The official website for Tokyo Ghoul √A (Root A), the second anime season based on Sui Ishida's Tokyo Ghoul manga, unveiled new cast members and character designs on Friday. The new cast includes:
Hiro Shimono as Naki
Aoi Yūki as Kurona Yasuhisa
Haruka Tomatsu as Nashiro Yasuhisa
The website also confirmed the following returning cast members from the last two episodes of the anime:
Koji Yusa as Tatara
Maaya Sakamoto as Eto
Kazuhiko Inoue as Donato Porpora
Asami Seto as Akira Mado
Takayuki Kondou as Take Hirano
The main cast and staff will also return.
Finally, the website updated its character designs for Ken Kaneki
Tokyo Ghoul √A will premiere on January 8 and run for 12 episodes. Tokyo's TOHO Cinemas Nihonbashi will host an advance screening of the first episode on January 4. Funimation will stream the series as it airs.
Whereas Ishida was credited with creating the original manga for the first season, Ishida is now also credited with the original story concept for the second season. Funimation streamed the first season as it aired this past summer, and holds the home video rights.
The band amazarashi will perform the ending song "Kisetsu wa Tsugitsugi Shindeiku" (Seasons Dying One After Another). österreich will perform the opening theme "Munō" (Incompetence).
Ishida's original manga has over 9.3 million copies in circulation. Ishida ended the manga on September 18, then launched Tokyo Ghoul:re with a different lead character in October.
Hiro Shimono as Naki
Aoi Yūki as Kurona Yasuhisa
Haruka Tomatsu as Nashiro Yasuhisa
The website also confirmed the following returning cast members from the last two episodes of the anime:
Koji Yusa as Tatara
Maaya Sakamoto as Eto
Kazuhiko Inoue as Donato Porpora
Asami Seto as Akira Mado
Takayuki Kondou as Take Hirano
The main cast and staff will also return.
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Finally, the website updated its character designs for Ken Kaneki
Tokyo Ghoul √A will premiere on January 8 and run for 12 episodes. Tokyo's TOHO Cinemas Nihonbashi will host an advance screening of the first episode on January 4. Funimation will stream the series as it airs.
Whereas Ishida was credited with creating the original manga for the first season, Ishida is now also credited with the original story concept for the second season. Funimation streamed the first season as it aired this past summer, and holds the home video rights.
The band amazarashi will perform the ending song "Kisetsu wa Tsugitsugi Shindeiku" (Seasons Dying One After Another). österreich will perform the opening theme "Munō" (Incompetence).
Ishida's original manga has over 9.3 million copies in circulation. Ishida ended the manga on September 18, then launched Tokyo Ghoul:re with a different lead character in October.