Book Series

Digital Devil Story

by Aya Nishitani · first published 1986

Digital Devil Story is a series of science fiction novels written by Aya Nishitani, illustrated by Hiroyuki Kitazume, and published by Tokuma Shoten's Animage Bunko imprint. Originating as a short story in December 1985, the series is split into two parts; the original Digital Devil Story trilogy (1986-1988), and the six volume sequel New Digital Devil Story (1990-1993). The stories depict different high school students, reincarnations of Japanese Shinto deities, as the world is attacked by rival demonic and divine factions summoned through computer technology. Nishitani created the premise of Digital Devil Story while working on electronic systems at Toshiba.

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