Dark Moon Blood Alter anime reveals new trailer, music details and January 2026 premiere

Fans who were waiting to get information for the Dark Moon Blood Alter anime have some good news because the production team has officially released a new trailer. It is giving fans a detailed look at the series and helps reel in the audience. Interestingly, the trailer has taken time to set the atmosphere, character, and music, and it has effectively raised the expectation everyone has from this show on a whole new level.

The Dark Moon Blood Alter anime brings together HYBE’s massively popular webtoon universe and the global K-pop sensation ENHYPEN, who not only inspired the original story but also perform its theme songs. According to official sources, it is confirmed that the Dark Moon Blood Alter anime is going to be released on January 9, 2025.

Fans who are interested in giving this show a shot can stream it on Crunchyroll. This ensures that this anime is available to the audience worldwide. Although it will first air on local Japanese networks and soon be part of a simulcast, this means there is going to be a slight delay for fans outside Japan to get access to the episodes.

Studio and staff behind the Dark Moon Blood Alter anime

Still from the anime (Image credit: TROYCA)

TROYCA is going to be animating this series. That is why fans have high expectations from this show. They also have a strong production team:

Direction is handled by Shoko Shiga
Toko Machida oversees series composition, bringing experience in character-driven narratives
Masami Inomata serves as the character designer
Naoki “naotyu-” Chiba composes the music, shaping the anime’s dark, romantic tone

Overall, after looking at the content that has been revealed so far about the show, it seems like the Dark Moon Blood Alter anime has the potential to stand out as part of the Winter 2026 anime season.

List of voice actors

The voice cast of Dark Moon Blood Alter anime features a strong lineup of talent:

Kikunosuke Toya voices Heli
Shugo Nakamura as Jino
Shunichi Toki as Shion
Chiaki Kobayashi as Noa
Hiroto Shimizu as Jaan
Jin Ogasawara as Solon
Yuto Uemura as Jakah
Fuka Izumi as the mysterious heroine Sooha

Additionally, some newly announced cast members include Taihi Kimura, Hayato Dojima, Shohei Komatsu, and Shoya Chiba, expanding the anime’s ensemble further.

From a hit webtoon to expanding the Dark Moon universe

The franchise was originally released as a webtoon in 2022, and it had around 70 chapters before it concluded two years later in 2024. The series had such a unique premise that it soon became a global phenomenon, surpassing 190 million views worldwide. The story is about seven boys who are secretly vampires and werewolves, and they are attending the elite Decelis Academy. Their lives take a drastic turn and dive into chaos when Sooha enters the story as a transfer student. It is important to note that since the franchise initially started airing until till date it has significantly grown, and the proof to back it up is the series getting English releases published by Ize Press, an original novel adaptation, and a sequel webtoon titled Dark Moon: Two Moons. The anime now stands as the most ambitious expansion of the Dark Moon universe to date.

Final thoughts

With its January 2026 premiere approaching, Dark Moon Blood Alter is shaping up to be one of the most talked-about anime releases of the Winter season, especially for fans of webtoon adaptations, supernatural fantasy, and ENHYPEN’s ever-expanding creative universe.

Edited by Nisarga Kakade

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