ChäoS;Child (anime)

On March 28, 2015, Chiyomaru Shikura announced an anime adaptation of Chaos;Child. It premiered first on AT-X on January 11, 2017 at 11:30 p.m as a one hour special which also later premiered on other TV stations. After the 12th episode of the anime, the "Silent Sky" ending of the Visual Novel was announced to be adapted as well, and was shown in Japanese theaters between June 17, 2017 and June 30, 2017.

## Anime Plot

In 2009, a series of gruesome murders in Shibuya dubbed the "New Generation Madness" caused a riot at the Shibuya scramble crossing where the supposed suspect was found. It was followed by a sudden earthquake that reduced the district into nothingness in a single night. It would later become known as the "Shibuya Earthquake". Multiple victims especially young children suffered symptoms similar to those with PTSD and not long after it was given the name: Chaos Child Syndrome. A restoration plan was carried out and six years later, Shibuya was rebuilt into a modern city. However, many questions and rumors still remained about the true nature of the earthquake.

*Chaos;Child* takes place in 2015 and follows Hekiho Newspaper Club president, Takuru Miyashiro as he investigates new mysterious deaths occurring in Shibuya. However, he soon realizes that these murders are a repeat of the same ones that occurred six years ago. Meanwhile, other strange incidents and enigmatic sumo stickers start appearing around Shibuya as well. Takuru, a self-proclaimed “right-sider” strives to solve Shibuya’s biggest mystery and uncover the truth behind the murders.

## Episode List

Do note that Chaos;Child: Silent Sky was originally a film shown in Japanese theaters but was split into 2 episodes as OVAs in the Blu-ray release.

## Production and Release

According to Chiyomaru Shikura, Episode 0 does not exist for the audience to understand the entirety of the prequel Chaos;Head. Rather, it exists to help provide the audience with the minimum amount of knowledge needed to enjoy Chaos;Child's themes on "Gigalomaniacs" and the "New Generation Madness".

The series was originally planned to be two cours long but due to an investor backing out at the last minute, it was found to be impossible business-wise. Because of this lower episode count, the anime needed to cut a significant amount of content from the game, including the character routes. Shikura mentioned that he had particularly wanted to see the appearances of the Sumo Sticker giant and Chaos;Head's protagonist Nishijou Takumi from Hana's route adapted too.

### Blu-ray Releases

#### Japanese releases

Blu-Ray Cover Vol.0Blu-Ray Cover Vol.1Blu-Ray Cover Vol.2Blu-Ray Cover Vol.3Blu-Ray Cover Vol.4Blu-Ray Cover Vol.5Blu-Ray Cover Vol.6Silent Sky Blu-Ray Cover 1Silent Sky Blu-Ray Cover 2ChäoS;Child Vol.0ChäoS;Child Vol.1ChäoS;Child Vol.2ChäoS;Child Vol.3ChäoS;Child Vol.4ChäoS;Child Vol.5ChäoS;Child Vol.6Silent Sky Box
## Opening

The anime opening theme song, "Uncontrollable", was performed by Kanako Itō. It was composed and written by Chiyomaru Shikura and arranged by Shinichi Yuuki.

There are three versions of the opening with 4 key visual differences involving Nono, Senri and Onoe.

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Opening 1: Episode 1-8

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Opening 2: Episode 9-10

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Opening 3: Episode 11-12

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## References

* https://dengekionline.com/elem/000/001/494/1494114/
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos;Child\_(TV\_series)
* https://twitcasting.tv/chiyomaru5pb/movie/155321878

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