Crunchyrollis getting fans excited with a new manhwa adaptation asDark Moon: The Blood Altar(stylized in all-caps) gets an anime shortly after a hugely successful run on Webtoon. With incredible worldwide readership and an appealing premise of the prestigious fictional Decelis Academy,populated by vampires and werewolves, the series has resonated with millions around the globe. But the biggest selling point for many future fans is thatDark Moon: The Blood Altaris an anime adaptation of a story centered around fictionalized versions of the members of ENHYPEN, an enormously popular K-pop group.
ENHYPEN’s originalDark Moon: The Blood Altaris, much like the upcoming anime, a high school fantasy romance series where the mysterious Sooha enrolls at the Decelis Academy, only to quickly get the attention of the most popular boys at school. All seven of these boys are mysteriously drawn to Sooha, who has secrets of her own, including a mysterious hatred for vampires. But with the upcoming anime forDark Moon: The Blood Altar,fans will unite for the combined beauty of its source material, its charming cast, and, with the rival werewolf group mixed in, aTwilightedge.
K-Pop Fans Will Adore Dark Moon: The Blood Altar’s Anime
Come for the Vampires, Stay for the ENHYPEN Lore
Announced during the Aniplex Online Fest 2024 live stream,Dark Moon: The Blood Altaris getting its anime, and while its release date is unknown, it’s streaming home, Crunchyroll invites viewers to check for future updates.The series depicts the members of ENHYPEN as fictionalized vampire boys based on their personas, each having unique powers on top of enhanced vampiric physiology. But opposite them are the werewolf brothers, based on members from a different group, &TEAM, as they vie for Sooha’s affections, grapple with what draws them to her, and learn about the horrors prowling the academy.
ENHYPEN’s members form the core group of vampire boys inDark Moon: The Blood Altarincluding:
On top of aschool-based anime’s natural appeal, a K-drama edge is shown in the story’s interpersonal dynamic, such as Sooha’s traumatic past playing into her hatred for vampires and characters like Solon concealing dark secrets. There are romances and love rivals, while the story fleshes out an impressive run between January 2022 and October 2023. In all likelihood, new viewers ofDark Moon: The Blood Altar’s anime will be adding ENHYPEN’s infectious beats to their playlists by the end of it.
Dark Moon: The Blood Altar’sanime focuses on the webtoon, a manhwa adaptation of the eponymous storyline across a series of ENHYPEN music videos.
The manhwa lets each character bond differently with Sooha, including using their superhuman talents or, in the case of Heli, undeniable chemistry and unrestrained charm. This sometimes results inDark Moon: The Blood Altar’smost attractive qualities, which shows it asa fantasy reverse harem. This is a match made in heaven for K-pop and anime lovers. However, it didn’t take the anime announcement for this story to be already wildly successful.
Dark Moon: The Blood Altar Is a Massively Successful Webtoon
HYBE’s Beautiful Art Is a Major Draw
HYBE does a great job collaborating with Webtoon to promote their performers, includingBTS' popular7FATES: CHAKHOmanhwa, and in the case ofDark Moon: The Blood Altar, the result is 190 million views worldwide. This, alongside the series getting elegantly printed manhwa volumes distributed to readers through publishers like IZE Press, means that an anime adaptation is a natural and exciting proposition.Popular webtoon and manhwa adaptations are becoming increasingly popular, especially with the recent enormous success ofSolo Leveling.
WithDark Moon: The Blood Altarbeing promoted with taglines like “ENHYPEN X WEBTOON X ANIMATION,” it’s clear that the globally recognized media brand, Webtoon, is a crucial player in the anime. This is backed by ENHYPEN’s “One in a Billion” track for the anime trailer and for June 05, 2025’s promotional MV for the manhwa,which shows a cooperative team effort that knows what the fans want. And, as it turns out, the fans want an anime based on the gorgeously drawnDark Moon: The Blood Altar,itself seemingly resembling the charm of theTwilightfranchise.
The Twilight Vibes Don’t Feel Accidental in Dark Moon: The Blood Altar
The Sparkle Returns
While there are plenty of reasonable criticisms ofTwilight, its undeniable appeal, complete with sparkling vampires, is readily apparent inDark Moon: The Blood Altar, itself deploying other similar tricks. In place ofTwilight’siconic baseball scene,Dark Moon: The Blood Altarwill even feature its original sport, Nightball, essentially a phantasmagorical rugby.
But of course, the predominant appeal and overlapping qualities are in the rendition of an attractive and charming male lead cast, in this case bolstered by the mass appeal of ENHYPEN, makingDark Moon: The Blood Altara must-watch anime for K-pop, manhwa, andTwilightfans.
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