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Muse Asia Licenses Goblin Slayer II, Stardust Telepath Anime
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Goblin Slayer II, the second season for the anime of Kumo Kagyu's Goblin Slayer dark fantasy novel series, will premiere in Japan in October.
The returning cast includes:
- Yūichirō Umehara as Goblin Slayer
- Yui Ogura as Priestess
- Nao Tōyama as High Elf Archer
- Yuka Iguchi as Cow Girl
- Maaya Uchida as Guild Girl
- Yūichi Nakamura as Dwarf Shaman
- Tomokazu Sugita as Lizard Priest
- Yōko Hikasa as Witch
- Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Spearman
Misato Takada (Saiyuki Reload -ZEROIN-) is directing the series at LIDEN FILMS. Takaharu Ozaki (Persona 5 the Animation -The Day Breakers-, Girls' Last Tour), who directed the anime's first season at WHITE FOX, will be chief director. Hideyuki Kurata (Read or Die, Made in Abyss, Kamichu!) is again in charge of series composition. Hiromi Kato (Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut) is designing the characters. Kenichiro Suehiro (Golden Kamuy, Fire Force) is returning to compose the music.
The first season premiered in Japan in October 2018, and Muse Asia streamed the anime as it aired in Japan.
The Goblin Slayer: Goblin's Crown theatrical anime episode opened in Japan in February 2020.
The television anime of Rasuko Ōkuma's Hoshikuzu Telepath (Stardust Telepath) manga will premiere in October.The story follows a shy girl named Umika who is afraid of speaking with others and has trouble making friends. One day, a transfer student named Yū appears. As it turns out, she is a (self-professed) alien who can read others' feelings by touching her forehead together with them.
The series stars:
Yurie Funato as Umika Konohoshi
Seria Fukagawa as Yū Akeuchi
Moe Nagamuta as Haruno Takaragi
Shiki Aoki as Matataki Raimon
Natsumi Takamori as Emihara
Hina Yomiya as Honami Konohoshi
Kaori (Yuyushiki, The Quintessential Quintuplets ∬) is directing the anime at Studio Gokumi. Kaori and Natsuko Takahashi (Yuyushiki, Comic Girls) are in charge of the series scripts. Takahiro Sakai (Yuki Yuna Is a Hero) is designing the characters and is also serving as chief animation director.
SoundOrion performs the ending theme song "Tentaizu" (Celestial Map).