The winter 2016 anime series Phantasy Start Online 2 The Animation continues to roll out and new episodes arrive weekly in Japan and through simulcast with Crunchyroll. Ahead of the third episode that’s due out on January 22nd, 2016, the official channel has released a thirty-second spot for it.
The series comes from Telecom Animation Film with Keiichiro Kawaguchi directing based on the series composition from Mitsutaka Hirota and character designs by Miyako Takasu.
The cast includes Mao Ichimichi as Aika, Ayaka Suwa as Rina, Shouta Aoi as Itsuki, Nobunaga Shimazaki as Kouta Kayano, Takuya Satou as Masaya Kudou, Rie Murakawa as Mika Konoe, Aki Kanada as Yutaka Sasaki, Shun Horie as Seiya Urisaka, Minami Kabayama as Mayu Urisaka and Tessyo Genda as SORO. The theme song will be performed by Shouta Aoi.
The show has been licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks.
Plot concept: TV anime adaptation of the online RPG game Phantasy Star Online 2. It will feature an original story that takes place on Earth in the near future.
