Chaos;Child
Key visual, featuring the main cast
GenreScience fiction, thriller[1]
Anime television series
Directed byMasato Jinbo
Produced by
  • Makoto Chiba
  • Takashi Watanabe
  • Masato Kasai
  • Hayato Kaneko
  • Jun Fukuda
  • Noritomo Isogai
  • Mitsuhiro Ogata
  • Yūki Kurosaki
  • Seon-yi Kim
  • Haruyuki Kaneko
Written byMasato Jinbo
Music by
StudioSilver Link
Licensed by
Original networkAT-X, Tokyo MX, SUN, Chiba TV, TVK, TVS, KBS, BS11
English network
Original run January 11, 2017 – March 29, 2017
Episodes12
Anime film
Chaos;Child: Silent Sky
Directed byMasato Jinbo
Produced by
  • Makoto Chiba
  • Takashi Watanabe
  • Masato Kasai
  • Hayato Kaneko
  • Jun Fukuda
  • Noritomo Isogai
  • Mitsuhiro Ogata
  • Yūki Kurosaki
  • Seon-yi Kim
  • Haruyuki Kaneko
Written byMasato Jinbo
Music by
  • Takeshi Abo
  • Onoken
StudioSilver Link
Licensed by
  • NA: Funimation
ReleasedJune 17, 2017
Runtime49 minutes

Chaos;Child (stylized as ChäoS;Child) is a 2017 anime series based on the visual novel of the same name created by Mages and Nitroplus, and is part of the Science Adventure franchise. It was directed by Masato Jinbo at Silver Link, with music by Takeshi Abo and Onoken, and with main cast members from the video game reprising their roles.

Synopsis

Chaos;Child follows Takuru Miyashiro, who investigates the "New Generation Madness Resurgence" serial killings together with the members of the high school newspaper club he is the president of.[1]

Cast

Character Voice actor
Japanese English
Takuru Miyashiro Yoshitsugu Matsuoka[3] Ricco Fajardo[4]
Serika Onoe Sumire Uesaka[3] Felecia Angelle[5]
Nono Kurusu Sarah Emi Bridcutt[3] Alex Moore[6]
Hinae Arimura Suzuko Mimori[3] Bryn Apprill[4]
Hana Kazuki Sayaka Nakaya[3] Didi Archilla[4]
Uki Yamazoe Inori Minase[3] Kristi Kang[4]
Mio Kunosato Asami Sanada[3] Dawn M. Bennett[7]
Shinji Itō Yuuki Fujiwara[3] Z. Charles Bolton[4]
Masashi Kawahara Atsushi Abe[3] Seth Magill[4]
Yui Tachibana Yumi Hara[3] Tia Ballard[4]
Yūto Tachibana Kokoro Kikuchi[3] Jill Harris[4]
Takeshi Shinjō Takuya Kirimoto[3] Anthony Bowling[4]
Katsuko Momose Kujira[3] Jennifer Green[4]
Wataru Sakuma Tomoyuki Shimura[3] Phil Parsons[4]
Shūichi Wakui Masayuki Katou[3] Kent Williams[4]

Production and release

A photo of Kanako Itō
Kanako Itō performed the opening theme, "Uncontrollable".

Chaos;Child is an adaptation of the video game of the same name, and was produced at the animation studio Silver Link. It was directed by Masato Jinbo, who also was in charge of the series composition, while Kazuyuki Yamayoshi was the chief animation director and handled the adaptation of the character designs for animation. The music was composed by Takeshi Abo and Onoken;[8] the former also composed the music for the Chaos;Child game.[9] The opening theme song, "Uncontrollable", was performed by Kanako Itō, while the ending theme, "Chaos Syndrome", was performed by Konomi Suzuki.[8] The main cast members from the Chaos;Child game reprised their roles for the anime, and were joined by new actors for other characters.[3]

Chiyomaru Shikura, the Representative Director of the Chaos;Child game's development company, had originally wanted to make the anime series two cours long, like the Steins;Gate anime adaptation, but it was determined impossible business-wise, so it was decided to produce it as a one-cours series. Due to this lower episode count, they were unable to adapt the character routes from the game's branching narrative. Shikura mentioned that he had particularly wanted to see the Sumo Sticker giant and the appearance of Chaos;Head protagonist Takumi from Hana's route adapted as part of the Chaos;Child anime.[10]

The series was announced in March 2015,[11] and premiered on AT-X on January 11, 2017, as a one-hour special;[12] the series also airs on Tokyo MX, Sun TV, Chiba TV, TVK, TVS, KBS and BS11.[13] It was simulcast worldwide outside of Asian countries by Funimation and Crunchyroll, with an English dub released starting on January 31, 2017.[14] The series is planned to be released on DVD and Blu-ray in Japan by Kadokawa Corporation in six volumes, between March 24 and August 25, 2017; the first volume will come bundled with an audio drama.[15] The singles for the opening and ending themes were published on January 25 and February 22, 2017, respectively.[8] To coincide with the anime and the release of the spin-off video game Chaos;Child Love Chu Chu!!, the Chaos;Child game got a budget-priced re-release in March 2017.[16]

