Chained Soldier TV Anime Gets 3rd Season
The third season announcement arrives while the second season is still airing, and the production team behind the second season is expected to continue, a sign of the franchise's momentum under its current staff.
Key Facts
- Chained Soldier Season 3 was announced on August 2 during a special event for the second season.
- The second season premiered on January 8 on Tokyo MX, BS Asahi, MBS, and AT-X.
- The second season was directed by Masafumi Tamura at studio Passione and Hayabusa Film.
- The manga by Takahiro and Yohei Takemura has been serialized on Shonen Jump+ since January 2019.
- HIDIVE streamed the second season as it aired and also streamed an English dub.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, Anime Corner.
The Chained Soldier television anime is getting a third season. The announcement came during a special event for the second season held in Japan on August 2, where an announcement video and visual were revealed. The event also featured seven members of the voice cast, including Yuya Hirose as Yuki Wakura and Akari Kito as Kyoka Uzen. Manga artist Yohei Takemura confirmed the news on X, writing that the second season was a huge success and that a third season had been officially confirmed. The second season premiered on January 8 on Tokyo MX, BS Asahi, MBS, and AT-X, with a TV version streaming on ABEMA and a reward version debuting on AnimeFesta, d Anime Store, and DMM TV. HIDIVE streamed the anime as it aired and also offered an English dub. The second season was directed by Masafumi Tamura at studio Passione and Hayabusa Film, with character designs by Keiya Nakano. The first season aired in January 2024, directed by Goro Kuji at Seven Arcs. The manga by Takahiro and Takemura has been serialized on Shonen Jump+ since January 2019, with Yen Press publishing it in English.
- Keiya Nakano, the second season character designer, drew a celebration illustration for the third season announcement.
- The event also included voice cast members Yume Miyamoto as Himari Azuma, Mari Hino as Shushu Suruga, Hina Tachibana as Nei Okawamura, Maaya Uchida as Tenka Izumo, and Fuuka Izumi as Yakumo Ezo.
- Additional cast from the second season includes Sayuri Sadaoka as Riu Myouga, Hina Kino as Saki Tokoroyama, Anna Yamaki as Kaiko Itsuki, Shiori Isawa as Tobera Azuma, Yuna Nemoto as Homare Azuma, Kaori Maeda as Maia Azuma, Kana Hanazawa as Ren Yamashiro, Kana Ichinose as Konomi Tatara, Fairouz Ai as Mira Kamiunten, Manaka Iwami as Bell Tsukiyono, and Yukana as Fubuki Azuma.
- The first season, which aired in January 2024, had Junji Nishimura as general director, Gorō Kuji as director at Seven Arcs, Yasuhiro Nakanishi on series composition, and Hiroyuki Yoshii on character designs.
- Kohta Yamamoto composed the music for the second season, with Chikako Yokota as sound director.
- Takemura wrote on X: "Thanks to everyone's support, Season 2 of the anime Chained Soldier was a huge success, and a third season has officially been confirmed!"
- The anime previously teased the continuation with a special video featuring Varvara Pilipenko, voiced by Yui Ishikawa.
- Season 2 is streaming worldwide on HIDIVE, MUSE, and Aniplus.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Anime News Network News Chained Soldier TV Anime Gets 3rd Season
- Anime Corner Chained Soldier Season 3 Anime Announced