Chained Soldier Anime's 2nd Season Casts Kana Hanazawa - News

Hanazawa voices Ren Yamashiro

The Jump Festa ’25 event on Sunday revealed a new cast member for the second season of the television anime of writer Takahiro and artist Yōhei Takemura‘s Chained Soldier (Mato Seihei no Slave or literally, Slave of the Magic Capital’s Elite Troops) manga.

Kana Hanazawa will play Ren Yamashiro.

chained-soldier-ren-yamashiro.jfif — Image via Chained Soldier anime’s X/Twitter account

The anime’s X/Twitter account stated staff will reveal more information about the anime in 2025.

soldier — Image via Chained Soldier anime’s website

The new season will have a new staff and studio. Masafumi Tamura (The World’s Finest Assassin, Ange Vierge, Wise Man’s Grandchild) is now directing the anime at studio Passione, and Keiya Nakano (AOKANA: Four Rhythm Across the Blue, Loner Life in Another World, Keijo!!!!!!!!) is designing the characters.

The anime’s first season premiered in Japan on January 4, and it aired on AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS-Asahi, and MBS. HIDIVE streamed the anime as it aired, and also streamed an English dub.

The battle fantasy is set in a world where a demonic gate has unleashed monsters known as Shūki. A special peach tree is able to give special powers, but only to women. The story begins when a down-on-his-luck boy named Yūki Wakura meets Uzen Kyōka, a girl who has gained the power of the peach, and is the captain of the 7th Anti-Demon Squad.

Junji Nishimura (Ranma ½) was the first season’s general director. Gorō Kuji (Bungo and Alchemist -Gears of Judgement-) directed the anime at Seven Arcs. Yasuhiro Nakanishi (Kaguya-sama: Love is War) handled the series composition, and Ryōta Kanō and Akira Kindaichi (Bakugan Battle Planet) wrote the script. Hiroyuki Yoshii (Tawawa on Monday) designed the characters. Kohta Yamamoto (Attack on Titan The Final Season) composed the music, and Chikako Yokota (The Seven Deadly Sins: Imperial Wrath of The Gods) was the sound director.