Tsurune: The Linking Shot to Premiere on January 4, More Cast Announced
Tsurune is ready for the next round! It hasn’t been long since the film hit theaters, yet the second season has already been announced. If you thought this was a little too fast, here’s another one. The season 2 will be available in a few months.
On Friday, the official site for the anime series released a visual along with a promotional video. The video unveils the extra cast members who will appear in the series. Tsurune: The Linking Shot Season 2 will debut in January 4, 2023.
The archery anime series will be streamed on Crunchyroll and HIDIVE. Tei will play the ending theme “Hitominaka” and Luck Life will play the OP “°C.”
The last season’s cast will return, includes Yuto Uemura, who plays Minato Narumiya, and Kensho Ono, who plays Shu Fujiwara. The following are more cast members disclosed in the video:
| Character | Character Voice | Previous Work |
| Eisuke Nikaido | Jun Fukuyama | Vivy -Fluorite Eye’s Song- (Matsumoto) |
| Koshiro Fuwa | Takayuki Kondo | Anohana-The Flower We Saw That Day (Tetsudo) |
| Toma Higuchi | Yuya Hirose | SSSS.GRIDMAN (Yuta) |
| Reiji Aragaki | Yuichiro Umehara | Akudama Drive (Courier) |
| Kenyu Otaguro | Yohei Azakami | Mobile Suit Gundam- The Witch from Mercury (Guel) |
Kyoto Animation has been an integral part of the Tsurune series since its inception. While the manga is published under their KA Esuma Bunko label, they also create the anime and the newly released film. They will also be responsible for the second season.
The following individuals will serve as the primary staff for the second season. While Takuya Yamamura returns from previous editions, Masaru Yokoyama returns as the film’s music composer.
| Staff | Member Name | Previous Work |
| Director | Takuya Yamamura | Tsurune |
| Series Composer | Michiko Yokote | Tsurune |
| Character Designer | Miku Kadowaki | Tsurune |
| Music Composer | Masaru Yokoyama | Tsurune: The First Shot |
The first season’s gorgeous animation truly wowed us. In Tsurune: The Linking Shot, we absolutely expect it to be better than before.
Tsurune’s Background
Tsurune is a light novel by Kotoko Ayano that Kyoto Animation converted into an anime series in 2018. Three volumes have been released as of 2022 under Kyoto Animation’s KA Esuma Bunko banner.
The plot centres around Minato, a student in high school who has grown up adoring archery but has now developed a target fear. Nonetheless, he gets recruited into a high school archery club and, along with his team and instructor, discovers the true meaning of his desire.
