The staff of The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System Part 2 has revealed a new key visual, main PV, theme songs, and four new cast members. hololive VTuber Tokoyami Towa performs the new opening theme “Rewrite the Answer,” and PompadollS performs the ending theme song “Contemporary Dance.”
The new cast members include:
- Kosuke Tanabe as Kelt
- Tsugumi Sakuragi as Maebel
- Misaki Kuno as Hilde
- Kengo Kawanishi as Carlos
Production Committee.
What’s more, the theme song artists and cast members shared comments for Part 2:
Tokoyami Towa
“Hello, I’m Tokoyami Towa from hololive! I’m so happy to have the chance to be part of such a wonderful series! I’m currently watching Part 1, and what’s really stayed with me is the way Elymas takes whatever adversity he’s up against, finds the positive in it, and turns it into his own strength! It encourages me, too — it makes me think, “I want to be able to look at things that way” — and I’ve been having a great time watching! The opening song was produced by Yamanaka-san of THE ORAL CIGARETTES, and it turned out to be a really cool track, full of driving momentum, that makes the most of my low register!! I can’t wait for Part 2 to start airing!”
PompadollS vocalist, Gozyu Igarashi
“We have the privilege of performing the ending theme this time. Thank you so much! All of us have to fight with the traits, the talents, and the circumstances we were born with. For the longest time, I couldn’t love what I had been given. It felt as though those things had me bound, and so I lived reaching for freedom — flailing about, as if dancing some ungainly dance. Encountering a work that felt somehow similar to me, and being able to lend a hand to it, is a tremendous honor. Please enjoy the music along with the anime.”
Kelt: Kosuke Tanabe
“Nice to meet you all! I’m Kosuke Tanabe, and I have the privilege of playing Kelt. The first thing that surprised me was that the footage was already essentially finished — and of such high quality — right from the recording stage!! And the footage that actually airs is even more spectacular!! I’m looking forward myself to seeing how Kelt’s expressions and action are brought to life from here on! I gave it everything I had, hoping to add a new bit of spice to the series, so I’d be delighted if you look forward to Kelt’s arrival! Please be sure to watch Part 2 as well!”
Maebel: Tsugumi Sakuragi
“I’m Tsugumi Sakuragi, and I have the privilege of playing Maebel. I’ve been following the series for a while now, and I’m very happy to be taking part in it. In the recording booth, I watched the footage and the manga over and over as I performed, aiming to bring out both Maebel’s gentle air and the strong convictions she holds. I hope you’ll look forward to the broadcast each week — for the side of Maebel that shows a different, heart-skipping air, and for her exchanges with Kelt.”
Hilde: Misaki Kuno
“In Part 1 I had the pleasure of playing the guild receptionist, and in Part 2 I get to play Hilde as well. I’m so happy! Because the artwork was nearly complete when we recorded, I gave everything I had to match Hilde’s expressions and movements to that beautiful footage. I went into the booth hoping to capture both her rough, selfish side and the girlish side she also has. Please look forward to Part 2 as well!”
Carlos: Kengo Kawanishi
“I’m Kengo Kawanishi, and I have the honor of voicing Carlos. The recording itself was quite a while ago, but I could really feel the heart that had gone into this production — we recorded footage that was essentially finished and in nearly full color, which almost never happens in an ordinary session. It felt wonderfully fresh, and being able to see the characters’ subtle expressions and exactly what was happening on screen was an enormous help. I’m glad we can finally share this news with everyone. I look forward to what lies ahead.”
New episodes of The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System will release on Thursdays at 9:00 a.m. PT / 12:00 p.m. ET on Crunchyroll.
SPYAIR performs the opening theme song “Awake,” and ReoNa performs the ending theme song “Lv.1 Class: Human.”
The main Japanese cast of The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System includes:
- Takeo Ōtsuka as Elymas Edvan
- Shion Wakayama as Luce Rubis
- Natsuko Abe as Maris Edvan
The staff of the anime includes:
- General Director: Shingo Suzuki
- Anime Director: Katsumasa Yokomine (GoHands)
- Character Designer: Takayuki Uchida
- Chief Animation Directors: Takayuki Uchida, Keiji Tani, and Makoto Furuta
- Chief Director: Tetsuichi Yamagishi
- Main Animator: Hiroshi Okubo
- Sound Production: Glovision
- Sound Directors: Enji Nakajima and Tetsuya Gunji
- Composer: Ludvig Forssell (BELLE film)
The English dub cast includes:
- Elymas voiced by Van Barr, Jr.
- Ruche voiced by Kiane Chula King
- Malice voiced by Katie Caruso
- Aizas voiced by Ivan Jasso
- Arus voiced by Jackoby Clinton
- Cline voiced by Jamie Snowden
- Gowtan voiced by Tyson Rinehart
- Teal voiced by Belsheber Junior Rusape
- Reiss voiced by Amber Flores
- Thomas voiced by Charlie Campbell
The English dub crew includes:
- Studio: Crunchyroll
- Voice Director: Lee George
- Producer: Zach Bolton
- Adaptation: Chris Cason
- Mixer: Neal Malley
- Engineer: Zachary Davis
Nekoko began the story of the original light novel series in April 2021, and Brocco Lee launched the manga adaptation in February 2022.
Lastly, here’s an overview, via publisher Kodansha:
“You good-for-nothing bastard. You are the son of a Sword Saint, yet you dare pull such a defective Class!?”
During the Divine Blessing Ceremony of the 15-year-old Elma who came from a lineage of Sword Saints, he had manifested a commonly deemed defective class known as the Heavy Knight. He had been deprived of his position as the next head of the Edvan Household and was then exiled. The Heavy Knight class had an unbalanced status and useless skills, to top it off, it was even said to be a class cowardly and indolent people have.
But, Elma knew better—that this world was the world of the game he had used to play before—and that the Heavy Knight class was the strongest class to exist. Elma made full use of the knowledge he had in his previous life and began his efficient walkthrough of the world he was reincarnated into.
