{"rewrite":{"id":"r_d1d76aff2f3a1128749de84b","clusterId":"c_39cc1c3a8e074b2b66ae1a5c","slug":"horror-collector-anime-sets-october-10-debut-and-12-episode-run","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Horror Collector Anime Sets October 10 Debut And 12-Episode Run","summary":"The Horror Collector anime will debut on NHK on October 10 with a 12-episode run. Hiiro Ishibashi plays Fushigi Senno, Jun Fukuyama plays Jimmy, Saori Hayami plays Himitsu, and Nobuhiko Okamoto plays Blue Umbrella Man. Yuki Inaba directs at Studio Palette and handles series composition, with Kaori Yoshikawa on character design. Shikao Suga performs the opening theme, \"Kageboshi.\"","whyItMatters":"The adaptation arrives with its cast, staff, broadcast slot, and episode count already fixed, so the production is locked in ahead of the October 10 premiere.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe teaser also previews the opening theme, \u0026#34;Kageboshi\u0026#34; (Silhouette), performed by Shikao Suga, who is handling the ending theme as well. Masato Koda composes the music and Tetsuya Gunji is the audio director.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMidori Sato\u0026#39;s novel series is supervised by Norio Tsuruta with art by Yon, and Kadokawa has published it since June 2015. Yen Press releases the novels and Niko Yuki\u0026#39;s manga adaptation in English under its JY for Kids imprint.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Yuki Inaba is credited as both director and series composer on Horror Collector, a double duty that puts the show's pacing and structure under one hand across all 12 episodes.","twitterPost":"Horror Collector puts both directing and series composition on Yuki Inaba across the full 12 episodes.","threadsPost":"Horror Collector lists Yuki Inaba as director and series composer at Studio Palette, so the 12-episode shape of the story rests with one person. Kaori Yoshikawa handles character design, and Shikao Suga performs the opening theme \"Kageboshi.\"","newsletterBlurb":"The Horror Collector anime has a date: October 10 on NHK, with 12 episodes. The teaser names the cast, including Hiiro Ishibashi as Fushigi Senno and Nobuhiko Okamoto as Blue Umbrella Man, and puts Yuki Inaba in the director's chair at Studio Palette. Shikao Suga performs the opening theme, \"Kageboshi.\"","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-18/horror-collector-anime-video-reveals-cast-staff-october-10-debut-12-episode-run/.241939\",\"title\":\"Horror Collector Anime's Video Reveals Cast, Staff, October 10 Debut, 12 Episode Run\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4731,"outputTokens":664,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789728262,"createdAt":"2026-09-18T10:38:31.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-18T10:43:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T10:43:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_39cc1c3a8e074b2b66ae1a5c","canonicalTitle":"News\nHorror Collector Anime's Video Reveals Cast, Staff, October 10 Debut, 12 Episode Run","representativeArticleId":"a_67c110d24a0e4c1793698759","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Horror Collector\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Hiiro Ishibashi\",\"Jun Fukuyama\",\"Saori Hayami\",\"Nobuhiko Okamoto\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-18T08:30:33.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-18T08:30:33.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T10:43:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-18/horror-collector-anime-video-reveals-cast-staff-october-10-debut-12-episode-run/.241939","title":"News\nHorror Collector Anime's Video Reveals Cast, Staff, October 10 Debut, 12 Episode Run"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Horror Collector"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Hiiro Ishibashi","Jun Fukuyama","Saori Hayami","Nobuhiko Okamoto"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}