Berserk Anime Announces New Cast & Theme Song

02/20/2017 11:22 am EST

The Berserk franchise has a huge following and fan base, but the first season of the most recent anime adaptation has divided fans with a mixed reaction.

So when it was announced that there will be a season two releasing this April, Berserk fans were weary. However the official website revealed some new content from the new season recently that has created buzz between anime fans. The site showed off a teaser visual for the new story arc, and revealed the cast and theme song artists.

According to the website, the same group who sang the opening song in the first story arc will be returning. 9mm Parabellum Bullet are returning to perform a new song for the new arc's opening sequence, and the new song is named "Sacrifice".

The ending song will be preformed by Nagi Yanagi and Yoshino Nanjo, and is named "Everything is the Story. Susumu Hirasawa will also be returning for insert songs during the show.

The new and returning cast that were announced include the following:

• Hiroaki Iwanaga as Guts
• Kaoru Mizuhara as Puck
• Yōko Hikasa as Farnese
• Kazuyuki Okitsu as Serpico
• Hiro Shimono as Isidro
• Toa Yukinari as Casca
• Chiwa Saito as Schierke
• Satomi Arai as Ivalera
• Sumi Shimamoto as Flora
• Kenta Miyake as Zodd
• Yoshino Nanjō as Sonia
• Takahiro Sakurai as Griffith
• Akio Ohtsuka as Skull Knight
• Unshou Ishizuka as Narrator

The second season and new story arc will be releasing in April. This will be the second season following the 2016 cliff hanger ending. The first season followed the Conviction story arc.

If you are unfamiliar with the storyline, Crunchyroll describes Berserk below:

"Spurred by the flame raging in his heart, the Black Swordsman Guts continues his seemingly endless quest for revenge. Standing in his path are heinous outlaws, delusional evil spirits, and a devout child of god.Even as it chips away at his life, Guts continues to fight his enemies, who wield repulsive and inhuman power, with nary but his body and sword—his strength as a human. What lies at the end of his travels? The answer is shrouded in the "night." Strain your eyes and stare into the dark!"

More Berserk:

* Berserk Season 2 Artwork, Concept Sketches Released

* Top Reasons To Watch The New Berserk Series

* Berserk Unveils Bran-New Arc

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