Kenji Inoue and Kimitake Yoshioka‘s original work will lead to the production of Season 2 of the TV anime “Grand Blue“. This announcement comes six years after the first season aired in 2018. Alongside the announcement, a teaser visual was also unveiled.
Teaser Visual:
An illustration by the manga’s illustrator Kimitake Yoshioka:
Staff and cast information has also been lifted. The anime was produced by Zero-G, who also worked on Season 1, and teamed up with Liber to produce it. The director, screenplay, and sound director are Shinji Takamatsu, and the character design and general animation director is Hideoki Kusama.
In addition, Yūma Uchida, Ryohei Kimura, Hiroki Yasumoto, Katsuyuki Konishi, Chika Azai, Maaya Uchida, Toa Yukinari, Kana Asumi and others will continue to appear from Season 1.
STAFF:
Director/Scriptwriter/Sound Director: Shinji Takamtsu
Character Designer/Chief Animation Director: Hideoki Kusama
Chief Animation Director: Yoichi Ueda
Art Director: Reiko Kasuga
Prop Designer: jimao
Color Designer: Aiko Matsuyama
Director of Photography: Naoyuki Kato
Editor: Shun Tokuda
Sound Production: Saber Links
Music: Yukari Hashimoto
Animation Production: Zero-G x Liber
The original Grand Blue manga is serialized in Kodansha‘s Good! Afternoon seinen manga magazine, and an English language version is also available from Kodansha Comics under the title Grand Blue Dreaming. Kodansha USA describes the story:
After graduating from an all-boys’ high school, Iori Kitahara moves away from home to go to college in a seaside town. He’s eager to start a new chapter in his life–one filled with dreams of reinventing himself, meeting beautiful girls, and reveling in his youth. But when his new abode is his uncle’s dive shop, Iori’s college debut doesn’t turn out as glamorously as he planned! Can Iori keep himself afloat, or will the booze-fueled antics of his university’s diving club wash him away?!
A coming-of-age tale with beer, bums, and the Grand Blue!
Source: Comic Natalie
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