A new anime key visual has been released for the upcoming second cour of the ORIENT anime series, featuring three members of the Obsidian Eight. The visual spotlights Shirou Inukai (voiced by Hiro Shimono), Seiroku Inukawa (voiced by Tarusuke Shingaki), and Yatarou Inuda (voiced by Tomokazu Sugita).
The main voice cast is headlined by Yuuma Uchida as Musashi, Souma Saitou as Kojirou Kanemaki, Rie Takahashi as Tsugumi Hattori, and Satoshi Hino as Naotora Takeda. Additional cast members consist of Tomoaki Maeno as Tatsuomi Uesugi, Natsuki Hanae as Kanetatsu Naoe, Yoshiki Nakajima as Masayuki Amakasu, Kouki Uchiyama as Akihiro Shimazu, Gakuto Kajiwara as Katsumi Amako, and Youko Hikasa as Kuroko Usami.
The anime production staff includes Tetsuya Yanagisawa as director, Mariko Kunisawa as screenwriter, Takahiro Kishida as character designer, Fumio Matsumoto and Sayuri Sakimoto as chief animation directors, Suga Shigeyuki as action supervisor, Hirofumi Sakagami as art director, Hidenori Manaka as photography director, Mika Funabashi (Blue Reflection Ray) as color designer, and Hideyuki Fukasawa as music composer. A.C.G.T. is in charge of the animation production.
Sota Hanamura (from boyband DA-iCE) and Lil’ Fang (from girl-group Faky) are singing the opening theme song “Break it down.” Meanwhile, Gakuto Kajiwara is singing the ending theme “Irochigai no Itotaba.”
The anime series is based on the manga series by Magi creator Shinobu Ohtaka. It was first serialized in Kodansha’s Weekly Shounen Magazine on May 30, 2018, before transferring to Bessatsu Shounen Magazine on February 9, 2021. 15 tankoubon volumes have been published in total as of July 2022.
Crunchyroll will stream the second cour in Summer 2022 in English speaking territories. Ani-One Asia ULTRA will stream the second cour in Asia. The anime series is described as:
When unidentified creatures known as Kishin suddenly appeared in Japan, all of the most famous military leaders were killed in battle, and the end of the world seemed close at hand.
Now, 150 years later, demons still rule the world, and only the Band of Bushi continues to fight for freedom. Musashi and Kojiro, out of admiration for these brave fighters, strive to form the strongest Band of Bushi in this classic battle action story of friends passionately chasing a dream.
Source: ORIENT Official Twitter