After the conclusion of the 12th and final episode, a 13th episode based on the "Silent Sky" ending of the game was announced, and was shown in Japanese theaters between June 17, 2017, and June 30, 2017.[17]

Reception

Previews

Richard Eisenbeis of Anime Now called the series his most anticipated anime of the season, being curious about how it would handle the adaptation of a branching story into a single one.[18] Bamboo Dong, Paul Jensen, Rebecca Silverman and Theron Martin at Anime News Network reviewed episode 0 and 1 as part of a preview of that anime season. Dong did not expect the anime's ending to be good, but was still interested in how the story would turn out, and appreciated the use of Chaos;Head-like visuals and atmosphere. Jensen did not, however, think the atmosphere worked, saying that it seemed like the show was intended to give a feeling of dread, but that it failed to do so, partially due to the large amount of information communicated to the viewer. Silverman thought episode 1, with the exception of some sequences, felt bland, but still worth watching for a few more episodes to get a grasp of what direction the story would take. Martin thought the story moved slightly too fast, resulting in some character motivations being weakly established. He enjoyed the visuals and music, but said that the character design, while attractive, looked unoriginal.[19]

Series reception

Anime Now included Chaos;Child on a list of the five "must-watch" anime of the season, citing the high tension and weirdness of the story and the complexity of the characters.[20]

References

  1. 1 2 "Anime Basics: CHAOS;CHILD". Anime Now. Anime Consortium Japan. 2017-01-14. Archived from the original on 2017-01-15. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
  2. ↑ https://www.animax-asia.com/programs/chaoschild
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Chaos;Child Anime Character Designs, Visual Revealed". Anime News Network. 2016-09-07. Archived from the original on 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Official Winter 2017 SimulDub Lineup". Funimation. 2017-01-03. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  5. ↑ Angelle, Felecia [@FeleciaAngelle] (February 1, 2017). "There may be a familiar voice coming from a certain pink-haired cutie-pie in Chaos;Child..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ↑ Moore, Alex [@plus3toogres] (February 1, 2017). "I'll be voicing Nono Kurusu on @FUNimation's dub of ChäoS; Child! Thanks @AtYes2Ats! #ChaosChild" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ↑ Bennett, Dawn M. [@DawnMBennettVA] (February 1, 2017). "I play Mio Kunosato in the FUNimation English SimulDub of CHAOS;CHILD, directed by @AtYes2Ats!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. 1 2 3 "Chaos;Child Anime Reveals January 11 Debut, Theme Song Titles". Anime News Network. 2016-11-20. Archived from the original on 2016-11-21. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  9. ↑ Jia, Oliver; Greening, Chris (2015-09-15). "Takeshi Abo Interview: Behind the Science Adventures". VGMO. Archived from the original on 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  10. ↑ "【電撃PS】『カオチャ』を中心に『アノニマス・コード』の話題も！ 志倉千代丸氏インタビュー全文掲載". Dengeki Online (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  11. ↑ "5pb.'s 4th Science-Adventure Game Chaos;Child Gets Anime, PS4/PS3/Vita Ports". Anime News Network. 2015-03-28. Archived from the original on 2016-05-18. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  12. ↑ "Chaos;Child Anime's 1st Episode Airs as 1-Hour Special". Anime News Network. 2016-12-09. Archived from the original on 2016-12-09. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  13. ↑ "ON AIR" (in Japanese). 5pb. Archived from the original on 2016-12-24. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
  14. ↑ "Crunchyroll, Funimation to Stream Interviews with Monster Girls, ACCA, Fuuka, Chaos;Child Anime". Anime News Network. 2017-01-05. Archived from the original on 2017-01-05. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  15. ↑ Beveridge, Chris (2016-12-24). "Kadokawa Sets 'ChäoS;Child' Anime DVD/BD Release Plans". The Fandom Post. Archived from the original on 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  16. ↑ "『カオスチャイルド らぶchu☆chu!!』新たなトリガーも搭載されたシリーズ最新作！". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. 2016-11-02. Archived from the original on 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  17. ↑ "Unaired Chaos;Child Silent Sky Episode to Screen in Theaters". Archived from the original on 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  18. ↑ Eisenbeis, Richard (2017-01-07). "Richard's Most Anticipated Anime of Winter 2017". Anime Now. Anime Consortium Japan. Archived from the original on 2017-01-14. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
  19. ↑ "CHAOS;CHILD - The Winter 2017 Anime Preview Guide". Anime News Network. 2017-01-12. Archived from the original on 2017-01-14. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
  20. ↑ "The Five Must-Watch Anime of Winter 2016". Anime Now. Anime Consortium Japan. 2017-02-18. Archived from the original on 2017-02-19. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
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