The official website for the second season of the Reincarnated as a Sword (Tensei Shitara Ken Deshita) television anime — based on the light novel series by Yuu Tanaka and LLO — has revealed a new trailer, key visual, and additional cast members for the Seedrun Arc. The new arc begins with episode 6.
Story
Reincarnated as a sentient magical sword with memories of his past life but no recollection of his name, the protagonist rescues a young beastgirl from a life of slavery. The cat-eared girl, Fran, becomes his wielder with a singular drive to grow stronger, while the sword seeks to understand why he exists in this world. Together, the unlikely pair set off on an adventure that has only just begun.
Cast
The series stars Ai Kakuma as Fran, Shinichirō Miki as Master, and Yūma Uchida as Jean du Vix.
Staff
- Director: Shinji Ishihira (Fairy Tail, Log Horizon, Edens Zero) at C2C
- Series composition/scripts: Takahiro Nagano
- Character design: Atsuko Saitō
- Music: Yasuharu Takanashi
- Assistant director: Kazunobu Shimizu
- Master design: Shinya Asanuma
- Monster design: Chie Sakurai, Jumpei Mukai, Shōta Yano
- Action director: Rino Isago, Satoshi Sakai, Shunya Nitta
- Color key artist: Masato Takagi, Takeshi Kurihara
- Art director/setting: Masahiro Satō
- Art board: Kōki Nagayoshi
- Prop design: Tomoki Yokoyama, Emi Kōno
- Compositing director of photography: Masaaki Onodera
- 3DCG: Hinokuni Animation
- 2D/Monitor works: Jumpei Mukai
- Editing: Gō Sadamatsu
- Music director: Shōji Hata
Theme Songs
FZMZ performs the opening theme “Dream of Butterfly,” while Hanabie. handles the ending theme “Baribari Buddy.”
Streaming & Broadcast
HIDIVE is streaming the anime simulcast with its Japanese broadcast. The service also held the North American premiere of the new season on August 22 at Anime NYC. The first season originally aired on Tokyo MX in October 2022, followed by ABC TV and BS Asahi, with early episodes available on ABEMA from September 2022.
Source Material & Manga
Tanaka originally published the story on the Shōsetsuka ni Narou website in October 2015. Gentosha began releasing the light novel edition with illustrations by LLO in July 2016, and Tomowo Maruyama‘s manga adaptation launched on Gentosha’s Denshi Birz platform in December 2016. Seven Seas Entertainment publishes both the light novels and manga in English, and also released audiobooks narrated by Josh Hurley in August 2024.
A spinoff manga, Tensei Shitara Ken Deshita: Another Wish by Hinako Inoue, ran from June 2020 to March 2023, concluding with its sixth compiled volume. A new spinoff, Tensei Shitara Ken Deshita My Dish by Itsuki Fujioka, launched on Micro Magazine’s Comic Ride service on September 30.
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