On February 4, the official website for the television anime adaptation of Kazuha Kishimoto’s Summoned to Another World for a Second Time light novel series released the anime’s first full promotional video and first key visual.
The video revealed additional cast members and the anime’s April 8 premiere. Additionally, the video previews the ending theme song “Be ambitious!!!” by the idol group Maybe Me. S.S.NiRVERGE∀ is performing the show’s opening theme song, “Continue Distortion.”
The series will premiere on the “ANiMAZiNG!!!” programming block on Asahi Broadcasting Corporation TV, TV Asahi, BS11, and 22 other television channels.
The newly announced cast members include Takuma Nagatsuka as Toma, Yui Ogura as Shironeko, Rina Honizumi as Mineko, Satomi Akesaka as Loa, Yurie Kozakai as Ruri, Miko Ito as Alize, Kenji Akabane as Brad, Hozumi Goda as King Distinia, and Marie Hashimoto as the Princess.
The anime stars Shunichi Toki as the protagonist Setsu. The previously announced main cast of the film includes Kaori Maeda as Elka, Satomi Amano as Yūhi, Fairouz Ai as Livaia, and Saori Ōnishi as Dezastol.
The anime is directed by Motoki Nakanishi at Studio Elle, with Yukihito as the series Script supervisor. Mikako Kunii is slated to be the character designer. The newly announced staff members include Hiroshi Gouroku as art director, Testsuya Nishimura as director of photography, and Ayako Tan as the editor.
The novels’ plot revolves around a man who is summoned to another world to be a warrior. He manages to save the world and soon becomes known as a hero.
He eventually begins to lead a relatively ordinary life in this new world until, one day, he gets trapped and deported back to his original world as a baby. He then grows up in this world, and when he reaches high school, he is summoned to the other world….again!
The novel series was launched on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in 2015, ending in 2016. The print version of the novels was published by Futabasha with illustrations by Shimahara in October 2015.
The novels also received a manga adaptation in July 2018, which featured artwork by Arashiyama.
About Summoned To Another World For A Second Time
Summoned To Another World For A Second Time (Isekai Shoukan wa Nidome desu) is a harem-comedy light novel, written by Kazuha Kishimoto. It began publishing online on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in 2015.
The story features a typical isekai protagonist summoned to another world where he becomes a famous hero. The real story starts when a mishap lands the hero back in his original world where he was nothing but a lame high-schooler, and on top of that, he has to begin his life again as a baby.
Sources: Summoned to Another World for a Second Time Anime Official Website, Comic Natalie
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