The Elusive Samurai, a currently broadcasting TV anime based on the historical fiction manga of the same name, has concluded the Japanese broadcast of its first season, and now the show has announced that it will be returning in the future for a second season.
Aside from a calligraphy announcement penned by calligrapher Kamari Maeda (below), at the time of this writing, no further details about the new season have yet been revealed.
Shueisha serializes the original The Elusive Samurai manga by Yusei Matsui in their Weekly Shonen Jump manga magazine. Viz Media also publishes an English language version. Yuta Yamazaki directs the TV anime at animation studio CloverWorks, while Yoriko Tomita provides the series composition, Yasushi Nishiya provides the character designs, and Akiyuki Tateyama and GEMBI provide the music.
The Elusive Samurai key art
Crunchyroll currently streams the first season of The Elusive Samurai and describes it as follows:
In the year 1333, the Kamakura shogunate government comes crumbling down. A trusted vassal, Ashikaga Takauji, betrays the shogunate and organizes a rebellion. Hojo Tokiyuki, the rightful heir, escapes the massacre with a Shinto priest named Suwa Yorisige to Kamakura. On the run and fighting to stay alive, Tokiyuki sets in motion his plan to reclaim his birthright.
Source: The Elusive Samurai on X (formerly Twitter)
