Kadokawa is getting things in order for the winter 2017 anime series Chaos;Child with the home video release plans fully set. With the fourth volume coming this week we’ve got a bit more scheduled for the show. This comes in the form of the Silent Sky release that’s now set for a September 29th, 2017 debut priced at 6,600 yen and 7,600 yen for the DVD and Blu-ray. Check out the cover artwork below! The main show is getting a six-volume release that began 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…”
| Volume | Date | Extras |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 03/24/17 | Booklet, Newspaper Interview Kit, Other Video Benefits |
| 1 | 03/24/17 | Audio Drama CD, Postcard Booklet, Full Series Box |
| 2 | 04/28/17 | |
| 3 | 05/26/17 | |
| 4 | 06/30/17 | |
| 5 | 07/28/17 | |
| 6 | 08/25/17 | |
| Silent Sky | 09/29/17 |
[Source: ChäoS;Child]
