Chained Soldier Season 2 revealed the character design for Ren Yamashiro, along with teasing some new characters. The announcement was made at the Jump Festa ’25 event, with more information on the anime to be revealed throughout 2025.
The panel was attended by Yuya Hirose (Yuki), Akari Kito (Kyoka), and Maaya Uchida (Tenka). Kana Hanazawa also made a surprise appearance. She voices Ren Yamashiro, who was introduced with the Season 2 announcement.
They also further discussed Ren Yamashiro, who is described as the only person who knows the extent of her own power. She is the Chief of the Anti-Demon Corps’ 10th Unit, as well as the Head Commander of the entire organization. Her character design can be seen below.
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The other teased characters were only featured in a video that has not been uploaded online. Their names are:
- Walwala Pilipenko
- Fubuki Azuma
- Yakumo Ezo
- Kono Tatara
- Mira Kamitake
- Bell Tsukuyomi
Studio Seven Arcs animated the first season of the Chained Soldier anime, while studio Passione was announced to be taking over from Seven Arcs for the second season. The sequel will have new key staff, including Tamura Masafumi as the director and Nakano Keiya as the character designer.
Anime Corner also had the special opportunity to interview voice actor Yuya Hirose and producer Yuki Watanabe to talk about the anime, which is streaming on HIDIVE. The voice cast includes:
- Akari Kito as Kyoka Uzen
- Yume Miyamoto as Himari Azuma
- Mari Hino as Shushu Suruga
- Yuya Hirose as Yuki Wakura
- Kana Hanazawa as Ren Yamashiro
- Hina Tachibana as Nei Okawamura
- Maaya Uchida as Tenka Izumo
- Mako Morino as Shikoku
- Tomori Kusunoki as Aoba Wakura
- Nene Hieda as Yachiyo Azuma
- Rina Hidaka as Naon Yuno
Chained Soldier (Mato Seihei no Slave) is originally a manga series written by Takahiro (Akame Ga Kill author), with illustrations by Yohei Takemura. The manga has been serialized on Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ online platform since January 2019. Yen Press is publishing the manga in English, and they describe the story:
Decades ago, gates to an otherworldly and dangerous dimension known as Mato—the “Demon City”—appeared across Japan. Those who partook in the “peaches” growing there gained unique abilities—but only if they’re girls. When down-in-the-dumps high school boy Yuuki Wakura finds himself caught up in a gate, he’s saved by Kyouka Uzen, the beautiful commander of the 7th squad of the Demon Defense Force, who…orders him to become her slave?!
Source: Official X, Jump Festa ’25
© Takahiro / Yohei Takemura / Shueisha / Magic Defense Corps Public Relations Department
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