My Daemon (2023) s01e01 Episode Script

[footsteps patter]
[water splashes]
[suspenseful music plays]
[panting]
[groans]
What was that?
Anna!
[birds squawk]
[suspenseful music continues]
[boy screams]
[music fades]
[mysterious music plays]
[music fades]
[boy] One day, I spotted a grain of sand
that was glowing red in a patch of grass.
It was a daemonium particle.
ANNA'S GROWTH JOURNAL
So then I decided to take it to my house
and watch it for a while.
It grew a few millimeters every day
and it started to beat like a heart.
ORGANS DEVELOPED!
ANNA IS SO CUTE
When it reached about four inches long,
it became a four-legged daemon.
- And then it
- Wait a minute.
Kento, you disposed
of the daemon properly, right?
Nuh-uh. Hold on, she's here.
I'll show you.
- [teacher shudders]
- [Kento] See?
Her name is Anna.
Because she always
makes the sound "an-na."
- Anna?
- [children squeal]
[child 1] Yuck! What is that?
- Kento, no! Throw that thing out!
- [child 2] Ew!
[bell rings]
The infinite number of gods in nature
will never abandon us.
We'll always be saved.
Everyone, please.
Please stop and listen to my story.
We need to restore our once beautiful
earth, with our very own hands.
Go on! Damn daemon.
Daemons are totally cute.
I wonder what the heck
makes everyone hate them like that?
[boy 1] Hey, Kento!
Show us that daemon you got.
My dad said as soon as we see daemons,
we need to kill them on the spot.
They'll multiply.
You need to get rid of 'em all!
There's no way I'd kill Anna.
I I could never do that.
[nun] Stop teasing, boys.
He doesn't like it.
[boy 2] But, Sister, he has a baby daemon
and he's raising the thing!
A daemon?
Is that true?
Uh, well
Anna.
[gasps]
[nun shudders]
That's a sin!
Hand it over to me.
Right now!
Get back here!
[newscaster] Daemonium particles once
again continue to spread around the world
due to winds at the nuclear test site.
From these minute particles,
daemons are then created.
There seems to be
an aversion to daemons by humans
due to the nature of our souls.
Or perhaps it is
the aversion to these daemons
that is the actual evidence
of being human.
[woman] An aversion? But my son,
he's been taking care of a daemon.
Kento has one? Is it real?
It's his summer project.
He records everything about it at home.
He's really weird.
Well, my son's definitely an oddball,
but I suppose that's okay.
Ladies, come on.
[both women] Sorry.
Kento! You all right?
[Kento] Mom!
You must be starving by now.
[mom chuckles]
So, how did your presentation go?
It was today, right?
Everyone was so surprised.
[mom] I'm sure they were.
Anna.
[chuckles awkwardly]
Aw! You're killing me
with how cute you are.
Now that your project is over,
do you think
you should go ahead and keep her?
Or return her back to the wild?
Can I keep her?
- Uh
- [Anna squeals]
[Kento laughs]
All right, you can keep her.
Woo-hoo! Anna, we get to stay together!
[Anna] Anna!
[Kento laughs]
[Kento] Anna! [laughs]
[Anna] Anna. Anna.
[Kento giggles]
[suspenseful music plays]
They're called demon users.
I think they're hired by the city
to reduce the overabundance
of vermin daemons.
Anna.
[Kento] Look. Watch the daemons.
Do you see their collars?
They make them obey by shocking them.
[daemon shrieks]
What the hell are you doing?
Take your punishment!
[daemon shrieks]
[Anna] Anna!
- [Kento shudders]
- Anna.
[man 1] Damn! Its neck is broken.
[man 2] Its collar is broken too.
[man 1] Let's dump it here.
Just my luck.
[man 2] Let's go. We've killed
enough daemons. Our job here is done.
[tense music plays]
[Kento] Anna, here you go.
Anna?
[Kento] Don't worry. It's broken. You
don't have to worry about it shocking you.
This way, as long as you're wearing it,
they won't see you
as a stray daemon to kill.
And now
[woman on TV] Sometimes,
I watch daemon battles too.
Wow, you really love these chikuwa.
[Anna] Anna.
[Kento laughs]
Oh, man. What am I gonna have to do
to convince everyone
how stinking cute you are?
What if I became a daemon user?
Hey, did you know that some daemons
have mysterious powers?
Rumor has it that there's a daemon
in the Kyushu region who can rewind time.
The daemon can rewind the time
for a broken coffee cup
and put it back together again.
[man on TV] Cities were devastated by
a daemon stampede that hit North America.
The incident will bring negative growth
to the global economy.
[Kento] Mom, pass me the soy sauce.
[groans] My bad.
Huh?
It's gone.
- That's weird.
- [woman on TV] What daemon is your fave?
Anna, you can't jump up on the table while
we're eating just 'cause you're so cute.
Anna!
[gasps]
[gasps]
[Kento] Wait, what did you do with it?
- It's gone!
- Anna.
[gasps] It's back again.
Anna, you're gifted.
[jaunty music plays]
SODA CAN
FROG
[jaunty music continues]
FLOWERPO
SCARY OLD MAN - BIG ROCK
[Kento gasps]
- So awesome!
