SSS-Class Hunter Who Dies to Live Adds Toshiki Masuda, Megumi Han To Cast
The cast and theme announcement, plus the Crunchyroll screening at New York Comic Con, put a Korean novel and SMARTOON adaptation on the January 2027 +Ultra slate with its promotion and music already locked.
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The second PV for the TV anime SSS-Class Hunter Who Dies to Live names new cast: Toshiki Masuda as Flame Emperor, Megumi Han as the Black Witch, Sayaka Kinoshita as the Holy Knight, Risa Shimizu as the Count, Makoto Furukawa as the Poison Snake, Natsumi Fujiwara as the Inquisitor, Yuka Iguchi as the Alchemy Minister, and Shunsuke Sakuya as the Sword Saint. THE SPELLBOUND x BOOM BOOM SATELLITES handle the ending theme. Broadcast begins January 2027 on Fuji TV's +Ultra and other channels.
The second PV was shown at a Crunchyroll advance screening at New York Comic Con on October 10 local time. It follows Gongja, an F-rank hunter who awakens no skills, as he admires the No. 1 hunter Flame Emperor and is betrayed, then gains the S+ skill that returns him 24 hours before death. Takeo Otsuka voices Gongja and Satoshi Hino voices his partner, the Sword Emperor. The ending theme song title and audio will be released later.
- Toshiki Masuda: Flame Emperor, the arrogant No. 1 hunter
- Megumi Han: the Black Witch, guild master of the Black Dragon Guild
- Sayaka Kinoshita: the Holy Knight, sub-master of the Peace Maintenance Guild
- Risa Shimizu: the Count, guild master of the Merchant Union Guild
- Makoto Furukawa: the Poison Snake, a close-combat and swordsmanship master
- Natsumi Fujiwara: the Inquisitor, guild master of the Pantheon Guild
- Yuka Iguchi: the Alchemy Minister, a drug expert
- Shunsuke Sakuya: the Sword Saint, a former No. 1 hunter
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