Ishura Season 2 Unveils 5 More Cast Members

The staff for the anime of Keiso and Kureta's Ishura light novel series announced five more cast members for the second anime season on Tuesday:

Nao Tōyama as Linaris the Obsidian, a blood demon who lives in a large mansion deep in a dense forest Image courtesy of Kadokawa

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Daisuke Ono as Toroa the Awful, a legendary being who steals magic swords Image courtesy of Kadokawa

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Ayumu Murase as Mestelexil the Box of Desperate Knowledge, an invincible demon created by the self-proclaimed demon king Kiyazuna the Axle, that can regenerate and can never be killed Image courtesy of Kadokawa

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Kujira as Kiyazuna the Axle, a legendary mechanical demon maker with the best engineering skills of the time, and creator of Mestelexil the Box of Desperate Knowledge Image courtesy of Kadokawa

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Megumi Ogata as Hiroto the Paradox, a child with gray hair that makes him look older, and uses great conversation skills to interact with influential people and provide them with weapons and information Image courtesy of Kadokawa

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Previously announced new cast members include:

Mariya Ise as Kūro the Cautious Miku Itō as Cuneigh the Wanderer Rikiya Koyama as Mele the Horizon's Roar

The anime's first season premiered in Japan on January 3 on 22 channels including TOKYO MX, BS Nippon Corporation, and KBS Kyoto. The anime is streaming exclusively on Disney+ worldwide and on Hulu in the U.S.

The anime stars (Note: Some character name romanizations are not confirmed):

Yūki Kaji as Soujiro the Willow-Sword Reina Ueda as Yuno the Distant Talon Jun Fukuyama as Alus the Star Runner Akio Ohtsuka as Harghent the Still Romi Park as Taren the Punished Sōichirō Hoshi as Dakai the Magpie Showtaro Morikubo as Regnejee the Wings of Sunset Sora Amamiya as Curte of the Fair Skies Aoi Yūki as Kia the World Word Mamiko Noto as Elea the Red Tag Rie Takahashi as Nihilo the Vortical Stampede Kōichi Yamadera as Shalk the Sound Slicer Nobuhiko Okamoto as Hidow the Clamp Takehito Koyasu as Jelki the Swift Ink Tomokazu Sugita as Higuare the Pelagic Yumiri Hanamori as Lana the Moon Tempest Shinichirō Miki as Kuze the Passing Disaster Yui Horie as Nastique the Quiet Singer

Takeo Takahashi (Hinako Note, The Island of Giant Insects) is the chief director, and Yuki Ogawa (FLCL Progressive, Mieruko-chan) is directing the anime at Passione. Kenta Ihara (Mieruko-chan, Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy-) is supervising and writing the series scripts, and the studio SANZIGEN is in charge of CG animation. sajou no hana performs the opening theme song "Shura ni Otoshite" (Falling into the Carnage), and Konomi Suzuki performs the ending theme song "Hakka" (White Flower).

Yen Press is releasing the novels in English, and it describes the series:

In a world where the Demon King has died, a host of demigods capable of felling him have inherited the world: a master fencer who can figure out how to take out their opponent with a single glance; a lancer so swift they can break the sound barrier; a wyvern rogue who fights with three legendary weapons at once; an all-powerful wizard who can speak thoughts into being; and an angelic assassin who deals instant death. Eager to attain the title of “One True Hero,” these champions each pursue challenges against formidable foes and spark conflicts themselves. The battle to determine the mightiest of the mighty begins.

The novel began serialization on both the Shōsetsuka ni Narō and Kakuyomu websites in 2017. Kadokawa began publishing the series in print in September 2019. The novel series topped the tankōbon, novel, and new title categories of the 2021 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! (This Light Novel Is Amazing!) guidebook with the most number of votes ever recorded for a light novel series in the guidebook's history.

Meguri launched a manga adaptation in Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine in March 2021.

Source: Press release

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