The official website for the TV anime adaptation of Zappon and Yasumo's Banished From The Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside (Shin no Nakama janai to Yūsha no Party o Oidasareta node, Henkyō de Slow Life Suru Koto ni Shimashita) light novel series has announced that Season 2 will premiere on January 7. They've also released a character trailer for Red.
The second season is titled, Shin no Nakama janai to Yūsha no Party o Oidasareta node, Henkyō de Slow Life Suru Koto ni Shimashita 2nd (Banished From the Heroes' Party 2nd).
Banished From The Hero's Party Season 2 is set to premiere on January 7, 2024. Crunchyroll will stream the new season as part of their Winter 2024 season lineup.
CHARACTER TRAILER - RED:
1ST PV:
ADDITIONAL CAST:
Yumiri Hanamori as Van / Ai Kakuma as Lavender
Satoshi Mikami as Cardinal Lub / Aya Uchida as Esther
The first season's director Makoto Hoshino is now the chief director, with the director credit now going to Satoshi Takafuji, who storyboarded and directed the ninth episode of the first season. Studio Flad is now solely credited for animation production (the first season was a collaboration between Studio Flad and Wolfsbane). Yukiko Ashino is now also credited for art setting alongside returning staff member Tsukasa Ohira, while also serving as returning art director. Norimasa Teramoto is replacing Kenji Takehara as director of photography. Takatoshi Hamano is replacing Nobuyuki Abe as sound director. Magic Capsule is replacing On-Lead for sound production. The rest of the main staff are returning.
KEY VISUAL:
Yen Press publishes the series in English and describes it as:
A heroic and mighty adventurer dreams of...opening a pharmacy? Red was once a member of the Hero's party, a powerful group destined to save the world from the evil forces of Taraxon, the Raging Demon Lord. That is, until one of his comrades kicked him out. Hoping to live the easy life on the frontier, Red's new goal is to open an apothecary. However, keeping the secret of his former life may not be as simple as he thinks. Especially when the beautiful Rit, an adventurer from his past, shows up and asks to move in with him!
A heroic and mighty adventurer dreams of...opening a pharmacy? Red was once a member of the Hero's party, a powerful group destined to save the world from the evil forces of Taraxon, the Raging Demon Lord. That is, until one of his comrades kicked him out. Hoping to live the easy life on the frontier, Red's new goal is to open an apothecary. However, keeping the secret of his former life may not be as simple as he thinks. Especially when the beautiful Rit, an adventurer from his past, shows up and asks to move in with him!