The upcoming anime Devils’ Crest will premiere exclusively on Prime Video on November 6. Alongside the streaming announcement, the production team unveiled a wave of new information, including additional cast members, the opening theme artist, a brand-new key visual, and the anime’s first promotional video.
The opening theme has been confirmed as “Shinka,” a brand-new song performed by Ado. To celebrate the announcement, the staff also released a special 15-Second Challenge Video featuring Ado introducing the theme song and highlighting its appeal in just 15 seconds. The clip was previously showcased during Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles.
Official Trailer:
Ado 15-Second Challenge Video:
Key Visual:
CAST:
Haruka Shiraishi as Yuma Ashihara
Konomi Inagaki as Sawa Ashihara
Yuya Hirose as Kenji Kondo
Satomi Amano as Minagi Sano
STAFF:
Based on a story “Demons’ Crest” written by: Reki Kawahara (Published by Dengeki Bunko/KADOKAWA)
Illustrated by: Yukiko Horiguchi
Chief Director: Shinji Ushiro
Director: Kenichiro Komaya
Series Composition: Eiji Umehara Character Design: Yukiko Horiguchi Music: Yuki Hayashi Naoyuki Chikatani
Animation Production: Production I.G
Yen Press publishes the official English edition of the light novels and describes the story 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!
Source: Comic Natalie
© Reki Kawahara/Straight Edge/Devils’ Crest Project
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