'Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Kyoto Douran' Unveils New Cast, Opening Theme, Third Promo

by DatRandomDude
Sep 16, 4:20 PM | 5 Comments

The Aniplex Online Fest 2024 event revealed new cast, opening theme, a second key visual (pictured), and a third promotional video for the second season of the new Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan (Rurouni Kenshin) television anime series on Monday. The new season is scheduled to premiere on October 4 at 12:55 a.m. on Fuji TV's noitaminA programming block.

Cast
Yumi Komagata: Haruka Tomatsu (Darling in the FranXX)
Anji Yuukyuuzan: Wataru Hatano (Fairy Tail)
Chou Sawagejou: Nobuhiko Okamoto (Boku no Hero Academia)

Staff
Director: Yuki Komada (Build Divide: Code Black) NEW
Assistant Director: Yoshitaka Makino (Pokemon Sun & Moon episode director) NEW
Series Composition, Script: Hideyuki Kurata (Goblin Slayer)
Series Composition, Script Cooperation: Kaoru Kurosaki
Script Supervision: Nobuhiro Watsuki (Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan original creator) NEW
Character Design: Terumi Nishii (JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 4: Diamond wa Kudakenai), Kazuo Watanabe (Killing Bites) NEW
Prop Design: Kazuhisa Kosuge (Campione! Matsurowanu Kamigami to Kamigoroshi no Maou)
Action Director: Katsunori Kikuchi (Hanebado!)
Art Director: Yukihiro Saitou (Kotarou wa Hitorigurashi)
Color Design: Aiko Shinohara (Black Clover: Mahou Tei no Ken)
3DCGI: Wataru Matsunaga (Warau Arsnotoria Sun! 3DCG modelling) NEW, Yasuaki Nakamori (Yofukashi no Uta) NEW
Director of Photography: Junpei Takatsu (Bastard!! Ankoku no Hakaishin (ONA))
Editing: Mai Hasegawa (Majo to Yajuu)
Music: Yuu Takami (Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin)
Sound Director: Ryousuke Naya (Kekkon Yubiwa Monogatari)
Sound Effects: Yasumasa Koyama (Buddy Daddies)
Studio: LIDENFILMS

Note: The staff list also includes members from the first season. The new staff members for season two are denoted with the legend NEW.

Tatsuya Kitani (Jujutsu Kaisen 2nd Season) and Natori (Wind Breaker) are performing the opening theme "Iranai mono" which is previewed in the promotional video below.

The television anime adapts Nobuhiro Watsuki's historical drama manga, which ran in Weekly Shounen Jump from 1994 to 1999. Watsuki and his wife Kaoru Kurosaki launched the Hokkaido-hen (Hokkaido Arc) sequel manga in Jump SQ. in November 2016. Shueisha published the ninth volume in November 2023.

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Source: animate Times

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Season 1 wasn't amazing, but this next arc is the best arc in the manga, so I'll be tuning in.

Sep 18, 12:38 PM by malvarez1

@RobertBobert Oh, I see! I am sure it isn't too bad.

Sep 16, 8:05 PM by Yuno

@Yuno In my subjective opinion, they still managed to preserve the spirit of the title and battle shonens of those years. Although I won't lie, the first show subjectively felt more alive.

Sep 16, 6:05 PM by RobertBobert

Hope the second season is a bit more.....exciting than the first?

Sep 16, 4:54 PM by olly5656

Hmm, seems ok. I honestly never watched the original anime to completion outside of catching bits and pieces of it as a kid on Toonami or so

Sep 16, 4:40 PM by Yuno