The official website for the Tougen Anki: Nikko Kegon no Taki-hen (Tougen Anki: Nikko Kegon Falls Arc) television anime revealed additional cast members, a key visual (pictured), the theme songs, and first promotional video on Saturday. The second season adapting Yura Urushibara‘s action fantasy manga will air in split cours, with the first part debuting on October 2 at 11:30 p.m. on Nippon Television’s Friday Anime Night programming block, followed by BS Nippon Television on October 5. The second cours will premiere in April 2027.
Ahead of the premiere, special recap versions of the Kyoto Arc and Nerima Arc will air on Nippon Television on October 1 at 12:35 a.m. and October 2 at 12:35 a.m., respectively, followed by web streaming at 2:05 a.m.
Cast
Kusabi Momoura: Kenichi Suzumura (Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu: Die Neue These)
Hizumi Momotsugi: Yuuki Kaji (Shingeki no Kyojin)
Senritsu Momoo: Kishou Taniyama (Bungou Stray Dogs)
Japanese idol Hiromitsu Kitayama is performing the opening theme “BACKLASH.” Music group TRACK15 is performing the ending theme “Te to Te.” Both theme songs are previewed in the first promotional video below.
Ato Nonaka (Fate/Zero episode director) is returning to direct at Studio Hibari. Yukie Sugawara (Overlord) is handling series composition and script. Ryouko Amisaki (Radiant 2nd Season) is designing the characters and Kohta Yamamoto (Mato Seihei no Slave) is composing the music.
Produced by Studio Hibari, the first season aired in 24 episodes from Summer 2025 to Fall 2025. Crunchyroll and Netflix simulcasted the anime with subtitles in multiple languages.
Urushibara began serializing the manga in Weekly Shounen Champion in June 2020. Akita Shoten published the 30th volume on July 8.
Yen Press licensed the manga in English in March 2024 and published the fifth volume on May 26 and will release the sixth volume on November 24.
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Source: animate Times
