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[Buffalobiian]

Genres: horror, psychological, romance, science fiction, supernatural, thriller

Based on a Japanese visual novel developed by 5bp and Nitroplus, Chaos;Head is a delusional murder mystery story, with strong elements of gore, psychology and science fiction. The game uses a feature called a "delusional trigger", which allows the player adjust the ‘realness’ or ‘surrealness’ of the perspective of the main character, which directly affects the storyline.

The main character, Takumi is a troubled young man who struggles to distinguish reality from his delusions, while being pursued by the perpetrator of a series of bloody murders, (or so he thinks). His travels take him in and around Shibuya, Tokyo and his adventures bring him in contact with various scientific themes such as the concepts of matter, antimatter, and the Dirac sea.

The story has been serialized in the manga magazine Dengeki Daioh. A second manga adaptation (described as a side story) will appear in the Sept ‘08 issue of Comic Alive.

http://www.chaoshead.jp/

ANN Encyclopedia, AnimeNfo, AniDB

[AoShen] Chaos head 1 HD v1.avi
[AoShen] Chaos head 1 HD v1.mkv
[ Dark-Rebirth ]CHAOS;HEAD 01 SD [704x400] SUBBED

m.3.3.w subs should be out soon.

I really looked forward to this one from the previews. Let's see if it delivers.

[David75]

A bit of QC wouldn't hurt for those subs. Seemed like a non native english picking translations in a dictionary at times.

Regarding the story, well, I think I get it, but I do not enjoy it yet.

[Buffalobiian]

[m.3.3.w] Chaos;Head 01 (XviD)
[m.3.3.w] Chaos;Head 01 (h264)

[tystic]

Cotton pickin 346 mb mkv!

[animus]

Uh, not sure where this is going. I guess 1 or 2 more episodes will do the trick.

The main character is hella annoying.

[The Heretic Azazel]

He is certainly different, but that's why I like him. He can't be troubled to go anywhere, he lives in a.. what the fuck is that thing anyway? Does he pay rent for that? And he's an extreme otaku, I just found that hilarious, especially when he doesn't know how to talk to a girl (or probably anyone) even though this rare girl shares his interests.

Aside from all that it has a creepy feel to it, I feel that will be expanded in the coming episodes. The guy is obviously a fucking sociopath, he thinks his favorite figurine actually lives with him. The scary part is, it seems like his Sena-tan split personality is the one that is actually trying to give him positive thoughts to muddle through the day.

[Buffalobiian]

I think it's more accurate to describe this series, or this episode at least, as interesting rather than entertaining. The immersion factor isn't quite there, but it really gets my brain ticking. It's hard to tell what's happening in Taku's head and what's real. I don't know how air gets into that container he lives in, let alone how it got there in the first place. And where does the water come from, to add the point. Wait..he's an Otaku, so he stocks up on Coke.

I have no idea where this will lead, but that's all the more reason for me to check out the next ep. As a 12 episode series, we can expect it to be quite concise, and after the first ep, I don't think that's a bad thing.

[Xelbair]

It hooked me up, i just love mindfucking series, those that you never know what's real and what's not. Also i disagree with statement that it wasn't entertaining - for me it was, especially scenes with this blonde-haired girl and his delusion that she says that she loves him.

[oyabun]

I had to admit that when I saw his imaginary I got this wierd feeling that made me looked upon the C2 drawing at my wall. Too bad she didn't speak.

[Yukimura]

This shoe looks very intrigueing...but I'm hating all the subbers. D-R has obviously crap translations, m.3.3.w's XviD is pretty disgusting, and AoShen doesn't seem to know how to encode either. I would normally be happy with a m.3.3.w giant mkv but this one is so giant it killed my computer.

Why does this have to happen to one of the shows I actually found engaging this season.

[Everon]

Fuck the murder mystery and the schizophrenic delusions. I'm trying to figure out why the hell is he living in a metal freight box?! I'm surprised he hasn't died of heat stroke.

[oyabun]

Oh right I totally forgot about that. Is he in Tokyo?

[shinta|hikari]

I'm not sure, but living in a freight container is quite possible. Inconvenient. yes. Hot like a sauna, yes. Still, I have seen people do it.

[Buffalobiian]

I'm not sure, but living in a freight container is quite possible. Inconvenient. yes. Hot like a sauna, yes. Still, I have seen people do it.

But a few stories closer to the sun without any source of shade (I don't remember any skyscrapers nearby)?

Lol@ the rent comment. I wonder how container rent compares to an apartment? Or perhaps the container itself is fake?

I'm wondering if this is what this show'll be about for the rest of the season. I preview showed weapons and stuff, so I was expecting something fantasy combat orientated, perhaps a bit like Toaru Majutsu no Index.

But this was a nice surprise. I just wish people would go back to 233MB HD though. Eclipse did that with Shana II, and it looked fine to me.

[David75]

The container idea is used for student buildings, as you can expand the building with ease and minor costs. But in that case you have windows and a more conventional door.

[animus]

It's kinda peculiar having running electricity in that crate, however.

[Buffalobiian]

Then you also have running water. Despite what I said before, you'd think it'd be a bit out of the way to have to shower, cook, wash and wee somewhere else? Unlike electricity, you can't just drag a cable.

So this stuff seriously happens?

[shinta|hikari]

Yes it does, and usually they even have air conditioners to keep cool.

[David75]

Then you also have running water. Despite what I said before, you'd think it'd be a bit out of the way to have to shower, cook, wash and wee somewhere else? Unlike electricity, you can't just drag a cable.

So this stuff seriously happens?

Well in the case I described, it scales quite well because it's designed to.

In the case we have here, since it's a standalone unit, it's hard to tell.
But you can always use specific toilets that can use the same evacuations as sinks and a basic water source to connect to a simple tap like for gardenning.

The major problems are sound and thermal insulation.

These problems all meet a solution, but I guess the main point in the scenario
is that the creator wanted to show how closed is world is.

[Munsu]

Just watched the first episode and really liked it. Found the main character, even though annoying, quite refreshing and interesting. Then there's the whole murder mystery going on. Will keep watching.