A sequel anime based on the Japanese-style action RPG game Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin is officially in production. Additionally, a spinoff game focused on the character Kokorowa and a new smartphone game have been announced.
Official announcement:
The spinoff game will be titled Sakuna Hime Gaiden: Kokorowa and the Gears of Creation will be published by XSEED and Marvelous Europe for Western audiences.
Teaser Trailer:
STAFF:
Director: Masayoki Yoshihara
Character designer: Mio Fujishima
Series composition/ Script: Jukki Hanada
Art direction: Yoko Kayama
Animation Production: P.A.WORKS.
In addition, the cast has been announced, and it has been decided that familiar faces from the original game will continue to appear! “Of Rice and Ruin” is an action RPG that blends elements of a 3D farming simulator with a 2D side-scrolling action platformer.
Initially launched in November 2020 for PS4, Switch, and Steam platforms, it later expanded its availability to the Epic Games Store in 2021. By the end of 2021, the game had sold over 1 million copies.
Crunchyroll is streaming the anime globally, with the exception of Japan. The storyline for Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin is summarized as follows:
Two realms exist in the ancient land of Yanato: the Lofty Realm, where gods reside, and the Lowly Realm, where humans reside. Princess Sakuna was the daughter of the god of war and goddess of harvest, but she led a lazy life. One day, she is banished to Hinoe Island, the Isle of Demons. Stranded in a barren land, Sakuna sets out to slay demons and farm rice. Her new adventure begins.
Source: Official Twitter
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