Rurouni Kenshin Season 2 Reveals Preview for Episode 14

The preview and main staff for Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Disturbance (Season 2) episode 14 were revealed on Tuesday. The new episode titled “Misao’s Decision” will be released on Thursday, January 16. This will start the second cour of Season 2 after taking a two-week break for the holidays. Studio LIDENFILMS is handling the animation production while Crunchyroll is streaming the anime. Check out the preview below:

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Rurouni Kenshin Season 2 episode 14 main staff:

• Episode Director: Takushi Ueno
• Storyboard: Shinji Itadaki
• Script: Hideyuki Kurata
• Chief Animation Director: Masahiro Emoto, Hironari Asao, Kei Saotome (Mutsu Planning)
• Animation Directors: Keiichi Honda, Midori Matsumoto, Jeong Min Lu (StudioAR), You Xin Hwang (StudioAR)

Episode 14 synopsis:
After slaying Okina and leaving Misao behind, Aoshi appears at the Aoiya and asks the guards where Kenshin is. A ghoulish Aoshi accepts Yahiko’s and Kaoru’s words and decides to wait for Kenshin at Shishio’s stronghold. The dying Okina manages to survive after receiving treatment from Megumi, who rushes to Kyoto. Misao then makes a decision after seeing the outcome of their duel…

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 14 will be released on January 16, 2025.

Source: Official Website, Official X
© Nobuhiro Watsuki/Shueisha, “Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story” Production Committee