Grand Blue TV Anime Season 2 Announced After Six Years; Everything we know so far

The highly anticipated second season of Grand Blue has been officially announced six years after the end of Season 1. The exciting news was revealed during a special radio broadcast celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Grand Blue manga, much to the delight of fans who have been eagerly awaiting the return of the beloved series.

The production team behind the first season will return for the sequel, with Shinji Takamatsu reprising his roles as director, writer and sound director. Hideoki Kusama will return as character designer and lead animation director, and Yoichi Ueda will also serve as lead animation director. ZERO-G and Liber studios are once again cooperating in the production of animation.

A trailer has been released, showing the main cast of characters in celebratory poses, marking the exciting return of the series. Along with this announcement, additional staff details for Season 2 were revealed. Reiko Kasuga will serve as art director, and Yukari Hashimoto will compose the music, ensuring that the same creative energy that made the first season a success will remain intact.

Fans will be delighted to know that the original voice cast from the first season will be reprising their roles. These include Yuma Uchida as Iori Kitahara, Ryohei Kimura as Kouhei Imamura, and Chika Anzai as Chisa Kotegawa. Other returning cast members include Hiroki Yasumoto, Katsuyuki Konishi, Toa Yukinari, Maaya Uchida, and Kana Asumi, all of whom played significant roles in the series’ comedic and chaotic moments.

Grand Blue Dreaming, commonly known as Grand Blue, is a popular Japanese manga series written by Kenji Inoue and illustrated by Kimitake Yoshioka. The series aired on Good! Afternoon magazine published by Kodansha since 2014. It first received an anime adaptation in 2018, produced by ZERO-G and aired from July to September of that year. The manga has also been licensed in English by Kodansha, so international fans can follow the entertaining story.

The series tells the story of Iori Kitahara, a young man who moves to a seaside town for college and ends up working at his uncle’s dive shop. The story follows Iori’s immersion into chaotic, alcohol-fuelled college life, where he bonds with a group of wild friends while learning to dive.

*The release dates and times listed are accurate at the time of writing and are subject to change at the developers’ discretion.

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