The preview and main staff for RUROUNI KENSHIN: KYOTO DISTURBANCE (Season 2) episode 17 were revealed on Tuesday. The new episode titled “The TOther Objective” will be released on Thursday, February 6. The season is now in its second cour. Studio LIDENFILMS is handling the animation production while Crunchyroll is streaming the anime. Check out the preview below:

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RUROUNI KENSHIN SEASON 2 episode 17 main staff:

• Episode Director: Ryuuta Yamamoto
• Storyboard: Nobuyoshi Arai
• Script: Hideyuki kurata
• Chief Animation Director: TOSHIMITSU KOBAYASHI
• Animation Directors: Shin`ya Kokaji and Hiromi Takada (LidenFilms Tokyo Studio), Mizue ogawaMadoka Ozawa, Saori HosodaMIDORI MATSUMOTO, KAZUHISA KOSUGE

Episode 17 synopsis:
Shishio’s men were secretly preparing for the operation before dawn but withdrew when the patrol arrived. Usui was about to make an example of those who withdrew without having achieved the preparations, but his men, inspired by Shishio’s words, began to set out one after another to carry out the Great Fire of Kyoto.

Rurouni Kenshin Season 2 Staff and Cast

Yuki Komada is the director for RUROUNI KENSHIN SEASON 2. He is joined by Yoshitaka Makino, who is working as the assistant director. Hideyuki Kurata and Kaoru Kurosaki have reprised their roles from last season as they’re handling the series composition and script. The rest of the main staff for RUROUNI KENSHIN SEASON 2 are almost entirely reprising their previous roles as well:

• Character Design: Terumi Nishii (returning), Kazuo Watanabe
• Prop Design: Kosuge kazuhisa (return)
• Action Director: Kikuchi Katsunori (Returning)
• Music: Tail (return)
• Sound Director: Ryousuke Naya (returning)
• Sound Effects: Yasumasa Koyama (returning)
• Editing: Mai Hasiwa (return)
• Art Director: Yukihiro Saitou (Returning)
• Color Design: Aiko shinohara (Returning)
• Director of Photography: JUNPEI TAKATSU (Returning)
• 3DCGI Directors: Wataru Matsunaga (Returning), Yasuaki Nakamori (Returning)

Series creator Nobuhiro Watsuki seems to be working on this season as a scenario supervisorunlike the first season where he wasn’t listed on any production staff credits. The following is the current cast list for the upcoming season:

• Kenshin Himura – SOUMA SAITOU
• KAROU KAMIYA – Rie Takahashi
• Sanosuke Sagara – TAKU YASHIRO
• Seijuurou hiko – yuuichi nakamura
• Makimachi thought – AYA YAMANE
• Yahiko Myoujin – Makoto Koichi
• Hajime saitou – Satoshi Hino
• Soujirou arrow – DAIKI YAMASHITA
• Aoshi shinomori – On the tip of Juma
• Makoto Shishio – Makoto Furukawa
• Yumi komagata – Haruka Tomatsu
• Anji Yukuzan – Wataru Hatano
• Cho Sawagejo – nobuhiko Okamoto

RUROUNI KENSHIN SEASON 2 episode 17 will be released on February 6, 2025.

Source: Official Website, Official X
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