HYBE Expands Dark Moon Franchise With Werewolf-Centric Project The Witch of Yerasah
The Witch of Yerasah marks a narrative pivot for the Dark Moon franchise, centering a werewolf-only cast and a prequel timeline, while expanding its multimedia footprint through a K-pop tie-in.
Reporting from 1 sources: Anime News Network.
HYBE announced a new Dark Moon installment, DARK MOON: The Witch of Yerasah, the first in the series to focus solely on werewolves. The multimedia project includes a web novel, animated music videos, video content, and visual artwork, and is produced in collaboration with K-pop group &TEAM. The web novel launched May 20.
HYBE is shifting the focus of its Dark Moon story universe. The new installment, DARK MOON: The Witch of Yerasah, is the first entry to center entirely on werewolf characters, leaving behind the vampire-werewolf mix of earlier works. The project is a large-scale multimedia rollout in collaboration with K-pop group &TEAM, spanning a web novel, animated music videos, weekly video content, and visual artwork. The web novel launched May 20 on platforms including Naver Series in Korea and Japanese e-book services such as Cmoa and Line Manga. It acts as a prequel to Dark Moon: The Blood Altar and a follow-up to Dark Moon: The Grey City, set in the fictional kingdom of Aman during the 2010s. HYBE said AI tools were used selectively for motion implementation in the animation, but that story, direction, and artwork remained human-driven.
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- Anime News Network HYBE Expands Dark Moon Franchise With Werewolf-Centric Multimedia Project