The team behind the ongoing Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World Season 2 has revealed on its official Twitter/X account that Yu Kobayashi is joining the voice cast as Grugell. The series returned from its break in Japan by resuming its broadcast of season two’s first four episodes, starting on April 10, 2025. A total of 12 episodes are set to air in season two.
Kadokawa characterizes Grugell as a formidable witch who employs the “astral power of Snow” to generate blizzards and golems. She is also referred to as the “Midnight Sun Witch.”
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Kobayashi joins a principal voice cast that features:
• Yusuke Kobayashi as Iska
• Sora Amamiya as Aliceliese Lou Nebulis IX
• Kaori Ishihara as Nene Alkastone
• Nao Shiraki as Mismis Klass
• Shunichi Toki as Jhin Syulargun
• Ayana Taketatsu as Risya In Empire
• Yumiri Hanamori as Rin Vispose
• Azumi Waki as Sisbell Lou Nebulis IX
• Rena Hasegawa as Yumilecia
• Yurie Kozakai as Cystea
• Sora Tokui as Noel
• Rin Kurusu as Nami
• Hina Tachibana as Ashe
The current delay for the second season of Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World was disclosed in August 2024 after the premiere of four episodes. Prior to that, the production of season two was postponed from 2023 to 2024.
Yuki Inaba (KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World) is at the helm of the anime, with Shunsuke Ishikawa and Inaba serving as series screenwriters. Kaori Yoshikawa (KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World) takes on the role of character designer and chief animation director. Studio Palette collaborated with SILVER LINK for the animation production of season two.
The anime is adapted from the fantasy romance light novel series, penned by Kei Sazane and illustrated by Ao Nekonabe. It was first released by Fujimi Shobo’s Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint on May 20, 2017, and has published 16 main volumes as of October 2024.
The light novels also inspired a manga adaptation by Okama that ran from May 2018 to March 2021, with a total of seven tankobon volumes published.
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The initial season of Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World aired in 2020 and was originally streamed globally by Funimation, later moving to Crunchyroll, which is also streaming the second season worldwide.
For years, a significant conflict has ensued between the technologically advanced Empire and a haven of witches known as the Nebulis Sovereignty. This long-standing war establishes the backdrop for a fateful meeting between two young warriors: an imperial swordsman, Iska, and the witch princess, Aliceliese. As declared foes, they pledge to eliminate one another to unite their worlds; however, Iska becomes captivated by her beauty and righteousness, while Aliceliese is touched by his strength and determination. In the midst of a ceaseless war that forbids their union, they face the ultimatum of destroying one another—or can they discover an alternative path?
376 Pages - 08/22/2014 (Publication Date) - Learn From Zero (Publisher)
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