Demons' Crest Anime Reveals Teaser Trailer, 2026 Premiere Date

The anime adaptation of Demons' Crest light novels by Reki Kawahara (Sword Art Online) announced a 2026 release date. Production I.G is animating the adaptation with Shinji Ushiro as the chief director and Kenichiro Komaya as the director. The official teaser trailer lists the title as Devils' Crest:

The staff also includes Eiji Umehara on the series composition, Yukiko Horiguchi as the character designer, and Yuki Hayashi and Naoyuki Chikatani as music composers.

Yuma Ashihara: Haruka Shiraishi will be voicing Yuma Ashihara, with Konomi Inagaki as Sawa Ashihara. The Demons' Crest anime was announced on December 1, 2025.

The Demons' Crest light novel series began serialization in 2022 under the Dengeki Bunko imprint. It features art by Yukiko Horiguchi. Yen Press licensed it in English and describes the plot as follows:

Sixth-grader Yuuma Ashihara and his twin sister, Sawa, are playing Actual Magic , a brand-new virtual reality MMORPG, when it suddenly begins fusing with the real world. Amid all the chaos and confusion, it becomes clear that death is lurking around every corner, including when Yuuma runs into his classmate Sumika. Before, she was one of the cutest girls in his class, but she’s since undergone a terrible metamorphosis—into one of the game’s horrifying monsters! From the author of Sword Art Online and Accel World comes a story beyond VR and AR, where gaming and reality are one and the same…and staying alive is just the beginning!

The light novel also has a web manga adaptation with story by Reki Kawahara and Koroku Takano, and art by TOmoe.

Source: Official Website
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