カオスチャイルド
Chaos;Child
After a magnitude-7.8 earthquake hits Tokyo's Shibuya ward on November 6, 2009, a black fire spreads and causes mass panic on the day of the earthquake. The sudden disaster that becomes known as the "Shibuya Earthquake" kills 3,851 people and injures 30,927 more. The story set in a reconstructed Shibuya district in October 2015. A string of mysterious deaths occurs in Shibuya amidst the reconstruction. People begin to take notice as the strange events start on the same day that chaos broke out in Shibuya with a certain incident five years earlier. The events are called the "Return of the New Generation Madness." (Source: Anime News Network) Note: Includes episode 0.
Names
| Original | カオスチャイルド (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | ChäoS;Child |
| English | Chaos;Child |
| Chinese | 混沌子 (simplified · via bangumi) |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 13 ep · 23 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2017-01-11 → 2017-03-29 (Winter 2017) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | SILVER LINK. |
| Source | Visual novel |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | HorrorMysteryPsychologicalSci-FiSupernatural |
| Themes | Urban FantasyMale ProtagonistAdoptionDenpaGoreChuunibyouSchool ClubPrimarily Teen Cast |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll |
Reception
| Community score | 6.01 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 6.22 / 10 |
| Composite | 36.7 |
| On lists | 32,677 |
| Favourited | 221 (0.7%) |
| Completion | 74.5% |
| Drop rate | 12.2% |
| In backlog | 41.7% |
| Score spread σ | 2.01 |
Score distribution
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Winter 2017 | E | 63 of 73 |
| Studio | SILVER LINK. | E | 110 of 119 |
| Genre | Horror | E | 229 of 272 |
| Source material | Visual novel | E | 232 of 266 |
| Year | 2017 | E | 333 of 376 |
| Genre | Psychological | E | 389 of 416 |
| Genre | Mystery | E | 620 of 652 |
| Genre | Supernatural | E | 1,157 of 1,234 |
| Genre | Sci-Fi | E | 1,336 of 1,409 |
| Season (all years) | Winter | E | 1,438 of 1,557 |
| Era | Late 2010s | E | 1,674 of 1,863 |
| Length | Single-cour | E | 2,441 of 2,668 |
| Format | TV series | E | 3,099 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | E | 6,718 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Masato Jinbou, Masanori Tsuchiya |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Masato Jinbou |
| Character design | Mutsumi Sasaki, Kazuyuki Yamayoshi |
| Music | Takeshi Abo, Onoken |
| Original creator | Chiyomaru Shikura, Mutsumi Sasaki |
Franchise — カオスヘッド
Related
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| prequel | 2008 | ChäoS;HEAd |
| sequel | 2017 | CHAOS;CHILD: Silent Sky |
AniList id 21126 · MAL id 30485 · Bangumi 129805 · record updated 2026-08-27



