LAM Launches DemVAMPS Anime With HIMEHINA Song VAMPY
LAM is taking on six core production roles at once, a concentration of authorial control rare for a commercial anime project, with the tie-in single arriving nearly two months after the debut music video.
Key Facts
- LAM is credited as original creator, screenwriter, director, storyboard artist, character designer, and chief animation director on DemVAMPS.
- The animated music video for VAMPY runs 90 seconds and was released on October 4, 2026.
- Saori Onishi voices Lavinia and Makoto Koichi voices Yo in DemVAMPS.
- The HIMEHINA EP VAMPY is scheduled for release on November 27, 2026 in three formats priced at 18,000 yen, 8,080 yen, and 1,700 yen.
- HEVN STAGE is handling animation production for DemVAMPS.
Reporting from 4 sources: Brave group, KAI-YOU, Denfaminicogamer, PANORA.
Illustrator LAM has announced an original short anime project titled DemVAMPS. LAM is credited as original creator, screenwriter, director, storyboard artist, character designer, and chief animation director. The cast includes Saori Onishi as the vampire girl Lavinia and Makoto Koichi as Yo, a boy who serves her. A 90-second animated music video for the song VAMPY, performed by the virtual artist unit HIMEHINA, was released on October 4, 2026. The story follows vampires gathering in Tokyo to fight over succession to a vacant throne. Animation production is handled by HEVN STAGE. The design team Rairai Kosha, headed by LAM and Kato, is participating in art direction. A separate EP also titled VAMPY is set for release on November 27, 2026, through Studio LaRa and Brave group, and collects four tracks including the title song, two new songs, and a remix. Short anime episodes will be released on an irregular update schedule.
Behind the five credits LAM holds, the project carries a broader staff. Planning and produce is Tomohiko Ishii. Koichiro Kono handles character design, direction, and animation direction, with Yusaku Uchida as director of photography, Masaki Tajiri as CG director, Miho Tanaka on color design, and Shintaro Iwasa on art. STEREOTYPE directs the video, Taichi Usuki is studio producer, and HEVN STAGE handles animation production.
The EP "VAMPY" ships in three editions. A SLEEPY SET at 18,000 yen bundles a room jacket, an ASMR voice invitation, a vampire fang toothbrush, and a random photo card. A BLOODY SET at 8,080 yen carries an acrylic stand, HIME and HINA portrait can badges, a keyholder, and four die-cut metal stickers. The regular edition is 1,700 yen. Every format includes a jacket sticker while the first production run lasts.
- VAMPY: lyrics by Gohgo, music by Hidehiro Kawai with Gohgo co-writing
- Drain Drain: lyrics and music by Amala Ura (ninelive.)
- Kimi Kimi Chuu Doku: lyrics and music by tepe (OTOIRO)
- VAMPY(Remix)
The title track premiered on stage during Day 2 of "HIMEHINA WORLD Tour 2026 GRAND FINALE 2Days" at SGC HALL ARIAKE on October 4, 2026. HIMEHINA is Hime Tanaka and Hina Suzuki, with 1.13 million YouTube subscribers and over 700 million total views. A Nippon Budokan solo show is set for July 13, 2027.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 4 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Brave group HIMEHINA、EP「VAMPY」2026年11月27日(金)に発売決定！LAM氏が原作・監督を務める新作ショートアニメプロジェクト『DemVAMPS』のタイアップ曲「VAMPY」を初披露。
- KAI-YOU イラストレーターLAM、オリジナルアニメ企画「DemVAMPS」始動 HIMEHINAも歌唱で参加
- Denfaminicogamer 人気イラストレーターLAM氏によるオリジナルアニメ企画が発表。原作・脚本・監督・キャラクター原案・総作画監督を兼任
- PANORA HIMEHINA、EP「VAMPY」11/27に発売決定 グッズ付きセットも登場、公式ECサイト「HIMEHINA MART」で予約受付中