Golden Kamuy is a Japanese anime television series based on the manga of the same name written and illustrated by Satoru Noda. The anime television series adaptation was produced by Geno Studio. It was directed by Hitoshi Nanba and written by Noboru Takagi,[1] with music by Kenichiro Suehiro, art direction by Atsushi Morikawa, and CG direction by Yuuko Okumura and Yasutaka Hamada.[2] Kenichi Ohnuki adapted the character designs for animation,[1] while Koji Watanabe designed firearms, Shinya Anasuma designed the props, and Ryō Sumiyoshi designed the animals.[2] Like with the manga, Hiroshi Nakagawa, an Ainu language linguist from Chiba University, works on the anime as an Ainu language supervisor.[2]
The anime comprises five seasons. The first season aired from April 9 to June 25, 2018, on Tokyo MX, ytv, STV, and BS11.[3] The second season aired from October 8 to December 24, 2018.[4][5] The third season aired from October 5 to December 21, 2020.[6][7] The fourth season was announced in December 2021 with renewed staff members. Brain's Base produced the season, replacing Geno Studio. Shizutaka Sugahara served as the chief director, and Takumi Yamakawa designed the characters. Noboru Takagi is returning to write the scripts.[8] The season premiered on October 3, 2022.[9] On November 7, 2022, it was announced that the seventh episode of the season and beyond would be postponed due to the death of a main staff member.[10] The season restarted broadcasting from the first episode from April 3 until June 26, 2023.[11][12] The fifth and final season was announced in June 2023 to be in production.[12]
Four original animation DVDs (OADs) have been produced. The first, based on the manga's "Barato" arc, was released on DVD in a bundle with the manga's 15th Japanese volume on September 19, 2018.[13] The second was released with the manga's 17th Japanese volume on March 19, 2019.[14] The third, based on the "Monster" arc, was released with the manga's 19th Japanese volume on September 19, 2019.[15] The fourth, based on the "Shiton Animal Record" arc, was bundled with the 23rd manga volume on September 18, 2020.[16] Golden Dōga Gekijō is a series of 25-second long animated shorts directed by Kenshirō Morii and produced by DMM.futureworks and W-Toon Studio, that premiered on YouTube on April 16, 2018.[17]