The air date for the second season of "Silver Grave Guardians" has been set! Additional appearances by Kana Asumi and Soichiro Hoshi also announced!

The broadcast date and character settings for the second season of "Silver Grave Guardians (Guardian)," which will air in 2018, have been announced.

Guardian of the Silver Tomb" is an anime work based on a popular manga that has received a total of over 4 billion PV on Chinese web comic sites. The story is about a high school student, Riku Suigin, who works part-time to make ends meet, and fights in the virtual world of a game to save a beautiful girl, Rikurei, whom he has a crush on, who has been taken away by someone. The second season will start airing in January 2018.
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Today, it was announced that the second season of "Silver Grave Guard" will air on January 13, 2018 (Sat) at 21:00 on TOKYO MX.

Comments have also arrived from Jun Fukuyama as the main character Rikusugin, Yukei Saito as the heroine Rikurei, and Ami Koshimizu as Twinstar, all of whom have appeared in the first season. In addition, we will introduce the new characters from the second season, Nishikaze, played by Kana Asumi, and Tama Aida, played by Soichiro Hoshi, as well as their character sketches.

Main Characters and Cast] (*Honorifics omitted)
Riku Suigin CV: Jun Fukuyama
A high school student who loves games. He has a keen eye for observation and insight, and is a master when it comes to games. In order to save Rei, he decides to become the last guardian of the grave with "Grave Buster.

Comment from Jun Fukuyama
Thank you for your patience! The long-awaited second season! The story will start moving in a big way from here. New characters, powerful enemies, exciting developments, and a surprising climax! It's going to be packed with a lot of things, so please look forward to it!

Rikurei CV: Yukei Saito
She is a perfect young lady with a beautiful eyebrow and a strong academic and martial arts background who goes to the same high school as Mercury. She meets Mercury in the game world. She is the adopted daughter of Mercury's grandfather and the creator of the game, Riku Youshichi.

Yukei Saito comments.
I am very happy to be able to play Riku Rei again. I hope that the audience will pay special attention to Mercury's battle scenes, as they unfold in unpredictable ways one after another. Will Rikurei be able to keep her position as the heroine? (lol)

■Twin Star CV: Ami Koshimizu
A woman who acts as Mercury's guide in the game. The human body of the two merged together is called Twin Star, and she is a cute but devilish girl with jade-colored hair on the outside.

Ami Koshimizu comments.
The second season is going to be amazing with a lot of rage. Enjoy it everyone!

Nishikaze CV: Kana Asumi
A member of the hooded group "Totems," she is an expressionless, mysterious girl who wears an eyepatch with "18" written on it. She uses a "steal tool (steel)" called a "magic mirror.

Randen Gyoku CV: Soichiro Hoshi
A senior member of the "Precious," she is the leader of the "Silver-backed Thieves. He is the leader of the "Silver-backed Thieves" and boasts a fortune of nearly 100 million (billions).

Introduction of Works] (*Honorifics omitted)

The second season of "The Silver Grave Guardians".
Broadcasting station: TOKYO MX From Saturday, January 13, 2018, every Saturday at 21:00~.

<Synopsis
The last guardian of the grave that protects the world you live in.
Riku Suigin is an ordinary first grade high school boy who loves Rikurei, the best girl in school.
Suddenly, Rikurei is mysteriously kidnapped to a game world called "Grave Buster", and Mercury, following her, is lured into the world by a beautiful girl guide, Twinstar, and plunges into it.
He receives a terminal in which 10 billion yen is charged.
In order to protect Rikurei, Mercury becomes the last "grave guardian" in the game world and participates in a battle against "grave robbers.
During the battle, their secrets are gradually revealed.

<Cast Information
Riku Suigin: Jun Fukuyama
Rikurei: Yukei Saito
Temujin: Masaki Tani
Twin Star: Ami Koshimizu
Farrin: Mochimi Nishida
Rikuyushichi: Takayuki Sugo
Xifeng: Kana Asumi
Aida Tama: Hoshi Soichiro

＜Staff Information

Original story: "Lei Mei Studio (Hai Zai, Ming Xin)" (Tencent Comic Serialization)
Planning: Zou Zheng-Yu, Li Hao-Ling
Executive Producer: Li Tingting
Executive Producers: Cedar Meat Qiaoqiao,沉默的章鱼
Planning Manager: ASKASK
Manga Editor: Kougetsu
Publicity: 杉肉盖饭, 小惑,阿B
General Director & Screenplay: Li Hao Ling
Director: Ken Ando
Character Design & Chief Animation Director: Yoshiaki Tsubata
Color Design: Kunio Tsujita
Art Director: Tomoya Asami
Art Director: Tomoya Asami
Director of Photography: Tatsuo Noguchi
2D Works: Tomoki Murakami
Editing: Keiko Onodera
Music: Minako Seki
Music: Minako Seki
Production: E Joy & BLADE

(C)TENCENT Animation& Comics / Silver Grave Guard Production Committee