The preview and main staff for Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Disturbance (Season 2) episode 3 were revealed on Tuesday. The new episode “The Abandoned Village” will be released on Thursday, October 17. Studio LIDENFILMS is handling the animation production while Crunchyroll is streaming the anime. Check out the preview below:
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Episode 3 main staff:
- Episode Director: Koji Aritomi
- Storyboard: Tomoya Takashima, Yuki Komada
- Screenplay: Hideyuki Kurata
- Chief Animation Directors: Kei Saotome, Hironari Asao
- Animation Directors: Takashi Ueno, Ken Kurotori, Masayuki Fujita, Hironari Asao, Kazuma Uike, Ryo Kobayashi
Episode 3 synopsis:
A girl he meets in the forest, Makimachi Misao, says she has come from Kyoto in search of Aoshi and the other Hidden Guardians. Kenshin is surprised when he hears the names of Aoshi and the others. Seeing his reaction, Misao asks him where Aoshi is, but Kenshin stubbornly refuses to tell her. However, he is gradually moved by Misao’s feelings for Aoshi and finally decides to share the road to Kyoto with her.
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 3 will be released on October 17, 2024.
Source: Official Website, Official X
© Nobuhiro Watsuki/Shueisha, “Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji
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