A new key visual, second main trailer, theme songs, and more voice cast members have been unveiled for the upcoming The Vermilion Mask TV anime series, which will debut in Japan on October 10, 2026.
The series’ latest trailer spotlights the opening theme “Firestarter” by Japanese rock band MAN WITH A MISSION and “Koe” by yutori.
An English-subtitled version of the trailer was also released.
Additionally, the six new cast members joining the series include:
- • Kenji Nojima as Hien
- • Aoi Koga as Lasgarl
- • Yuki Shin as Clown
- • Akihisa Wakayama as Rinne
- • Aya Endo as The Mask of Necromancy
- • Yui Horie as Master
© Nabana Naba,Dr.Poro,SHONENGAHOSHA/ “The Vermilion Mask” Production Committee. 
© Nabana Naba,Dr.Poro,SHONENGAHOSHA/ “The Vermilion Mask” Production Committee. 
© Nabana Naba,Dr.Poro,SHONENGAHOSHA/ “The Vermilion Mask” Production Committee. 
© Nabana Naba,Dr.Poro,SHONENGAHOSHA/ “The Vermilion Mask” Production Committee. 
© Nabana Naba,Dr.Poro,SHONENGAHOSHA/ “The Vermilion Mask” Production Committee. 
© Nabana Naba,Dr.Poro,SHONENGAHOSHA/ “The Vermilion Mask” Production Committee.
They join a voice cast that will star:
- • Taihi Kimura as Peru d’Arrest
- • Yuki Yamamoto as Sonarue Maywood
- • Kazuki Ura as Mok Sharib
- • Takanori Hoshino as Gouon
- • Wataru Komada as Totoque
- • Kazuhiko Inoue as Gaston Roux
- • Junya Enoki as Zent
- • Akio Otsuka as The Mask of the Warrior God
Tetsuaki Watanabe (Blue Lock Season 1) is directing the anime series, with Gai Hasako (Demon Lord 2099 chief director) as assistant director, Daisuke Ohigashi (Fate/strange Fake) as series composer, original manga artist and writer Nabana Naba and Dr. Poro as story supervisors, Hisashi Higashijima (Mashle: Magic and Muscles character designer and co-chief animation director) as character designer and chief animation director, and Arisa Okehazama (Jujutsu Kaisen, The Apothecary Diaries co-music composer) as music composer. 100studio is handling the animation production.
Crunchyroll will stream the anime on its service and will preview it as part of its September 2026 Anime Nights Sneak Peek theatrical event.
The anime adaptation is based on the action fantasy manga that is written by Dr. Poro and drawn by Nabana Naba. It started serialization in Shonengahosha’s YOUNGKING Ours magazine on February 27, 2021. Nine tankobon volumes have been released in Japan as of July 2026. AI localization company Orange Inc.’s emaqi website digitally releases the manga in English.
The synopsis of The Vermilion Mask is described as:
The Mask of the Warrior God, the Mask of the Spider, the Mask of the Flame Dragon, the Mask of Courage, the Vermilion Mask―
“The “masks” grant power to those who wear them.
Sometimes they unlock limitless potential―other times, they unleash unimaginable calamity.
Peru, apprentice to the legendary mask artisan Gaston Lou, loses control when possessed by the “Mask of the Warrior God.”
In his frenzied state, he accidentally kills both his companions and his master.
Crushed by despair, Peru resolves to destroy every mask crafted by his late master, now scattered across the world.
He embarks on a journey of atonement, confronting the weight of his sins.
“Calling it atonement probably makes it sound noble, but let’s be real―it’s nothing that fancy.”
Encounters with friends, clashes with formidable foes―.
The Mask Battle Fantasy Begins!
Sources: The Vermilion Mask Official X/Twitter (2), official anime website, Anime News Network
