Rurouni Kenshin Season 2 Reveals Preview for Episode 5

The preview and main staff for Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Disturbance (Season 2) episode 5 were revealed on Tuesday. The new episode “To Kyoto, Once More” will be released on Thursday, October 31. Studio LIDENFILMS is handling the animation production while Crunchyroll is streaming the anime. Check out the preview below:

Rurouni Kenshin Season 2 episode 5 main staff:

• Director: Ryuuta Yamamoto
• Storyboard: Yuki Komada (ep. 4)
• Script: Hideyuki Kurata
• Chief Animation Directors: Kei Saotome (Mutsu Planning), Hironari Asao, Masahiro Emoto
• Animation Directors: Hiromi Takada (LIDENFILMS Tokyo Studio), Ryou Kobayashi, Touma Kanbara, Ken Kurotori, Hiroshi Numata, Kazuhisa Kosuge

Episode 5 synopsis:
After defeating Senkaku, Kenshin finally confronts Shishio. However, Shizuo says he is disappointed with his unkillable fighting style, and leaves his close aide Sojiro Seta to deal with Kenshin, who leaves the scene with another close aide, Yumi Komagata. Kenshin faces Sojiro to pursue Shishio. The match is a showdown of divine speed.

Rurouni Kenshin Season 2 Staff and Cast

Yuki Komada is the director for Rurouni Kenshin Season 2. He is joined by Yoshitaka Makino, who is working as the assistant director. Hideyuki Kurata and Kaoru Kurosaki have reprised their roles from last season as they’re handling the series composition and script. The rest of the main staff for Rurouni Kenshin Season 2 are almost entirely reprising their previous roles as well:

• Character Design: Terumi Nishii (returning), Kazuo Watanabe
• Prop Design: Kosuge Kazuhisa (returning)
• Action Director: Kikuchi Katsunori (returning)
• Music: Yuu Takami (returning)
• Sound Director: Ryousuke Naya (returning)
• Sound Effects: Yasumasa Koyama (returning)
• Editing: Mai Hasegawa (returning)
• Art Director: Yukihiro Saitou (returning)
• Color Design: Aiko Shinohara (returning)
• Director of Photography: Junpei Takatsu (returning)
• 3DCGI Directors: Wataru Matsunaga (returning), Yasuaki Nakamori (returning)

Series creator Nobuhiro Watsuki seems to be working on this season as a scenario supervisor, unlike the first season where he wasn’t listed on any production staff credits. The following is the current cast list for the upcoming season:

• Kenshin Himura – Souma Saitou
• Karou Kamiya – Rie Takahashi
• Sanosuke Sagara – Taku Yashiro
• Seijuurou Hiko – Yuuichi Nakamura
• Misao Makimachi – Aya Yamane
• Yahiko Myoujin – Makoto Koichi
• Hajime Saitou – Satoshi Hino
• Soujirou Seta – Daiki Yamashita
• Aoshi Shinomori – Yuuma Uchida
• Makoto Shishio – Makoto Furukawa
• Yumi Komagata – Haruka Tomatsu
• Anji Yukyuzan – Wataru Hatano
• Cho Sawagejo – Nobuhiko Okamoto

Rurouni Kenshin Season 2 episode 5 will be released on October 31, 2024.

Source: Official Website, Official X
© Nobuhiro Watsuki/Shueisha, “Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji