Youko Umezu, Illustrator of the Vermeil in Gold Manga, Has Died

Monthly Shonen Gangan magazine (Square Enix) announced the death of Youko Umezu, the artist behind the Vermeil in Gold manga. In a press release posted on their X account, the magazine stated that an ischemic stroke caused Umezu-sensei’s death on July 7th.

Square Enix also announced that the Vermeil in Gold manga ended its serialization with the chapter in their June 12^th issue. The series’ editor will reveal the details regarding the manga’s uncollected chapter in the future. A private funeral has already been held for Umezu-sensei.

Vermeil in Gold Details & Synopsis

Square Enix’s Monthly Shonen Gangan magazine serialized Kinsou no Vermeil: Gakeppuchi Majutsushi wa Saikyou no Yakusai to Mahou Sekai wo Tsukisusumu from August 10th, 2018, to June 12^th, 2026. Kouta Amana wrote the manga while Youko Umezu illustrated it. Square Enix compiled the manga’s individual chapters into eleven volumes. The Manga UP! Global website and Comikey both publish the series in English.

Staple Entertainment adapted the manga into a summer 2022 TV anime. Takashi Naoya directed the series, which features scripts by Tatsuya Takahashi and character design by Kiyoshi Tateishi. HIDIVE streams the anime’s subbed and dubbed versions in the US and other select territories.

Vermeil in Gold’s lead voice cast includes:

• Maaya Uchida as Vermeil
• Yuuya Hirose as Alto Goldfilled
• Wakana Kuramochi as Lilia Kudelfaate

The series follows Alto Goldfilled, a hard-working student at the Ortigia Academy of Magic. Despite his diligence, Alto repeatedly fails at one of magic’s most basic skills: summoning a familiar. Out of desperation, Alto uses a grimy grimoire in the hope that it will relieve his magical issues. And his attempt works! But not in the way he expected. Instead of summoning a regular familiar, he summons a demon named Vermeil! And what’s more, she’s so smitten with Alto for freeing her that she’s always eager to get frisky with the lad.

Source: Monthly Shonen Gangan Magazine X (Twitter) Account
© Kouta Amana, Youko Umezu / SQUARE ENIX, “Vermeil in Gold” Production Committee