Crunchyroll just revealed that it will stream the English dub for the second season of the anime based on Wookjakga’s A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special (Kikansha no Mahō wa Tokubetsu Desu in Japanese) Korean webtoon on the same day the anime airs, Wednesday.
The dub cast includes:
- Anastasia Muñoz as Azest
- Austin Tindle as Desir
- Sarah Roach as Romantica
- Macy Anne Johnson as Pram
- John Archer II as Wilhelm
- William Ofoegbu as Hawk
- Corey Pettit as Priscilla
- Jamie Lee as Mysterious Girl
- Rebecca Chiara Marano as Lirika
- Jim Foronda as Zod
- Aiden Call as Emil
- Ben Bryant as Jeffran
The staff behind the English dub
- Studio Producers: Justin Cook, Michael Harcourt, Nathanael Harrison
- Producer: Samantha Herek
- Adaptation Supervisor: Jarrod Greene
- Adaptation: Chris Cason
- Adaptation Prep: Michael Nicholson
- Voice Director: Jeremy Inman
- Assistant Voice Director: Michael Stimac
- Talent Coordination: Tara A. Williams, Brittni Hurley
- Engineer Managers: Gino Palencia, Brandon Peters
- Engineer: Seth Aulds
- Assistant Engineer: Darius Blackmon
- Mixer: Neal Malley
The anime’s cast includes:
- Takuma Terashima as Desir Herman
- Sayumi Suzushiro as Romantica Eru
- Natsumi Fujiwara as Pram Schnaizer
- Asami Seto as Azrest Kingscrown
Taishi Kawaguchi directs the anime at Arvo Animation. Takamitsu Kouno returns to compose the series and write the scripts. Hiromi Katō is the character designer. Daisuke Negishi is the art director, and Kenta Higashiohji is the music composer. FLOW will perform the opening theme song “Sorrow,” while krage performs the ending theme song “Everlasting.”
Additional staff members include:
- Art design: Satoshi Fujimoto, Taiga Saitō, Gaku Mukai, Tetsuo Imaizumi
- Prop design: Shōtarō Hashiguchi
- Color design: Aiko Matsuyama
- Director of photography: Hideki Imaizumi
- Editing: Gō Sadamatsu
- Sound director: Takatoshi Hamano
- Sound effects: Yasumasa Koyama
The first season premiered on October 7, 2023 on Crunchyroll. Arvo Animation produced the first season with Taichi Kawaguchi serving as director. Takamitsu Kono handled the series composition, and Hiromi Kato is the character designer. FLOW performed the opening theme song “GET BACK” for the first season, with Momosumomosu performing the ending theme song “6 no Naderu.”
Here’s an overview of the anime series, via Crunchyroll:
In a land dominated by the formidable Shadow Worlds, most of humanity has been destroyed. To rescue their planet from impending doom, six brave heroes fight a perilous battle…and fail. But there’s a glimpse of hope when Desir, one of the last mages, is suddenly sent back in time 13 years! Now armed with knowledge of the grim future, can he alter the course of history and save the world?
