The 2022 anime adaptation of Sabikui Bisco is getting a second season. An illustration was released to commemorate the announcement.
Sabikui Bisco is based on the Dengeki Bunko post-apocalyptic action adventure light novels written by Shinji Cobkubo and illustrated by K Akagisi and mocha. The series debuted in 2018 and has eight volumes as of January 2022. Volume 9 will be released on August 10, 2023.
Yen Press describes the plot as:
In the far future, a disaster known as the “Rusty Wind” has transformed the majority of Japan into a barren desert and left civilization in tatters. After his teacher falls prey to the rust, the roguish Bisco Akahoshi embarks on journey through the sandy wastes to obtain a mushroom known only as the Rust Eater, rumored to cure the ailment. Together with the dashing young doctor Milo, the pair will have to contend with the unforgiving environment and their fellow wanderers in order to make it back alive.
The first season’s staff includes Atsushi Ikariya (ID: INVADED character designer/chief animation director) as director, Daisuke Mataga (ID: INVADED main animator) as assistant director, Sadayuki Murai (Knights of Sidonia) as series composer and scriptwriter, Ikariya and Ai Asari (ID: INVADED co-prop designer/animation director) as character designers, and Asari and Norie Igawa (ID: INVADED animation director) as chief animation directors. OZ produced the series.
Other staff members include Masakazu Miyake (ID: INVADED) as art director, Yoshihiro Sono (ID: INVADED art designer) as creature designer, Emi Chiba as (ID: INVADED) color designer, Tasuku Takagi (ID: INVADED assistant photography director) as photography director, Takeshi Ueda as music composer, and Kisuke Koizumi (ID: INVADED) as sound director.
In 2019, the Sabikui Bisco light novel series became the first to take the top spot in both the This Light Novel is Amazing! (Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!) guide book’s All and New categories. The books have also been adapted into Square Enix-published manga.
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