The official website for the anime “The Fire Hunter” (Hikari no Ō) revealed that the second season will premiere in January 2024.
The Fire Hunter – Season 2 arrives in January 2024
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The new cast for the second season includes Manaka Iwami as Yururuho / Sennen Suisei (third row, third from left) and MAO as Ruri Matsuri (third row, fourth from left). The rest of the 16 main cast members are reprising their roles.
The first season premiered on January 14th of this year.
Synopsis
The story begins with Touko, a young girl from a papermaking town, who finds herself in the forbidden forest, attacked by flamelings, when a flamecatcher rushes to protect her. But elsewhere, a young man from the capital named Kōshi shelters his younger sister after losing their mother to the factory's poison.
Junji Nishimura ( VladLove ) is directing the anime at Signal.MD ( Platinum End ) and Mamoru Oshii ( Ghost in the Shell ) is supervising and writing the script. However, Takuya Saito ( Macross Zero ) is the character designer and also chief animation director alongside Kazuchika Kise and Toshihisa Kaiya.
Finally, author Rieko Hinata released the light novel Hikari no Ou in December 2018, with illustrations by Akihiro Yamada.
Source: Official Website
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