The Promised Neverland was a big part of the winter 2019 season and has a second season coming up that was originally planned for the fall 2020 season. With delays due to the pandemic, the second season was rescheduled with a January 7th, 2021 debut planned for it as part of the noitaminA block on Fuji TV. Now, the second episode is coming up on January 14th, 2021 and the official site has rolled out its first preview of that episode.
The series will be available on Funimation in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Ireland; on AnimeLab in Australia and New Zealand; and on Wakanim in France, Germany, Scandinavia, and Russia.
Mamoru Kanbe is directing it based on the series composition by Toshiya Ono. Kazuaki Shimada is working on the character designs with CloverWorks handling the animation production.
The Japanese cast includes Sumire Morohoshi as Emma, Maaya Uchida as Norman, Mariya Ise as Ray, Nao Fujita as Sister Krone, Yuko Kaida as Isabella/Mom, Shinei Ueki as Don, Lynn as Gilda, Shizuka Ishigami as Nat, Ai Kayano as Anna, Mari Hino as Thoma, Yuuko Mori as Lani, Ari Ozawa as Conny, and Hiyori Kono as Phil.
The English dub has Steve Staley as the ADR director working with scripts by Erica Mendez and Tyson Rinehart. The English cast includes Erica Mendez as Emma, Jeannie Tirado as Norman, Laura Stahl as Ray, Laura Post as Isabella, Rebeka Thomas as Krone, Cedric Williams as Don, Ryan Bartley as Gilda, Amber Connor as Phil, Michelle Ruff as Nat, Brianna Knickerbocker as Anna, Cristina Vee as Thomas, Dana Hayes as Lannion, and Jackie Lastra as Conny.
📢第2話WEB予告公開
アニメ #約ネバ Season 2 第2話のWEB予告を公開しました！📺Episode.2
1月14日（木）25:25から
フジテレビ”#ノイタミナ”ほかにて放送！放送開始1時間後よりAmazon Prime Videoでも配信開始⚡https://t.co/E44v7vbDEK pic.twitter.com/wfuTQQGJBu
— 『約束のネバーランド』公式 (@yakuneba_staff) January 13, 2021
The manga series has been released domestically by Viz Media and it comes from creators Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu. The project kicked off in Weekly Shonen Jump back in August 2016 and has been steadily rolling on since then.
Check out the official site and Twitter.
Plot Concept: Emma, Norman, and Ray are the brightest kids at the Grace Field House orphanage. And under the care of the woman they refer to as “Mom,” all the kids have enjoyed a comfortable life. Good food, clean clothes, and the perfect environment to learn—what more could an orphan ask for? One day, though, Emma and Norman uncover the dark truth of the outside world they are forbidden from seeing.