- An-anna!
Na!
- [Kento] Good job!
- Anna!
[Kento] You're so cool!
[sinister music plays]
Anna, yakisoba
with pickled eggplant, please.
[Anna] Anna.
Oh, wow, it's still hot.
Why are you surprised?
'Cause it's from three days ago!
I had her absorb it
right after it was cooked
and it never even cooled down.
Right after it was cooked?
There was no time lapse at all?
[gasps and laughs] I've got it!
All of these are about to expire,
so would you store them please?
That's lame, Mom.
- [doorbell rings]
- Huh?
Coming!
Oh, uh, hello, Sister.
Ms. Tachibana, I'm here because
I wanted to talk to you for just a moment.
Oh. About what?
Your family has a daemon.
Isn't that right?
With four legs
and eyes all around its body.
[mom] Oh dear.
Daemons are sinful creatures.
To own them as pets is blasphemous.
Give it to me.
I will get rid of it on your behalf.
Yes, well,
she's surprisingly useful, Sister.
She has storage ability.
She can store food
for several days without it spoiling.
You ought to be ashamed!
I know the truth.
Your son is infected
by a daemonium particle, isn't he?
I'm sorry that he won't be able
to live for very long,
but it must a punishment from the gods!
Leave us alone!
[nun] Wait!
[cries]
[somber music plays]
[doctor] Because of the position, it's not
possible to remove it with surgery.
That can't be right.
I always made him wear a mask.
[doctor] It all depends on luck.
The daemonium particle will likely grow,
and after that,
it will hatch at some point.
At that time, your son
[mom] But there are cases
where it doesn't develop, right?
[doctor] I'm sorry to say this,
but the possibility of your son
living to adulthood is very low.
But I
I'm sure
I'm sure he'll live.
He has to survive.
Operator. Please hold.
I'm transferring you now. Operator
Hello. I'd like to report
that there's a family with a daemon,
even though they are not daemon users.
Can you remedy the situation?
What is the type of daemon?
Four legs for certain.
Eyes on its body.
And I think she said
that it has some sort of storage ability.
[operator] So it's got
storage ability, huh?
And what exactly was the damage?
Not yet?
HAZARD LEVEL UNKNOWN
I see. Then can you tell us
the family's address?
Thank you for the information.
Huh? What's this?
[beeping]
[man] Yes, I got it. What's its location?
Tokyo, in the eastern area.
Dispatch the capture squad now.
Aren't they in Japan?
I see.
Capture the daemon.
Dead or alive.
[sinister music plays]
[music fades]
[man 1] What is that?
Something's grabbing my leg! [moans]
- [man 2] This is my wallet, isn't it?
- [man 1 moans]
Casper, why don't you
lift this fellow a little higher.
[man 1 yells]
[Casper] Casper.
Who told you that you could
deactivate your invisibility?
[man 1 groans]
- [policeman] Are you all right?
- [Casper] Ca ca
He heard his screams.
Casper, make me invisible.
- [Casper] Casper.
- [man 1 groans]
Aw, what a cute daemon.
I wish I could have it as my own.
I'd eat yakisoba
and just watch it all day long.
Anna!
Oh! But of course.
You're a lot cuter than this guy.
Let me tell ya,
there's a hundred cute things about you.
First of all, your eyes
- [Kento gasps]
- Anna!
[boy 1] You've got the creepy one
with you again.
Leave the creature right there.
I need a target.
I won't. She's my friend, okay?
- I'll never give her to you guys.
- Na-na!
[boys laugh]
That's 'cause he doesn't have
any human friends.
Of all the creatures, I can't believe
that you're friends with a daemon.
I don't need any human friends.
- [boy 2] What?
- I said I don't need any friends but Anna!
- [metal clangs]
- What was that?
[metal clangs]
[engine revs]
[Anna] Anna!
[boys yell]
[Kento coughs]
What happened?
That truck just showed up out of nowhere.
[man 1] Damn it!
I wanted to kill you like a gangster
with this truck.
You noticed me at the very last second.
Who are you? Are you
[man 1] A bounty hunter.
[boys whimper]
Hand over the daemon, you stupid kid.
[Anna growls]
[man 2] Hey! Are you guys all right?
- [man 3] Anyone get hurt?
- [man 2] It's horrible.
[woman] Look at the truck!
[screaming]
- Chase 'em, Casper.
- [Casper] Caspeeeer.
[sirens wail]
[mom] Was there an accident?
A truck crashed into the park
next to children.
[gasps] Kento!
Hey! Can someone
serve this dish right now?
[dramatic music plays]
[groans]
Anna!
Anna!
- [Kento whimpers]
- [Anna gasps]
[bounty hunter laughs]
[suspenseful music plays]
[Kento panting]
Why are you just standing there?
Go get 'em!
[Anna] Anna!
[Kento groans]
[suspenseful music continues]
[Kento strains]
Anna!
[bounty hunter groans]
Damn it! What was that?
[suspenseful music continues]
[music fades]
- [indistinct chatter]
- [mom panting]
Wait. They're Kento's classmates.
