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Throughout Shibuya, a series of murders dubbed the "New Generation Madness" gained widespread attention As these crimes gained infamy, they became a hot topic of discussion among the people of the area. Nonetheless, these "New Gen" murders do not capture the interest of Takumi Nishijou, a high school otaku who frequently experiences delusions and feels that he is constantly being watched.

Having no concern for the real world, Takumi spends his time playing online games and watching anime. However, his ordinary life is disrupted when he receives a horrifying image of a man staked to a wall from a user named Shogun. After calming himself at an internet cafe, Takumi sees the exact same murder scene as the image portrayed happen right before his eyes, along with a pink-haired girl covered in blood calling out his name.

Conflicted with the nature of reality, Takumi finds it difficult to judge where to place his trust as he gets caught up in the "New Gen" murders, believing that the murderer is out to get him.

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Nishijou, Takumi Main

Yoshino, Hiroyuki Japanese

Sakihata, Rimi Main

Kitamura, Eri Japanese

Kishimoto, Ayase Main

Sakakibara, Yui Japanese

Aoi, Sena Main

Nabatame, Hitomi Japanese

Nishijou, Nanami Main

Miyazaki, Ui Japanese

Orihara, Kozue Main

Tsuji, Ayumi Japanese

Kusunoki, Yua Main

Takahashi, Chiaki Japanese

Orgel, Seira Supporting

Tomonaga, Akane Japanese

Ban, Yasuji Supporting

Ichijo, Kazuya Japanese

Shougun Supporting

Yonaga, Tsubasa Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Tsunoda, Hiroaki Producer

Numagi, Yuusuke Producer

Kitada, Shuuichi Producer

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May 8, 2025

Comet_Official

Recommended

I must say I was not ready for how good this anime truly was... let me explain. For those of you who don't know this is 1 of 6 in a series called Science Adventure which also includes properties like Steins; Gate. Since I was a big fan of that series I went into this series with high hopes and although it was completely different I was not disappointed. It can be difficult to successfully pull off a murder mystery with a hint of the psychological and I think Chaos; Head did very well in that. I was both intrigued and wanting more with the ... murder mystery aspect of the series around the New Gen Murders but I was also confused about the whole psychological aspect with delusions and real-booting. In the end the series did a fantastic job of bringing everything together and full circle which is why I was so impressed with this story as a whole. Since the series was based of a LN, followed by a VN and a couple of games I thought the adaptation would be subpar but I was surprised how accurate this anime was to the True Ending of the game. If you are looking for something to keep you guessing with a hint of delusion then you should definitely check out ChaoS; Head.

For the hardcore fans who want to know what happened to the MC of ChaoS; Head just check out the direct follow up to the True Ending ChäoS;Head Love Chu☆Chu! Visual Novel Game!

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Jun 8, 2023

TutturuMan

Mixed Feelings

to be frank, C;H had the real potential of becoming a masterpiece, and it kinda did.. or did it?

i’m a massive SciAdv fan, played all the visual novels and slowly but steadily recovering them all, therefore i rate my knowledge as “fair”.

As several other reviews stated, the anime adaptation and the visual novel don’t really match up like in other chapters of the series, and it’s undeniably true.
although the storyline in the original visual novel was damn near perfectly paced, this anime adaptation suffered from the “too much in too little time” syndrome, a disease that sadly affects way too many titles, pressing a 50 ... hour gameplay with several possible endings in a 12 episode 24 min each format (including op and ed) is arguably impossible and this is no exception.

from a complete stranger’s standpoint i’d have trouble keeping up with the sheer amount of things happening in this little time, undeniable plot holes that were necessary to stay in the 12 episode format (due to contracts, as always happens)

putting my bias aside, i still think this product was honestly fine, the unbearable tension translated very well, also thanks to the mastermind behind the soundtrack, also known as Takeshi Abo.
good animation (don’t forget it came out in 2008, some people watching this weren’t probably even born in 2008) great voice acting (sakikabara yui please marry me, even though she didn’t have many lines).

to conclude, i personally have mixed feelings on this, especially knowing the source material very well, but if anyone wants further information about said plot holes, answers on the interwebs are readily available, it’s a well known series.

at this point i don’t even know why you’re still reading my absolutely pointless comment.














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DONT EAT MY ICECREAM!!1!11!

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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May 2, 2025

Speeplonk

Not Recommended

The original carrier of the SciAdv anime curse... when compared to the source material, this anime is a crime.

CHAOS;HEAD is an absolutely legendary classic psychological horror/thriller about a borderline schizophrenic incel NEET slowly being driven to absolute madness as he is gangstalked by a serial killer. Over the course of the story, he meets other disturbed people with delusions just like his own, and he tries to rely on them for protection, only realizing that in the end, he needed to be able to stand up for himself. The anime, however, tries to cram a visual novel about the length of STEINS;GATE (yes, they are ... related. S;G is the sequel to C;H) into half the episode count. To make matters worse, the literal most important plot reveal in the entire story is removed and everything after that was either anime original or paced at lightspeed.

The characters got done pretty dirty, too. Don't get me wrong, one of the downsides of C;H is that some of the cast feel a bit trope-ey. This was alleviated greatly with the release of CHAOS;HEAD NOAH, which added 7 character specific endings, developing the cast fully and greatly expanding the worldbuilding. However, as this anime released before C;HN (to my knowledge) and has worse character development than even the original game, the entire cast feels one note at best, irrelevant and annoying at worst. Hell, Takumi himself feels like a completely different person. What made him interesting to me was how absolutely helpless he was in most situations. He was a victim and a pawn doing whatever the people pulling his strings desired of him, and in the anime he was just... bland.

The music, however, is great. Chaos;Head had a wonderful track, and I'm glad they were atleast able to not screw that up.

Even if the anime is barely tolerable at its best, and unfettered garbage at its worst, the source material is worth checking out. It may be unapologetically horny and gory, but it is still an absolute legendary classic of a visual novel. Like I said, it is related to STEINS;GATE, so if you liked that series it is definitely worth checking out.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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