What would you do if your mobile phone could tell you the future — and twelve strangers with the same power were trying to kill you? That is the nightmare Yukiteru Amano wakes up in, in Future Diary, the 2011 anime adaptation of Sakae Esuno’s manga Mirai Nikki. Dark, tense and famously unpredictable, it turns an ordinary schoolboy’s diary habit into a battle for survival — and for the throne of God.
Overview
Yukiteru Amano is a shy, friendless middle-schooler who would rather watch life from the sidelines, narrating it into his phone diary, than take part in it. His only companions are imaginary: Deus Ex Machina, the god of time and space, and his assistant Murumuru. But Deus is dying, and he needs a successor. So he turns the diaries of twelve people into “Future Diaries” — phones that record events before they happen, each one shaped by its owner’s personality — and sets them against each other in a survival game. The last one alive becomes the new god.
Yukiteru’s diary, the Random Diary, predicts his surroundings in fine detail. It is powerful, but useless on its own — because it cannot predict what he himself will do. That weakness is where Yuno Gasai comes in. Yuno, a classmate with a diary that tracks Yukiteru’s every move, attaches herself to him with terrifying devotion, and the line between protector and threat dissolves fast. Across 26 episodes, alliances form and collapse, diary holders hunt each other through schools, hospitals, temples and burning cities, and every revealed future changes the future itself. Future Diary is not a gentle watch — it is violent, paranoid and emotionally extreme — but it is also gripping, because at its centre is a simple question: how far would you go to stay alive, and who would you become along the way?
Quick Facts
- Title: Future Diary (The Future Diary)
- Original title: 未来日記 (Mirai Nikki)
- Premiered: October 9, 2011
- Episodes: 26 (Season 1)
- Finale: Episode 26 aired April 15, 2012
- Status: Ended
- Network: Chiba TV
- Type: Scripted
- Original language: Japanese
- Genres: Action & Adventure, Animation, Drama, Mystery
- Main voice cast: Misuzu Togashi as Yukiteru Amano, Tomosa Murata as Yuno Gasai, Minoru Shiraishi as Oji Kosaka, Akira Ishida as Aru Akise
Official Trailer
Watch the official trailer from Crunchyroll Dubs below:
Where to Watch in India
As of now, Future Diary is not currently confirmed on a legal streaming platform in India — JustWatch India lists the 2011 series as not available for streaming. We will update this guide if an official Indian streaming option appears. Until then, avoid pirated uploads and keep an eye on official platforms for a licensed release.
FAQs
What is Future Diary about?
Future Diary is a survival-game anime in which twelve people receive mobile-phone diaries that predict the future. Forced into a death game by the god of time and space, Deus Ex Machina, they must outwit and outlive each other — the last survivor inherits the god’s power.
Who is Yuno Gasai, and why is she so famous?
Yuno is Yukiteru’s classmate and fellow diary holder. Her diary tracks Yukiteru’s actions ten minutes into the future, and her obsessive devotion to him — protective one moment, terrifying the next — made her one of anime’s most iconic characters and a byword for the “yandere” archetype.
How many episodes is Future Diary, and is the story complete?
The series ran for a single season of 26 episodes, from October 2011 to April 2012, and its status is Ended. The main story reaches a conclusion within those episodes, so new viewers can watch it start to finish.
Is Future Diary available with a Hindi dub in India?
No Hindi dub has been confirmed for India. Since the series is not currently listed on a legal streaming platform in India, no official Hindi audio option has been verified either. This guide will be updated if a licensed dubbed release appears.
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