Made in Abyss season 2 revealed a new trailer, ahead of the 2022 release date. Kinema Citrus is animating the sequel, titled The Golden City of the Scorching Sun (Retsujitsu no Ougonkyo). 6a4l6t
In addition to the trailer, a new visual for Made in Abyss season 2 and the additional cast were also revealed. Mitsuki Saiga is ing as Belaf, with Yuka Terasaki as Vueko, Misaki Kuno as Fapta, and Hiroaki Hirota as Wazcan.
The information came during a special Online Fan Meeting event. Cast Miyu Tomita, Mariya Ise, and Shiori Izawa attended the event. Anime staff also attended. Original creator Akihito Tsukushi, director Masayuki Kojima, assistant director Haga Hitoshi, and composer Kevin Penkin were among the guests. Popular YouTuber TheAnimeMan served as a translator for viewers outside of Japan.
Sentai Filmworks officially announced in May this year, with a key visual:
The first season of Made in Abyss aired in the Summer of 2017. The season was later condensed into 2 movies in 2019. A sequel movie titled Made in Abyss Movie: Dawn of the Deep Soul followed in 2020. A short 4-episode anime Made in Abyss: Marulk’s Daily Life also came out in 2020.
Kinema Citrus animated the adaptations, with Masayuki Kojima (Monster) as director. Kazuchika Kise (xxxHOLiC) did the character designs, while Kevin Penkin (Tower of God) composed the music. Osamu Masuyama was the art director, with Hideyuki Kurata who was in charge of series composition. Amazon Prime streamed the first season.
Made in Abyss is based on a manga by Akihito Tsukushi. The manga started serialization in 2012 in Takeshobo’s Web Comic Gamma. It currently has 10 volumes with over 60 chapters. Seven Seas is publishing the manga in English.
The plot follows Riko, a girl growing up in an orphanage on the outskirts of the Abyss. Abyss is a giant, mysterious and unexplored hole in the ground, and those who dare go in put themselves in great danger. Even though Riko’s mother was a famed adventurer, she went in and didn’t come back, leaving Riko all alone. Riko yearns for the Abyss and wants to look for her mother, but she has no way of surviving the trip. However, everything changes after she meets a mysterious boy whom she names Reg. Reg isn’t exactly human and it seems like he came from the depths of the Abyss. The two of them embark on a dangerous journey, one from which they may not come back…
Source: Official Twitter
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