A new key visual has been released for the upcoming second cour of ORIENT, showcasing some of the key characters involved in “The Battle of Awaji Island ” story arc. 

The voice cast consists of Yuuma Uchida as Musashi, Souma Saitou as Kojirou Kanemaki, Rie Takahashi as Tsugumi Hattori, and Satoshi Hino as Naotora Takeda. Additional voice cast members include Tomoaki Maeno as Tatsuomi Uesugi, Natsuki Hanae as Kanetatsu Naoe, Yoshiki Nakajima as Masayuki Amakasu, Kouki Uchiyama as Akihiro Shimazu, Gakuto Kajiwara as Katsumi Amako, and Youko Hikasa as Kuroko Usami.

The main production staff for the second cour includes Tetsuya Yanagisawa as director, Mariko Kunisawa as screenwriter, Takahiro Kishida as character designer, Fumio Matsumoto and Sayuri Sakimoto as chief animation directors, Suga Shigeyuki as action supervisor, Hirofumi Sakagami as art director, Hidenori Manaka as photography director, Mika Funabashi (Blue Reflection Ray) as color designer, and Hideyuki Fukasawa as music composer. A.C.G.T. is handling the animation production. 

Sota Hanamura (from the boyband DA-iCE) and Lil’ Fang (from girl-group Faky) are singing the opening theme “Break it down.” Voice actor Gakuto Kajiwara is singing the ending theme “Irochigai no Itotaba.” 

ORIENT is based on the manga series of the same name by Magi creator Shinobu Ohtaka. It was first serialized in Kodansha’s Weekly Shounen Magazine on May 30, 2018, before moving to Bessatsu Shounen Magazine on February 9, 2021. 15 tankoubon volumes have been published in total so far. 

Crunchyroll streamed the first cour in English during the Winter 2022 anime season. They will stream the second cour as it airs in Japan this coming Summer 2022. It describes the anime series as:

When unidentified creatures known as Kishin suddenly appeared in Japan, all of the most famous military leaders were killed in battle, and the end of the world seemed close at hand.

Now, 150 years later, demons still rule the world, and only the Band of Bushi continues to fight for freedom. Musashi and Kojiro, out of admiration for these brave fighters, strive to form the strongest Band of Bushi in this classic battle action story of friends passionately chasing a dream.

Source: ORIENT Official Twitter