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Updated Durarara!!×2 Promo Adds OKAMOTO'S Theme Song

Aniplex began streaming an updated promotional video for the Durarara!!×2 anime on Monday featuring the anime's opening theme song, "Headhunt" by the band OKAMOTO'S.

New cast for the series includes:

M.A.O as Vorona (pictured above center)
Kappei Yamaguchi as Mizuki Akabayashi (above left)
Hiro Shimono as Aoba Kuronuma (below center)
Yūki Ono as Chikage Rokujo (above right)

Misaki Kuno as Mikiya's daughter Akane Awakusu

Yasuyuki Kase as Mikiya Awakusu, a young leader in the Medei Group's Awakusu organization

Shōzō Iizuka as Dogen Awakusu, the head of the Medei Group's Awakusu organization

Toshiyuki Morikawa as Егор (Egor), the assassin who came from Russia

Satoshi Mikami as слон (Sloan), a giant man who joins Vorona

Atsumi Tanezaki as Emilia, Shingen's wife after remarrying

Kiyoyuki Yanada as Shu Aozaki, a leader in the Medei Group's Awakusu organization

Takahiro Ōmori will direct the anime at new studio Shuka with series composition by Noboru Takagi. Takahiro Kishida will be designing the characters for the series, and Makoto Yoshimori will be providing the music. Eri Yamazaki will be designing the props, Hiromi Miyawaki is in charge of the color key, Norikazu Kamibayashi will take the position of CG producer, Kazuhiko Seki will handle editing, Jin Tamura is in charge of photography, and the name of the animation's production group will be Ikebukuro Dollars, the same as the first season. The main cast from the original anime is returning to reprise their roles.

Thanks to Dennis for the embedded video.