# Dream Eater Merry (2011)

> A dreamwalking teen teams up with a dream demon trying to find her way home, mixing supernatural action with slapstick and tragedy.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/35536

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 13
- Episode runtime: 24 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, comedy, action, fantasy
- Created by: Ushiki Yoshitaka
- Network: TOKYO MX, Chiba TV, Teletama, MBS, TBS, AT-X, BS-TBS, CBC
- Cast: Ayane Sakura, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Ai Kayano, Tomoko Akiya, Aya Endo, Jouji Nakata, Sayuri Yahagi
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2119364/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Tone: slapstick, melancholic, tragic, playful, action-packed

## What critics say

Audiences rate the anime negatively, with a modest audience score and few critical signals beyond its dream-based premise.

## Synopsis

Dream Eater Merry (2011) is a Japanese anime series created by Ushiki Yoshitaka and produced by J.C.STAFF, airing across TOKYO MX and other Japanese networks in a single thirteen-episode season. Yumeji Fujiwara (Nobuhiko Okamoto) can see the dreams of the people around him, and when he meets Merry Nightmare (Ayane Sakura), a dream demon trying to return to her own world, he decides to help her. The engine of the show is their shared search for a way back through the dream realm, with each episode built around a new dreamer, a new nightmare to confront, and the martial arts and swordplay battles that come with it. The series is a supernatural action comedy with slapstick humor sitting alongside a streak of tragedy and coming-of-age uncertainty. Its tone shifts between goofy and melancholic, and its themes of identity, loneliness, and the cost of intruding on other people's inner lives give it more weight than its premise suggests. A contemporary Japanese setting frames the dream encounters. Fans of Yu Yu Hakusho and Bleach will find a familiar mix of demon-hunting action and youthful heart, while viewers who enjoy Paranoia Agent's dream-world unease may appreciate its darker moments.

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