“Yuki Yuna Is A Hero” Season 3 Reveals New Key Art

Written By Yuri Anime News Staff

The official “Yuki Yuna Is A Hero” website revealed new key art for the anime’s third season. 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.

The updated key art adds the characters “Sumi Washio”, “Sonoko Nogi”, and “Gin Minowa” from the prequel “Yuki Yuna Is A Hero: The Washio Sumi Chapter”, which is considered to be second season’s first half. Season 2, which premiered in 2017, was split between a 6-episode prequel, “The Washio Sumi Chapter”, and a 6-episode sequel, “The Hero Chapter”.

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), is a direct sequel to “Yuki Yuna Is A Hero: The Hero Chapter”.

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”. Season 3 added new cast and characters including: Minami Tanaka as “Kusunoki Mebuki”, Yuko Ono as “Kokudo Aya”, Atsumi Tanezaki as “Kagajo Suzume”, Naomi Ohzora as “Miroku Yukaiko” and Shizuka Ishigami as “Yamabuki Shizuku”.

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.

HIDIVE recently announced the acquisition of “Yuki Yuna Is A Hero” (Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru) Seasons 1, 2 and the “Churutto!” anime shorts. Seasons 1 and 2 are currently available to stream. “Yuki Yuna is a Hero Churutto!” shorts is set to be released on October 29, 2021.

The first season originally premiered in 2014 with 12 episodes. The original staff and voice cast returned with Studio Gokumi to handle the animation for season 3. In addition to the anime, the franchise includes manga, light novels and video games.

Sources: HIDIVE website and press release. Sentai Filmworks website. “Yuki Yuna Is A Hero” website and Twitter.

Yuri Anime News Staff
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