MAN WITH A MISSION performs the opening theme Firestarter for the anime adaptation of The Vermilion Mask. The song was revealed with the series' second main trailer ahead of the October 10, 2026 premiere.
MAN WITH A MISSION is attached to The Vermilion Mask, the anime adaptation of Dr.Poro and Nabana Naba's manga. The band performs the opening theme Firestarter, announced together with yutori's ending theme Koe and a second main trailer for the series.
Both theme songs arrived in the last stretch before broadcast. The series premieres October 10, 2026 on Yomiuri TV and Nippon TV's Saturday 5:30 p.m. slot, excluding some regions, and Crunchyroll streams it as it airs. Crunchyroll also screens it in U.S. theaters on September 21, nine days before the broadcast debut.
The same announcement carried six cast additions: Kenji Nojima as Hien, Aoi Koga as Lasgul, Yuki Shin as Clown, Akihisa Wakayama as Rinne, Aya Endo as the Death Spirit Mask, and Yui Horie as Master. Taihi Kimura leads as Peru d'Arrest. Tetsuaki Watanabe directs at 100Studio, with Daisuke Ohigashi on series composition, Hisashi Higashijima on character designs, and Arisa Okehazama composing music. The anime runs two cours.
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Shuiro no Kamen begins broadcasting on October 10, 2026 on Yomiuri TV and Nippon TV's Saturday 5:30 p.m. slot, excluding some regions. MAN WITH A MISSION performs the opening theme Firestarter and yutori the ending theme Koe. Six cast additions were announced: Kenji Nojima as Hien, Aoi Koga as Lasgul, Yuki Shin as Clown, Akihisa Wakayama as Rinne, Aya Endo as the Death Spirit Mask, and Yui Horie as Master.
The anime adaptation of Dr.Poro and Nabana Naba's The Vermilion Mask manga will premiere on October 10, with Crunchyroll streaming the series as it airs and screening it early in U.S. theaters on September 21. A second main trailer previews the opening theme "Firestarter" by MAN WITH A MISSION and the ending theme "Koe" by yutori. Six cast members were added: Kenji Nojima as Hien, Aoi Koga as Lasgarl, Yuki Shin as Clown, Akihisa Wakayama as Rinne, Aya Endo as The Mask of Necromancy, and Yui Horie as Master. Taihi Kimura leads as Peru d'Arrest. The anime runs two cours. Tetsuaki Watanabe directs at 100Studio, with Daisuke Ohigashi on series composition, Hisashi Higashijima on character designs, and Arisa Okehazama composing music. The manga launched in Shonengahosha's Young King Ours in February 2021, and Orange's emaqi publishes it in English.