Chaos; Child Blu-ray

Six years after the catastrophic New Generation Madness murders that haunted Shibuya during the events of Chaos;HEAd, the city has been rebuilt and the incident largely buried. Takuru Miyashiro runs his high school's newspaper club with an obsessive interest in a new string of bizarre deaths — victims found in grotesque, impossible configurations that mirror the New Generation killings exactly. As he and his clubmates dig deeper, the murders begin touching people close to him. The killer appears to be a Gigalomanic — someone capable of projecting delusions into reality as physical phenomena — and the investigation forces Takuru to confront disturbing truths about his own past, his club members, and the nature of his own abilities. The series grows progressively darker as the gap between what Takuru wants to believe and what is actually happening becomes impossible to maintain.

Chaos;Child is a 12-episode psychological horror series produced by Silver Link, directed by Masato Jinbo, and based on the visual novel by 5pb. and Nitroplus — the sequel to Chaos;HEAd and part of the Science Adventure series that includes Steins;Gate and Robotics;Notes. It aired on AT-X and other channels from January to March 2017, with the first episode broadcast as an extended one-hour special. The series includes two OVA episodes — Chaos;Child: Silent Sky — which are included in the FUNimation home video release. FUNimation released the complete series Blu-ray + DVD combo set on March 20, 2018; a FUNimation Essentials reissue followed on October 15, 2019.

Notable Staff & Voice Talent

Director / Series Composition: Masato Jinbo (Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei!, Shomin Sample)
Original Visual Novel: 5pb. / Nitroplus (Science Adventure Series — Steins;Gate, Robotics;Notes, Chaos;HEAd)
Character Design: Shiromochi Sakura
Studio: Silver Link (Non Non Biyori, Watamote, Strike the Blood)
Music: Zts
Opening Theme: "F.D.D" by Zwei
Ending Theme: "Unshift" by Ayane

Japanese Cast:
- Takahiro Sakurai as Takuru Miyashiro (Code Geass — voice of Suzaku)
- Maaya Uchida as Serika Onoe
- Nao Toyama as Nono Kurusu
- Rie Murakawa as Hana Kazuki
- Saori Hayami as Mio Kunosato (Space Brothers additional cast)
- Sumire Uesaka as Itou Shinji

English Dub Cast (FUNimation — ADR Director: Joel McDonald):
- Ricco Fajardo as Takuru Miyashiro
- Felecia Angelle as Serika Onoe
- Alex Moore as Nono Kurusu
- Dawn M. Bennett as Mio Kunosato
- Todd Haberkorn as additional cast (Angelic Layer additional cast, Fruits Basket)
- Vic Mignogna as additional cast (Princess Nine, Spriggan, Full Metal Alchemist)

Blu-ray Features (FUNimation Complete Series + OVA)

- All 12 TV Episodes + Chaos;Child: Silent Sky OVA (2 episodes)
- Textless Opening & Closing Songs
- U.S. Trailer
- FUNimation Previews

Spoken Languages: English & Japanese Audio, English Subtitles

Edition Details

Japanese Title: CHAOS;CHILD (Kaosu Chairudo)
Runtime: ~350 Minutes (12 TV Episodes + 2 OVA Episodes)
Director: Masato Jinbo
Blu-ray Release Year: 2018 (U.S. Blu-ray + DVD combo, March 20 — FUNimation); FUNimation Essentials reissue October 15, 2019
Original Broadcast Date (Japan): January 11 – March 31, 2017 (AT-X)
Publisher: FUNimation Entertainment
Rating: 17+
Region: Region A / Region 1 (North America)
Note: This copy has been opened. Includes Chaos;Child: Silent Sky OVA episodes. Part of the Science Adventure series (Steins;Gate, Chaos;HEAd, Robotics;Notes). First episode originally broadcast as one-hour special.
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Psychological Thriller
Themes: Gigalomaniac Powers, Shibuya Murders, Science Adventure Universe, Delusion Projection, Steins;Gate Spiritual Sibling

Media assumed VG+ unless otherwise noted.