{"rewrite":{"id":"r_cfc8657c1703046b7d1b33be","clusterId":"c_be51a818364cba6211f1fd79","slug":"the-elusive-samurai-season-2-adds-niina-hanamiya-as-mima","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"The Elusive Samurai Season 2 Adds Niina Hanamiya as Mima","summary":"The Elusive Samurai season 2 has added Niina Hanamiya to its cast as Mima. The season began airing July 17 on Fuji TV's Noitamina block and on AT-X, with Crunchyroll streaming it as it airs. Yuta Yamazaki returns to direct at CloverWorks, and Yasushi Nishiya returns as character designer and chief animation director. Kento Nakajima performs the opening theme, and Bocchiboromaru performs the ending with three guest vocalists from Hinatazaka46.","whyItMatters":"The cast addition fills out the roster of a season already in weekly broadcast, with Crunchyroll streaming it as it airs.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe staff revealed the new cast member on Friday. The first season debuted in July 2024, and Crunchyroll streamed it as it aired along with an English dub. Viz Media releases the manga in print, and the series won at the 69th Shogakukan Manga Awards in 2024.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe manga, by Yusei Matsui of Assassination Classroom, launched in Weekly Shonen Jump in January 2021 and ended on February 16. Shinnosuke Ota works as animation director on the new season, with GEMBI and Akiyuki Tateyama composing the music.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Niina Hanamiya joins The Elusive Samurai season 2 as Mima. The season airs on Fuji TV's Noitamina block and AT-X, with Crunchyroll streaming it as it airs. Yuta Yamazaki returns to direct at CloverWorks.","twitterPost":"Niina Hanamiya joins The Elusive Samurai season 2 as Mima. Season airs on Fuji TV's Noitamina block and AT-X, Crunchyroll streams as it airs. Yuta Yamazaki returns to direct at CloverWorks.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The Elusive Samurai season 2 adds Niina Hanamiya as Mima, joining a season already in weekly broadcast on Fuji TV's Noitamina block and AT-X. Yuta Yamazaki returns to direct at CloverWorks, with Yasushi Nishiya back as character designer and chief animation director.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-04/the-elusive-samurai-anime-2nd-season-casts-niina-hanamiya/.241378\",\"title\":\"The Elusive Samurai Anime's 2nd Season Casts Niina Hanamiya\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4487,"outputTokens":2229,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788529496,"createdAt":"2026-09-04T13:09:46.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-04T13:14:04.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-04T13:14:04.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_be51a818364cba6211f1fd79","canonicalTitle":"News\nThe Elusive Samurai Anime's 2nd Season Casts Niina Hanamiya","representativeArticleId":"a_7e8e1e9fa23fa61192c48dbf","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"The Elusive Samurai\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Niina Hanamiya\",\"Yūsei Matsui\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-04T11:55:23.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-04T11:55:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-04T13:14:03.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-04/the-elusive-samurai-anime-2nd-season-casts-niina-hanamiya/.241378","title":"News\nThe Elusive Samurai Anime's 2nd Season Casts Niina Hanamiya"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["The Elusive Samurai"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Niina Hanamiya","Yūsei Matsui"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}