A young man is determined to destroy his old master’s masks before more tragedies occur in the action-packed anime adaptation of Dr. Poro and Nabana Naba’s The Vermilion Mask manga series! Final Weapon has everything you need to know about The Vermilion Mask, including the weekly schedule, release dates and timing for new episodes, and much more about the new anime.
The story of The Vermilion Mask focuses on Peru, the pupil of legendary mask Maker Gaston Roux. Peru’s life was largely unremarkable until given the opportunity to wear the Mask of the Warrior God. This turned out to be a grave mistake, as Peru unintentionally kills his friends and Gaston. In order to prevent more tragedies from occurring, Peru sets out to destroy those masks. However, powerful foes have those masks in their possession.
The Vermilion Mask Release Dates, Exact Premiere Time and Schedule
New episodes of The Vermilion Mask will release on Saturdays at 2:30 a.m. PT / 5:30 a.m. ET on Crunchyroll. Episodes will be released with English subs. The Vermilion Mask will feature 24 episodes across two cours in total.
Here are the release dates and schedule for The Vermilion Mask (subject to change):
- First Cour
- Episode 1 – October 10 – OUT NOW
- Episode 2 – October 17
- Episode 3 – October 24
- Episode 4 – October 31
- Episode 5 – November 7
- Episode 6 – November 14
- Episode 7 – November 21
- Episode 8 – November 28
- Episode 9 – December 5
- Episode 10 – December 12
- Episode 11 – December 19
- Episode 12 – December 26
- Second Cour – April 2027
- Episode 13 – TBA
New episodes of The Vermilion Mask will premiere at the following times (subject to change):
- Pacific Daylight Time: 2:30 a.m. PDT
- Mountain Daylight Time: 3:30 a.m. MDT
- Central Daylight Time: 4:30 a.m. CDT
- Eastern Daylight Time: 5:30 a.m. EDT
- Greenwich Mean Time: 9:30 a.m. GMT
OP/ED, Cast and Staff
MAN WITH A MISSION described “Firestarter” as “a powerful song, one that could give a push to the adventure of these young people who have been saddled with such a cruel fate.”
yutori said, “You can’t erase the past, but the act of carrying it and still trying to move forward is surely something that overlaps with our own everyday lives.” Set to Kotoko Sato’s fierce yet fragile vocals, the ending video brings home the “feelings Peru and the others cannot give voice to.”
The Vermilion Mask premieres on October 10 with a two-cour run, and Crunchyroll will stream the anime.
MAN WITH A MISSION performs the opening theme song “Firestarter,” and yutori performs the ending theme song “Koe.”
The new cast members 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
The main cast of The Vermilion Mask includes:
- Taihi Kimura as Peru d’Arrest
- Yuuki Yamamoto as Sonarue Maywood
- Kazuki Ura as Mok Sharib
- Takanori Hoshino as Gouon
- Wataru Komada as Totoque
- Junya Enoki as Zent
- Kazuhiko Inoue as Gaston
- Akio Otsuka as Mask of the Warrior God
Tetsuaki Watanabe directs The Vermilion Mask at anime studio 100Studio (WOW Studio). Gai Hazako is the assistant director, Daisuke Ōhigashi is in charge of series composition, and Hisashi Higashijima is the character designer. Fumiyuki Go is the sound director, and Arisa Okehazama is the music composer.
Where Can I Watch The Vermilion Mask?
Crunchyroll is streaming The Vermilion Mask in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS and Indian Subcontinent. In Japan, the anime will air on the Yomiuri TV and NTV channels alongside various streaming services, including ABEMA, DMM TV, and Hulu.
What is The Vermilion Mask About?
Dr. Poro and Nabana Naba launched the manga series in Shonengahosha’s Young King Ours magazine in February 2021. Shonengahosha publishes the manga in print. Orange’s emaqi e-bookstore platform publishes The Vermilion Mask in English, and volumes 1-9 of the original manga are now on sale.
Here’s an overview of the anime series:
“The Mask” gives power to anyone who wears it. At times, that means endless possibility, or unimaginable tragedy…
Peru, pupil of the legendary mask maker Gaston Roux, becomes controlled by the “Mask of the Warrior God,” and unintentionally kills his friends, and even his own master.
In order to prevent this type of tragedy from reoccurring, Peru swears to destroy all of Gaston’s masks that are spread around the world. Confronting the sins that he has committed, he embarks on his voyage. Meeting new friends, then confronting powerful foes. The boy continues on. Until the day he can atone for his sins against his master.
Resist.
Your enemies.
Your fate.
Your regrets.