- [officer] There was a boy with a daemon?
- Yes, they were here a minute ago.
It was a little boy and a man.
They went in that direction.
The man seemed to be chasing the boy.
[Casper] Casper.
- [bounty hunter snarls]
- [Casper purrs]
I'm gonna kill 'em for sure now.
[Casper] Cas-per.
[bounty hunter] Hey, Casper,
you should be careful, dude.
[nun whimpers]
[nun] Is that hideous-looking daemon
the one that you are using?
What? You got a problem with that?
You're a daemon user, aren't you?
That's a despicable profession.
Ugh, it makes me nauseous,
considering the fact that you don't make
a living without help from these monsters.
You can't hold down a decent job.
You're the lowest of the low!
Sister, your revealing outfit
is just as inappropriate as what I do.
Hm? What's wrong? What?
Huh? W-When did I
[nun screams]
What happened to my face?!
[nun screams]
The guy is a daemon user,
and the daemon he has
can make anything
he touches with his tentacles invisible.
But the daemon was beautiful,
like a sweet jellied bean paste.
Wouldn't you agree?
Anna.
Although, he said he's a bounty hunter.
- So why would he be targeting you?
- Anna.
Should I report this to the police?
Oh, but there aren't any laws
that protect daemons.
- Anna!
- Huh?
[suspenseful music plays]
- [Casper growls softly]
- [people scream]
[Casper] Casper.
[laughs]
Make everything invisible,
so wherever that kid
is hiding around here,
we'll be sure to see him!
[Casper] Casper!
Whoa, what's happening now?
I found you, kid. You were right there.
Damn! Let's go!
[suspenseful music plays]
[bounty hunter] Looks like
you've come to a dead end.
[suspenseful music continues]
I won't give you Anna!
Then I'll just take her.
Casper, make me invisible.
[Casper] Casper.
[groans]
[Kento groans]
- Anna!
- [Kento coughs]
[Kento gasps]
HOUSE PAIN
PURPLE
- How about this?
- [bounty hunter sputters] Screw you!
These clothes are expensive!
[dramatic music plays]
[Kento strains]
[metal hums]
[Anna yells]
- [Anna] Anna.
- Anna!
[suspenseful music plays]
[Kento groans]
[Kento grunts]
Huh? Where'd she go now?
[Anna] Anna!
[groans]
[bounty hunter yells]
Shit! Casper!
[Casper] Casper!
[suspenseful music continues]
[bounty hunter] Damn it! Shit!
Little son of a bitch. [yells]
- [bounty hunter grunts]
- [Anna yelps]
[bounty hunter grunts]
[bounty hunter] Casper,
turn off invisibility.
Anna,
run!
[Anna grunts]
Uh, what the hell? She's not gonna run
despite her master's order?
All right, I'll finish you with this!
[metal hums]
[Anna screams]
[grunts] Give it back!
[Anna] Anna!
[bounty hunter groans]
[Casper groans softly]
Let me take your collar off.
- [Casper] Casper?
- I-It's okay.
You should get outta here.
Without this, you'll be recognized
as just a stray daemon.
So you should escape. If you stay here,
they might get rid of you.
- Okay?
- [Casper] Per, per.
[Kento] All right, you're free now.
- [Casper] Per?
- [mom] Kento?!
[Kento] Mom!
[gasps]
Kento!
[Kento] What are you doing here?
I've been looking for you.
I was so worried!
You were there at the truck accident,
weren't you? Are you hurt? [gasps]
Oh no! We've got to call an ambulance.
[Kento] But first, call the police.
That guy over there attacked me.
He attacked you? Why?
[tense music plays]
[Kento] Watch out!
Uh Uh
Huh? Are you okay?
Hey, Kento, are you okay?
[Kento] Yeah.
Oh, what a relief.
[tense music plays]
[bounty hunter growls and coughs]
[bounty hunter] Casper.
Huh? Hey, what are you doing?
You and I are a team.
[Casper] Casper!
Wait! Stop!
[gasps] Mom! Mom, no!
[Kento whimpers]
[somber music plays]
[Kento] Mom!
[clock ticks]
[Kento cries]
[Kento sobs]
[ticking continues]
Huh?
[ticking continues]
[ticking stops]
[bell rings]
GET OUT OF HERE
MONSTER - FILTHY BEAS
[intriguing music plays]
Hey, kid. There's nothing down this road.
Where are you going?
[Kento] The Kyushu region.
Kyushu? That's so far.
If I walk in this direction for a while,
I can get there, right?
I've gotta get to Kyushu.
[driver] Why?
Because
Anna, can you please store my mom?
You can't store a living thing,
but you can preserve my current mom.
I heard a rumor
about a daemon from the Kyushu area.
It has the ability to rewind time.
We should take my mom there
and find that daemon.
If the rumor's true,
then maybe we can revive her!
Please, Anna!
[intriguing music plays]
Na.
Anyway, it's dangerous out there.
A kid like you ought to go home.
Understand?
[intriguing music continues]
- Let's go.
- Anna!
[music fades]
[mysterious music plays]
[music fades]