Azuki animation second episode preview released! "Bakemonogatari" OP director takes the lead, get a sneak peek at the plot summary

Preview of the second episode of the anime 'Azuki' and disclosure of the production staff

Well-known Non-fungible Token project 'Azuki' is collaborating with 'One Piece Film: Red' director Goro Taniguchi to release an original animated series called 'Enter The Garden', which is expected to produce three episodes. The first episode has already been released and is directed by Junichi Yamamoto, who is responsible for the OP and ED storyboarding of 'Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation 2'.

The plot and Easter eggs of the first episode of the anime 'Azuki': Coin circle people are chasing the show! The first episode of the anime 'Azuki' is released, and the plot and Easter egg content can be viewed at once.

And 5 months later, Azuki announced the preview of the second episode of the animation and the list of main producers, as follows: encryption city.

《Azuki》Anime Episode 2 Title: Fractured Reflections - The World on an Elliptic Curve-

Creative Producer: Goro Taniguchi (Director of 'Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion' and 'One Piece Film: Strong World')

Director: Takashi Kojima (Director and Animation Director of the opening theme songs for 'Nisemonogatari' and 'Owarimonogatari')

Script Coordinator: Takashi Animoto (Script Coordinator/Episode Script for 'Haikyuu!!')

Character Design: Kazuhito Nakazawa (Animation Director for 'Kill Bill', Director for 'Pirate Princess', and designer for multiple animated characters)

Animation production: Dentsu, Qzil.la and Imagica Infos

"Azuki" also released the promotional poster for the second episode of the anime in sync.

Source: Azuki's promotional poster and trailer for the second episode of the anime 'Azuki' released.

It is worth mentioning that although the director of the second episode of the anime 'Azuki', Yukio Takahashi, has no experience in directing TV anime, he has handled the 'Platinum Disco' OP of the 'Monogatari' series, which is one of the famous songs of the series.

The script for the anime is written by Takashi Ono, a Crypto Veterans in the anime industry. In addition to participating in "Haikyuu!!", he has also written for other outstanding anime such as "The City Where Only I Am Missing", "91 Days", and "Silver Spoon". Kazuto Nakazawa is also a well-known figure, having worked with renowned anime director Shinichiro Watanabe on character design for "Chaos;Child" and "Tokyo Godfathers", as well as having directed some works.

Synopsis of Episode 2 of the anime 'Azuki'

At the same time as the release of the preview of the second episode, the official also released the summary of the plot, as follows (the following terms and names are temporarily translated):

In the bustling world of Yare, where high-rise buildings coexist with street food stalls, a pair of sisters, Xiao and Laisang, were born and grew up together. One day, Laisang suddenly disappeared. Xiao, holding the knife left by her sister, continued to search for her whereabouts. However, after several years, Laisang still could not be found. As Xiao wandered the streets of Yare, she finally came across a mysterious torii, which was the entrance to an unknown world called "Garden".

From the plot summary, the content of the second episode of the anime 'Azuki' is almost unrelated to the first episode, and it may be an independent standalone story. Before the second episode is officially released, the official will probably announce the detailed voice actor information. If you are curious about which famous voice actors are participating, you can follow the official news!