{"rewrite":{"id":"r_2ea768d27635016547b26cb1","clusterId":"c_a3b49c8ed731d5277c6ce15c","slug":"mercedes-and-the-waning-moon-anime-reveals-cast-staff-january-2027-debut","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Mercedes and the Waning Moon Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, January 2027 Debut","summary":"Hakuhodo DY Music \u0026 Pictures revealed the television format, first promotional video, teaser visual, main cast and staff, and the January 2027 debut for the anime adaptation of Fire head's Mercedes and the Waning Moon light novel series on Wednesday. Anna Nagase stars as the titular Mercedes Grunewald. Kunihisa Sugishima directs the anime at studio Teddy. Jun Kumagai handles series composition, Nami Shoyama designs the characters, and R.O.N and Shuhei Mutsuki compose the music. The story follows Mercedes, a reincarnated vampire child who takes up dungeon crawling to support her family after being disowned. J-Novel Club publishes the novel series in English digitally. Fire head launched the series on the Shosetsuka ni Naro website in 2018. TO Books began publishing the novels with illustrations by KeG in 2021. A manga adaptation by Pochi Edoya launched in 2021 on TO Books' Corona EX website.","whyItMatters":"The January 2027 premiere date and full staff announcement provide a concrete timeline for the adaptation of Fire head's light novel series, which began online in 2018.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe light novel series Mercedes and the Waning Moon originated on the Shosetsuka ni Naro website in 2018 before being picked up by TO Books, which began publishing print editions with illustrations by KeG in May 2021. A manga adaptation by Pochi Edoya followed in August 2021 on TO Books\u0026#39; Corona EX platform. The anime adaptation was first announced in August 2025, and the latest reveal confirms a January 2027 premiere on television.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDirector Kunihisa Sugishima previously worked on Strike Witches, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Beyblade: Metal Fury. Series composer Jun Kumagai has credits including Persona 4 the Golden Animation and Teppen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Laughing \u0026#39;til you Cry. Character designer Nami Shoyama served as animation director on Buddy Daddies and Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!!. Music composers R.O.N and Shuhei Mutsuki have worked on The Classroom of a Black Cat and a Witch and The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You, respectively.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ-Novel Club describes the story: Reincarnated as a vampire to a noble father and his shunned concubine, Mercedes Grunewald knows her father will choose an heir that is not her. To provide for her family, she begins dungeon crawling training at a young age, determined to find something that will make her moon full.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Anna Nagase voices Mercedes in the Mercedes and the Waning Moon anime, premiering January 2027. The staff includes Strike Witches director Kunihisa Sugishima and music by R.O.N and Shuhei Mutsuki.","twitterPost":"The Mercedes and the Waning Moon light novel, which started on Shosetsuka ni Naro in 2018, gets a TV anime in January 2027. Anna Nagase leads the cast as the vampire child Mercedes.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The Mercedes and the Waning Moon anime adaptation has revealed its first trailer, visual, cast, and staff, with a January 2027 premiere date. 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