The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Shonen Jump+ has confirmed that Takahiro and Yōhei Takemura’s Chained Soldier (Mato Seihei no Slave) manga will continue its run on December 12. The Chained Soldier manga will return with chapter 189, which was previously planned to release on November 14 before Takemura took time off to tend to his health.
Chained Soldier Season 2 is streaming on HIDIVE, and Chained Soldier Season 3 is currently in the works.
For the second season, Akari Kitō performs the opening theme song “Hikari yo, Boku ni,” Kana Hanazawa performs the first ending theme song “Cipher Cipher,” and Maaya Uchida performs the second ending theme song “LOVE LOVE Beam.”
The Japanese voice cast includes:
- Kana Hanazawa as Ren Yamashiro
- Akari Kitō as Kyōka Uzen
- Kana Ichinose as Konomi Tatara
- Fairouz Ai as Mira Kamiunten
- Manaka Iwami as Bell Tsukiyono
- Fūka Izumi as Yakumo Ezo
- Maaya Uchida as Tenka Izumo
- Yukana as Fubuki Azuma
- Sayuri Sadaoka as Riu Myouga
- Hina Kino as Saki Tokoroyama
- Anna Yamaki as Kaiko Itsuki
- Shiori Isawa as Tobera Azuma
- Yuna Nemoto as Homare Azuma
- Kaori Maeda as Maia Azuma
Masafumi Tamura directed the second season at studio Passione and Hayabusa Film. Keiya Nakano handled the character designs, while Kohta Yamamoto handled the music. Yasuhiro Nakanishi, Ohine Ezaki, Takahiro Nagase, and Kyōta Kanō were the scriptwriters.
Additional staff includes:
- Series Composition: Yasuhiro Nakanishi
- Concept Composite: Junpei Takatsu
- Art Director: Shino Ohara
- Color Design: Sakie Suzuki
- Assistant Color Designer: Mai Kabatani
- Director of Photography: Kōji Hayashi
- CG Director: Takayuki Taba (SANZIGEN)
- Editor: Ayako Tan
- Sound Director: Chikako Yokota
- Sound Production: Dax Production
Takahiro and Takemura released the Chained Soldier manga on Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ manga website in January 2019.
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