Kadokawa has released the newest key visual for the upcoming second season of Ron Kamonohashi’s Forbidden Deductions. The follow-up of the mystery TV anime series is expected to debut sometime in October 2024.
The visual highlights detective protagonist Ron Kamonohashi and his archenemy, Mylo Moriarty, whose voice actor Yoshitsugu Matsuoka is confirmed to be playing in season two.
Shota Ihata (The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent) is directing the anime series, with My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU author Wataru Watari (The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent) as series screenwriter, Masakazu Ishikawa (The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent) as character designer, and Yo Tsuji (The Mystic Archives of Dantalian) as music composer. Diomedea is in charge of the animation production for the series.
Meanwhile, the main cast is headlined by Yohei Azakami as Ron Kamonohashi and Junya Enoki as Totomaru.
The anime is based on the manga series by Akira Amano, which began serialization in Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ online platform on October 11, 2020. Thirteen tankobon volumes have been released as of March 2024. The manga is also being digitally released in English and Spanish on the Manga PLUS service.
The first season of Ron Kamonohashi’s Forbidden Deductions premiered on October 2, 2023 and aired until December 25, 2023 for a total of 13 episodes.
Crunchyroll is streaming the anime outside Japan, describing the main story as:
Ron Kamonohashi was once regarded as a genius at the top detective training academy. But after a fatal mistake, he was expelled and forbidden to become a detective. Years later, police officer Totomaru Isshiki knocks on Ron’s door seeking help on a serial murder case. He finds Ron, now a messy-haired recluse, who agrees. Together, this mismatched detective team begins solving their first mystery!
Source: KADOKAWAanime Official Twitter
