Disney Twisted-Wonderland Anime Teaser Adds Fairouz Ai as Yuuka
The teaser confirms that the second season will follow a new protagonist, Yuuka Hirasaka, rather than the game's original main character, signaling a narrative shift for the anime adaptation.
Key Facts
- Fairouz Ai voices Yuuka Hirasaka, a high school student who excels at judo, in Episode of Savanaclaw.
- Episode of Savanaclaw will begin streaming exclusively on Disney+ in December 2026.
- The first season, Episode of Heartslabyul, debuted exclusively on Disney+ in October 2025.
- The anime will run for three seasons, adapting Episode of Heartslabyul, Episode of Savanaclaw, and Episode of Octavinelle.
- Shin Katagai directs at Yumeta Company and Graphinica, with Takahiro Natori as chief director.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, Anime Corner.
Disney+ presented a teaser promotional video for Episode of Savanaclaw, the second season of the Disney Twisted-Wonderland The Animation series, on Thursday. The teaser introduces Fairouz Ai as the voice of Yuuka Hirasaka, a high school student who excels at judo and the protagonist of the second season. On the way home from a judo tournament, she encounters a mysterious carriage that whisks her away to Twisted-Wonderland. Episode of Savanaclaw will begin streaming exclusively on Disney+ in December 2026. The first season, Episode of Heartslabyul, debuted exclusively on Disney+ in October 2025, and the overall anime will run for three seasons. The seasons adapt the original game's accompanying manga under the titles Episode of Heartslabyul, Episode of Savanaclaw, and Episode of Octavinelle. The anime's English dub debuted on Disney+ and Hulu on the same day the anime premiered. Takahiro Natori is serving as chief director and series script supervisor, and Shin Katagai is directing at Yumeta Company and Graphinica. Yoichi Kato is credited as the main writer. Hanaka Nakano and Akane Sato are designing the characters. Takumi Ozawa, the composer of the game, is also composing the music in the anime itself.
- Fairouz Ai joins the cast as Yuuka Hirasaka, a high school student who excels at judo.
- Episode of Savanaclaw is based on The Lion King, while the first season, Episode of Heartslabyul, drew from Alice of Wonderland.
- The anime covers the first three manga adaptations, with each season sharing its name: Episode of Heartslabyul, Episode of Savanaclaw, and Episode of Octavinelle.
- Yana Toboso, creator of the Black Butler manga, is credited for character design, concept, and scenario for the original game, created by Aniplex and Walt Disney Japan.
- The game launched in Japan on March 18, 2020, with the English localization following on January 20, 2022.
- The fourth manga adaptation, Episode of Scarabia, released its first volume on February 27.
- The first season's cast includes returning game voice actors: Natsuki Hanae as Riddle Rosehearts, Seiichirō Yamashita as Ace Trappola, Chiaki Kobayashi as Deuce Spade, and Noriaki Sugiyama as Grim.
- Savanaclaw dorm members are voiced by Yūichirō Umehara as Leona Kingscholar, Taito Ban as Jack Howl, and Aoi Ichikawa as Ruggie Bucchi.
- Kenyū Horiuchi voices Dark Mirror, and Kento Hama voices Che'nya in the anime.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.