Developer Edelweiss has announced that an anime sequel of Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin is confirmed to be in production, along with the release of a spinoff game centered on Kokorowa and a separate new smartphone game.
It has not been revealed whether the anime sequel will be a new TV series or film. More information will be announced at a future date.
Meanwhile, the spinoff game focused on the character Kokorowa will be titled Sakuna Hime Gaiden: Kokorowa to Sоosei no Haguruma and will be published by XSEED and Marvelous Europe in the West. An English-subtitled teaser trailer for the spinoff game was also released.
The game’s original character designer Ryota Murayama also illustrated a special new visual for all three announcements that were made.
Masayuki Yoshihara (The Eccentric Family, Komada — A Whisky Family) directed the anime, with Mio Fujishima (Skip and Loafer sub-character designer) as character designer, Jukki Hanada (Girls Band Cry, Sound! Euphonium) as series screenwriter and scriptwriter, and Yoko Kayama (Fruits Basket remake) as art director. P.A. Works was the animation production company.
The game’s main cast reprised their roles for the anime, which include:
- • Naomi Ozora as Princess Sakuna
- • Aoi Koga as Yui
- • Hikari Kubota as Mirute
- • Miwa Kohinata as Kamuhitsuki
- • Rika Kinugawa as Kokorowa Hime
- • Rika Momokawa as Kaimaru
- • Riki Kagami as Ashigumo
- • Ryota Yano as Tauemon
- • Soma Maeda as Kinta
- • Takashi Narumi as Tama-Jii
- • Yuji Kameyama as Ishimaru
The original 2020 action RPG was developed by Edelweiss and published by XSEED Games and Marvelous USA. It featured the combination of 3D farming sim and 2D side-scrolling action platformer. It was first launched in several countries in November 2020 on the PS4, Switch, and Steam and was released on Epic Games Store in 2021.
The 13-episode Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin TV anime adaptation aired in Japan from July 6, 2024 to September 28, 2024. A 2-volume manga adaptation was previously released from 2021 to 2022.
Crunchyroll is streaming the anime worldwide, outside of Japan, and describes the synopsis as:
Two realms exist in the ancient land of Yanato: the Lofty Realm, where gods reside, and the Lowly Realm, where humans reside. Princess Sakuna was the daughter of the god of war and goddess of harvest, but she led a lazy life. One day, she is banished to Hinoe Island, the Isle of Demons. Stranded in a barren land, Sakuna sets out to slay demons and farm rice. Her new adventure begins.
Source: Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin Official Anime Twitter, Anime News Network
