A January 2026 premiere window was announced for the DARK MOON: THE BLOOD ALTAR Animation with ENHYPEN anime during September’s Aniplex Online Fest 2025 event, and now we know exactly when to expect it. The adaptation of HYBE’s WEBTOON series will kick off its Japanese broadcast on January 9, 2026 at 24:00 JST (January 10 at 00:00). Crunchyroll previously announced plans to stream the series for members in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East and CIS. RELATED: DARK MOON: THE BLOOD ALTAR Animation with ENHYPEN Anime Premieres in January 2026 The main staff members include: Original Work: HYBE Director: Shoko Shiga ( IDOLiSH7 episode director) Series Composition: Toko Machida ( SHOW BY ROCK!! ) Character Design: Masami Inomata Music: Naoki "naotyu-" Chiba Sound Director: Takanori Hamano Animation Production: TROYCA The original WEBTOON by HYBE and ENHYPHEN was serialized from 2022 to 2024 for 70 chapters. Yen Press releases an English edition of the manhwa , with seven volumes released as of September 2025. The publisher will also release HYBE's original novel via its IZE Press imprint this December. The synopsis reads: Based on an original story about ENHYPEN, the webtoon "Dark Moon: The Blood Altar" is getting an anime. ENHYPEN is a seven-member boy band formed through the 2020 audition show I-Land. In November 2020, they debuted with the release of their first mini-album "BORDER: DAY ONE." In July 2023, their world tour "Fate" took them to 21 performances in 13 cities in South Korea, Japan, the United States, and other countries, where they performed for a total of over 327,000 people. In July 2024, their second studio album "ROMANCE UNTOLD" became their first double-million seller as they continue to be active globally. "Dark Moon: The Blood Altar" is a massive hit webtoon with over 190,000,000 views about seven boys based on the members of ENHYPEN attending the prestigious Decelis Academy who experience a fateful encounter with a female transfer student. Sources: Official website , Anime News Network
