The most loved light novel series death march is set to make a comeback with season 2. The series, also known as death march to the parallel world rhapsody, is a new generation anime series. The series first aired back in 2018 on AT X, BS11, Tokyo MX, Crunchy roll, and Funimation. The series featured 12 episodes. For the anime series fans, the good news is that it is all set to make a comeback with season 2. Here is everything about the new release.
Death March Season 2: Release Date
The anime Silver Link and Connect’s animation studios revealed that they have a busy schedule for 2020, 2021, and ahead. Season 2 of the series was likely to be released in 2020 but was postponed due to the global pandemic situation. Expectations are that the series would now premiere by the end of 2022 or early 2023 at the earliest. However, no official information has been given regarding the release of season 2.
Hopefully, we get an update soon from the makers as many fans are looking forward to see the second season of Death March.
The Plot
The famous anime series death race follows a game developer who is summoned into the game he was coding. The summon is different from the ones in which the protagonist is transported. The plot follows the adventures of the game developer inside the game. Death march to the parallel world rhapsody is a web novel on a user-generated site first published by Hiro Ainana in 2013. Later on, it was republished as a light novel. Fujimi Shobo released the first volume of the novel in 2014 and a manga adaptation. To date, several volumes of the manga have been released. Yen Press has licensed the novels and manga adaptations. The series covers the story of light novels.
The show offers a fantasy harem, action, and thrill. The name saw the adaptation of three volumes out of the twenty, This leaves much scope for the release of two more seasons. Season 2 of the manga is likely to cover three more volumes of the web novel. Season 1 ended with an incomplete ending, a major cliffhanger. Season 2 is expected to be a continuation of season 1. Last year the 20th volume of the death march light novel series was released in July. The ongoing print novels of death march are expected to have a different ending than the online web novel series. Season 2 would have Satou enjoying a leisurely vacation in the real world. This time his travels lead his part to the famous and dangerous gangster Muno Barony. He would be seen taking on giants, four-headed monsters, and haunted fortresses. During his adventures, he would help out locals and help Baron Muno’s beautiful daughter.
Death March: Trailer
Season 1 of a death march to the parallel world rhapsody only adapted the novel’s first three-volume. The next 4 four volumes are expected to release in the sequel. The trailer for the release hasn’t been yet released. However, the new series’s cover features Satou with a new character, Karina, and Lulu, Liza, Pochi, and Tama, respectively.
Will there be a season 2 of Death March in 2023?
As of January 2023, the series Death March is yet to be renewed for the second installment. However, we expect the renewal announcements to be sooner. For the time being, stay connected with us. We will update this space with any potential information as soon as it’s made available.
Is There Enough Source Material?
The first season of the series had quite an impressive story that did wonders building the foundation of the plot. The makers only used 3 volumes to create season 1 that had 12 episodes. Thus, there’s a good 23 volumes left to produce more seasons in the future of Death March.
Who’s going to be featured in the voice cast?
The previous voice cast of the anime series is expected to return. It includes Hiroyi Kono as Pochi, Kiyono Yasuno as Nana, Miami Tsuda as Liza, and many more. We do not have the official list as of yet. Once we do, we will update it here. Stay tuned!
Age Rating
The series Death March is rated TV-14. This implies that the show comprises some visuals and dialogues that may be disturbing for children under the age of 14. Hence, parents are advised to watch it along with their child or avoid the show if their child is below 14 years of age.
How was the ratings of the show been so far?
Death March has received an average rating of 6.6 stars out of 10 on IMDb. Further, it has bagged a positive response from both audiences and critics.
How many episodes could there be?
If the showrunner decides to follow a similar pattern as the previous season, the second season may also comprise 12 episodes.
Where to watch Death March?
All the episodes of Death March are available to watch and stream on Funimation.
