We’ve still got a little bit to go before the premiere of the winter 2017 anime series Chaos;Child but the folks ad Kadokawa are getting another promo out there for it. Ahead of its January 11th, 2017 premiere, the new 75-second piece showcases more of the series and its designs. The show is getting a six-volume release that begins on March 24th, 2017 where both formats are limited editions. The DVDs are priced at 6,800 yen each while the Blu-ray releases are priced at 7,600 yen each.
The series was animated by Silver Link. Masato Jinbo directed the show and handled the series composition, something you don’t see too often, with Kazuyuki Yamayoshi handling the character design.
The Japanese cast includes Sumire Uesaka as Serika Onoe, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Takuru Miyashiro, Sarah Emi Bridcutt as Nono Kurusu, Suzuko Mimori as Hinae Arimura, Inori Minase as Uki Yamazoe, Sayaka Nakaya as Hana Kazuki, Asami Sanada as Mio Kunosato, Yuuki Fujiwara as Shinji Itou, Atsushi Abe as Masashi Kawahara, Yumi Hara as Yui Tachibana, Kokoro Kikuchi as Yuito Tachibana, Takuya Kirimoto as Takeshi Shinjou, Kujira as Katsuko Momose, Tomoyuki Shimura as Hisashi Sakuma and Masayuki Katou as Shuuichi Wakui.
The opening theme song is “Uncontrollable” by Kanako Itou while “Chaos Syndrome” will be the ending theeme song by Konomi Suzuki.
The Chaos;Head anime has been previously licensed and release by FUNimation in North America. Other properties in this “sci-fi adventure” grouping include Steins;Gate and Robotics;Notes.
Plot concept: Described as a “psychological suspense” story, ChäoS;Child takes place in October 2015, six years after the events of ChäoS;HEAd. Abnormal events begin to occur in the Shibuya district, including mysterious deaths.
“If you are God, and the delusion becomes reality. About what kind of the noids you get? Is it the sensual world? The despotic society? The destructive sanctions? Or…”