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The Island of Giant Insects

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The Island of Giant Insects
First tankōbon volume cover
巨蟲列島
(Kyochū Rettō)
GenreHorror, survival[1]
Manga
Written byYasutaka Fujimi
Illustrated by
  • Redice (2014–18)
  • Shu Hirose (2018–19)
Published byAkita Shoten
Magazine
  • Champion Cross
  • (October 21, 2014 – May 1, 2018)
  • Manga Cross
  • (December 27, 2018 – March 14, 2019)
DemographicSeinen
Original runOctober 21, 2014 – March 14, 2019
Volumes6
Manga
Die! The Island of Giant Insects
Written byYasutaka Fujimi
Illustrated byShu Hirose
Published byAkita Shoten
MagazineManga Cross
DemographicSeinen
Original runApril 25, 2019 – present
Volumes11
Original animation DVD
Directed by
Produced by
  • Tatsuya Ishiguro
  • Yūki Yamaoka
  • Jun Itō
  • Fumihiro Ozawa
  • Yukari Kuwayama
Written byShigeru Morita
Music by
  • Akinari Suzuki
  • Nilsson Johannes
StudioPassione
Licensed byCrunchyroll
ReleasedJune 20, 2019
Runtime22 minutes
Anime film
Directed by
  • Takeo Takahashi[a]
  • Naoyuki Tatsuwa
Produced by
  • Tatsuya Ishiguro
  • Yūki Yamaoka
  • Jun Itō
  • Fumihiro Ozawa
  • Yukari Kuwayama
Written byShigeru Morita
Music by
  • Akinari Suzuki
  • Nilsson Johannes
StudioPassione
Licensed byCrunchyroll
ReleasedJanuary 10, 2020 (2020-01-10)
Runtime76 minutes

The Island of Giant Insects (Japanese: 巨蟲列島, Hepburn: Kyochū Rettō) is a Japanese manga series written by Yasutaka Fujimi and illustrated by Redice and later by Shu Hirose. It was published online on Akita Shoten's Champion Cross web platform from October 2014 to May 2018, and on Manga Cross from December 2018 to March 2019. A sequel, titled Die! The Island of Giant Insects, began on Manga Cross in April 2019. A prologue original animation DVD (OAD) adaptation produced by Passione was released in June 2019 and a film adaptation premiered in January 2020.

Plot

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A group of high school students are on a school trip, but their plane crashes on an uncharted island, leaving them stranded. While finding a way to escape, they realize that they are not alone on the island. It is swarming with monstrously mutated insects that are significantly larger than their normal counterparts.

The students band together to survive, using their wits and survival skills. However, there is other danger lurking on the island: a group of enemy survivors that were also on the plane. They are greedy and manipulative, willing to do whatever it takes to ensure their own survival, even if it means betraying their former classmates.

With giant insects attacking them from every angle, and their former classmates turning on them, the students make critical decisions to survive. They overcome their fears and insecurities, shedding their former high school cliques to work as a team and escape the island before it is too late.

As they approach the end of their journey, the students face one final, harrowing challenge: a colossal Queen insect with overwhelming strength and intellect that threatens their survival. The students confront the massive insect in a battle where they rely on each other and everything they have learned from their experiences on the island, to emerge victorious.

In the end, the remaining students escape the island, changed forever by their harrowing experiences. They return to their lives with newfound strength and determination, remembering the lessons they learned on the Island of Giant Insects.

Characters

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Mutsumi Oribe (織部 睦美, Oribe Mutsumi)
Voiced by: M.A.O.[2] (Japanese); Sarah Roach[3] (English)
Chitose Naruse (成瀬 千歳, Naruse Chitose)
Voiced by: Rika Tachibana[2] (Japanese); Lizzie Ray[3] (English)
Ayumi Matsuoka (松岡 歩美, Matsuoka Ayumi)
Voiced by: Misato Fukuen[2] (Japanese); Brittney Karbowski[3] (English)
Mami Miura (三浦 真美, Miura Mami)
Voiced by: Momo Asakura[2] (Japanese); Kayli Mills[3] (English)
Ai Inō (伊能 愛, Inō Ai)
Voiced by: Yurika Kubo[4] (Japanese); Sarah Wiedenheft[3] (English)
Misuzu Jinno (神野 美鈴, Jinno Mirei)
Voiced by: Chiaki Takahashi[2] (Japanese); Amber Lee Connors[3] (English)
Kazuhiko Kai (甲斐 和彦, Kai Kazuhiko)
Voiced by: Takuya Eguchi[2] (Japanese); Alejandro Saab[3] (English)
Atsushi Kamijō (上條 アツシ, Kamijō Atsushi)
Voiced by: Wataru Komada[2] (Japanese); Nick Landis[3] (English)
Inaho Enoki (榎 稲穂, Enoki Inaho)
Voiced by: Marina Inoue[2] (Japanese); Elsie Lovelock[3] (English)
Satoshi Oda (小田 哲, Oda Satoshi)
Voiced by: Ryōta Suzuki (Japanese); Yong Yea[3] (English)
Hiroshi Tsuge (柘植 寛, Tsuge Hiroshi)
Voiced by: Taku Yashiro (Japanese); Brendan Blaber (English)

