The official website and Twitter account for the TV anime adaptation of Aya Kanno's Requiem of the Rose King (Bara-Ō no Sōretsu) manga has released a new key visual and promotional video for the anime's second cour, as well as additional cast.
Makoto Furukawa will be performing the second cour opening theme song titled, "Bara Rinbukyoku" (Rose Briar Rondo).
ZAQ will be performing the ending theme song titled, "Akumu."
VIZ Media publishes the manga in English and describes it as:
Richard's father, the patriarch of the House of York, is poised to become king of medieval England during the bloody Wars of the Roses. But just as success is imminent, he is abruptly cut down. Plunged into despair, Richard acts out in revenge and must face a powerful and beautiful new enemy.
Requiem of the Rose King premiered on January 9, 2022 on TOKYO MX, Sun TV, and KBS Kyoto. Then on BS11 on January 11. The anime will have two consecutive cours.
NEW KEY VISUAL:
SECOND COUR PV:
NEW CAST ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hikaru Midorikawa as Sir James Tyrell
/ Yuko Kaida as Jane Shore
Akira Ishida as the Duke of Richmond
/ Haruki Ishiya as Anthony Woodville
Atsushi Tamaru as Thomas Grey, Marquess of Dorset
/ Shunichi Toki as Sir Richard Grey
The cast includes:
Richard: Mitsuki Saiga
Henry: Hikaru Midorikawa
Richard, Duke of York: Sho Hayami
Edward: Kosuke Toriumi
George: Yasuaki Takumi
Earl of Warwick: Satoshi Mikami
Catesby: Satoshi Hino
Queen Margaret: Sayaka Ohara
Prince Edward: Kohei Amasaki
Narration: Houchu Ohtsuka
Henry: Hikaru Midorikawa
Richard, Duke of York: Sho Hayami
Edward: Kosuke Toriumi
George: Yasuaki Takumi
Earl of Warwick: Satoshi Mikami
Catesby: Satoshi Hino
Queen Margaret: Sayaka Ohara
Prince Edward: Kohei Amasaki
Narration: Houchu Ohtsuka
Lady Anne Neville: Sayumi Suzushiro
Lady Isabel Neville: Ayumi Mano
Queen Elizabeth: Shizuka Itou
Cecily Neville: Aya Hisakawa
Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham (1st cour): Riho Sugiyama
Joan of Arc: Aoi Yūki
Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham (2nd cour): Tomokazu Sugita
Makoto Furukawa performed the first cour opening theme song titled, "Ware, Bara ni Insu." Arika Takarano from Ali Project is writing the song.
Requiem of the Rose King was originally set to premiere in Fall 2021, but was now delayed to January 2022 due to production issues.
Kentarō Suzuki is directing the anime at J.C. Staff, and Hiroki Uchida is supervising and writing the series scripts. Tsutomu Hashizume is designing the characters.
The additional staff members include the following: Kentaro Izumi as the art director, Mayumi Tanahashi as the color designer, Akihiro Takahashi as director of photography, Yoshikazu Iwanami as the audio director, Kou Otani as the music composer, and Lantis as the music producer.
KEY VISUAL:
Richard's father, the patriarch of the House of York, is poised to become king of medieval England during the bloody Wars of the Roses. But just as success is imminent, he is abruptly cut down. Plunged into despair, Richard acts out in revenge and must face a powerful and beautiful new enemy.