The official Twitter account for the TV anime adaptation of Yuri Kitayama and Riv's Seirei Gensouki - Spirit Chronicles light novels has announced that the anime is getting a second season.
Osamu Yamasaki directed the anime at TMS Entertainment, in collaboration with Wao World. Yamasaki wrote the scripts alongside Mitsutaka Hirota, Megumu Sasano, and Yoshiko Nakamura. Kyoko Yufu designed the characters. Osahiko Segawa directed the art, and Tomoko Kohioki was the color key artist. Norimasa Teramoto was the compositing director of photography, while Keisuke Yanagi was in charge of editing. Yasuyuki Yamazaki composed the music, with Nippon Columbia and TMS Music producing the music. Hiroto Morishita directed the sound, while Suara Pro's Shota Yaso was in charge of sound effects. KANON produced the sound.
An illustration celebrating the announcement has been released from anime character designer Kyoko Yufu.
ANNOUNCEMENT TEASER TRAILER:
Marika Kōno performed the opening theme song titled, "New story" and Aguri Ōnishi performed the ending theme song titled, "Elder flower."
The anime premiered on July 5, 2021.
THE CAST:
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka/Ayaka Suwa as Rio/Haruto Amakawa/Rio (young)
Akane Fujita as Celia Claire / Yūki Kuwahara as Aishia
Tomori Kusunoki as Latifa / Sayaka Harada as Miharu Ayase
Sayumi Suzushiro as Christina Beltrum / Kaede Hondo as Flora Beltrum
Sayaka Kaneko as Roanna Fontaine / Kenji Hamada as Alfred Emerle
Atsushi Tamaru as Charles Arbor / Koji Yusa as Reiss Vulfe
Nao Tōyama as Liselotte Cretia / Hiyori Nitta as Sara
Yukina Shutō as Orphia / Asuka Nishi as Alma
KEY VISUAL:
J-Novel Club is releasing both the novels and Futago Minaduki's manga adaptation, and describes the story as:
Meet Rio: a callous orphaned boy living in the slums. At only 7-years-old, he realizes he's actually the reincarnation of Haruto Amakawa, a Japanese university student with a tragic past. While still reeling from this shocking epiphany, Rio also comes to learn that he possesses extremely potent magical abilities and uses his new powers to solve the kidnapping case of a little girl. His good deed is acknowledged, and he's rewarded by being enrolled into… a prestigious academy for noble children...?
Meet Rio: a callous orphaned boy living in the slums. At only 7-years-old, he realizes he's actually the reincarnation of Haruto Amakawa, a Japanese university student with a tragic past. While still reeling from this shocking epiphany, Rio also comes to learn that he possesses extremely potent magical abilities and uses his new powers to solve the kidnapping case of a little girl. His good deed is acknowledged, and he's rewarded by being enrolled into… a prestigious academy for noble children...?