Arknights: Perish in Frost Reveals 2nd Trailer

Arknights: Perish in Frost revealed a 2nd trailer following Friday’s episode. The second season of the Arknights anime premiered on October 6, with Yostar Pictures once again animating it.

Theme songs for Arknights: Perish in Frost include “ACHE in PULSE” by MYTH & ROID and ReoNA’s “R.I.P.” as the ending. Yuki Watanabe is directing the sequel.

The anime is based on Arknights, a free-to-play tower defense mobile game developed by Hypergryph and distributed by Yostar. The game was launched in China in May 2019 and became available in other countries in January 2020. It is available to play on iOS and Android devices and Windows. The game uses gacha mechanics and offers a multitude of different playable characters. The cast for the anime (and the game) includes:

• Doctor: Yuki Kaida
• Amiya: Tomoyo Kurosawa
• Dobermann: Atsumi Tanezaki
• Ace: Takashi Matsuyama
• Nearl: Ayane Sakura
• Ch’en: Shizuka Ishigami
• Wei Yenwu: Koichi Yamadera
• Hoshiguma: Kiyono Yasuno
• Franka: Ai Kakuma
• Liskarm: Yui Ishikawa
• Exusiai: Manaka Iwami
• Texas: Azusa Tadokoro
• Meteorite: Risa Taneda
• Kal’tsit: Yoko Hikasa
• Medic: Momo Asakura
• Guard: Chiaki Kobayashi
• Crownslayer: Sayaka Sembongi
• Mephisto: Kohei Amasaki
• Faust: Shun Horie
• Talulah: Maaya Sakamoto
• W: Ayana Taketatsu
• Misha: Satsumi Matsuda
• Skullshatterer: Risae Matsuda

Crunchyroll is streaming the anime and describes the plot as:
In the wake of unknown Catastrophes in the heart of Terra, a mineral of unimaginable power has been discovered. With it, society’s technology has made huge leaps and bounds, but the substance causes a deadly incurable disease, leading to a worldwide enslavement of the infected. As a rebellion is now on the rise, a pharmaceutical company races for a cure to save humanity.

Source: Arknights Official Twitter
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