The official website of The Fire Hunter anime has released a new trailer for Season 2 along with the announcement of its January 14, 2024 premiere date. The first season of the anime aired from January to March 2023 with 10 episodes total, and animation studio Signal.MD, which animated Season 1, will be returning to animate the second season. As you can see in the trailer below, Season 2 will have the same old school style animation as the first, reminding anime fans of Hayao Miyazaki's animated films.
The first details for The Fire Hunter Season 2 were revealed in October 2023, with the main cast and staff returning for the anime sequel. The anime was directed by Junji Nishimura while Mamoru Oshii is in charge of both the series composition and scriptwriting. Takuya Saito worked on the character designs, as well as serving as chief animation director alongside Toshihisa Kaiya and Kazuchika Kise.
The Fire Hunter Season 2 Cast
Here's the list of Japanese voice cast expected to reprise their roles for The Fire Hunter Season 2:
Misaki Kuno as Toko
Shoya Ishige as Koshi
Akira Ishida as Hibari
Kaori Nazuka as Hibana
Kenta Miyake as Yuoshichi
M.A.O. as Ruri Matsuri
Maaya Sakamoto as Akira
Makoto Koichi as Kaho
Mamoru Miyano as Takimi
Manaka Iwami as Yururuho/Sennen Suisei
Megumi Yamaguchi as Hinako
Ryunosuke Watanuki as Hito
Sachi Kokuryu as Kun
Saori Hayami as Kira
Sayaka Ohara as Yanagi
Yoshimasa Hosoya as Roroku
Yu Shimamura as Kiri
Yoshiko Sakakibara as Narrator
What is The Fire Hunter about?
The anime is based on The Fire Hunter fantasy novel series written by Rieko Hinata and illustrated by Akihiro Yamada. Four volumes have been published by Holp Shuppan between December 2018 and September 2020.
Crunchyroll, which will be streaming The Fire Hunter Season 2 outside of Asia, provided a plot description:
Outside the magical barriers lies a world overrun by fiery beasts known as Flame Demons, and the only ones who can protect humanity are the Fire Hunters. In the dark woods where the beasts roam is where Toko, a young villager, is rescued from attack by one of these skilled trackers, Koshi. But their meeting was no accident, and a new destiny begins.
The first season of The Fire Hunter is now streaming on Crunchyroll outside of Asia.
