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Dark Moon: The Blood Altar TV Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, January 2026 Debut in Video
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The Aniplex Online Fest event on Saturday revealed the main cast, main staff, January 2026 debut, key visual, and trailer for the television anime adaptation of HYBE and ENHYPEN's Dark Moon: The Blood Altar webtoon.
The anime will star:
- Kikunosuke Toya as Heli
- Shugo Nakamura as Jino
- Shunichi Toki as Shion
- Chiaki Kobayashi as Noa
- Hiroto Shimizu as Jaan
- Jin Ogasawara as Solon
- Yūto Uemura as Jukah
- Fūka Izumi as Sooha
Shōko Shiga is directing the anime at TROYCA. Tōko Machida is overseeing the series scripts, Masami Inomata is designing the characters, and Naoki "naotyu-" Chiba is composing the music. Takatoshi Hamano is directing the sound.
Yen Press has licensed the series, and it describes the story:
Mixing urban fantasy and teen romance, the story follows the confrontation, confusion, and chemistry between a group of vampires, a pack of werewolves, and a mysterious girl with a secret. The tale of DARK MOON is told in the form of a series of stories, starting with DARK MOON: THE BLOOD ALTAR. Combining a heroine with incredible abilities, youthful friendships, and a powerful secret, DARK MOON: THE BLOOD ALTAR brings new levity and energy to teen romance.
The webtoon features the members of the South Korean group ENHYPEN.
Crunchyroll will stream the anime in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS.
The webtoon launched in English in January 2022 and ended with the 71st chapter in October 2023. Ize Press will release HYBE's original novel in English in print on December 2.
Source: Aniplex Online Fest livestream
