Manga 'Higanjima' Gets Short ONA Adaptation

by Vindstot
Oct 11, 2016 10:33 AM | 16 Comments

It was announced that horror manga Higanjima will receive a short anime adaptation that will be available online. Titled Hinganjima X, the series will be streamed on YouTube starting October 15, 2016, and will run for a total of 12 episodes. Show Hayami (Trigun) will be voicing the all the characters that appear in the first three episodes.

Staff
Director: Ryousuke Aoike (Catman Series III)
Executive Producer, Series Composition: Mitsuhiro Taniguchi (CG Director of Idol Memories)
Character Design: Misaki Oohira
Production: Tetra
Studio: Tetra, Fever Creations

Higanjima is drawn by Koji Matsumoto and began serialization in 2003 in Weekly Young Magazine, and ended in 2010 with 33 compiled volumes. A sequel manga titled Higanjima: Saigo no 47 Nichikan began publishing in August 2010, and ended in July 2014 with 16 compiled volumes. The manga series also received a live-action movie that was based on the sequel manga which premiered in 2013. A live-action TV series is also currently airing.

Synopsis
It's all about vampire hunting versus man hunting in this series.

Akira's brother, Atsushi, was spotted after being missing for two years. A mysterious woman appears and tells Akira that she can bring him to Higanjima, a mysterious island where she saw Atsushi. She also advises Akira that he should bring some friends to accompany him to the island… (Source: Shiraku Scanlations, edited)

Announcement

Official site: http://higanjimax.com/
Official Twitter: @higanjima_x

Source: Comic Natalie

Higanjima X on MAL

16 Comments Recent Comments

BD Will be Released on August 30, 2017 and Will Include New Ep. With New Seiyuu (Not Announced Yet) Romi Park.
https://twitter.com/higanjima_x/status/845593530462449664
https://twitter.com/higanjima_x/status/901398933439737856

Mar 25, 2017 6:23 PM by tsubasalover

Forgot to post here, but Tomokazu Seki was the voice cast for eps 7-9.
https://twitter.com/higanjima_x/status/817324918798827520

Kouichi Yamadera is the voice cast for eps 10-12.
https://twitter.com/higanjima_x/status/832545290909581313

Feb 18, 2017 7:11 AM by tsubasalover

Shigeru Chiba is the voice cast for eps 4-6.
https://twitter.com/higanjima_x/status/799568840661180416

Nov 26, 2016 5:33 AM by tsubasalover

FINALLY! I've been waiting so long for this is a dream come true without a doubt my God, I'm going to cry.

Oct 16, 2016 10:14 AM by Nownownownow

Holy shit... came across this a few years back... Isn't this the manga with the NTR and stuff? How are they gonna show that in 3 minute ONAs???

Oct 16, 2016 8:33 AM by L-Ryoshi

why a short anime, 50 volume manga can spawn a 104 ep full anime series at lowest, by the way it feels it is going to have original story.

Oct 11, 2016 8:24 PM by OeKusoBaba

din't like it when first try manga, so kinda reluctant, also horror is not my kind of story...also it was short... look like skipped except pupa lvl of gold...

Oct 11, 2016 6:46 PM by Kuma

HaXXspetten said:
Why would you make a horror series into a short? Are they going to try to scare us in 3-minute segments or something?..

This ain't even horror man.

I'm like 50+ volumes in (latest chapter of 48 days later, the sequel sequel of Higanjima), it's a fucking battle shounen.

By far the most retarded manga I've ever read (story goes from MC running away from vampires to fighting 30+ stories tall monsters and chopping off their head with one sword swipe).

Oct 11, 2016 2:35 PM by hoopla123

Why is it so short tho? The manga is 300+ chapters what the hell.

Oct 11, 2016 2:18 PM by Midori-tan

HaXXspetten said:
Why would you make a horror series into a short? Are they going to try to scare us in 3-minute segments or something?..

Maybe it will be used as promotional material of some kind.

There's enough material that they can adapt this into 39-50 episodes if they tried.

Oct 11, 2016 12:34 PM by Stark700

Yay, a new Pupa for me to shit on.
I'm excited.

Oct 11, 2016 12:18 PM by Desperationation

Why would you make a horror series into a short? Are they going to try to scare us in 3-minute segments or something?..

Oct 11, 2016 12:12 PM by HaXXspetten

Why interesting stuff like that just gets shitty shorts ONA from unknown studios :c

Oct 11, 2016 11:43 AM by DatRandomDude

They should seriously considering making a full TV anime adaptation of this.

I've been reading the manga and up and it's one of the few vampire theme series I've enjoyed. Watched the live action movie before but that was crap.

Oct 11, 2016 11:42 AM by Stark700

Man fuck these short onas and 3D crap, when are they gonna announce something cool?

Oct 11, 2016 11:35 AM by Robiiii

There's like 330 chapters, why is it only getting a short?

Oct 11, 2016 11:31 AM by Fantaselion