Reincarnated as a Sword Season 2 heads to sea for the Seedrun arc, casting Katsuyuki Konishi and Sayumi Suzushiro in a fight over a throne
The airing second season released its third PV and a second key visual for the Seedrun arc, which the official site lists as episodes 6 to 12, and named five supporting cast members, from Konishi's swordsman Valuza to Suzushiro's missing princess Sellimea.
Fran and her sword are about to get pulled into palace politics. The second season of Reincarnated as a Sword, which has been airing in Japan since October, has released a third PV and a second key visual for its Seedrun arc, along with five new supporting cast members. The official site splits the season into two parts: the floating island arc in episodes 1 to 5, and the Seedrun arc from episode 6 through episode 12.
How Fran and Teacher got here
For anyone who missed the first season: Fran is a girl of the black cat tribe who was mistreated as a slave until she met Teacher, an intelligent sword, and became its wielder. Fran wants to reach the "evolution" that lies beyond raw strength, and Teacher, eager to grant that wish, chose the harbor town of Dars as their next stop. On the way, the pair spotted an island drifting in the sky and ran into Jean Doubey, a necromancer intent on clearing it completely. Once in Dars, they tracked down underground slave traders and rescued the children being held captive. The next leg goes wrong at sea: an unexpected incident forces them to dock in the island kingdom of Seedrun, just as it is torn apart by a dispute over the crown.
The new cast
- Sellimea (Sayumi Suzushiro, Himekishi wa Barbaroi no Yome): Seedrun's first princess, beloved by the public, who hoped to see her crowned queen. She vanished at the very moment her older brother Suarez took the throne.
- Miriam (Hazuki Ogino, Isekai Shikkaku): another Seedrun princess, born out of wedlock and so far down the line of succession. She is an accomplished fighter with a spear taken from a one-horned shark, has little patience for aristocratic manners, and adores Sellimea, whom she wanted on the throne.
- Valuza (Katsuyuki Konishi, Witch Hat Atelier): commander of Seedrun's Dragon Fang Warrior Corps, known as Valuza of the Black Fang. A formidable swordsman whose skills include the Sword Saint arts, he is coldly calculating, but fiercely particular about how he fights.
- Fult and Satia (Satsuki Kokubu, Nina the Starry Bride, and Yurie Kozakai, Kuroneko to Majo no Kyoushitsu): twin prince and princess of Fhiliers, a small kingdom in the north, sixth and seventh in line respectively. Both are prisoners of the slave dealers in Dars, and Satia, the younger twin, has taken a liking to Fran's scent.
The team and the broadcast
Shinji Ishihira, the director of Fairy Tail, is back in charge at C2C. Takahiro Nagano writes the series composition and scripts, Atsuko Saito designs the characters, and Yasuharu Takanashi, whose work includes Log Horizon, composes the music. The season premiered at midnight on October 8 on Tokyo MX, with ABC TV, BS Asahi and AT-X also carrying it.
It follows a 12-episode first season from fall 2022, which Sentai Filmworks licensed in North America and simulcast on HIDIVE, first subtitled and later dubbed in English.
The novels
Yuu Tanaka started the story on the Shousetsuka ni Narou website in October 2015. Micro Magazine has published it under its GC Novels label since July 2016, with illustrations by Llo, and the 21st volume came out on September 30. Tomoo Maruyama's manga version has run since December 2016, reaching its 20th volume on September 24. Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the novels, the manga and a spin-off manga in English, with novel volume 20 planned for January 2027.
