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Hero TV Continues Chaika Broadcast into 2nd Season

Philippine television channel HERO TV announced that its broadcast of Chaika the Coffin Princess will continue on to its Chaika - The Coffin Princess AVENGING BATTLE second season. The channel also revealed the premiere dates of its fourth quarter anime, including Free! Eternal Summer, Initial D: Fifth Stage, and the third season of Kuroko's Basketball.

The Chaika the Coffin Princess fantasy anime, as well as the Chaika - The Coffin Princess AVENGING BATTLE second season, centers on the titular protagonist, Chaika Trabant, a 14-year old sorceress who carries a coffin with her. Chaika is soon revealed as the daughter of the deposed Emperor, and she is gathering his scattered remains in the hopes of giving her father a proper funeral. She hires the siblings Toru and Akari, both retired soldiers who are trying to eke out a living as warriors in a now-peaceful world, to help her on her journey. A small group of military operatives eager to snuff out anyone who might have a claim on the Emperor's throne and who might destabilize the land once more pursues Chaika's group.

HERO TV will premiere the second season on December 16, taking over the timeslot of the first season on weekdays at 6:00 p.m. The channel premiered the first season on November 12.

Free! Eternal Summer is the second season of the Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club television anime. The story of Kyoto Animation's series begins with Haruka Nanase, a high school boy who once swam competitively. After years of separation, his childhood friend Rin challenges him to a swimming match, showing Haruka his overwhelming power. Not wanting it to end like this, Haruka gathers together his former teammates Makoto and Nagisa once again, and also brings a new member named Rei Ryugazaki to create the Iwatobi High School Swimming Club. Haruka, Makoto, Nagisa, Rei, and Rin come together for a story of swimming, youth, and friendship.

The 13-episode sequel series premiered in Japan in July 2014. The sequel also received an unaired episode in the seventh volume of the series' Japanese home video release. High Speed! -Free! Starting Days-, the film inspired by Kōji Ōji and Futoshi Nishiya's High Speed! novel that also inspired the original Free! television anime, will open in Japan on Saturday.

HERO TV will premiere Free! Eternal Summer on Friday, and it will continue to air on weekdays at 7:30 p.m. HERO TV began airing Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club on October 12.

Initial D: Fifth Stage is the third television anime series adaptation of Shūichi Shigeno's Initial D racing manga. The 14-episode series premiered in November 2012. The series continues the story of street racer Takumi Fujiwara. Still working as part of the Project D driving team, Takumi and Keisuke continue to challenge courses and teams in Kanagawa Prefecture. Meanwhile, a young golf phenom catches Takumi's eye, and Ryousuke Takahashi settles a score from his past.

HERO TV will premiere the anime on Friday, and it will continue to air on weekdays at 8:30 p.m. HERO TV previously aired the Initial D TV anime, and it also aired the Initial D: Extra Stage OVA episodes in 2011. The channel aired the Initial D: Third Stage anime film on September 28.

The third season of Kuroko's Basketball (Kuroko no Basuke) adapts Tadatoshi Fujimaki's manga of the same name. Taiga Kagami has just enrolled into Seirin High School when he meets Tetsuya Kuroko of the school's basketball team. Kuroko happens to be the shadowy sixth member of the legendary "Generation of Miracles" basketball team. Together, Kagami and Kuroko aim to take their team to the inter-high school championship — against Kuroko's former teammates.

HERO TV will premiere the the third season on December 15, and it will continue to air on weekdays at 9:30 p.m. ABS-CBN aired the first season in the Philippines in its Team Animazing programming block in April-May 2013, and HERO TV also aired the first season in May-June of the same year. ABS-CBN also aired the second season in its Team Animazing block in June-August 2014, before HERO TV also aired the second season in July-September.

[Via Anime Pilipinas]