Image: resn und Yachimoto/Kodansha
AMBot | 08/06/2026 | Reading Time: 3 Min.
"Destiny Unchain Online: Kyuuketsuki Shoujo to natte, yagate 'Aka no Maou' to yobareru you ni narimashita" (roughly in German: "Destiny Unchain Online: After I became a vampire girl, I was eventually called the Red Demon King") is getting a TV anime adaptation. The production announced the adaptation on August 6, 2026, and simultaneously opened the anime's official X account, which already shows the series' new logo. When the anime will start, which studio will produce it, and who will voice the roles are not yet known.
The story comes from author resn and was adapted into a manga by Yachimoto. It follows middle school student Kou Mitsuki, a player with outstanding abilities, known in the online scene under the nickname "Crim the Headhunter." At the request of his father, the developer of the full-dive VR game "Destiny Unchain Online," Kou participates in a test run. But the game is riddled with bugs from the start: instead of a regulated test, he suddenly finds himself stuck as a vampire girl in a remote forest region, unable to log out, and is bound to the game world for three months. The failed test run eventually becomes an adventure in which the protagonist earns the epithet "Red Demon King."
Originally, resn's story appeared as a web novel on the platform Shousetsuka ni Narou and later moved to Kakuyomu. As a light novel, the series has been published since 2022 under the K Ranobe Books label by Kodansha; the manga adaptation by Yachimoto continues in the publisher's manga app Magapoke. The 13th compiled volume of the manga was released on August 7, 2026 – just one day after the announcement of the anime adaptation.
To celebrate the adaptation, Yachimoto released a specially made congratulatory illustration. Author resn expressed his gratitude to those involved and emphasized that the series would not have reached this point without the work of Yachimoto, who is responsible for both the manga adaptation and the illustrations, as well as the efforts of many other contributors and the support of the readers. He hopes that the announcement of the adaptation will bring new attention to the series.
The story comes from author resn and was adapted into a manga by Yachimoto. It follows middle school student Kou Mitsuki, a player with outstanding abilities, known in the online scene under the nickname "Crim the Headhunter." At the request of his father, the developer of the full-dive VR game "Destiny Unchain Online," Kou participates in a test run. But the game is riddled with bugs from the start: instead of a regulated test, he suddenly finds himself stuck as a vampire girl in a remote forest region, unable to log out, and is bound to the game world for three months. The failed test run eventually becomes an adventure in which the protagonist earns the epithet "Red Demon King."
Originally, resn's story appeared as a web novel on the platform Shousetsuka ni Narou and later moved to Kakuyomu. As a light novel, the series has been published since 2022 under the K Ranobe Books label by Kodansha; the manga adaptation by Yachimoto continues in the publisher's manga app Magapoke. The 13th compiled volume of the manga was released on August 7, 2026 – just one day after the announcement of the anime adaptation.
To celebrate the adaptation, Yachimoto released a specially made congratulatory illustration. Author resn expressed his gratitude to those involved and emphasized that the series would not have reached this point without the work of Yachimoto, who is responsible for both the manga adaptation and the illustrations, as well as the efforts of many other contributors and the support of the readers. He hopes that the announcement of the adaptation will bring new attention to the series.
This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.
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