“Yuki Yuna Is A Hero” Season 3 Reveals New Visual
The official “Yuki Yuna Is A Hero” website revealed a new visual for season 3. The new visual highlights the new characters, which were introduced in season 3 episode 2.
The new cast and characters include: Minami Tanaka as “Kusunoki Mebuki”, Yuko Ono as “Kokudo Aya”, Atsumi Tanezaki as “Kagajo Suzume”, Naomi Ohzora as “Miroku Yukaiko” and Shizuka Ishigami as “Yamabuki Shizuku”.
The new season, known as “Yuki Yuna is a Hero: The Great Mankai Chapter” (Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru: Dai Mankai no Shou), premiered on October 1, 2021 and is currently being simulcast on HIDIVE as part of their Fall 2021 Anime Lineup.
Season 3 Synopsis: The magical girls of the Sanshu Middle School Hero Club have one goal: to make people smile whenever they can and to always help those in need. Through teamwork and the help of their magical powers, Yuna, Mimori, Fuu, Itsuki, Karin and Sonoko have vanquished deadly Vertexes, recovered a missing friend and balanced their lives as magical girls and regular middle school students. Now a new adventure begins, one that will test their skills and their bond as friends alike.
The new anime season, known in Japan as “Yuki Yuna Is A Hero: Great Full Blossom Chapter” (Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru: Dai Mankai no Shou), was announced in August 2020 on the 6th anniversary of the franchise and is a direct sequel to “Yuki Yuna Is A Hero: The Hero Chapter”.
The original staff and voice cast returned with Studio Gokumi handling the animation. The series stars Haruka Terui as “Yuna Yuki”, Suzuko Mimori as “Mimori Togo”, Yumi Uchiyama as “Fu Inubozaki”, Tomoyo Kurosawa as “Itsuki Inubozaki”, Juri Nagatsuma as “Karin Miyoshi” and Kana Hanazawa as “Nogi Sonoko”.
The first season originally premiered in 2014 with 12 episodes. The second season, which premiered in 2017, was split between a 6-episode prequel, “Yuki Yuna Is A Hero: The Washio Sumi Chapter”, and a 6-episode sequel, “Yuki Yuna Is A Hero: The Hero Chapter”. Recently, “Yuki Yuna Is A Hero Churutto!” short anime series premiered in Japan. In addition to the anime, the franchise includes manga, light novels and video games.
Sources: HIDIVE website and press release. Sentai Filmworks website. “Yuki Yuna Is A Hero” website and Twitter.
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