Rurouni Kenshin Season 2 Reveals Preview for Episode 8
The preview and main staff for Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Disturbance (Season 2) episode 8 were revealed on Tuesday. The new episode “Cho of The 10 Swords” will be released on Thursday, November 21. Studio LIDENFILMS is handling the animation production while Crunchyroll is streaming the anime. Check out the preview below:
Rurouni Kenshin Season 2 episode 8 main staff:
Episode 8 synopsis:
Seeking a replacement for his broken reverse-blade sword, Kenshin visits Arai Seiku the son of swordsmith Arai Shakku, but Seiku has already stopped making swords. Respecting Seiku’s preference for peace, Kenshin gives up the sword-making request. Meanwhile, at Shizuo’s base, Sadojima Hoji of the Ten Swords reports to Shakkuu about Kenshin’s movements. Knowing from their conversation that the last of the red-sky swords is not in Kenshin’s possession, Sawagejo Cho of the Ten Swords goes to the Seiku family.
Rurouni Kenshin Season 2 Staff and Cast
Yuki Komada is the director for Rurouni Kenshin Season 2. He is joined by Yoshitaka Makino, who is working as the assistant director. Hideyuki Kurata and Kaoru Kurosaki have reprised their roles from last season as they’re handling the series composition and script. The rest of the main staff for Rurouni Kenshin Season 2 are almost entirely reprising their previous roles as well:
- Character Design: Terumi Nishii (returning), Kazuo Watanabe
- Prop Design: Kosuge Kazuhisa (returning)
- Action Director: Kikuchi Katsunori (returning)
- Music: Yuu Takami (returning)
- Sound Director: Ryousuke Naya (returning)
- Sound Effects: Yasumasa Koyama (returning)
- Editing: Mai Hasegawa (returning)
- Art Director: Yukihiro Saitou (returning)
- Color Design: Aiko Shinohara (returning)
- Director of Photography: Junpei Takatsu (returning)
- 3DCGI Directors: Wataru Matsunaga (returning), Yasuaki Nakamori (returning)
Series creator Nobuhiro Watsuki seems to be working on this season as a scenario supervisorunlike the first season where he wasn’t listed on any production staff credits. The following is the current cast list for the upcoming season:
- Kenshin Himura – Souma Saitou
- Karou Kamiya – Rie Takahashi
- Sanosuke Sagara – Taku Yashiro
- Seijuurou Hiko – Yuuichi Nakamura
- Makimachi's thought – Aya Yamane
- Yahiko Myoujin – Makoto Koichi
- Hajime Saitou – Satoshi Hino
- Soujirou Arrow – Daiki Yamashita
- Aoshi Shinomori – Yuuma Uchida
- Makoto Shishio – Makoto Furukawa
- Yumi Komagata – Haruka Tomatsu
- Anji Yukuzan – Wataru Hatano
- Cho Sawagejo – Nobuhiko Okamoto
Rurouni Kenshin Season 2 episode 8 will be released on November 21, 2024.
Source: Official Website, Official X
© Nobuhiro Watsuki/Shueisha, “Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji
