During the Aniplex Online Fest webcast on Monday, the third promo video and second key visual for the most recent edition of the anime Rurouni Kenshin were released. Second season “Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Disturbance” (Rurouni Kenshin-Meiji Kenko Romantan-Kyoto Doran) is a Shueisha adaptation of the Japanese manga series of the same name written by Nobuhiro Watsuki. More actors, a brand-new theme tune, and the premiere date are revealed in the promo video.
Hideyuki Kurata is the writer and Yuki Komada is the director of the upcoming season. Yu Takami is the show’s composer, and Terumi Nishii and Kazuo Watanabe are curating the character design works. Produced by Liden Films, the program will premiere on Fuji TV “Noitamina” and other platforms on October 3, 2024. Furthermore, starting on October 4 of that year, it will be available advance on Prime Video every Friday at noon. Additionally, Seijuro Hiko’s Character Visual has been revealed and Kitani Tatsuya x Natori’s “Iranai Mono” (“Unnecessary Things”) will be the opening theme for the new season
Additional cast:
- Haruka Tomatsu as Yumi Komagata
- Wataru Hatana as Anji Yukyuzan
- Nobujiko Okamoto as Chō Sawagejō.
The anime will air on Fuji TV during the Noitamina animation block. The anime will run for two cours, or six months. In addition to Fuji TV, the program will air on the following networks on October 3: Sendai Television Incorporated, Sakuranbo Television Broadcasting Corporation, Kansai TV, Akita TV, Iwate Menkoi TV, TV Shizuoka, TV Shinhiroshima, TV Ehime, TV Nishinippon, Saga TV, TV Kumamoto, and Kagoshima TV. The first season has 24 episodes, which debuted on Fuji TV in July 2023, were divided into two sections titled “Prologue Tokyo.”
The 28-volume Rurouni Kenshin manga series by Watsuki was originally published in 1994 in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. Over 72 million copies of the manga are in circulation globally. The main character of the manga is Kenshin Himura, a former deadly assassin who is attempting to live a life free of violence during the Meiji Restoration.
A stage musical by the all-female musical theatre group Takarazuka Revue, as well as a 95-episode TV anime series, an anime film, three original video animation projects, and five live-action films have all been adapted from the manga.
Source: Official Website
