A second season of the Wistoria: Wand and Sword anime has been announced.
Season 1 of the anime, which is based on the manga written by Danmachi‘s Fujino Oomori and drawn by Toshi Aoi, premiered on July 7 JST and ran for one cour. Kodansha USA describes the source material as:
The new, magical dungeon-adventure fantasy series from the author of Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Seeking to fulfill a promise to a childhood friend, Will Serfort enters Regarden Magical Academy with the goal of making it to the top of the magical world. There’s just one problem: he can’t use magic! Will his sword skills be the key to unlocking his true potential?
The manga began serialization in 2020 in Kodansha’s Bessatsu Shonen Magazine. There are 10 tankoubon volumes as of June 2024..
The Wistoria: Wand and Sword anime is available on Crunchyroll and the Muse Asia YouTube channel.
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Staff (Season 1)
• Director, series composer and scriptwriter: Tatsuya Yoshihara (Chainsaw Man action director, Black Clover director [until Episode 152] and chief director [Episode 153 onwards], Muromi-san director)
• Character designer: Sayaka Ono (Cross Ange Rondo of Angel and Dragon, Bastard‼ -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-)
• Monster designer: Raita Sunaga (Bastard‼ -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-)
• Monster designer: Yoshiro Harada (Dairugger XV mechanical designer)
• Monster designer and prop designer: Ryo Akizuki (Princess Principal Crown Handler prop designer)
• Color designer: Naomi Nakano (Solo Leveling)
• Art director: Yuki Maeda (Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King)
• Composting director: Ayako Otsuki (The Tale of Outcasts)
• Music composer: Yuki Hayashi (My Hero Academia)
• Sound director: Hiroto Morishita (7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!)
• Animation production: ACTAS and Bandai Namco Pictures
Cast
• Kohei Amasaki as Will Serholt
• Akira Sekine as Elfaria Alvis Serholt
• Satomi Amano as Colette Loire
• Masaaki Mizunaka as Sion Ulster
Source: @Wistoria_PR
