TV Anime "Rurouni Kenshin" 2nd Cool, OP by Masaki Sugata & Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, ED by KID PHENOMENON!

Information on the second cool opening theme and ending theme of the TV anime "Rurouni Kenshin - Meiji Swordsman Romantic Tan", which will be broadcast from July 2023, has been released.

Rurouni Kenshin" was serialized by Nobuhiro Watsuki in "Weekly Shonen Jump" from 1994, and became a TV anime in 1996. The live-action movie became a blockbuster hit, grossing over 19.3 billion yen, and a sequel, "Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Tan - Hokkaido Arc," is currently serialized in "JUMP SQ.
This milestone in action period drama will be revived as a new TV animation "Rurouni Kenshin - Meiji Swordsman Romantic Tan," which reconstructs the original story using the latest animation technology.

The production team includes director Hideyo Yamamoto ("Strike the Blood"), series composition by Hideyuki Kurata ("Made in Abyss"), and other talented staff members. The cast has been completely renewed, including Souma Saito as Kenshin Himura, and Nobuhiro Watsuki, the author of the original story, has personally supervised the character design and scenario for the entire series.
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Souma Saito (playing Kenshin Himura) and Riyo Takahashi (playing Kaoru Kamiya) took the stage at Aniplex Online Fest 2023 held today, September 10, 2023 (Sunday), and announced the second cool opening theme and ending theme information for this work.

The TV anime "Rurouni Kenshin - Meiji Swordsman Romantic Tan," which has reached the climax of its first season with the battle against the Oniwaban, will run for two consecutive seasons. The second season of this work will continue to air on Fuji Television's "Noitamina" and other channels from October 5, 2023 (Thursday), so be sure not to miss it.

The opening theme and ending theme for the second season have been determined!

The opening theme is "Rurouno no Katayo" by Masaki Sugata✕ Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra!

The opening theme is "Rurounogatayo" by Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra!
Lyrics: Atsushi Yanaka
Composed by Tsuyoshi Kawakami
Arrangement: Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra
Label: Sony Music Labels

The opening theme video is now available!

＜Artist Comment

Masaki Sugata
When I read the original story again, the story starts from the point of strength, and I was so moved by the way he uses his power and the way he lives his life.
I was wondering how I was going to face the big work "Rurouni Kenshin," but the Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra supported me with their gentle and sharp performance just like a reverse-blade sword, and I found myself singing straight ahead.
I also really enjoyed exchanging lyrics with Mr. Yanaka. I would email him late at night, try it out at rehearsal, email him again, try it out at rehearsal, and so on,
I felt like I was a member of the band, and it was a really fun time.
Thank you very much for your support for "Rurouno-Katayo".

Atsushi Yanaka (Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra)
Masaki Sugata asked us to create a song for this project, and we put all the Ska Paradaisu Orchestra's efforts into it.

I think the world view of the sword is similar to that of SKA.
From the intro to the outro, I believe that the ska beat and howling horn section express the courage of Kenshin, who runs through conflicts and struggles with a never-ending pulse.
The members of Sukapara, who worked on this arrangement, were like nine swordsmen to me.

This time, I wrote the lyrics that Sugata-kun sings.

I thought that Kenshin, who tries to open up the future in solitude, is the incarnation of purified love, and I was able to depict that world.
Mr. Sugata sang with all his heart about the image of a true hero who fights on behalf of someone else without being known.

The world we live in today may be like a pitch-black night sea, but in fact, that night sea gives birth to many lives.
I hope that hope will be born in your hearts in this way.

The ending theme for the second cool season is "Proof of Existence" by KID PHENOMENON!

Ending theme information
Lyrics: Yuki Tsujimura
Composed by Naoki Itai and Yuki Tsujimura
Arranged by Naoki Itai and Yuki Tsujimura
Sound Produced by Naoki Itai
（Sound Produced by Naoki Itai (MUSIC FOR MUSIC)
Label: Sony Music Records

The ending theme video is now available!

<Artist's Comment> We are pleased to announce the release of the ending theme video!
I am KID PHENOMENON and I have been chosen to sing the ending theme for the second season of the TV anime "Rurouni Kenshin - Meiji Swordsman Romantic Tan".
We are very honored to be involved in a work that is popular among a wide range of generations and represents Japan.
All of the members will do our best to deliver the music of "Proof of Existence" and the feelings contained in the work of "Rurouni Kenshin" to as many people as possible.

(*Honorifics omitted, original text is in Japanese only)

Work information
TV animation " Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story
＜Broadcast information
Every Thursday from 24:55 on Fuji Television's "Noitamina" and other channels.

<Distribution information
Available on Prime Video from noon every Friday, available on other distribution services from noon every Monday.
*Date and time of distribution may be subject to change.

<Staff> Original story: Nobuhiro Watsuki

Original Story: Nobuhiro Watsuki "Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Tan" (Shueisha Jump Comics)
Director : Hideyo Yamamoto
Series Composition/Screenplay : Hideyuki Kurata
Series Composition/Screenplay Cooperation: Kaoru Kurozaki
Character Design: Terumi Nishii, Yoko Uchida
Costume Design: Nasuka
Prop Design: Kazuhisa Kosuge
Main Animator: Masaru Kitao
Action Animator：Katsunori Kikuchi
Music: Yu Takami (*)
Sound Director：Ryosuke Naya
Sound Effects：Yasumasa Koyama
Color Designer：Aiko Shinohara
Art Director：Yukihiro Saito
Director of Photography：Jumpei Takatsu （*)
Editing: Mai Hasegawa
3DCGI: Leiden Film
Animation Production: Leiden Film
*Takami and Takatsu Takaka are "ladder daka".

<Cast

Himura Kenshin：Saito Souma
Kaoru Kamiya：Riyo Takahashi
Yahiko Myojin: Makoto Koichi
Sanosuke Sagara: Taku Yatsushiro
Megumi Takani: Saori Onishi
Shinomori Souji: Yuma Uchida
Hannya: Ryutaro Okiayu
Beshimi: Hiroyuki Yoshino
Fireman: Fukutsugu Ochiai
Shikishi Lieutenant: Toru Inada
Hajime Saito: Satoshi Hino

＜WEB
Official website: https://rurouni-kenshin.com
Official Twitter: @ruroken_anime
Official TikTok: @ruroken_official

Original work information
Rurouni Kenshin -Meiji Swordsman Romantic Tan-" is a milestone work of action period drama.
It was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha) from 1994 to 1999, and was adapted into the first TV anime in 1996, followed by a movie version in 1997. Three more OVAs were released after 1999, resulting in five anime adaptations.
A sequel, "Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story - Hokkaido Arc," is currently serialized in "JUMP SQUARE" (Shueisha).

(C) Nobuhiro Watsuki/Shueisha, "Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Tan" Production Committee