Season 2 of The Fire Hunter anime has received a new trailer, as well as details on its theme songs. The opening theme song is titled “Hikarakka” and will be performed by Cocco. Meanwhile, the ending theme is “Dakishimete” and will be sung by Maaya Sakamoto, who also voices Akira in the series. Studio.MD is animating the series, and is set to air on January 14 next year. The new trailer features the theme songs, and you can watch it below.
Initial details on the anime’s second season were released in October this year, with the staff and cast returning for the sequel. The first season of The Fire Hunter aired from January to March this year with 10 episodes. Junji Nishimura directed the series with Mamoru Oshii doing both the series composition and scriptwriting. Takuya Saito designed the characters, and he also served as the chief animation director alongside Kazuchika Kise and Toshihisa Kaiya.
The cast for The Fire Hunter anime includes:
- Misaki Kuno as Toko
- Shoya Ishige as Koshi
- Akira Ishida as Hibari
- Kaori Nazuka as Hibana
- Kenta Miyake as Yuoshichi
- M.A.O as Ruri Matsuri
- Maaya Sakamoto as Akira
- Makoto Koichi as Kaho
- Mamoru Miyano as Takimi
- Manaka Iwami as Yururuho/Sennen Suisei
- Megumi Yamaguchi as Hinako
- Ryunosuke Watanuki as Hito
- Sachi Kokuryu as Kun
- Saori Hayami as Kira
- Sayaka Ohara as Yanagi
- Yoshimasa Hosoya as Roroku
- Yu Shimamura as Kiri
- Yoshiko Sakakibara as Narrator
The Fire Hunter is a fantasy novel series written by Rieko Hinata and illustrated by Akihiro Yamada. Holp Shuppan has published four volumes between December 2018 and September 2020. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime outside of Asia, describing the plot as:
Outside the magical barriers lies a world overrun by fiery beasts known as Flame Demons, and the only ones who can protect humanity are the Fire Hunters. In the dark woods where the beasts roam is where Toko, a young villager, is rescued from attack by one of these skilled trackers, Koshi. But their meeting was no accident, and a new destiny begins.
Source: Official Website
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