The World's Finest Assassin Season 2 Video Reveals New Cast and January Debut
The January window gives the second season a concrete premiere date, and the returning staff signals continuity with the 2021 first season.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, Anime Corner.
Kadokawa streamed the first main promotional video and key visual for the second season of The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in a Different World as an Aristocrat on Friday, confirming a January premiere. The video introduces two new cast members: Sumire Uesaka as Epona Rhiannon and Yūsuke Tonozaki as Neusche Gephis. Masafumi Tamura returns to direct at SILVER LINK, with the rest of the core staff back.
Kenji Akabane, Reina Ueda, Yūki Takada, and Shino Shimoji return as Lugh, Dia, Tart, and Maha. Masafumi Tamura is back to direct at SILVER LINK, with Katsuhiko Takayama overseeing scripts, Eri Nagata on character designs, and Kenichi Kuroda composing at Lantis. The first season aired in October 2021. Yen Press publishes the light novels in English, describing the story of an assassin reborn as the heir to a line of killers.
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