An update for The Vermilion Mask TV anime adaptation reveals that the show will begin airing this year.
The Vermilion Mask is based on the manga written by Dr. Poro and drawn by Nabana Naba. The anime’s synopsis reads:
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!
The manga started serialization in Shonengahosha’s YOUNGKING Ours in 2021 and has eight volumes as of July 2025.
Staff
• Director: Tetsuaki Watanabe (Blue Lock Season 1)
• Assistant director: Gai Hasako (Demon Lord 2099 chief director)
• Series composer: Daisuke Ohigashi (Fate/strange Fake)
• Story supervisor: Nabana Naba and Dr. Poro
• Character designer and chief animation director: Hisashi Higashijima (Mashle: Magic and Muscles character designer and co-chief animation director)
• Music composer: Arisa Okehazama (Jujutsu Kaisen, The Apothecary Diaries co-music composer)
• Animation production: 100studio
Source: @vermilion_PR
