Cagaster of an Insect Cage (manga)

Cagaster of an Insect Cage (Japanese虫籠のカガステルHepburnMushikago no Kagasuteru) is a Japanese manga series by Kachō Hashimoto released from 2015 to 2016 in the serialized magazine Monthly Comic Ryū. Prior to becoming a manga series, Cagaster of an Insect Cage was first a dōjinshi series posted on Hashimoto’s website, which was published from 2005 to 2013. The series was adapted into an original net anime series produced by Studio Kai and directed by Koichi Chigira, which premiered on Netflix on February 6, 2020.

The series takes place in a post-apocalyptic world that revolves around giant insects eating people.

Anime

Netflix anime adaptation of Hashimoto’s manga was originally announced in 2018 with Koichi Chigira directing the series at Gonzo. However, Studio Kai, a company spin-off of Gonzo, took over the series’ production. Shūichi Kōyama was in charge of the series composition, and Hitomi Kuroishi composed the score; Akihiko Yamashita adapted the character designs for animation. It was released worldwide on Netflix on February 6, 2020. On December 11, 2020, it was announced that Sentai Filmworks has licensed the anime for home media.

 

Cagaster of an Insect Cage
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Japanese promotional poster
虫籠のカガステル
(Mushikago no Kagasuteru)
Manga
Written by Kachō Hashimoto
Published by Tokuma Shoten
English publisher Ablaze Publishing
Magazine Monthly Comic Ryū
Demographic Seinen
Original run 2015 – May 19, 2016
Volumes 7
Original net animation
Directed by Koichi Chigira
Produced by Tang Yunkang
Written by Shūichi Kōyama
Music by Hitomi Kuroishi
Studio
Licensed by Netflix (streaming)
Sentai Filmworks (home media)
Released February 6, 2020
Runtime 25–33 minutes
Episodes 12 (List of episodes)

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