Sae Hiratsuka, Ryōta Ōsaka, and Hana Hishikawa have joined the cast.
The Horror Collector anime's official website has revealed three more cast members ahead of its 10 October premiere.
The anime has also revealed guest cast members for its first three episodes, with Yōko Hikasa, Sumire Uesaka, and Yūma Uchida appearing as characters connected to each episode's story.
Horror Collector
Premiere date: 10 October, 2026
Animation studio: Studio Palette
Streaming platform: Crunchyroll
Who are the new cast members?
- Sae Hiratsuka as Momo
- Ryōta Ōsaka as Raita
- Hana Hishikawa as Sachiko Konno
The three join previously announced cast members Hiiro Ishibashi as Fushigi Senno, Jun Fukuyama as Jimmy, Saori Hayami as Himitsu, and Nobuhiko Okamoto as the Blue Umbrella Man.
Meanwhile anime's first three episodes will feature guest appearances from Yōko Hikasa as Urban Legend Woman in Episode 1, Sumire Uesaka as high schooler Seira Takada in Episode 2, and Yūma Uchida as magazine journalist Takaaki Saitō in Episode 3.
Who is working on the Horror Collector anime?
The main staff members include:
- Director, Series Composition: Yuki Inaba
- Character Design: Kaori Yoshikawa
- Sound Director: Tetsuya Gunji
- Music: Masato Kouda
- Production: NHK Enterprises
- Animation Production: Studio Palette
What is Horror Collector about?
Horror Collector is a children's horror novel series written by Midori Satou and Japanese horror filmmaker Norio Tsuruta. The novels began publication under Kadokawa's Tsubasa Bunko label in June 2015. The series currently has 28 volumes.
A manga adaptation illustrated by Niko Yuuki was serialised in Comic Gene from September 2021 to February 2022, with Kadokawa publishing the manga's single compiled volume in March 2022.
Yen Press has licensed both the novel and manga adaptations in English, and describes the story as:
The internet is full of creepypastas, cryptid sightings, tales of paranormal activity, and unsolved disappearances. These are mostly rumors and pranks fueled by trolls—entertainment. But the unlucky few learn the hard way that some legends are true. Many of these unfortunate souls are doomed, but their luck may change if they cross paths with the boy in the red hood. He roams from town to town and appears wherever strange things occur. Is he a light in the dark? Or living proof that monsters are all too real...?