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Muse Asia Licenses Chained Soldier 2 Anime

Muse Asia announced on Monday that it has licensed Chained Soldier 2, the second season of the television anime of writer Takahiro and artist Yōhei Takemura's Chained Soldier (Mato Seihei no Slave or literally, Slave of the Magic Capital's Elite Troops) manga.

The anime will premiere in Japan on January 8.

The new cast members include:

• Kana Ichinose as Konomi Tatara
• Fairouz Ai as Mira Kamiunten
• Manaka Iwami as Bell Tsukiyono
• Fūka Izumi as Yakumo Ezo
• Maaya Uchida as Tenka Izumo
• Yukana as Fubuki Azuma
• Kana Hanazawa as Ren Yamashiro

The new season has a new staff and studio. Masafumi Tamura (The World's Finest Assassin, Ange Vierge, Wise Man's Grandchild) is now directing the anime at studio Passione and Hayabusa Film (Passione was originally announced as the sole animation studio for the new season), and Keiya Nakano (AOKANA: Four Rhythm Across the Blue, Loner Life in Another World, Keijo!!!!!!!!) is designing the characters.

Kana Hanazawa is performing the ending theme song "Cipher Cipher," arranged by Polkadot Stingray.

Additional staff includes:

• Series Composition: Yasuhiro Nakanishi
• Scriptwriters: Yasuhiro Nakanishi, Ohine Ezaki, Takahiro Nagase, Kyōta Kanō
• Concept Composite: Junpei Takatsu
• Art Director: Shino Ohara
• Color Design: Sakie Suzuki
• Assistant Color Designer: Mai Kabatani
• Director of Photography: Kōji Hayashi
• CG Director: Takayuki Taba (SANZIGEN)
• Editor: Ayako Tan
• Music: Kohta Yamamoto
• Sound Director: Chikako Yokota
• Sound Production: Dax Production

The anime's first season premiered in Japan in January 2024, and it aired on AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS Asahi, and MBS. Muse Asia streamed the anime as it aired in Japan.

The battle fantasy is set in a world where a demonic gate has unleashed monsters known as Shūki. A special peach tree is able to give special powers, but only to women. The story begins when a down-on-his-luck boy named Yūki Wakura meets Uzen Kyōka, a girl who has gained the power of the peach, and is the captain of the 7th Anti-Demon Squad.

Junji Nishimura (Ranma ½) was the first season's general director. Gorō Kuji (Bungo and Alchemist -Gears of Judgement-) directed the anime at Seven Arcs. Yasuhiro Nakanishi (Kaguya-sama: Love is War) handled the series composition, and Ryōta Kanō and Akira Kindaichi (Bakugan Battle Planet) wrote the script. Hiroyuki Yoshii (Tawawa on Monday) designed the characters. Kohta Yamamoto (Attack on Titan The Final Season) composed the music, and Chikako Yokota (The Seven Deadly Sins: Imperial Wrath of The Gods) was the sound director.

Takahiro (Akame ga KILL!) and Takemura (Papa no Iu Koto o Kikinasai! manga) launched the manga on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ manga website in January 2019.

Source: Muse Asia's Facebook page