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Aniplus Asia Airs Simulcast of Trapped in a Dating Sim 2 Anime
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Aniplus Asia announced on Friday that it will air a simulcast of the second television anime season based on Yomu Mishima's Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs (Otome Game Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai Desu) light novel series.
The second season will debut in Japan on July 8.
Seven Seas published the light novel series in North America, and it describes the story:Office worker Leon is reincarnated into a particularly punishing dating sim video game, where women reign supreme and only beautiful men have a seat at the table. But Leon has a secret weapon: he remembers everything from his past life, which includes a complete playthrough of the very game in which he is now trapped. Watch Leon spark a revolution to change this new world in order to fulfill his ultimate desire...of living a quiet, easy life in the countryside!
The anime stars:
- Takeo Ōtsuka as Leon
- Kana Ichinose as Olivia
- Fairouz Ai as Angelica
- Ayane Sakura as Marie
- Akira Ishida as Luxion
- Kenichi Suzumura as Julius Rapha Holfort
- Kōsuke Toriumi as Jilk Fia Marmoria
- Shinnosuke Tachibana as Brad Fou Field
- Kōji Yusa as Chris Fia Arclight
- Nobuyuki Hiyama as Greg Fou Seberg
- Junko Takeuchi as Kyle
- Sayaka Ōhara as Mylene Rapha Holfort
- Sora Amamiya as Hertrude Sera Fanoss
- Hidenari Ugaki as Vandel Him Zenden
Yui Ogura joins the second season cast as Hertrauda Sera Fanoss, Hertrude's younger sister and the second princess of Principality of Fanoss.
Kazuya Miura (DRAMAtical Murder, Full Dive, Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!) returns to direct the second season at ENGI. Kenta Ihara (Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious, Full Dive, Mieruko-chan, Saga of Tanya the Evil) is back to oversee the series scripts, and Masahiko Suzuki (sub-character design on Full Dive, Overlord II and III, Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song-) is again designing the characters and serving as chief animation director. Tetsuya Watanabe joins the new season as CG director, and Shin'ichi Komeya replaces Tomoyuki Ishiyama as compositing director of photography.
Other returning staff members include:
- Art Director: Ryōsuke Kawai
- Color Key Artist: Miho Hasegawa
- Editing: Yūsuke Ueno
- Music: Kana Hashiguchi, Show Aratame
- Sound Director: Takatoshi Hamano
- Sound Effects: Yui Andō
The first anime season premiered in April 2022. Aniplus Asia aired a simulcast of the anime as it aired in Japan.
