Get Ready for More Thrills: Season 2 Trailer of Live-Action Gannibal Unveiled!
Get ready for the thrilling return of Season 2 on March 19! Dive into the excitement and discover what’s in store!
Second Season of Gannibal Set to Debut on March 19
Disney+ Japan has just released a trailer for the highly anticipated second season of the live-action adaptation of Gannibal, based on the horror manga by Masaaki Ninomiya. The new season is set to premiere on March 19.
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What to Expect in Season Two
The second season will see the return of the original cast and crew:
- Yuuya Yagira reprises his role as Daigo Agawa.
- Show Kasamatsu returns as Keisuke Gotō, the next head of the Gotō family.
- Riho Yoshioka is back as Yuki Agawa, Daigo's wife.
New cast member Yuri Tsunematsu will portray young Gin Gotō, a pivotal character in the storyline.
New Additions to the Cast
The upcoming season will also introduce several new faces:
- Yuki Kura as young Masamune Kamiyama
- Rila Fukushima as Beni Gotō
- Atsushi Yanaka as a mysterious bandit
- Ryūshin Tei as Yoshimune Kamiyama
- Kōsuke Toyohara as Kinji Gotō
- Ayumu Nakajima as Osamu Gotō
- Ryō Iwase as Takeru Kawaguchi
- Dae-yeon Jin as Reo Gotō
- Akira Otaka as Mitsuru Yachiyo
- Isao Hashizume as Masamune Kamiyama
Behind the Scenes
The series will be directed by Shinzo Katayama, with scripts written by Takamasa Ōe. Teruhisa Yamamoto serves as the producer for this season, which will be available exclusively on Disney+ Japan.
Success of the First Season
The first season of Gannibal premiered in December 2022, consisting of seven episodes. It quickly became the most-watched locally produced original series on Disney+ Japan, according to Variety.
In the U.S., the series is available for streaming on Hulu.
About the Manga
Ablaze has licensed the Gannibal manga and recently published its third volume. The story follows Daigo Agawa, a police officer assigned to a remote mountain village, where he uncovers dark secrets after a suspicious death.
In GANNIBAL, Daigo Agawa is a resident police officer who has been recently assigned to the remote mountain village of Kuge. He is initially warmly welcomed by the villagers, but with the suspicious death of an old woman, he gradually becomes aware of the anomaly of the village and begins to suspect that “The people in this village are eating people.”
Ablaze also launched a Kickstarter campaign in October 2023 for a limited-edition hardcover box set of the manga, which reached its funding goal within hours.
Masaaki Ninomiya's manga debuted in Weekly Manga Goraku in October 2018 and concluded in November 2021, with the final volume released in February 2022.
Source: Disney+ YouTube channel