The fun times at Luna Nova Magical Academy aren’t quite over yet!
Earlier today, the official Little Witch Academia anime website updated with a new promo video and visual for the show’s second cour.
Promo Video
The two-minute trailer offers a first glimpse of the upcoming season’s plot. New opening theme Mind Conductor by Yurika, and ending theme song Tōmei na Tsubasa (Invisible Wings) by Yuiko Ōhara are used as background tracks.
Key Visual
The second cour will kick off in April. The first season began airing on January 8. Netflix currently holds the global streaming rights to the show.
Yoh Yoshinari (Gurren Lagann Parallel Works, Little Witch Academia) is directing the series at Trigger, with Shuhei Handa (Little Witch Academia) providing character designs. Mitsuru Shimada (Little Busters!, Shugo Chara!) is in charge of series composition.
Other staff members include:
- Art Director: Masanobu Nomura
- Color design: Yukiko Kakita
- Director of Photography: Daisuke Okumura, Naoki Yorozu
- Key animator: Takafumi Hori
- Design: Yoshikaki Yusuke
- Editor: Kentaro Tsubone
- Music: Michiru Oshima
- Sound Director: Jun Watanabe
- Sound Effects: Kiyotaka Kawada
Netflix currently holds the license to the Little Witch Academia TV series, though they haven’t yet stated their release plans for the series.
The confirmed voice cast includes:
- Lotte Yanson: Fumiko Orikasa
- Atsuko “Akko” Kagari: Megumi Han
- Sucy Manbavaran: Michiyo Murase
- Diana Cavendish: Yoko Hikasa
- Amanda O’Neill: Arisa Shida
- Shiny Chariot: Noriko Hidaka
- Jasminka Antonenko: Reina Ueda
- Constanze von Braunschbank Albrechtsberger: Rie Murakawa
Yurika will perform opening theme Shiny Ray, while Yuiko Ohara performs closing theme Hoshi o Tadoreba.
The original Little Witch Academia is a theatrical film, based on a concept by Yoh Yoshinari. Yoshinari served as director and character designer on the project, which was animated by Trigger (Kill la Kill). Masahiko Otsuka (Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt) wrote the film’s script, while Michiru Oshima (Fullmetal Alchemist, Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers) crafted the soundtrack.
Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade is the direct sequel to Little Witch Academia. Yoh Yoshinari returned as director and character designer on the project, which was animated by Trigger. Michiru Oshima returned to provide the feature’s soundtrack, while Michiru Shimada (Assemble Insert, You’re Under Arrest!) wrote the script.
Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade was born from Kickstarter. The OVA was successfully funded by 7,938 backers, who contributed a total of $625,518.
Trigger officially announced the Little Witch Academia TV series in June, after the credits of Space Patrol Luluco‘s finale. A short teaser featured Luluco tagging out to Little Witch Academia’s Akko. After a brief “See you next Trigger animation” notice, several clips from Little Witch Academia and its sequel were shown, followed by a formal announcement of the TV series.
Source: Ota-suke
