The winter 2019 anime adaptation of The Morose Mononokean Sequel has its home video release plans being handled by Tokuma Japan and they recently set set the plans for it. This season has thirteen episodes that will be spread out across four DVD and Blu-ray releases that began on April 3rd, 2019. Now, we have the visual for what the second set looks like when it arrives on May 15th, 2019! The DVDs are priced at 8,000 yen while the Blu-rays are priced at 9,000 yen. Check out the schedule for upcoming volumes below as well as seeing what’s come before.
Check out our review of the first season.
The series has Akira Iwanaga directing based on the series composition by Takao Yoshioka. Pierrot Plus produced the animation for it.
The cast includes Yuki Kaji as Hanae Ashiya, Tomoaki Maeno as Haruitsuki Abeno, Ayahi Takagaki as Zenko Fujiwara, Ikue Ootani as Yahiko, Yoko Hikasa as Koura, Chinami Hashimoto as Shizuku, Junichi Suwabe as Rippou, Fumihiko Tachiki as Boss Gigigi, Kazuya Ichijo as Mitsuchigura, Masaki Terasoma as Manjirou, Kishou Taniyama as Joumatsu, Saori Oonishi as Anmo Hime, Nobuo Tobita as Nobou, Tomomichi Nishimura as Okina and Kotono Mitsuishi as Tomori.
The opening theme song comes from The Super Ball with “Tomodachi Meter” while Tomoaki Maeno and Yuuki Kaji will be performing the ending theme song for it with “Tobira no Muko” in-character.
The original series comes from Kiri Wazawa which began back in 2013 and has five volumes to its name so far. The manga has been getting a simulpub from Crunchyroll since last summer as The Morose Mononokean.
Plot concept: Ashiya has spent the first seven days of high school stuck in the infirmary because of a youkai attaching itself to him. He ends up asking the owner of a small tea room called the “Mononokean” for help. This is a tale involving the very morose owner of Mononokean guiding the youkai that happened to wander into this world go to the next world.
Volume | Date | Extras |
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S1 Box Set | 02/21/18 | Clean opening, clean closing |
S2 1 | 04/03/19 | Advance Screening, Clean opening, Clean closing |
S2 2 | 05/15/19 | |
S2 3 | 06/12/19 | |
S2 4 | 07/17/19 | |
S1 1 | 09/07/16 | Clean opening, clean closing |
S1 2 | 10/05/16 | Screening video |
S1 3 | 11/02/16 | Cast video |
S1 4 | 12/07/16 | Cast video |
S1 5 | 01/11/17 | Audio commentary, Original Soundtrack 1 |
S1 6 | 02/08/17 | Original Soundtrack 2 |
[Source: Fukigen na Mononokean]