The official website for the television anime adaptation of Nana Mikoshiba's Hyouken no Majutsushi ga Sekai wo Suberu (The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World) light novel announced five additional cast members for the second season on Tuesday. The new season premiered on TBS on October 9 at 1.28 a.m., followed by BS11 at 11.00 p.m. on the same day. Cast Cathy Alphelius: Yuuki Wakai (Kakegurui) Abel Alphelius: Toshiyuki Morikawa (Nohara Hiroshi: Hiru Meshi no Ryuugi) Cyril Alphelius: Tetsu Inada (Tsubasa Chronicle) Rald Alphelius: Daiki Hamano (Darling in the FranXX) Mia: Riona Imaizumi Masahiro Takata (Nageki no Bourei wa Intai shitai) returns to direct the second season, while also taking over series composition and sound director at Zero-G. Masahiro Takata (Bananya), Tomoko Shinozuka (Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii), Takahito Oonishi (Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon) are penning the script. Mariko Kawamoto (Mahou Shoujo Taisen) is designing the characters, replacing Makoto Shimojima. Tatsuhiko Saiki (Otome Game no Hametsu Flag shika Nai Akuyaku Reijou ni Tensei shiteshimatta... X) and Natsumi Tabuchi (Adachi to Shimamura) are composing the music. Produced by Cloud Hearts, the first season aired as a 12-episode series in Winter 2023. Crunchyroll simulcast the anime with subtitles and dubs in multiple languages. Mikoshiba began writing the light novel on the Shousetsuka ni Narou website in October 2019. Kodansha began publishing the novel under its Ranobe Bunko imprint in July 2020, with illustrations by Riko Korie. The ninth volume was published on June 2, with the tenth volume scheduled for a December 2 release. Norihito Sasaki began a manga adaptation in Magazine pocket in June 2020. Kodansha released the 16th volume in April 2024. A sequel manga adaptation by Nao Kagami, titled Hyouken no Majutsushi ga Sekai wo Suberu II began serialization on the Suiyoubi no Sirius web service on May 27. Kodansha USA licensed the manga in English in October 2021. The 13th volume went on sale on June 2. Source: Comic Natalie