Image source: Hell Mode anime’s website, ComicNatalie — via Anime News Network
The official website for the television anime of writer Hamuo and illustrator Mo's Hell Mode – The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing (HellMode – Yarikomi Suki no Gamer wa Hai Settei no Isekai de Musō Suru) light novel series unveiled more cast members for the second season on Friday. The new cast members include (Note: Character name romanizations are not official):
Yuuki Sanpei as Sigur, thesupreme general of Rosenheim
Yasuyuki Kase as Lukidral, a general of Rosenheim
Kō Bonkobara as Gatoruga, the spirit summoner of Rosenheim
Satoshi Tsuruoka as Graster, a high-rank demon
Takaaki Torashima as Neftira, along-range demon
Shinya Takahashi as Yagof, a demon with hyena-like vision
Masato Tamagawa (Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō, The Genius Prince's Guide to Raisinga Nation Out of Debt, The Great Cleric) returns to direct the new saeson at Yokohama Animation Lab. Daishiro Tanimura (Magical Destroyers) is also back in charge of the series scripts. Kei Tsushima (The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These) is designing the characters again. Misaki Tsuchida, Junko Nakajima, Reiko Abe, Moyu Kanazaki, Kaho Sawada, Kanade Sakuma, BeauDamian, and Tsugumi Tanaka are all composing the music again, alongside Shūichirō Fukuhiro, Mayo Kurihara, and Shin Miki.
Romanha Marshmallow performsthe new opening theme song "○✕△□".
The series debutedon the Tokyo MX channel on July 3 at 25:00 (effectively, July 4 at 1:00 a.m.), and it is also running on MBS, BS NTV, and AT-X. HIDIVE is streaming the anime as it airs in Japan.
The anime's first season debuted on television on January 9 at 25:05 (effectively January 10 at 1:05 a.m.), before airing later that night on MBS. The anime then airedon BS NTV on January 11 at 12:00 a.m.). The anime debuted on ABEMA and d Anime Store on January 9 at 25:35 (effectively January 10 at 1:35 a.m.). The anime then debuted streaming on U-NEXT and Anime Hōdai on January 12. HIDIVE streamed the anime as it aired, and it is also streaming an English dub.
Hamuo launched the story on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in November 2019, and the story is ongoing. Earth Star Entertainment began publishing the series in print in July 2020.
Tetta launched the ongoing manga onComic Earth Star in October 2020.