{"id":82813,"date":"2024-03-25T12:20:55","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T19:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=82813"},"modified":"2024-10-05T11:49:31","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T18:49:31","slug":"futures-folktales-season-2-to-air-later-in-2024-releases-new-key-visual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2024\/03\/25\/futures-folktales-season-2-to-air-later-in-2024-releases-new-key-visual\/","title":{"rendered":"Future&#8217;s Folktales Season 2 to Air Later in 2024, Releases New Key Visual"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The second season of the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Future&#8217;s Folktales<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> anime series is scheduled to premiere in Japan sometime later this 2024. A new key visual was also revealed on Manga Production\u2019s official Twitter account and at the company\u2019s booth at AnimeJapan 2024.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">The visual showcases the main characters of the series, including the heroine Maha and her grandmother, Asmaa. Season two will take place in a new planned smart city called Neom (based on the real city of the same name). The first season took place in Saudi Arabia\u2019s largest city, Riyadh.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_82816\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82816\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"82816\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2024\/03\/25\/futures-folktales-season-2-to-air-later-in-2024-releases-new-key-visual\/futures-folktales-season-2-key-visual-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/futures-folktales-season-2-key-visual-1.jpg?fit=850%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"850,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"future&#8217;s folktales season 2 key visual\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u00a9 MANGA PRODUCTIONS &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/futures-folktales-season-2-key-visual-1.jpg?fit=213%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/futures-folktales-season-2-key-visual-1.jpg?fit=696%2C983&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-82816\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/futures-folktales-season-2-key-visual-1.jpg?resize=350%2C494&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"future's folktales season 2 anime key visual \" width=\"350\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/futures-folktales-season-2-key-visual-1.jpg?resize=213%2C300&amp;ssl=1 213w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/futures-folktales-season-2-key-visual-1.jpg?resize=725%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 725w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/futures-folktales-season-2-key-visual-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1084&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/futures-folktales-season-2-key-visual-1.jpg?resize=696%2C983&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/futures-folktales-season-2-key-visual-1.jpg?resize=298%2C420&amp;ssl=1 298w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/futures-folktales-season-2-key-visual-1.jpg?w=850&amp;ssl=1 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-82816\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">\u00a9 MANGA PRODUCTIONS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><b>Toei Animation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will once again serve as the animation production company for the second season of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Future&#8217;s Folktales<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><b>Masami Shimoda<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ai Yori Aoshi<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Zegapain<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) served as director for the first season, along with <\/span><b>Hiroki Kikuta <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shining Hearts<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) as music composer.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">The main voice cast for the anime includes:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Masako Nozawa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Asmaa<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Naomi Oozora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Maha<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Sachiko Kojima<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Rayan<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>\u2022 Megumi Urawa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Sultan<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The first season of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Future&#8217;s Folktales<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> aired for 13 episodes in Japan from April 4, 2020 to June 27, 2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">Manga Productions announced in 2020 that it entered a partnership agreement with NEOM for the second season\u2019s production. The company is a subsidiary of the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Foundation. It aims to create \u201canimation, comic, and video game projects\u201d to &#8220;promote Saudi ideas and messages internationally.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_82818\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82818\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"82818\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2024\/03\/25\/futures-folktales-season-2-to-air-later-in-2024-releases-new-key-visual\/futures-folktales-season-1-key-visual\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/futures-folktales-season-1-key-visual.jpg?fit=1035%2C1277&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1035,1277\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"future&#8217;s folktales season 1 key visual\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u00a9 MANGA PRODUCTIONS &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/futures-folktales-season-1-key-visual.jpg?fit=243%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/futures-folktales-season-1-key-visual.jpg?fit=696%2C859&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-82818\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/futures-folktales-season-1-key-visual.jpg?resize=450%2C555&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"future's folktales season 1 anime key visual \" width=\"450\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/futures-folktales-season-1-key-visual.jpg?resize=243%2C300&amp;ssl=1 243w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/futures-folktales-season-1-key-visual.jpg?resize=830%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 830w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/futures-folktales-season-1-key-visual.jpg?resize=768%2C948&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/futures-folktales-season-1-key-visual.jpg?resize=324%2C400&amp;ssl=1 324w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/futures-folktales-season-1-key-visual.jpg?resize=696%2C859&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/futures-folktales-season-1-key-visual.jpg?resize=340%2C420&amp;ssl=1 340w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/futures-folktales-season-1-key-visual.jpg?w=1035&amp;ssl=1 1035w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-82818\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">\u00a9 MANGA PRODUCTIONS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sentai Filmworks licensed <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Future&#8217;s Folktales <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(also known as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Asatir: Mirai no Mukashibanashi<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in Japanese) for release in North America on home video. It also streamed the first season as it aired in Japan on its HIDIVE service, which describes the synopsis as:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 2050 Riyadh, a grandmother named Asma takes her cherished grandchildren on a whirlwind journey to the past, showcasing the heritage and history of the Arabian Peninsula through retellings of the region\u2019s most beloved folktales. With the help of their robotic cat, Anis, the children learn that their modern-day dilemmas are no match for the words of wisdom passed from generation to generation through their grandmother\u2019s fascinating stories.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/manga_prd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Manga Productions Official Twitter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2024-03-23\/manga-productions-toei-animation-future-folktales-2-animated-series-debuts-in-2024\/.209116\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Anime News Network<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second season of the Future&#8217;s Folktales anime series is scheduled to premiere in Japan sometime later this 2024, with a new key visual revealed as well. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":82815,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[8683,8710,418,8711,223,1190],"class_list":["post-82813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anime","tag-animejapan-2024","tag-futures-folktales","tag-hidive","tag-manga-productions","tag-sentai-filmworks","tag-toei-animation"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/futures-folktales-season-2-key-visual-e1711394628596.jpg?fit=850%2C480&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8n4QV-lxH","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82813"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82813"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82813\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":99289,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82813\/revisions\/99289"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}