Australian distributor Madman Entertainment has picked up another title that’s seen release through Funimation with the single-cour Chaos;Child show now scheduled for release. Madman has set a May 8th, 2019 release for it priced at $69.95 as it’s a DVD/BD combo set. Extras for it include the clean opening and closing sequences as well as the OVA.
Check out our review of the series.
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.
Joel McDonald directed the English language dub with a cast that includes Todd Haberkorn as Takumi, Vic Mignogna as General, Carrie Savage as Rimi, Clarine Harp as Sena, and Ricco Fajardo as Takuru (Young).
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…”
