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'Enen no Shouboutai: Ni no Shou' Unveils New Staff, Cast, Promo [Update 5/29]

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The official website of the Enen no Shouboutai (Fire Force) television anime revealed new staff, cast, key visual (pictured), and the first promotional video for the second season, Enen no Shouboutai: Ni no Shou, on Friday. The new season is set to air in July 2020.

Tatsuma Minamikawa (Nami yo Kiitekure) is both directing and handling the series composition in the second season, replacing Yuki Yase (Mekakucity Actors) and Gakuto Haishima, respectively.

Yumenosuke Tokuda (Vatican Kiseki Chousakan) is joining Yoshio Kosakai (Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online) and Morioka Hideyuki (Sayonara Zetsubou-sensei) as a chief animation director. Neito Hirohara will serve alongside Hiroyuki Ookaji (Kekkai Sensen & Beyond key animation) and Tsutomu Matsuura (Fate/Extra: Last Encore) as a main animator.

Kazunori Miyazato (Shinchou Yuusha: Kono Yuusha ga Ore Tsueee Kuse ni Shinchou Sugiru) will join Yoshito Takamine (Akame ga Kill!) as an art director. Shinya Takano (Fate/Extra Last Encore) is replacing Kusaka Daisuke (Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata) as the CG director. Rest of the production staff will return at David Production from the first season.

Voice actress Miyuri Shimabukuro (Granbelm) is joining the cast as Kasugatani Inca. J-pop singer Aimer (Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works 2nd Season) will perform the new season's opening theme song "SPARK-AGAIN."

The anime series adapts Atsushi Ookubo's action sci-fi manga, which has been serialized in Weekly Shounen Magazine since September 2015. Kodansha shipped the 23rd volume on May 15.

The first anime season aired in 24 episodes in Summer 2019. Crunchyroll simulcast the show with subtitles, while Funimation streamed an English dub. The latter released the first 12 episodes on home video on March 31. Kodansha Comics licensed the manga in English in 2016 and published the18th volume on March 24.

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Source: Comic Natalie

News submitted by Aidan and DatRandomDude


Update May 29
The official Twitter account for the TV anime revealed that Cider Girl will perform the anime's ending theme song. Additionally, Makoto Furukawa will voice Ogun Montgomery, a third-generation pyrokinetic from Special Fire Force Company 4. His character PV was also released.

Character PV


Source: Twitter 1, 2
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May 22, 2020 12:00 AM
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best boy Charon is finally here in action that is since he got a cameo appearance already in the first season
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I don't know how the manga progresses but they have to turn this season into a huge fightfest for me to enjoy. That was season 1's redeeming quality. I don't like aimer but it's just the opening, I'll manage.
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Oh how I hoped it would be canceled. No? Round two it is then...

Theo1899 said:
I don't know how the manga progresses but they have to turn this season into a huge fightfest for me to enjoy. That was season 1's redeeming quality. I don't like aimer but it's just the opening, I'll manage.

The main problem is that this is the only redeeming quality for that series. Neither decent story, nor serious narrative, are present. In comparison to other "shounens", it is just an original setting with a ton of generic tropes mixed in. I cannot appreciate even the effort the animators put into several fights, because the fights themselves are bland, lacking clever direction and thought-out choreography.

As for the aimer, the more I see her in those generic, valueless series, the less I respect her as a singer. Gradually, it would take a dozen more such series, she will lose all her shine and become the point of obsession for the masses.
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Not a huge fan of this show and Tamaki is one of the worst female anime characters I have came across.

But...

I did enjoy some aspects of the show so I might as well just watch this anyways.

Also, about Aimer, I know her music isn't for everyone to like. In fact, I wasn't a fan of her music in the past either. But then I listened to "I beg you" and now I look forward to listening to more of her songs, including this one (and Fire Force also has some banger OP's).
May 22, 2020 3:35 AM
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Looking forward to Aimer's new op.
May 22, 2020 5:14 AM
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I wasn't too fond of Season 1 so here's to hoping this'll be better. Hopefully, this'll prove to be the case with the change in Director.

Really glad that the scheduling for this show is great though, I wasn't expecting this to come out in July until earlier today.

Aimer in charge of an Op/ED is always hype!

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Is Tamaki going to remain a trashy useless fanservice character that serves ABSOLUTELY NO PURPOSE to this show aside from appeasing to the virgin horndogs? She completely kills my enjoyment of this otherwise good show everytime she appears.

Like get that ecchi shit out of here and maybe, this show can actually reach its potential.
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May 22, 2020 9:15 AM
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i just saw the larger version of the key visual here https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/goamc5/fire_force_season_2_visual/

and fuck ye i see Kurono there

jc9622 said:
Is Tamaki going to remain a trashy useless fanservice character that serves ABSOLUTELY NO PURPOSE


well there will be less Tamaki and her ecchiness for sure though and im not sure if this season can animate her training arc but that will give her some ChArAcTeR DeVeLoPmEnT that people want
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This anime is the epitome of something that is far less than the sum of its parts.
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Good staff change imo. Lots of people weren't a fan of the constant pauses between dialogues and such. Hope the series ends with a bang. Happy retirement
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I quite like the animation and the story has potential, so I'm excited to see where the series goes....but I hope Tamaki's fanservice isn't as in your face as it was in season one. Hopefully she'll actually fight without fan service getting in the way.
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but I hope Tamaki's fanservice isn't as in your face as it was in season one. Hopefully she'll actually fight without fan service getting in the way.


thats hopeless but she will have less screen time if that makes it better
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Tamaki is best female character in that show. She is so cute. I love her personality
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Well its time for me to play catch-up for this show.

From the amount I've seen it's been pretty enjoyable. I won't say it's great, but I will say this is a good shounen series in my honest opinion.

Again, gotta have to catch up to the series so I can see the sequel.
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there is currently some fuss in the sakuga community because lot of experienced animator replaced with newer one. and the PV showed up soo far are the footage done by old animator while there is none footage from new animator showed up. that made some concern that the show quality declined, which the only reason sakuga community really interested in this series to begin with. it's all just community enthusiast guess however.
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May 22, 2020 7:33 PM
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Kuma said:
there is currently some fuss in the sakuga community because lot of experienced animator replaced with newer one. and the PV showed up soo far is the done by old animator while there is nothing from new staff showed up. made some concern about that the show quality will decline, which the only reason sakuga community really interested in this series to begin with.


oh i did not check my twitter yet thats concerning
May 22, 2020 11:28 PM
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can't wait for this to come out every other week cause of this fucking virus


or wasnt it already done?
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i just saw the larger version of the key visual here https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/goamc5/fire_force_season_2_visual/

and fuck ye i see Kurono there

jc9622 said:
Is Tamaki going to remain a trashy useless fanservice character that serves ABSOLUTELY NO PURPOSE


well there will be less Tamaki and her ecchiness for sure though and im not sure if this season can animate her training arc but that will give her some ChArAcTeR DeVeLoPmEnT that people want


GREAT! The fans want less Tamaki and her fanservice crap.

We want MOORE Maki and her amazing and cute moments!
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Atsushi said this is his last manga, so settle in.
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oh so we gonna have a new director for the show
hmmm interesting i hope he well do a good job
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First season had its ups and downs but it was great to watch. I hope that the second season will be of the same level or better.
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Sakuga of the season makes it comeback.

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