Soujiro’s epic fantasy adventure is set to continue, as Ishura has been officially confirmed for a second season. The announcement was made on March 20th, shortly following the 12th episode’s airing, along with a teaser video and visual featuring “Kuro the Cautious,” who will play a significant role in the next season’s storyline. However, the release date and other specifics are currently under wraps.
The anime Ishura is an adaptation of a light novel written by Keiso. The series was first serialized in June 2017 as an online web novel on the Kakuyomu and Shōsetsuka ni Narō platforms. In September 2019, ASCII Media Works began publishing it as a light novel under their Dengeki no ShinBungei label, with illustrations by the artist Kureta.
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Ishura Season 2 Expected Release Date
If we assume that production started right after the first season, we could see season two by late 2024 or, more likely, early 2025.
The anime staff for the upcoming season is probably going to remain the same, but we will keep you updated if any major changes are announced.
The original Ishura staff is as follows:
- Animation Studio: Passione
- CG Animation: Sanzigen
- Director: Yuuki Ogawa
- Chief Director: Takeo Takahashi
- Series Screenwriter and Scriptwriter: Kenta Ihara
- Character Designers: Yoko Kikuchi and Yuka Takashina
- Music Composer: Masahiro Tokuda
The following talented cast members are anticipated to return for the sequel.
- Yuki Kaji as Soujiro the Willow-Sword
- Reina Ueda as Yuno the Distant Talon
- Romi Park as Taren the Punished
- Aoi Yuuki as Kia the World Word
- Mamiko Noto as Elea the Red Tag
- Sora Amamiya as Curte of the Fair Skies
- Koichi Yamadera as Shalk the Sound Slicer
- Showtaro Morikubo as Regnejee, the Wings of Sunset
- Nobuhiko Okamoto as Hidow the Clamp
- Akio Otsuka as Harghent the Still
Ishura‘s first season adapted the events of the first light novel volume titled “The New Demon King War.” With 9 volumes of the light novel series currently published, there is still a wealth of source material remaining to be animated.
If season 2 maintains a similar pace of adaptation, it is expected to cover the second volume, “The Particle Storm in the Realm of Slaughter.” The sequel will likely introduce new overpowered shura characters, like “Mestelexil the Box of Desperate Knowledge” and “Toroa the Awful” as the war rages on to determine who is the “true hero.”
If you haven’t watched Ishura yet, it’s available internationally on Disney+ as well as on Hulu in the United States.
Source: official website
