A new key visual has been released for the upcoming second season of Ron Kamonohashi’s Forbidden Deductions, which spotlight the titular character under a moonlit nightly cityscape. The second season will debut in Japan on October 7, 2024.
Shota Ibata (The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent) is directing the second season, with My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU author Wataru Watari (The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent) as series screenwriter, Masakazu Ishikawa (The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent) as character designer, and Yo Tsuji (The Mystic Archives of Dantalian) as music composer. Diomedéa is handling the animation production for the series.
Meanwhile, the anime’s voice cast stars Yohei Azakami as Ron Kamonohashi and Junya Enoki as Totomaru. They are joined by Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Mylo Moriarty and Yumiri Hanamori as Winter Moriarty, among other cast members.
The anime is based on the mystery manga series by Akira Amano, which began serialization in Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ online platform on October 11, 2020. Fourteen tankobon volumes have been released as of June 2024, with a 15th volume due out on October 4, 2024. The manga is also being digitally released under the title Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective in English and Spanish on the Manga PLUS service.
The first season aired in Japan for 13 total episodes from October 2, 2023 to December 25, 2023.
Crunchyroll is streaming the anime worldwide, outside of Japan, and describes the main synopsis as:
Ron Kamonohashi was once regarded as a genius at the top detective training academy. But after a fatal mistake, he was expelled and forbidden to become a detective. Years later, police officer Totomaru Isshiki knocks on Ron’s door seeking help on a serial murder case. He finds Ron, now a messy-haired recluse, who agrees. Together, this mismatched detective team begins solving their first mystery!
Source: Ron Kamonohashi Official Anime Twitter
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