Media

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Manga

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The Island of Giant Insects is written by Yasutaka Fujimi, and first illustrated by the duo Redice and later by Shu Hirose.[5][1] It was serialized on Akita Shoten's Champion Cross web platform from October 21, 2014 to May 1, 2018.[6][7] It was published on Manga Cross from December 27, 2018 to March 14, 2019, with an extra chapter published on March 28 of the same year.[5][8] Akita Shoten collected its chapters in six tankōbon volumes, released from March 6, 2015, to June 20, 2019.[9][10] A sequel, titled Die! The Island of Giant Insects (大巨蟲列島, Dai Kyochū Rettō), began on Manga Cross on April 25, 2019.[11] Akita Shoten released the first tankōbon volume on December 20, 2019.[12] As of October 19, 2023, eleven volumes have been released.[13]

Anime

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An original animation DVD (OAD) adaptation produced by Passione was bundled with the manga's sixth volume, released on June 20, 2019.[1] It was directed by Takeo Takahashi and Naoyuki Tatsuwa, written by Shigeru Morita, and features character designs by Takayuki Noguchi.[14] It serves as a prologue to the film.[15] The OAD aired in Japan on AT-X on December 1, 2019.[2] An anime film adaptation by the same staff from the OAD premiered on January 10, 2020.[4][16] A live-action film promotional video was launched for the film.[2] It was co-produced by Crunchyroll.[17] A Kickstarter campaign was launched for an English dub of the film.[18][19][20][21]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Credited as Chief Director (総監督, Sō Kantoku).

References

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  1. ^ a b c Loo, Egan (December 26, 2018). "The Island of Giant Insects Survival Horror Manga Gets Anime DVD (Updated)". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Sherman, Jennifer (November 25, 2019). "Island of Giant Insects Anime Film Gets Live-Action Promotional Video". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Mateo, Alex (July 30, 2020). "Island of Giant Insects Anime Film Launches 2nd English Dub Kickstarter, Unveils Dub Clip". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Loo, Egan (August 30, 2019). "The Island of Giant Insects Anime Gets Theatrical Film Edition in 2020". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  5. ^ a b 「巨蟲列島」アニメ化、高橋丈夫総監督・パッショーネ制作で特装版6巻に付属. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 27, 2019. Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  6. ^ 車田正美、岡田芽武ら執筆の新WEB雑誌が誕生. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 21, 2014. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  7. ^ 巨蟲列島. Champion Cross (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  8. ^ 巨蟲列島. Manga Cross (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  9. ^ 巨蟲列島 第1巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  10. ^ 巨蟲列島 第6巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  11. ^ 大巨蟲列島. Manga Cross (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  12. ^ 大巨蟲列島 第1巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  13. ^ 大巨蟲列島 第11巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  14. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 17, 2019). "The Island of Giant Insects Video Anime Unveils Main Cast". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  15. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 16, 2019). "The Island of Giant Insects Video Anime Producer: OVA is Prologue to Full Anime Project". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  16. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 28, 2019). "The Island of Giant Insects Anime's Theatrical Film Version Reveals Promo Video, Visual, January 10 Premiere". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  17. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 1, 2019). "Crunchyroll Streams English-subtitled Trailer for The Island of Giant Insects Anime Film". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  18. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (February 14, 2020). "Island of Giant Insects Anime Film Launches Kickstarter for English Dub". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  19. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 1, 2020). "Sound Cadence Studios Announced as Dub Studio for Island of Giant Insects Anime Film". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  20. ^ Mateo, Alex (March 1, 2020). "Island of Giant Insects Anime Film Announces English Dub Cast (Updated)". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  21. ^ Hazra, Adriana (August 17, 2020). "Island of Giant Insects Anime's English-Dub Kickstarter Reaches Goal". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
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