Patience is
today's key word. The original plans looked perfect for this summer, but things
have just taken a turn in the agenda. This Sunday, the production committee
of The Detective Is Already Dead (Tantei wa Mo, Shindeiru)
dropped a bucket of cold water mixed with excellent news. On the one hand, they
released the first promotional and visual preview of their second
season; on the other, they confirmed that the release will no longer be in
July, moving its official release date to October 2026. And as if
that were not enough, the franchise announced its jump to consoles with a video
game for Nintendo Switch on the way.
The
voices behind the mystery and the mysterious Noches
If you took
a look at the new promotional video, you were surely frozen in the last
seconds. The clip introduces Noches, a totally new character who wears a maid's
outfit and is the spitting image of the detective we thought was dead.
The ENGI studio brings back almost all of its main cast,
adding this double role that will blow our minds. Check out who is in
charge of the microphones:
- Saki
Miyashita as Siesta / Nights
Mii
in BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense and
Kisaragi in Kantai Collection.
- Ayana
Taketatsu as Nagisa Natsunagi
Nino
Nakano in The Quintessential Quintuplets and Azusa Nakano
in K-ON!.
- Kanon
Takao as Yui Saikawa
Iris
in Konosuba and Rit in Banished from the Hero's Party.
- Arata Nagai as Kimihiko
Kimizuka and Saho Shirasu as Charlotte
Arisaka Anderson.
The duo
that resumes their main roles to continue solving the impossible crimes left
pending by the legendary detective.
From
direct-to-print success to console controls
The whole
universe that Nigoju (writer) and Umibozu (illustrator)
built in their light novel does not stop growing. Since 2019,
the story has broken it in sales, getting a first season in 2021 and a manga that
only concluded in 2023. Now, the stakes are up a notch. The development of the
game for the Nintendo console is in the hands of Taito Games,
although they still have their mouths shut about what genre it will be or what
exactly it will be about. What is a fact is that director Manabu Kurihara is
once again taking the reins of animation, backed by scripts by Deko Akao and
designs by Yosuke Ito.
What
exactly is this story of detectives and shootings about?
Imagine
you're a trouble magnet. That's Kimihiko Kimizuka, an average high
school student who, after a plane hijacking, ends up being the assistant of a
brilliant and enigmatic detective named Siesta. Together they travel the world
dismantling secret organizations and fighting monsters in missions full
of mystery and action. The problem begins when Siesta dies
tragically. Shattered, Kimihiko tries to return to a normal life, but the past
refuses to let go. With the help of new friends, she must continue to solve
crimes while honoring her mentor's legacy. Now, with the appearance of Noches
(who looks identical to her), the board is turned upside down again.
