is a Japanese

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series by Kachō Hashimoto released from 2015 to 2016 in the serialized magazine ''

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''. Prior to becoming a manga series, ''Cagaster of an Insect Cage'' was first a

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series posted on Hashimoto's website, which was published from 2005 to 2013. The series was adapted into an

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(ONA) series produced by Studio Kai and directed by Koichi Chigira, which premiered on

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on February 6, 2020.

Synopsis

The series takes place in a post-apocalyptic world that revolves around a virus that turns humans into giant carnivorous insects known as "Cagasters" that feed on humans.

Media

Manga

Originally published on Kachō Hashimoto's website from 2005 to 2013,

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picked up the series for publishing under its Comic Ryu brand in 2015. The manga ran for 32 chapters in 7

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volumes. In 2020, Ablaze Publishing licensed the series for an English release.

Anime

anime adaptation of Hashimoto's manga was originally announced in 2018 with Koichi Chigira directing the series at

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. 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

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has licensed the anime for home media.

Voice cast

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