“Yuki Yuna Is A Hero” Season 3 Reveals 5 New Characters
The official “Yuki Yuna Is A Hero” website revealed five new characters for season 3. 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 is confirmed to have 12 episodes based on the blu-ray release in Japan. The new cast and characters, which will be introduced in season 3 episode 2, include:
Minami Tanaka as “Kusunoki Mebuki”, a strong and serious girl. Because of her hard-working and unyielding personality, she does everything.
Yuko Ono as “Kokudo Aya”, a shrine maiden in the first grade of junior high school who grew up in a house of devout Shinki faith. She has a very pure personality and is a refreshing agent for the team of buds.
Atsumi Tanezaki as “Kagajo Suzume”, a second year junior high school student who is not confident in herself. She has a negative personality and is reluctant to move forward, and is left to defend in battle.
Naomi Ohzora as “Miroku Yukaiko”, a third-year junior high school student who has a high pride and wants to stand out. Her spirit of achievement is stronger than anyone else, but she is a little stubborn.
Shizuka Ishigami as “Yamabuki Shizuku”, a second-year junior high school student who grew up in a complicated family environment and has few words. A child who is very hard to read what she is thinking.
Sentai Filmworks recently announced the acquisition of the streaming and home video rights to “Yuki Yuna is a Hero” franchise including seasons 1, 2 and 3 as well as “Yuki Yuna is a Hero: Churutto!”, a collection of shorts set in the universe of the main series.
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 and can currently be streamed on Crunchyroll. 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.
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