# The Island of Giant Insects

The Island of Giant Insects (Japanese: 巨蟲列島, Hepburn: Kyochū Rettō) is a Japanese manga series written by Yasutaka Fujimi [ja] and illustrated by Redice and later by Shu Hirose. It was published online on Akita Shoten's Champion Cross web platform from October 2014 to May 2018, and on Manga Cross from December 2018 to March 2019. A sequel, titled Die! The Island of Giant Insects, began on Manga Cross in April 2019. A spin-off, Mountain of Giant Insects, illustrated by Yusuke Sazanami, was published in Dokodemo Young Champion from November 2019 to August 2024.
A prologue original animation DVD (OAD) adaptation produced by Passione was released in June 2019 and a film adaptation premiered in January 2020.

## Plot

A group of high school students are stranded on an uncharted island, after the plane crash occurred during the trip. While finding a way to escape, they realize that they are not alone on the island. It is swarming with monstrously mutated insects that are significantly larger than their normal counterparts. The students band together to survive, using their wits and survival skills. However, there is other danger lurking on the island: a group of enemy survivors that were also on the plane. They are greedy and manipulative, willing to do whatever it takes to ensure their own survival, even if it means betraying their former classmates.
With giant insects attacking them from every angle, and their former classmates turning on them, the students make critical decisions to survive. They overcome their fears and insecurities, shedding their former high school cliques to work as a team and escape the island before it is too late. As they approach the end of their journey, the students face one final, harrowing challenge: a colossal Queen insect with overwhelming strength and intellect that threatens their survival. The students confront the massive insect in a battle where they rely on each other and everything they have learned from their experiences on the island, to emerge victorious.
In the end, the remaining students escape the island, changed forever by their harrowing experiences. They return to their lives with newfound strength and determination, remembering the lessons they learned about the island.

## Characters
### Mutsumi Oribe (織部 睦美, Oribe Mutsumi)

    Voiced by: M.A.O. (Japanese); Sarah Roach (English)

### Chitose Naruse (成瀬 千歳, Naruse Chitose)

    Voiced by: Rika Tachibana (Japanese); Lizzie Ray (English)

### Ayumi Matsuoka (松岡 歩美, Matsuoka Ayumi)

    Voiced by: Misato Fukuen (Japanese); Brittney Karbowski (English)

### Mami Miura (三浦 真美, Miura Mami)

    Voiced by: Momo Asakura (Japanese); Kayli Mills (English)

### Ai Inō (伊能 愛, Inō Ai)

    Voiced by: Yurika Kubo (Japanese); Sarah Wiedenheft (English)

### Misuzu Jinno (神野 美鈴, Jinno Mirei)

    Voiced by: Chiaki Takahashi (Japanese); Amber Lee Connors (English)

### Kazuhiko Kai (甲斐 和彦, Kai Kazuhiko)

    Voiced by: Takuya Eguchi (Japanese); Alejandro Saab (English)

### Atsushi Kamijō (上條 アツシ, Kamijō Atsushi)

    Voiced by: Wataru Komada (Japanese); Nick Landis (English)

### Inaho Enoki (榎 稲穂, Enoki Inaho)

    Voiced by: Marina Inoue (Japanese); Elsie Lovelock (English)

### Satoshi Oda (小田 哲, Oda Satoshi)

    Voiced by: Ryōta Suzuki (Japanese); Yong Yea (English)

### Hiroshi Tsuge (柘植 寛, Tsuge Hiroshi)

    Voiced by: Taku Yashiro (Japanese); Brendan Blaber (English)

## Media
### Manga

The Island of Giant Insects is written by Yasutaka Fujimi [ja], and first illustrated by the duo Redice and later by Shu Hirose. It was serialized on Akita Shoten's Champion Cross web platform from October 21, 2014 to May 1, 2018. It was published on Manga Cross from December 27, 2018 to March 14, 2019, with an extra chapter published on March 28 of the same year. Akita Shoten collected its chapters in six tankōbon volumes, released from March 6, 2015, to June 20, 2019.
A sequel, titled Die! The Island of Giant Insects (大巨蟲列島, Dai Kyochū Rettō), began on Manga Cross on April 25, 2019. Akita Shoten released the first tankōbon volume on December 20, 2019. As of December 19, 2024, 14 volumes have been released.
A spin-off, Mountain of Giant Insects (巨蟲山脈, Kyochū Sanmyaku), illustrated by Yusuke Sazanami, was published on Akita Shoten's Dokodemo Young Champion web magazine from November 5, 2019, to August 27, 2024. Akita Shoten collected in chapters in eight tankōbon volumes, released from July 20, 2020, to January 20, 2025.

### Anime

An original animation DVD (OAD) adaptation produced by Passione was bundled with the manga's sixth volume, released on June 20, 2019. It was directed by Takeo Takahashi and Naoyuki Tatsuwa, written by Shigeru Morita, and features character designs by Takayuki Noguchi. It serves as a prologue to the film. The OAD aired in Japan on AT-X on December 1, 2019. An anime film adaptation by the same staff from the OAD premiered on January 10, 2020. A live-action film promotional video was launched for the film. It was co-produced by Crunchyroll. A Kickstarter campaign was launched for an English dub of the film. It was released on DVD and delivered to backers starting in February 2021.