Edens Zero Season 2, which first premiered in Japan on April 1 (effectively April 2 at 12:55 AM JST), has received a new trailer previewing its “Aoi Cosmos Arc.”
New cast members were also announced, including:
• Takaya Hashi as Nero
• Kenichi Suzumura as Shura
• Kazuhiko Inoue as Xenolith
Edens Zero is an adaptation of the manga by Fairy Tail‘s Hiro Mashima, which began in 2018 and has 26 tankoubon volumes as of April 2023. The first season premiered in Japan in April 2021; Netflix released the first 12 episodes internationally in August and the remaining 13 in November.
Kodansha USA describes the manga, which is serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine, as:
At Granbell Kingdom, an abandoned amusement park, Shiki has lived his entire life among machines. But one day, Rebecca and her cat companion Happy appear at the park’s front gates. Little do these newcomers know that this is the first human contact Granbell has had in a hundred years! As Shiki stumbles his way into making new friends, his former neighbors stir at an opportunity for a robo-rebellion … And when his old homeland becomes too dangerous, Shiki must join Rebecca and Happy on their spaceship and escape into the boundless cosmos.
The returning staff from Season 1 include Shinji Ishihira as chief director, Mitsutaka Hirota as series composer, Yurika Sako as character designer, and Shunya Kikuchi as sub-character designer. Toshinori Watanabe (Teppen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!: Laughing ’til You Cry) replaced the late Yuji Suzuki as director. J.C.Staff is the animation production company.
The returning cast includes Takuma Terashima as Shiki Granbell, Mikako Komatsu as Rebecca Bluegarden, Rie Kugimiya as Happy, Hiromichi Tezuka as Weisz, Shiori Izawa as Pino, Shiki Aoki as Homura, Taiten Kusunoki as Drakken, and Honoka Inoue as Xiaomei.
Source: FullAnimeTV YouTube channel
