NHK has announced a TV anime adaptation of Midori Satō’s Horror Collector novel series is in the works. The Horror Collector anime will premiere in fall 2026 on the NHK General channel in Japan.
Kadokawa launched the novel series in June 2015 and published the 26th volume on June 11. Satō writes the novel series, Norio Tsuruta is the supervisor, and Yon is the illustrator. The 27th volume will ship on December 10.
Niko Yuki launched the manga adaptation of Horror Collector in Kadokawa’s Monthly Comic Gene magazine in 2021, and the manga ran until 2022. Kadokawa published the manga’s complete volume in March 2022. Yen Press published the novel’s sixth volume on May 20 and manga’s sole volume on May 27.
Lastly, here’s an overview of the novel, via Yen Press:
There are worse things than the boogeyman…
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…?
