The anime’s official staff confirmed on Wednesday, July 10, 2024 that season 2 of A Herbivorous Dragon of 5000 Years Gets Unfairly Villainized is set to premiere in October 2024. The staff also announced the names of the cast members for the show’s Japanese dub.
The second season of A Herbivorous Dragon of 5000 Years, which aired from July 2022 to October 2022 for 12 episodes, continues the story from the previous installment. This Chinese-animated series, also known as Donghua, is based on Kaisei Enomoto’s light novel series of the same name. LAN Studios will once again be responsible for the production of the series.
A Herbivorous Dragon of 5000 Years Gets Unfairly Villainized Season 2 Premieres in October 2024
On July 10, 2024, the official website and X handle for the Donghua (Chinese-animated series) released a teaser visual announcing the release of season 2 of A Herbivorous Dragon of 5000 Years Gets Unfairly Villainized. The season will begin airing on Tokyo MX, BS Fuji, and other networks in October 2024.
In addition to this announcement, the staff also disclosed the identities of additional members joining the Japanese dub cast for the show. The role of Vanessa, the Queen of Asga, will be played by the skilled voice actor Yui Ishikawa. Iori Noguchi will be joining Yu-san as the voice of Rosetta. Rosetta, described as Vanessa’s younger sister, will be portrayed by Noguchi.
The anime’s website has released comments from the new voice actors for season 2 of A Herbivorous Dragon of 5000 Years Gets Unfairly Villainized. According to Ishikawa-san, she particularly enjoys playing the role of Vanessa, a powerful Queen who also displays affection towards her younger sister.
Despite not having had the chance to portray similar characters before, she is thrilled to lend her voice to Vanessa. Similarly, Noguchi-san shares that she was charmed by Rosetta’s personality and hopes to effectively convey her emotions to the viewers.
The new cast members will be joining the existing ones, including Hochuu Ootsuka as the Herbivore Dragon, Aoi Yuuki as Reiko, Mariko Miyase as Aliante, Shuka Saito as the Water Saint, and Yoshino Nanjo as Liot. Both Yuuki-san and Ootsuka-san have expressed their excitement to reprise their roles, as seen in their recent comments.
The production team behind the previous season of A Herbivorous Dragon of 5000 Years Gets Unfairly Villainized, LAN Studio, will be returning for season 2. Liu Simweni has been appointed as the series director and will also be composing the series alongside Li Jiajie. The first season was streamed for global audiences by Bilibili Global and Crunchyroll.
About the anime
According to the light novel, the Donghua depicts the story of Reiko, a girl who sacrifices herself to a 5000-year-old dragon in order to secure protection for her village from the Demon King.
Despite its appearance as a fire-breathing creature, the dragon is actually a gentle, plant-eating being. Alongside Reiko, they set out on a quest to defeat the Demon King.
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