The anime adaptation of Kimi to Boku no Saigo No Senjou, Aruiwa Sekai ga Hajimaru Six In (Kimisen: Our Last Crusade or The Rise of A New World) will restart its second season from the first episode on April 10, 2025, in Japan, following an indefinite suspension since August 2024.
- The second season will restart from the first episode on April 10, 2025, in Japan.
- The season was previously paused after its fourth episode in August 2024 due to an indefinite suspension.
- The pause was implemented to “ensure good visual quality,” a rationale consistent with prior delays by studio Silver Link.
- The first season aired in Fall 2020, consisting of 12 episodes.
- The series adapts Kei Sazane and Ao Nekonabe’s light novel series, which launched in 2017 under Fujimi Shobo’s Fantasia Bunko imprint.
- A manga adaptation by Okama ran in Young Animal from 2018 to 2021.
Production Context
- Season one was co-directed by Shin Oonuma and Mirai Minato, with scripts by Kento Shimoyama (Death March ) and character designs by Kaori Sato (Tasogare Otome X Amnesia ).
- The story follows Iska, an imperial knight, and Alice, the “Ice Calamity Witch,” whose clash amid a century-long war evolves into a bond challenging fate itself.
Broader Context
- The series is set in a world divided between the Empire and the Nebulis Sovereignty, where astral magic fuels both persecution and rebellion.
- Themes of conflict, redemption, and political intrigue are central to the narrative.
- Silver Link’s commitment to visual quality aligns with fan expectations, despite delays.
Why It Matters
The restart highlights the anime industry’s challenge of balancing production quality with audience demand. Kimisen stands out in the crowded isekai genre with its unique blend of emotional stakes and political intrigue.
Kimisen synopsis: Our Last Crusade or The Rise of A New World
A force known as astral power extends throughout the world, wielded by astral magicians. Fearing his destructive power, the “empire” persecutes those who show their skills. The tormented magicians then founded Nebulis’s sovereignty to flee their oppressors. Since then, the two nations have been in a bitter conflict, the war still continues for more than a century. After committing the great crime of freeing an imprisoned witch, the talented Knight Iska is sentenced to prison.
A year later, the leaders of the Empire suddenly decide to leave it free, on the condition that they hunt a fearsome magician known as the “ice calamity witch.” With the hope of ending the war, Iska accepts. Coincidentally, the ice calamity witch herself, award “Alice” Lou Nebulis XI, also wants peace and is willing to do everything possible to end the empire. While Iska and Alice yearn for a crusade that turns the world into one without struggles, misfortunes or pain, the threads of destiny unite them more and more, creating a link that goes beyond something manufactured by mere coincidence.
