A new trailer for the TV anime adaptation of resn and Yachimoto’s Destiny Unchain Online: How I Became the Crimson Devil novel series has announced the anime’s 2027 premiere. The lead cast member, main staff members, and a new key visual for the Destiny Unchain Online anime were also revealed.
Ikumi Hasegawa stars as as Crim / Kou Mitsuki.
Kōichi Hatsumi directs the anime at studio Voil. Seiko Takagi is overseeing the series scripts, and Masashi Kudo is the character designer. Composers include Yūki Hayashi, Yūki Furuhashi, and Hayato.
resn’s original story began in May 2020 on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website before being serialized on Kadokawa’s Kakuyomu website in June 2021. Kodansha publishes the novel series in print with art by Yachimoto.
Yachimoto launched the manga adaptation of Destiny Unchain Online: How I Became the Crimson Devil in Kodansha’s Magazine Pocket app in July 2022 before being serialized on Magazine Pocket. Kodansha also published the manga in print, and K MANGA is publishing the manga in English.
K MANGA describes the story as follows:
Kou Mitsuki is a gamer with god-tier skills, known online as Crim the Headhunter. Right when he starts testing his father’s latest game, Destiny Unchain Online, and the new device developed for it, the bug-ridden system transforms him in into a vampire girl! Everything changes for Kou as he meets new friends and they take on the game… The ultimate gamer adventure awaits!
