Record of a Fallen Vampire Anime Announced for 2027

The television anime adaptation of The Record of a Fallen Vampire is scheduled to debut in 2027. An official website and X account opened to announce the project, revealing a teaser promotional video, a teaser visual, and key staff and cast members.

Animation production is a collaboration between studios Zero-G and Liber. Pony Canyon is producing the anime. Music will be composed by Evan Call.

Main voice cast and creative team revealed

Yuuma Uchida stars as Akabara Strauss, the pure-blooded vampire and last king of the Night Kingdom. Aino Shimada voices Bridget Irving Frostheart, a Dhampir who has lived for over a millennium.

MANQ is directing the series at Zero-G and Liber and is also handling the series composition. Character design duties are led by jimao.

Manga background and English release history

The dark fantasy manga is written by Kyo Shirodaira and Yuri Kimura. It was serialized in Square Enix's Monthly Shounen Gangan magazine from August 2003 to February 2007. Square Enix published the series in nine compiled volumes.

Viz Media licensed the manga for an English release under the title The Record of a Fallen Vampire. The publisher released all nine volumes between May 2008 and May 2010. The series is also available digitally through Yen Press and Square Enix's Manga UP! Global service.

Story premise and thematic elements

The story begins thousands of years ago when the powers of the vampire queen nearly destroyed the world. Humans sealed the queen away, creating thousands of fake seals to hide her true location. Her husband, Vampire King Akabara Strauss, betrayed his race and now searches endlessly for her real seal to free her.

Humans and dhampirs hunt the king to prevent the queen's release, fearing their reunion would bring global destruction. An entity known as the Black Swan complicates this eternal conflict. It inhabits a new young human girl's body every fifty years, granting her the power to destroy the vampire monarchs. This entity grows stronger with each new incarnation.

Viz Media has described the narrative as a tale of the Vampire King's tragic love and its consequences. Online, reaction to the long-awaited adaptation has been positive. One fan remarked, "A manga that ended 19 years ago is finally getting an anime? Awesome!" Another user stated, "Could be interesting, I might keep an eye on it."

The anime is scheduled to premiere in 2027.