Gannibal (TV series) explained

Native Name:

Kanji:	ガンニバル
Romaji:	Gan'nibaru

Director:

Shinzo Katayama

Num Seasons:

Num Episodes:

List Episodes:

Episodes

Cinematography:

Naoya Ikeda

Runtime:

45 minutes

Company:

Starduct Pictures

Network:

Disney+ (international)
Hulu (United States)

Last Aired:

present

is a 2022 Japanese folk horror streaming television series based on the horror manga of the same name as written and illustrated by Masaaki Ninomiya. It stars Yuya Yagira, Riho Yoshioka and Show Kasamatsu as the lead cast. Set in Kuge, a Japanese fictional village, a police officer investigates the mysterious disappearance of his predecessor.^[1] Unbeknownst to him, the place is inhabited with cannibals.^[2]

The series was released on December 28, 2022^[3] on Disney+ internationally and on Hulu in the United States.

On September 21, 2023, a second season was announced.^[4] ^[5]

Cast

Lead cast

Yuya Yagira as Daigo Agawa:
A police officer who moves his family to a remote village due to a task assigned to him.
Riho Yoshioka as Yuki Agawa
She is Daigo's loving and caring wife.
Show Kasamatsu as Keisuke Goto
The next family head of the Goto family.

Supporting cast

Rairu Sugita as Yosuke Goto
Kokone Shimizu as Mashiro Agawa
Takato Yonemoto as Makoto Goto
Yûtarô Nakamura as Ryuji Goto
Hirota Ôtsuka
Mitsuo Yoshihara as Iwao
Yoshi Sakô as Mutsuo Goto
Kana Kita as Sumire Kano
Yûya Matsuura as Jin
Kazuki Sawai
Takato Nagata as Kunitoshi Nishimura
Shôji Ômiya as Kou Goto
Ryubun Sumori
Umi Umiguchi
Riku Okabe
Kei Kagaya
Naoki Hayashida
Motoko Nakano as Goto family member
Chie Kuriyama
Yoko Yano as Toki Kijima
Mayumi Sakura
Toshimine Kido
Reina Nakamura
Himaru Ikeshita
Toshihiro Yashiba as Osamu Kan
Seiji Rokkaku as Kiyoshi Goto
Baijaku Nakamura as Sabu
Mahiro Takasugi as Kyosuke Terayama
Rio Yamashita as Kanako Yamaguchi
Takeo Gozu
Yukari Ando
Sowa Omine
Shigemitsu Ogi as Nakamura
Takeru Yokoi
Ao Tsuboi
Gô Rijû
Mitsuko Baishô as Gin Goto
Shunsuke Tanaka as Munechika Kamiyama
Hajime Inoue as Yamabushi
Masanobu Yada
Yûji Yoshimasu
Satoshi Nikaido as Utada
Akihiro Yamamoto
Kanata Ichino
Reiko Kataoka
Aoba Kawai as Ai Goto

Guest cast

Yûgo Mikawa
Kuu Izima
Misa Wada
Masayasu Kitayama
Akira Takeuchi
Kôji Seki
Yasuo Sugimoto
Rina Ogawa
Satomi Yagihashi
Kosei Kudo
Akinori Andô
Daisuke Matsunaga
Tatsuya Shirato
Ryô Yoshida
Makoto Tomita
Masaaki Akahori as Kanemura

Episodes

Season 2 (TBA)

Release

Gannibal was released internationally on December 28, 2022 on Disney+. On the same day, it was also released on Hulu.^[6] ^[7]

Sequel

On September 21, 2023, a second season was announced.^[4] ^[5]

Disney said in a statement. “In season two, audiences will get to uncover more of the village’s horrifying secrets and discover if Agawa has what it takes to escape the impossible and bring the nefarious Goto family to justice.”

Notes and References

Web site: Gannibal TV Series (2022) Release Date, Review, Cast, Trailer, Watch Online at Disney+ Hotstar . . 12 July 2024 . en.
Web site: Disney+ Sets Release Date for Japanese Horror-Thriller Series 'Gannibal'. The Hollywood Reporter. Brzeski. Patrick. November 29, 2022. May 26, 2024.
Web site: 'Gannibal' Disney+ Japanese Horror Series to Return for Second Season . Rodriguez . Mia . December 24, 2022. May 27, 2024. spot.ph.
Web site: ja:「ガンニバル」ドラマ続編決定！供花村に隠された真実が明らかとなる“完結編”. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/541831. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. September 21, 2023. May 26, 2024. ja.
'Gannibal' Disney+ Japanese Horror Series to Return for Second Season . Frater . Patrick . September 20, 2023. May 26, 2024. Variety.
News: Schedeen . Jesse . Acclaimed Horror Manga Gannibal Makes Its English Language Debut . 12 July 2024 . . 26 October 2023 . en-in.
Web site: Hulu's unsettling 'Gannibal' trailer shows 2022's cannibal screen trend ain't done yet. Mashable. Connellan. Shannon. December 22, 2022. May 26, 2024.