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Aniplus Asia Airs Simulcast of Blue Orchestra 2nd Season, Licenses Hands off: Sawaranaide Kotesashi-kun?
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Aniplus will premiere the simulcast for the second season of Blue Orchestra on October 8.
The new cast members for the second season include:
- Hiroshi Kamiya as Yūsuke Sakuma
- Makoto Kaneko as Toshiki Tsutsui
- Iori Saeki as Rika Tōgane
Seiji Kishi (Assassination Classroom, Persona 4 The Animation, Classroom of the Elite) is directing the anime at Nippon Animation. Yuuko Kakihara (Chihayafuru, Digimon Adventure tri., Persona 4 The Animation, 2022 Urusei Yatsura) is both writing and overseeing the series scripts, and Kazuaki Morita (Assassination Classroom, Classroom of the Elite, Persona 4 The Animation) is designing the characters.
Indonesian publisher Elex Media is releasing the manga, and it describes the story:
In the fall of his third and final year of middle school, Hajime Aono, a violin prodigy, stopped playing violin for his own personal reasons. But it was also that year when he got to know a girl who told him about a high school with a prestigious school orchestra. Suddenly, the gears in the clock of Aono's life began to turn again. This is the story of a youth drama that brings forth the harmony between music and the heart!
The anime's first season premiered on NHK Educational in April 2023 and aired for 24 episodes. Aniplus Asia aired a simulcast of the anime as it aired in Japan.
Akui launched the ongoing manga in Shogakukan's Manga ONE app in 2017. The manga went on hiatus in October 2023 and resumed serialization on February 25. Shogakukan published its 12th compiled book volume on March 12. The manga won the Best Shōnen Manga award at the 68th Shogakukan Manga Awards in January 2023.
The anime will debut in Japan on October 5. A "Complete Deregula Version" will stream on AnimeFesta that is uncensored. The partially censored "Deregula Version" and the censored broadcast version will also stream on AnimeFesta and other streaming services.
Hisashi Saitō (I’m Living with an Otaku NEET Kunoichi!?, Fantasista Doll) is directing the anime at Quad. Gokō Shiraki is in charge of series scripts, Ryūsuke Tsukamoto (The Apothecary Diaries, Protocol: Rain animation director) is designing the characters, and Chihiro Endō is composing the music. Deregula is producing the anime.
UtaGe! will perform the opening theme song "U.K.U," and Palette Parade will perform the ending theme song "Jōjō ↑ High Tension."
The manga centers on Kōyō Kotesashi, a boy who aims to become a sports doctor. He becomes a massage specialist in Seiha University High School, a school known for its powerhouse sports teams. There, he provides massage services to unique athlete girls.
The anime stars:
- Rikuya Yasuda as Kōyō Kotesashi
- Hina Suguta as Aroma Kusunoki
- Yū Serizawa as Aoba Kitahara
- Saya Aizawa as Izumi Sumiyoshi
- Manatsu Murakami as Chiyo Sayamagaoka
- Ruriko Aoki as Miyuki Hongō
Source: Aniplus Asia's Facebook page (link 2, link 3, link 4)
