A new key visual has been released for the upcoming second season of Ron Kamonohashi's Forbidden Deductions, featuring the main character against a moonlit nighttime cityscape. The second season will premiere in Japan on October 7, 2024.
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Shota Ibata (The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent) will direct the second season, with My Teen SNAFU romantic comedy creator Wataru Watari (The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent) serving as series writer, Masakazu Ishikawa (The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent) as character designer, and Yo Tsuji (The Mystic Archives of Dantalian) as composer. Diomedéa is handling animation production for the series.
Meanwhile, the anime's voice cast includes 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 others.
The anime is based on the mystery manga by Akira Amano, which began serialization on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ online platform on October 11, 2020. Fourteen tankōbon volumes have been released as of June 2024, with the 15th volume due to ship on October 4, 2024. The manga is also being released digitally under the title Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective in English and Spanish on the Manga PLUS service.
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The first season aired in Japan with a total of 13 episodes from October 2, 2023 to December 25, 2023.
Crunchyroll is streaming the anime worldwide outside of Japan, and the main synopsis description is as follows:
Ron Kamonohashi was once considered a genius at the top detective academy. But after a fatal mistake, he was expelled and banned from becoming a detective. Years later, police officer Totomaru Isshiki knocks on Ron's door seeking help with a serial murder case. He finds Ron, now a recluse with disheveled hair, who agrees. Together, this mismatched detective team sets out to solve their first mystery!
Source: Ron Kamonohashi's Official Anime Twitter
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