New Season of Gannibal Set to Premiere on March 19

Hulu has just released an English-subtitled trailer for the highly anticipated second season of the live-action adaptation of Masaaki Ninomiya's horror manga, Gannibal. The new season will debut in the U.S. on March 19, coinciding with its premiere in Japan on Disney+. Viewers can look forward to the release of two episodes on the same day.

Gannibal 2nd season image Image courtesy of Hulu

What to Expect in Season 2

Hulu describes the upcoming season:

After leaving audiences on a bloodcurdling cliffhanger, Gannibal returns, plunging viewers back into the terrifying world of Kuge-Village. Will police officer Daigo be able to escape and stop the cannibals responsible?

Returning Cast and Characters

The original cast and crew are back for this season:

Yuuya Yagira as Daigo Agawa, the protagonist
Show Kasamatsu as Keisuke Gotō, the next head of the Gotō family
Riho Yoshioka as Yuki Agawa, Daigo's wife

New cast members include:

Yuri Tsunematsu as young Gin Gotō
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 is directed by Shinzo Katayama, with scripts written by Takamasa Ōe. Teruhisa Yamamoto serves as the producer for the second season.

Previous Success

The first season of Gannibal premiered on Disney+ in December 2022, consisting of seven episodes. According to Variety, it became the most-watched locally produced original series on Disney+ Japan based on hours streamed. In the U.S., the series is available on Hulu.

Manga Release and Kickstarter Campaign

Ablaze is releasing the Gannibal manga in English, describing the story as follows:

In GANNIBAL, Daigo Agawa is a resident police officer recently assigned to the remote mountain village of Kuge. Initially welcomed by the villagers, he soon becomes suspicious after the mysterious death of an old woman, leading him to suspect that “The people in this village are eating people.”

In October 2023, Ablaze launched a Kickstarter campaign for a limited-edition hardcover version of the manga, which reached its goal within hours.

Masaaki Ninomiya debuted the manga in Weekly Manga Goraku in October 2018, concluding it in November 2021. The final volume was released in Japan in February 2022.