{"id":580197,"date":"2026-08-02T11:31:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T11:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/580197\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T11:31:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T11:31:08","slug":"chained-soldier-tv-anime-gets-3rd-season-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/580197\/","title":{"rendered":"Chained Soldier TV Anime Gets 3rd Season &#8211; News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The special event for the second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2024-03-22\/chained-soldier-anime-gets-2nd-season\/.209056\" data-pasted=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">season<\/a> of the television <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2021-11-19\/mato-seihei-no-slave-battle-fantasy-manga-gets-tv-anime\/.179701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">anime<\/a> of writer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=69830\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Takahiro<\/a> and artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=215809\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Y\u014dhei Takemura<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=32540\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chained Soldier<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/manga.php?id=24977\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mato Seihei no Slave<\/a> or literally, Slave of the Magic Capital&#8217;s Elite Troops) manga on Sunday announced that the series&#8217; third season is in the works, and revealed an announcement video and visual. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"423\" height=\"600\" alt=\"chained\" border=\"1\" src=\"\/thumbnails\/max600x600\/cms\/news.9\/240191\/chained.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\"\/>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mabotai_kohobu\/status\/2083828065986400699\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Chained Soldier franchise&#8217;s X\/Twitter account<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9\u30bf\u30ab\u30d2\u30ed\u30fb\u7af9\u6751\u6d0b\u5e73\uff0f\u96c6\u82f1\u793e\u30fb\u9b54\u9632\u968a\u7b2c2\u5e83\u5831\u90e8<\/p>\n<p>The second season&#8217;s character designer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=38884\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Keiya Nakano<\/a> also drew an illustration to celebrate the third season announcement:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"416\" height=\"600\" alt=\"chained2\" border=\"1\" src=\"\/thumbnails\/max600x600\/cms\/news.9\/240191\/chained2.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\"\/>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/moha_kumoha\/status\/2083837439119122860\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Keiya Nakano&#8217;s X\/Twitter account<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9Keiya Nakano<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"424\" alt=\"Chained Soldier 2 key visual\" border=\"1\" src=\"\/thumbnails\/max300x600\/cms\/news.9\/231793\/chained-soldier-kv-2.6mb.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\"\/>Image courtesy of Pony Canyon<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9Takahiro,Yohei Takemura \/SHUEISHA, Chained Soldier Production Consortium<\/p>\n<p>The second season <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2025-10-31\/chained-soldier-2-anime-reveals-more-cast-january-8-premiere\/.230528\" data-pasted=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">premiered<\/a> on January 8 on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=13028\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tokyo MX<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=4696\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BS Asahi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=10442\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MBS<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=518\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AT-X<\/a>. The show&#8217;s &#8220;TV version&#8221; began streaming in Japan on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=23437\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABEMA<\/a> on January 8. A &#8220;reward version&#8221; of the show debuted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=23049\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AnimeFesta<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=19769\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">d Anime Store<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=23418\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DMM TV<\/a> on January 13. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=15900\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HIDIVE<\/a> streamed the anime as it aired, and also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2026-03-01\/hell-mode-chained-soldier-season-2-more-anime-get-english-dubs-in-march\/.234778\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">streamed<\/a> an English <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/lexicon.php?id=98\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dub<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-pasted=\"true\">The cast includes:<\/p>\n<p>The new season <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2024-07-21\/chained-soldier-anime-2nd-season-reveals-new-staff-studio\/.213432\" data-pasted=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">had<\/a> a new staff and studio. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=41764\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Masafumi Tamura<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=24046\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The World&#8217;s Finest Assassin<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=18170\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ange Vierge<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=21419\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wise Man&#8217;s Grandchild<\/a>) directed the second season anime at studio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=9928\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Passione<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=22155\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hayabusa Film<\/a> (Passione was originally announced as the sole animation studio for the new season), and Nakano (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=16555\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AOKANA: Four Rhythm Across the Blue<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=31707\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Loner Life in Another World<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=18413\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Keijo!!!!!!!!<\/a>) designed the characters.<\/p>\n<p>The anime&#8217;s first season <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/daily-briefs\/2023-11-26\/chained-soldier-anime-reveals-january-4-debut\/.204822\" data-pasted=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">premiered<\/a> in Japan in January 2024, and it aired on AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS Asahi, and MBS. HIDIVE <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2023-10-10\/hidive-to-stream-chained-soldier-anime\/.203278\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">streamed<\/a> the anime as it aired, and also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2024-06-25\/hidive-reveals-english-dubs-for-chained-soldier-my-instant-death-ability-is-overpowered-level-1-\/.212385\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">streamed<\/a> an English dub.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=58\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Junji Nishimura<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=64\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ranma \u00bd<\/a>) was the first season&#8217;s general director. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=112039\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gor\u014d Kuji<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=23033\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bungo and Alchemist -Gears of Judgement-<\/a>) directed the anime at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=4493\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Seven Arcs<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=268490\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yasuhiro Nakanishi<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=21401\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kaguya-sama: Love is War<\/a>) handled the series composition, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=226519\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ry\u014dta Kan\u014d<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=163050\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Akira Kindaichi<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=21868\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bakugan Battle Planet<\/a>) wrote the script. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=78000\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hiroyuki Yoshii<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=18786\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tawawa on Monday<\/a>) designed the characters. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=149306\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kohta Yamamoto<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=22277\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Attack on Titan The Final Season<\/a>) composed the music, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=102801\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chikako Yokota<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=22138\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Seven Deadly Sins: Imperial Wrath of The Gods<\/a>) was the sound director.<\/p>\n<p>The battle fantasy is set in a world where a demonic gate has unleashed monsters known as Sh\u016bki. A special peach tree is able to give special powers, but only to women. The story begins when a down-on-his-luck boy named Y\u016bki Wakura meets Uzen Ky\u014dka, a girl who has gained the power of the peach, and is the captain of the 7th Anti-Demon Squad.<\/p>\n<p>Takahiro (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=15919\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Akame ga KILL!<\/a>) and Takemura (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/manga.php?id=19547\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Papa no Iu Koto o Kikinasai!<\/a> manga) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2018-12-04\/akame-ga-kill-writer-takahiro-launches-new-matoseihei-no-slave-manga\/.140363\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">launched<\/a> the manga on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=909\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shueisha<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/manga.php?id=20219\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shonen Jump+<\/a> manga website in January 2019. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=6612\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yen Press<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2021-12-20\/yen-press-licenses-shadows-house-mato-seihei-no-slave-magical-explorer-more-manga\/.180819\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">publishes<\/a> the manga in English.<\/p>\n<p>Sources: Chained Soldier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/lexicon.php?id=70\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">franchise<\/a>&#8216;s X\/Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mabotai_kohobu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">account<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=269\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pony Canyon<\/a> Anime&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=8245\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=m-gn28edpIc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">account<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The special event for the second season of the television anime of writer Takahiro and artist Y\u014dhei Takemura&#8216;s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":580198,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[93,61,60,282],"class_list":["post-580197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/580197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=580197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/580197\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/580198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=580197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=580197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=580197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}