The Destiny Unchain Online TV anime is set to air in 2027, with Ikumi Hasegawa voicing protagonist Crim (Kurenai Mitsuki) and Koichi Hatsumi directing. A teaser visual, teaser PV, and official website are open following the October 30, 2026 announcement.
The Destiny Unchain Online anime went from an unstaffed announcement to a dated production with a full main team in under three months. The adaptation was announced on Friday, August 6, 2026, alongside the anime's official X/Twitter account and a commemorative illustration by artist Yachimoto. That announcement landed the same day as the manga's 13th compiled volume, putting the news next to an ongoing source material release.
The October 30, 2026 announcement filled in the production. Koichi Hatsumi directs, Seiko Takagi writes the series composition, Masashi Kudo handles character design, and Yuki Hayashi composes the music. Ikumi Hasegawa voices protagonist Crim (Kurenai Mitsuki), and the role was named with the staff rather than held for a later cast reveal. The broadcast is set for 2027. A teaser visual, a teaser PV, and an open official website went out with the announcement.
The source material has a long tail. resn's story began as a web novel on Shosetsuka ni Naro in May 2020, was later removed, and resumed serialization on Kadokawa's Kakuyomu in June 2021. Kodansha released the first print volume in November 2022, and the third volume shipped on May 29. Yachimoto launched the manga adaptation in Kodansha's Magazine Pocket app in July 2022. The manga runs on Kodansha's Magapoke app, with art and character drafts by Yachimoto and original story by resn, and the English version is published through Kodansha's K MANGA service.
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Oct 30
The TV anime adaptation of Destiny Unchain Online will air in 2027, with Ikumi Hasegawa voicing protagonist Crim (Kurenai Mitsuki). Koichi Hatsumi directs, Masashi Kudo handles character design, Yuki Hayashi composes the music, and Seiko Takagi writes the series composition. The announcement on October 30 came with a teaser visual, a teaser PV, and an open official website. The manga runs on Kodansha's Magapoke app, with art and character drafts by Yachimoto and original story by resn.
Aug 6
Destiny Unchain Online, the light novel and manga series by author resn and artist Yachimoto, is getting a television anime adaptation. The announcement came on Friday, August 6, 2026, alongside the launch of the anime's official X/Twitter account and a commemorative illustration drawn by Yachimoto. The story follows Kou Mitsuki, a middle school gamer known online as Crim the Headhunter, who tests a full-dive VR game developed by his father. A series of bugs traps him inside the game for three months and transforms him into a vampire girl, stranded in a remote forest at the start of the game. The series began as a web novel on Shōsetsuka ni Narō in May 2020, was later removed, and resumed serialization on Kadokawa's Kakuyomu in June 2021. Kodansha released the first print volume in November 2022, and the third volume shipped on May 29. Yachimoto launched the manga adaptation in Kodansha's Magazine Pocket app in July 2022, and the manga's 13th compiled volume released on Friday. The English version is published by Kodansha's K MANGA service.