Manga 'Higanjima' Gets Short ONA Adaptation

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