{"id":50476,"date":"2020-02-20T13:10:45","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T05:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/?p=50476"},"modified":"2020-03-04T17:55:57","modified_gmt":"2020-03-04T09:55:57","slug":"qoo-news-major-2nd-anime-2nd-season-adds-two-cast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/post\/50476\/qoo-news-major-2nd-anime-2nd-season-adds-two-cast","title":{"rendered":"[Qoo News] \u201cMAJOR 2nd\u201d Anime 2nd Season Adds Two More Cast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The anime adaptation of Takuya Mitsuda&#8217;s (\u6e80\u7530\u62d3\u4e5f) baseball manga <a href=\"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/tag\/major-2nd\">Major 2nd (\u30e1\u30b8\u30e3\u30fc\u30bb\u30ab\u30f3\u30c9)<\/a> adds two new casts to the second season, which will premiere on 4th April 2020. A teaser video is also streamed, previewing the sample voice of the main cast.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"48868\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/post\/48867\/qoo-news-major-2nd-anime-second-season-reveals-new-visual-4th-april-premiere\/attachment\/2001091004127#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/2001091004127.jpeg?fit=1723%2C2432&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1723,2432\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2001091004127\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/2001091004127.jpeg?fit=213%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/2001091004127.jpeg?fit=725%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48868 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/2001091004127-725x1024.jpeg?resize=725%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"725\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/2001091004127.jpeg?resize=725%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 725w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/2001091004127.jpeg?resize=213%2C300&amp;ssl=1 213w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/2001091004127.jpeg?resize=768%2C1084&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/2001091004127.jpeg?w=1723&amp;ssl=1 1723w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" title=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>\u258d<\/strong><\/span>Teaser Video<\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/016EuN7mDGI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>\u258d<\/strong><\/span>Staff and Production<\/h4>\n<p>Ayumu Watanabe (\u6e21\u8fba \u6b69) returns as the director at OLM, with returning writer Michihiro Tsuchiya (\u571f\u5c4b \u7406\u656c) in charge of series scripts. Tsuchiya is also penning the scripts together with returning writers Kenji Konuta (\u53e4\u6012\u7530 \u5065\u5fd7) and Kenichi Yamashita (\u5c71\u4e0b\u61b2\u4e00). Akiko Inoue (\u4e95\u4e0a\u4e9c\u6a39\u5b50) also joins as the scriptwriter.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>\u258d<\/strong><\/span>Story<\/h4>\n<p>Years after the previous series (MAJOR), Daigo Shigeno who is now in elementary school, dreams to become a professional baseball player just like his father and former major leaguer, Goro Shigeno.<\/p>\n<p>Following his father&#8217;s footsteps, Daigo joined the little league team \u201cMifune Dolphins\u201d, but finds his skills lacking and fell under the pressure from his peer players of becoming the second generation. Eventually, Daigo gave up baseball before even trying it out for a year and lived his life apathetically.<br \/>\nNow in the 6th grade, he meets a new transfer student who returned home from America. The boy&#8217;s name is Hikaru Sato, whose father is a former major leaguer and a longtime friend of Goro. And the wheel of fate concerning these young lads is about to spin!<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>\u258d<\/strong><\/span>Characters and Cast<\/h4>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">*NEW<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\u25a0 Tao Sagara (\u76f8\u697d\u592a\u9cf3) \u2013 CV: Ayane Sakura (\u4f50\u5009\u7dbe\u97f3)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.animatetimes.com\/2020\/02\/5e4de8eabda70_3da06f01f67bc1abbdcf698bef342fa4.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-image-number=\"2\" data-image-count=\"3\" title=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"> \u25a0 Yayoi Sawa (\u6ca2 \u5f25\u751f) \u2013 CV: Maki Kawase (\u6cb3\u702c\u8309\u5e0c)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.animatetimes.com\/2020\/02\/5e4de8f533dca_d4afae9d922f40c50d67ab587dd53e55.jpg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-image-number=\"3\" data-image-count=\"3\" title=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Previously Announced<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\u25a0 Daigo Shigeno (\u8302\u91ce \u5927\u543e) &#8211; CV: Natsumi Fujiwara (\u85e4\u539f\u590f\u6d77)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"48869\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/post\/48867\/qoo-news-major-2nd-anime-second-season-reveals-new-visual-4th-april-premiere\/attachment\/20010910063496#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/20010910063496.jpeg?fit=1980%2C776&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1980,776\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20010910063496\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/20010910063496.jpeg?fit=300%2C118&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/20010910063496.jpeg?fit=1024%2C401&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48869\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/20010910063496.jpeg?resize=1200%2C470&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/20010910063496.jpeg?w=1980&amp;ssl=1 1980w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/20010910063496.jpeg?resize=300%2C118&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/20010910063496.jpeg?resize=768%2C301&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/20010910063496.jpeg?resize=1024%2C401&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"> \u25a0 Mutsuko Sakura (\u4f50\u5009 \u7766\u5b50) &#8211; CV: Kana Hanazawa (\u82b1\u6fa4\u9999\u83dc)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"48870\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/post\/48867\/qoo-news-major-2nd-anime-second-season-reveals-new-visual-4th-april-premiere\/attachment\/20010910064449#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/20010910064449.jpeg?fit=1980%2C776&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1980,776\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20010910064449\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/20010910064449.jpeg?fit=300%2C118&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/20010910064449.jpeg?fit=1024%2C401&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48870\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/20010910064449.jpeg?resize=1200%2C470&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/20010910064449.jpeg?w=1980&amp;ssl=1 1980w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/20010910064449.jpeg?resize=300%2C118&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/20010910064449.jpeg?resize=768%2C301&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/20010910064449.jpeg?resize=1024%2C401&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"> \u25a0 Akira Nishina (\u4ec1\u79d1\u660e) &#8211; CV: Daiki Yamashita (\u5c71\u4e0b\u5927\u8f1d)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"48871\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/post\/48867\/qoo-news-major-2nd-anime-second-season-reveals-new-visual-4th-april-premiere\/attachment\/20010910065287#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/20010910065287.jpeg?fit=1980%2C776&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1980,776\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20010910065287\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/20010910065287.jpeg?fit=300%2C118&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/20010910065287.jpeg?fit=1024%2C401&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48871\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wp-corp.qoo-app.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/20010910065287.jpeg?resize=1200%2C470&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/20010910065287.jpeg?w=1980&amp;ssl=1 1980w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/20010910065287.jpeg?resize=300%2C118&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/20010910065287.jpeg?resize=768%2C301&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/20010910065287.jpeg?resize=1024%2C401&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"pre-register\"><a class=\"in-post-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shopro.co.jp\/tv\/major2nd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Official Site<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"pre-register\"><a class=\"in-post-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/major2nd_tv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Official Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My blood is getting hot again!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":50477,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[773,19],"tags":[33,7892,7396,280,7082,7890,7893,7891],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/02\/20022005040952.jpg?fit=840%2C630&ssl=1","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pe8G4K-d88","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50476"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50476"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50476\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d27fq2mgp64qlg.cloudfront.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}