Grand Blue Season 2 TV anime has been announced 6 years since the ending of Season 1. The announcement was made at a special radio show for the manga’s 10th anniversary.
The main staff from the first season is returning, including Shinji Takamatsu as the director, scriptwriter, and sound director, Hideoki Kusama as the character designer and chief animation director, and Yoichi Ueda as a chief animation director. Studios ZERO-G and Liber will be in charge of the animation.
A teaser visual was also released, featuring all the main cast celebrating.
The revealed staff for Grand Blue Season 2 includes:
- Director/Script/Sound Director: Shinji Takamatsu
- Character Design/Chief Animation Director: Hideoki Kusama
- Chief Animation Director: Yoichi Ueda
- Art Director: Reiko Kasuga
- Music: Yukari Hashimoto
The main voice cast for the anime is all returning and includes:
- Yuma Uchida as Iori Kitahara
- Ryohei Kimura as Kouhei Imamura
- Chika Anzai as Chisa Kotegawa
- Hiroki Yasumoto as Shinji Tokita
- Katsuyuki Konishi as Ryujiro Kotobuki
- Toa Yukinari as Azusa Hamaoka
- Maaya Uchida as Nanaka Kotegawa
- Kana Asumi as Aina Yoshihara
Grand Blue Dreaming, known as Grand Blue, is a Japanese manga series written by Kenji Inoue and illustrated by Kimitake Yoshioka. It has been serialized in Kodansha’s Good! Afternoon magzine since April 2014. The first anime TV series was animated by Zero-G, running from July to September 2018. Yoshioka drew a special illustration to commemorate the sequel announcement:
The franchise also has a live-action movie, which was released in August 2020.
Kodansha licensed the manga in English. The story follows Iori Kitahara, who moves away to a seaside town after graduating from an all-boys high school. He ends up working at his uncle’s dive shop, as well as actually getting into the hobby with some quite crazy senpais. He will go through the booze-filled college life, making a bunch of friends while making everyone laugh at the craziness of their adventures.
Source: Official Website
©Kenji Inoue, Kimitake Yoshioka, Kodansha/Grand Blue Production Committee