The anime is titled Mekakucity Actors and began its run on April 12, 2014, which lasted for 12 episodes. In the Children Record booklet that came along with the release, Jin announced that an anime adaption was in the works for Kagerou Project, which is directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and animated by SHAFT. The center of the cover depicts an Ouroboros.
It shows the eyes of the mysterious character from the 'Children Record' PV. As the day for its release came by, the cover revealed more details. The cover of the DVD includes the eyes of the known Kagerou Project characters along with new ones. On August 15, the DVD single, 'Children Record', was released. The series concerns the Mekakushi Dan, a group of nine young men and women who have gained unique and strange abilities activated with their eyes.Īs stated by Jin in Spoon.2Di Magazine, the series's name was originally meant to be Mekakucity Project, Kagerou Project being a temporary name, but that name became too popular, making him unable to change it. The Kagerou Project (Heat-Haze Project) is a series of songs by Jin.