The Vermilion Mask Posts Creditless Opening and Ending Videos After Premiere
The creditless videos arrive as the series moves into its second episode on October 17, when the story turns on Peru losing the ability to make masks after stopping Sona's rampage.
Key Facts
- The Vermilion Mask premiered on October 10, 2026, and released creditless opening and ending videos afterward.
- MAN WITH A MISSION performs the opening theme "Firestarter" and yutori performs the ending theme "Koe."
- Episode 2, titled "The Mask of the Warrior God," streams on Crunchyroll on Saturday, October 17, 2026.
- The Vermilion Mask is a two-part series with the first cour running in Fall 2026.
- Tetsuaki Watanabe directs The Vermilion Mask with One Double-O studio handling animation production, and Crunchyroll streams the anime.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime Corner, OtakuKart Anime.
The Vermilion Mask released creditless versions of its opening and ending videos after the anime premiered on October 10, 2026. The opening uses MAN WITH A MISSION's "Firestarter," and yutori performs the ending theme "Koe." MAN WITH A MISSION described "Firestarter" as a powerful song meant to push the adventure of young people saddled with a cruel fate. yutori said the act of carrying an unerasable past while trying to move forward overlaps with the band's own everyday lives. The anime is a two-part series, with the first cour running in Fall 2026. Tetsuaki Watanabe directs, One Double-O studio handles animation production, Daisuke Ohigashi oversees series composition, Hisashi Higashijima is character designer and chief animation director, and Alisa Okehazama composes the music. Original creators Dr. Poro and Nabana Naba supervise the story. Crunchyroll streams the anime, which adapts the manga by Dr. Poro and Nabana Naba running in Young King OURs from Shonengahosha.
The series lists Gai Hazako as assistant director and Akio Otsuka as the voice of the Mask of the Warrior God. Taihi Kimura plays Peru d'Arrest, Yuuki Yamamoto plays Sona, and the supporting cast includes Kazuki Ura as Mok Sharib, Takanori Hoshino as Gouon, Wataru Komada as Totoque, Junya Enoki as Zent, and Kazuhiko Inoue as Gaston. Kimura also voices Chihiro Rokuhira in the upcoming KAGURABACHI anime.
Episode 2, titled "The Mask of the Warrior God," streams on Crunchyroll on October 17, 2026. Peru uses the power of another mask to stop Sona's rampage, and the fight leaves him unable to continue making masks. He still intends to destroy the masks made by his former master, Gaston Roux. Sona, who met Peru while hiding her identity as the princess of Lisblanc, struggles with guilt over what happened and worries about his future.
Manga creator Nabana Naba drew a "Now Airing" illustration marking the premiere. Volumes 1 through 9 of the manga are available. The anime is credited to Nabana Naba, Dr. Poro, Shonengahosha, and The Vermilion Mask Production Committee.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.