The Vermilion Mask

Last updated: 10 November 2026

About The Vermilion Mask

The Vermilion Mask adapts the manga by Dr. Poro (story) and Nabana Naba (art), serialised in Shonengahosha's Young King OURs since February 2021. The ninth collected volume is on sale in Japan. The anime is produced at 100studio, also written as One Double-O studio. Tetsuaki Watanabe, the director of Blue Lock Season 1, leads the team, with Daisuke Ohigashi on series composition, Hisashi Higashijima designing the characters and serving as chief animation director, and Alisa Okehazama composing the music. The opening theme is Firestarter by MAN WITH A MISSION and the ending theme is Koe by yutori. The series premiered on 10 October 2026 across the Yomiuri TV and Nippon TV networks on Saturday evenings, and Crunchyroll streams it worldwide, including the Indian Subcontinent. It opened to a 3.1 percent television rating in Japan's Kanto region, one of the strongest starts of the season for a new anime. The run is 24 episodes in two parts: Part 1 this fall, and Part 2 confirmed for April 2027.

The Vermilion Mask is a TV anime from 2026, first released in Fall 2026. It belongs to the Action and Fantasy genres and is listed as currently airing. The summary above is written by the AnimeYug team in our own words.

Official Trailer

▶The Vermilion Mask Second Main PV (ytv animation) · ytv animation

Story & Plot

Masks in this world are not costumes. A mask gives its wearer real power, and the finest masks, made by the legendary craftsman Gaston Roux, can give a person strength beyond imagining, or take them over completely.

Peru d'Arrest was Gaston's apprentice. One day he picked up the Mask of the Warrior God, and the mask took control of him. When Peru came back to himself, his friends and his master were dead by his hand.

There is no undoing that. What Peru can do is make sure it never happens again. Gaston's masks are scattered across the world, in the hands of collectors, soldiers and worse, so Peru sets out to find and destroy every last one. Along the way he gains companions who choose to walk with him anyway: Sonarue Maywood, a former princess of Lisblanc, and Mok Sharib, a young man who cannot take his own mask off. Every mask they chase down is a fight, and every fight brings Peru closer to the people who want Gaston's legacy for themselves.

Story Arcs & Episode Guide

The The Vermilion Mask anime is split into story sagas. Here is every saga in order, with its episodes and years.

Why Watch The Vermilion Mask

• A 3.1 percent Kanto TV rating, among the season's strongest for a new anime
• Directed by Tetsuaki Watanabe of Blue Lock Season 1
• 24 episodes across two parts, Part 2 in April 2027
• Opening theme Firestarter by MAN WITH A MISSION
• Crunchyroll streams it worldwide, including the Indian Subcontinent

Who Is It For?

The Vermilion Mask suits viewers who like dark action fantasy with a guilty hero. The fights are built around the masks and their different powers, and the story keeps asking what Peru owes the people he hurt. If you like your battle anime with real consequences, this is the fall title to catch.

Voice Actors

The Japanese voices behind the main characters of The Vermilion Mask.

• Peru d'ArrestA mask maker's apprentice hunting down his late master's masks
  Japanese voiceTaihi Kimura
• Sonarue MaywoodFormer princess of Lisblanc who joins Peru's journey
  Japanese voiceYuki Yamamoto
• Mok SharibA young man who cannot remove the Mask of Smoke
  Japanese voiceKazuki Ura
• ZentA figure Peru's group crosses on the road
  Japanese voiceJunya Enoki
• Gaston RouxThe legendary mask maker, Peru's late master
  Japanese voiceKazuhiko Inoue
• Mask of the Warrior GodThe mask that took control of Peru
  Japanese voiceAkio Otsuka
• GouonA powerful enemy standing in Peru's path
  Japanese voiceTakanori Hoshino
• HienA member of Lisblanc's Governance Guard
  Japanese voiceKenji Nojima
• LasgarlA book-loving fighter whose mask commands sound
  Japanese voiceAoi Koga
• ClownA shadowy mask collector with an unsettling smile
  Japanese voiceYuki Shin
• RinneA formidable enemy aligned with the Mask of Necromancy
  Japanese voiceAkihisa Wakayama
• Mask of NecromancyOne of Gaston's finest masks, able to command the dead
  Japanese voiceAya Endo
• MasterAn enigmatic figure who wears the Mask of Dream
  Japanese voiceYui Horie

Staff & Production

Original Work

Dr. Poro (story) and Nabana Naba (art)

Director

Tetsuaki Watanabe

Series Composition

Daisuke Ohigashi

Character Design and Chief Animation Director

Hisashi Higashijima

Music

Alisa Okehazama

Animation Studio

100studio (One Double-O)

Manga & Source Material

The Vermilion Mask adapts the manga written by Dr. Poro and drawn by Nabana Naba. It has run in Shonengahosha's seinen magazine Young King OURs since February 2021, and the eighth volume went on sale on 7 July 2026, with the ninth out since.

• Story by Dr. Poro, art by Nabana Naba
• Serialised in Young King OURs since February 2021
• Eight volumes out as of July 2026, nine on sale now
• The anime was announced at Anime Expo 2025 by Yomiuri TV
• The production spells the studio name two ways: 100studio and One Double-O studio

Series Timeline

1. February 2021

   The Vermilion Mask manga begins in Young King OURs.

2. July 2025

   The anime adaptation is announced at Anime Expo, with the main staff revealed.

3. March 2026

   A two-part run starting in October 2026 is confirmed, with a new key visual and teaser trailer.

4. 10 October 2026

   Part 1 premieres on the Yomiuri TV and Nippon TV networks and on Crunchyroll.

5. April 2027

   Part 2 begins, completing the planned 24-episode run.

Release Schedule

Premiere

10 October 2026, 5:30 p.m. JST

Broadcast

Yomiuri TV and Nippon TV networks, Saturdays

Streaming

Crunchyroll, same day, subtitles

Episodes

24 across two parts (Part 2 in April 2027)

Details as of 10 November 2026. Episode 6 airs on Saturday 14 November 2026. No English dub has been announced.

Quick Answers

News

10 November 2026

The Vermilion Mask Part 2 Confirmed for April 2027

The Vermilion Mask will continue with Part 2 in April 2027, completing its planned 24-episode run. Part 1 is airing now on Crunchyroll, and here is what has been confirmed about the second part.