The
production team of the anime "Let This Grieving Soul Retire!" (Nageki
no Bōrei wa Intai Shitai) revealed that Kiyono Yasuno will
be in charge of performing the opening theme of the second season, titled "Algorithm". Additionally,
it was confirmed that idol group i☆Ris will
be voicing the closing track "Yume no Hitokakera," which
can be translated as "Fragment of a Dream."
This
long-awaited second season will premiere in October, and will air
on Japanese channels MBS, Tokyo MX, BS NTV, Sun
TV and AT-X, in local time in Japan (UTC+2 in Spain).
A story
of adventures... and a tired protagonist
The story
revolves around Krai Andrey, a young man who, along with his
childhood friends, dreamed of becoming a legendary treasure hunter. However,
over time, Krai realized that he was not cut out for that life. While his
teammates continue to climb to glory, he only wants something simple: to
retire and live in peace!
This world
is full of ruins, dangers, and ancient relics, and although Krai wishes to
retire, circumstances drag him to continue to be involved in new adventures.
Cast and crew behind it
The main cast includes:
- Kenshō
Ono as Krai Andrey
- Miyu
Kubota as Tino Shade
- Haruka
Shiraishi as Lapis Fulgor
- Yū
Serizawa as Kris Argent
- Satomi
Amano as Chloe Welter
- Hana
Hishikawa as Éclair Gladis
The first
season was directed by Masahiro Takata (High-Rise Invasion, The
Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World) at Studio Zero-G. He
was also in charge of sound direction, with audio production in charge of Saber
Links. The scripts were written by Hideki Shirane, and the
character design was done by Yūsuke Isouchi and Shingo
Fujisaki. The music was composed by Ryōhei Sataka, with Avex
Pictures as music producer.
In the
first season, the opening theme was performed by Lezel, while the
ending theme was in charge of Pmarusama.
From
webnovel to anime: an expanding franchise
The work
was originally written by Tsukikage and published on the Shōsetsuka
ni Narō site between January and December 2018. Micro Magazine released
the first printed volume featuring Chyko's illustrations in
August 2018, and volume 12 was published in September 2024.
The manga,
curated by Rai Hebino, has been published on Kadokawa's ComicWalker website
since April 2019. Volume 11 of the manga was released in Japan on April 25. In
the West, Yen Press publishes the manga in English, and has
already released nine volumes.
On the
other hand, J-Novel Club recovered the publishing rights of
the light novels in English after the closure of Sol Press, and has already
published seven volumes, the most recent on May 19.
