya Ryousuke |
| Music | Inai Keiji |
| Music Production | Nippon Columbia |
| Animation Production | SynergySP |
| OP Theme | “Dead End” by Igarashi Haru |
| ED Theme | “Raise wa Dou se” by Kaneko Miyu |
Cast
| Enjou Souri | CV: Okamoto Nobuhiko |
| Karyuu Katsu | CV: Uchiyama Kouki |
| Urushigawa Kiei | CV: Fairouz Ai |
| Hasumi Renri | CV: Hanae Natsuki |
| Haishima Hiyori | CV: Machico |
| Edamoto Naruhiko | CV: Suzuki Ryouta |
| Azaki Yo maru | CV: Satou Takuya |
| Eigi Doro | CV: Imai Fumiya |
| Wagari Minoru | CV: Satou Gen |
| Kusaba Eruru | CV: Uchida Maaya |
| Oowada Ikko | CV: Kumagai Kentarou |
| Namekawa Kiri | CV: Miyazaki Masaya |
| Aka Tomo | CV: Fukuyama Jun |
© Watanabe Shizuka, Kodansha / “Dead Account” Production Committee
Source: Article by Nakase Koutarou
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