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Rewrite Season 2 Gets New Extended PV


So, can we say the marketing cycle for Rewrite is getting a rewrite, itself?

Man, that’s awful. Who writes this crap? Oh, wait. That’s me.

Earlier today, the official Rewrite anime website updated with a new promotional video. The 100-second teaser offers a brief overview of the new season’s plot.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x56lk93_rewrite-s2-pv_tv

Rewrite is based on Key’s visual novel of the same name. Motoki “Tensho” Tanaka (The Fruit of Grisaia, Kinmoza! Kiniro + Mosaic) will direct the season and take charge of script supervision at studio 8 Bit. Masayuki Nonaka will provide character designs on the project. The team of Takashi Aoshima and Tatsuya Takahashi are collaborating on the season’s scripts.

The confirmed voice cast includes:

  • Kotori Kanbe: Chiwa Saito
  • Kotaro Tennoji: Masakazu Morita
  • Akane Senri: Eri Kitamura
  • Kagari: Kana Hanazawa
  • Shizuru Nanatsu: Keiko Suzuki
  • Lucia Konohana: Risa Asaki
  • Chihaya Ohtori: Saya Shinomiya

Crunchyroll will stream Rewrite‘s second season as part of their Winter 2017 simulcast lineup. The describe the upcoming cour as:

Green City Kazamatsuri is a city built on the ideal of a harmonious relationship between civilization and environment.. However, the peaceful Kazamatsuri will soon be faced with its annual commotion, the Harvest Festa at the turn of the year. It’s an event that is much like a massive school festival, and Tennoji Kotaro decides to head out to research topics for his articles. It’s an easy decision for him, because the town is filled with rumors about unidentified creature sightings and various other occult occurrences. At the same time, strange things start happening to Kotaro himself.

Source: Crunchyroll, DailyMotion (pKjd)

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