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Anime Expo 2015: Viz Media Adds K Season 2 & K: Missing Kings

Written By Samantha Ferreira July 2, 2015

So, Viz Media announced more K today. ‘Kay? ‘Kay.

Earlier today, Viz revealed that they licensed K: Missing Kings and K: Return of Kings.

K: Missing Kings is a direct sequel to the original K anime series. The project is a feature film, which opened in Japanese theaters on July 12, 2014. Key members from the K anime series, including director and character designer Shingo Suzuki, returned to work on the title.

K: Return of Kings is the latest entry in the K franchise that follows the events of K: Missing Kings. The show will begin airing on Japanese TV in October 2015. Studio GoHands will again animate the series, while Shingo Suzuki returns in his dual rule as director and character designer. Creator GoRA will be in charge of series compositon, while Hiromitsu Kanazawa reprises his role as series director.

In North America, Eleven Arts screened K: Missing Kings in select theaters, starting on July 18.

Viz Media previously licensed the original K anime series in 2013. The company holds the master license for the property

Filed Under: News Reporting

Tag(s): anime expo 2015, K, k: missing kings, k: return of kings

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Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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