The
production company Pony Canyon revealed the first trailer for
the second season of the anime Chained Soldier (Mato Seihei no
Slave), an adaptation of Takahiro and Yōhei Takemura's manga.
The video confirms that the series will return in January 2026 in
Japan, in addition to previewing the voice of the character Mira
Kamiunten. The rest of the cast will be announced in future updates.
New
creative team and animation studio
The second
season will have a renewed staff and a change in
production. Masafumi Tamura (The World's Finest Assassin, Wise
Man's Grandchild) will be the new director at Passione and Hayabusa
Film studios. Character design will be in charge of Keiya Nakano (Keijo!!!!!!!,
AOKANA: Four Rhythm Across the Blue).
Additional names include:
- Series
composition: Yasuhiro Nakanishi
- Screenwriters: Yasuhiro
Nakanishi, Ohine Ezaki, Takahiro Nagase, Kyōta Kanō
- Art
direction: Shino Ohara
- Color
Design: Sakie Suzuki
- Cinematography: Kōji
Hayashi
- CG Address: Takayuki Taba (SANZIGEN)
- Music: Kohta
Yamamoto
- Sound
Direction: Chikako Yokota
In
addition, it was confirmed that renowned voice actress Kana Hanazawa will
play Ren Yamashiro.
A review
of the first season
The first
season of Chained Soldier premiered in January 2024 under
the direction of Junji Nishimura and Seven Arcs
studios. The series aired on AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS Asahi and MBS, while
the HIDIVE platform handled its international distribution
with English dubbing.
Story
behind Chained Soldier
This action
fantasy takes place in a world invaded by demonic creatures
called Shūki, who emerge from a mysterious door. Only women can
gain special powers thanks to a sacred peach tree, which completely changes the
balance of the war. The protagonist, Yūki Wakura, a young man with
no luck, ends up meeting Uzen Kyōka, captain of the Seventh
Anti-Demon Unit, and his fate takes an unexpected turn.
Manga
and its trajectory
The
original manga was created by Takahiro (Akame ga KILL!)
and Takemura (Papa no Iu Koto or Kikinasai!) on
Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ platform, where it debuted in January
2019. Since then, it has established itself as one of the most outstanding
proposals of the digital magazine.
