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Shin Itagaki returns to direct at Millepensee, with Hiromi Kimura on character design and UNLIMITED PRODUCE by TMS handling planning and production. Akiyuki Tateyama returns for music, joined by SHIKI.","whyItMatters":"Season 2 moves the story into an official match against a Sword Saint, a structure the first season's 13-episode run did not have.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eIris Knowblade is one of the strongest Saints, a master swordswoman searching for a man stronger than herself. She takes an interest in Yuya after they meet during their official match.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeason 2 picks up after Yuya defeats the Fist Saint and gains a new power connected to the Evil. He trains to make that power his own while the forces of Evil keep growing. Mai Kagurazaka, like Yuya and Kaori, comes from the real world. She was a shrine maiden before she was summoned as the Saintess, and her power can purify Evil.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first anime ran for 13 episodes from April to June 2023.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArt directors: Hirofumi Sakagami, Kuniyuki Suzuki\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArt setting: Hiroshi Kato, Yuichi Asami\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColor design: Aiko Yamagami, Junko Nagaoka\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirectors of photography: Arimasa Omi, Kotonari Hoashi\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCG director: Baku Ikeda\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEditing: Haruka Nunokawa\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSound directors: Ryosuke Naya, Shin Itagaki\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAyumu Murase voices Shingo Kurata, Sayaka Senbongi plays Miu Mido, and Nobuhiko Okamoto is Ryo Igarashi. The franchise has 4 million copies in circulation, including spinoffs.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Iseleve Season 2 gets a January 2027 date, a first teaser, and two new cast members: Ikumi Hasegawa as Sword Saint Iris Knowblade and Sora Amamiya as Saintess Mai Kagurazaka.","twitterPost":"Shin Itagaki returns to direct Iseleve Season 2 at Millepensee, with Hiromi Kimura on character design and Akiyuki Tateyama back for music alongside new composer SHIKI. January 2027.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Kadokawa opened the Iseleve Season 2 campaign with a teaser video, a key visual, and a January 2027 date. 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