{"id":73365,"date":"2026-10-05T17:59:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T08:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=73365"},"modified":"2026-10-05T17:59:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T08:59:44","slug":"persona-5-graphic-designer-lam-announces-demvamps-an-original-short-anime-project-about-a-vampire-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/persona-5-graphic-designer-lam-announces-demvamps-an-original-short-anime-project-about-a-vampire-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Persona 5 graphic designer LAM announces DemVAMPS, an original short anime project about a vampire war"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LAM, a freelance Japanese illustrator and former Atlus developer known for his work on games like Persona 5 (UI designer and graphic designer) and Fate\/Grand Order (concept art), has announced a new short anime project titled DemVAMPS. The series depicts a war in which vampires from around the world fight for the now-vacant vampire throne. At the center of the war are Lavinia, a mysterious vampire girl who wants the throne for herself, and Yo, a young boy who becomes her thrall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DemVAMPS Animation MV \u300eVAMPY\u300f\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kBmhvCPXEMg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saori Onishi (Mejiro McQueen in Umamusume: Pretty Derby) will be providing the Japanese voice of Lavinia, while Makoto Koichi (Nurugai in Hell&#8217;s Paradise: Jigokuraku) will be playing Yo. The announcement video song, \u201cVAMPY,\u201d is sung by female VTuber duo <a href=\"https:\/\/himehina.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HIMEHINA.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The story of DemVAMPS will be told through irregularly updated anime shorts, with LAM serving as original creator, screenwriter, character designer, and chief animation director. HEVN STAGE, a newly established animation studio, will be overseeing the animation production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More info on DemVAMPS and its character can be found on the series\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/himehina.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official webpage<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Demvampspj?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X account<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/chainsmoker-cat-anime-studio-ceo-says-the-days-of-excessive-overtime-and-low-wages-in-the-industry-are-coming-to-an-end\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chainsmoker Cat anime studio CEO says the days of excessive overtime and low wages in the industry are coming to an end<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/neon-genesis-evangelion-studio-gainax-once-rejected-offer-to-make-an-anime-adaptation-of-akira-according-to-former-vice-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Neon Genesis Evangelion studio Gainax once rejected offer to make an anime adaptation of Akira, according to former vice president<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the center of the war are Lavinia, a mysterious vampire girl who covets the vampire throne, and Yo, a young boy who becomes her thrall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":73368,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[{"did":"did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2","date":"2026-10-05T08:59:49+00:00","uri":"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mx4khfj67x27","response":"{\"uri\":\"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mx4khfj67x27\",\"cid\":\"bafyreihconpftzfzyw2nfz7alkizydmeydv7llg3i53k2bykz7meqfwwju\",\"commit\":{\"cid\":\"bafyreidf62ypufh4jy2td7kd46oun7fohsv7w4dpfhjvonjcy4x6uqto54\",\"rev\":\"3mx4khfje3h27\"},\"validationStatus\":\"valid\"}"}],"autoblue_post_url":"","autoblue_publish_document":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[73,17],"class_list":["post-73365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-anime","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - 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