The previously announced Collar x Malice anime adaptation revealed a teaser trailer, along with the information on the format: two-part movies. The first part will premiere in the early summer of 2023. Studio DEEN will be animating the film, with Avex Pictures as the distributor.
The official title is Collar x Malice -deep cover-. The teaser trailer also features the theme song titled “Ningen×Shikkaku” performed by Kizu.
The main cast for the anime film includes:
- Masakazu Morita as Aiji Yanagi
- Yuuki Kaji as Kei Okazaki
- Soma Saito as Mineo Enomoto
- Daisuke Namikawa as Takeru Sasazuka
- Ryohei Kimura as Kageyuki Shiraishi
Collar x Malice visual novel was developed by Idea Factory, under the Otomate brand. It was first released in Japan in 2016 exclusively for the PlayStation Vita. It was then released by Aksys Games in 2017 for North America and Europe and it received a Nintendo Switch release in 2020.
Aksys Game lists Collar x Malice with the following synopsis:
A dangerous shadow organization launches a campaign of fear and violence in the city of Shinjuku, pushing society to the brink of chaos. As a young police officer tasked with restoring order, you become the target of an attack, and have a poisonous collar attached to your neck. With the situation spiraling out of control and time running out, five mysterious strangers appear to aid you in your quest for the truth. Who can you trust? Will you be able to save yourself and the soul of Shinjuku from the clutches of oblivion? In a city bound by malice, you are the only hope for salvation!
Source: Official Twitter
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