{"rewrite":{"id":"r_6193a9a46ca4b43ac54e4d6c","clusterId":"c_dae4fac09ff6327538a7f7f8","slug":"lam-launches-demvamps-anime-with-himehina-song-vampy","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"LAM Launches DemVAMPS Anime With HIMEHINA Song VAMPY","summary":"Illustrator LAM has announced an original short anime project titled DemVAMPS. LAM is credited as original creator, screenwriter, director, storyboard artist, character designer, and chief animation director. The cast includes Saori Onishi as the vampire girl Lavinia and Makoto Koichi as Yo, a boy who serves her. A 90-second animated music video for the song VAMPY, performed by the virtual artist unit HIMEHINA, was released on October 4, 2026. The story follows vampires gathering in Tokyo to fight over succession to a vacant throne. Animation production is handled by HEVN STAGE. The design team Rairai Kosha, headed by LAM and Kato, is participating in art direction. A separate EP also titled VAMPY is set for release on November 27, 2026, through Studio LaRa and Brave group, and collects four tracks including the title song, two new songs, and a remix. Short anime episodes will be released on an irregular update schedule.","whyItMatters":"LAM is taking on six core production roles at once, a concentration of authorial control rare for a commercial anime project, with the tie-in single arriving nearly two months after the debut music video.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eBehind the five credits LAM holds, the project carries a broader staff. Planning and produce is Tomohiko Ishii. Koichiro Kono handles character design, direction, and animation direction, with Yusaku Uchida as director of photography, Masaki Tajiri as CG director, Miho Tanaka on color design, and Shintaro Iwasa on art. STEREOTYPE directs the video, Taichi Usuki is studio producer, and HEVN STAGE handles animation production.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe EP \u0026#34;VAMPY\u0026#34; ships in three editions. A SLEEPY SET at 18,000 yen bundles a room jacket, an ASMR voice invitation, a vampire fang toothbrush, and a random photo card. A BLOODY SET at 8,080 yen carries an acrylic stand, HIME and HINA portrait can badges, a keyholder, and four die-cut metal stickers. The regular edition is 1,700 yen. Every format includes a jacket sticker while the first production run lasts.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVAMPY: lyrics by Gohgo, music by Hidehiro Kawai with Gohgo co-writing\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrain Drain: lyrics and music by Amala Ura (ninelive.)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKimi Kimi Chuu Doku: lyrics and music by tepe (OTOIRO)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVAMPY(Remix)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title track premiered on stage during Day 2 of \u0026#34;HIMEHINA WORLD Tour 2026 GRAND FINALE 2Days\u0026#34; at SGC HALL ARIAKE on October 4, 2026. HIMEHINA is Hime Tanaka and Hina Suzuki, with 1.13 million YouTube subscribers and over 700 million total views. A Nippon Budokan solo show is set for July 13, 2027.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"LAM is credited six ways on DemVAMPS: original creator, screenwriter, director, storyboard artist, character designer, and chief animation director. The 90-second VAMPY music video is already out. The HIMEHINA EP follows on November 27, 2026.","twitterPost":"DemVAMPS pairs a vampire succession war in Tokyo with a HIMEHINA single. The VAMPY video runs 90 seconds and HEVN STAGE is animating. Episodes will drop on an irregular schedule, not weekly.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Illustrator LAM has launched DemVAMPS, a short anime project where LAM holds six core roles, including director and screenwriter. The first animated music video for HIMEHINA's song VAMPY is out now, and a four-track EP of the same name arrives November 27, 2026.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/261005m\",\"title\":\"Original Anime Project by Popular Illustrator LAM Announced; LAM to Serve as Original Creator, Screenwriter, Director, Character Designer, and Chief Animation Director\"},{\"source\":\"KAI-YOU\",\"url\":\"https://kai-you.net/article/96744\",\"title\":\"Illustrator LAM Launches Original Anime Project \\\"DemVAMPS\\\"; HIMEHINA Also Participates on Vocals\"},{\"source\":\"Brave group\",\"url\":\"https://bravegroup.co.jp/news/12273/\",\"title\":\"HIMEHINA's EP \\\"VAMPY\\\" Set for Release on Friday, November 27, 2026! 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