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The Vermillion Mask Action Manga Gets Anime

posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda & Alex Mateo
BLUELOCK season 1's Tetsuaki Watanabe directs anime at 100Studio

Yomiuri TV announced at its panel at Anime Expo on Saturday that Dr.Poro and Nabana Naba's The Vermillion Mask (Shuiro no Kamen) manga is inspiring an anime adaptation. Yomiuri TV did not reveal the debut date or format for the anime. The company unveiled an English-subtitled trailer and visuals:

The Vermilion Mask anime
Image via The Vermilion Mask anime's website

Dr.Poro and Nabana Naba drew the below illustrations to celebrate the anime's announcement.

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Image courtesy of Yomiuri TV

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Image courtesy of Yomiuri TV

The staff also opened an official website and X/Twitter account in English.

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Image via Amazon
Yomiuri TV describes the anime:
At the center of the story is Peru, a young apprentice mask maker who loses control under the influence of a cursed mask, slaying both his master and comrades in a tragic outburst. Wracked with guilt, Peru sets off on a journey to destroy the legendary masks his master once crafted, crossing paths with unlikely allies and deadly foes. What unfolds is a gripping battle for redemption, as both the fate of Peru's soul and the world itself hang in the balance.

Tetsuaki Watanabe (BLUELOCK season 1) is directing the anime at 100Studio (WOW Studio). Gai Hazako is the assistant director. Daisuke Ōhigashi (Fate/strange Fake) is in charge of series composition. Hisashi Higashijima (Mashle: Magic and Muscles) is drawing the character designs. Fumiyuki Go is the sound director. Arisa Okehazama (The Apothecary Diaries) is composing the music.

Dr.Poro and Naba launched the manga in Shonengahosha's Young King Ours magazine in February 2021. Shonengahosha published the manga's seventh compiled book volume in December 2024, and will publish the eighth volume on Monday.

Orange's emaqi e-bookstore platform publishes the manga in English.

Sources: Press release, ytv panel at AX 2025 panel (Alex Mateo)


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