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The special event for the second season of the television anime of writer Takahiroand artist Yōhei Takemura's Chained Soldier (Mato Seihei no Slave or literally, Slave of the Magic Capital's Elite Troops) manga on Sunday announced that the series' third season is in the works, and revealed an announcement video and visual.
The second season's character designer Keiya Nakano also drew an illustration to celebrate the third season announcement:
The cast includes:
The new season had a new staff and studio. Masafumi Tamura (The World's Finest Assassin, Ange Vierge, Wise Man's Grandchild) directed the second season anime at studio Passione and Hayabusa Film (Passione was originally announced as the sole animation studio for the new season), and Nakano (AOKANA: Four Rhythm Across the Blue, Loner Life in Another World, Keijo!!!!!!!!) designed the characters.
The anime's first season premiered in Japan in January 2024, 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.
Junji Nishimura (Ranma ½) was the first season'sgeneral director. Gorō Kuji (Bungo and Alchemist -Gears of Judgement-) directed the animeat 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. HiroyukiYoshii (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.
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.
Takahiro (Akame ga KILL!) and Takemura (Papano Iu Koto o Kikinasai! manga) launched the manga on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ manga website in January 2019. Yen Press publishes the manga in English.