The Empire of Corpses Review | Otaku Movie Anatomy
Otaku Movie Anatomy hosts review The Empire of Corpses! The Empire of Corpses (屍者の帝国 Shisha no Teikoku) is a 2015 Japanese psychological science fiction adventure anime film produced by Wit Studio and directed by Ryoutarou Makihara. The movie is part of a series of films based on novels written by Project Itoh. It was followed by Harmony and will be followed by Genocidal Organ. The film was released on October 2, and Egoist perform the film’s ending theme. The film was originally set for release in December, but the date was later changed to October 2. With this the release dates for Harmony and Genocidal Organ were changed to November 13 and December 4 respectively.Genocidal Organ was then further delayed. The film is licensed in North America by Funimation. The story of Shisha no Teikoku takes place in 19th century Europe, and revolves around John Watson. He is scouted by the government to become a secret agent. However, Watson lives in a world where “Frankensteins”, human corpses that are re-purposed with a false soul in order to use them as laborers, are used to improve industrial development.