Sabikui Bisco Season 2 Anime is Now in Production!

At yesterday’s Dengeki Bunko 30th Natsu no Saiten Online 2023, Kadokawa announced that the anime adaptation of Shinji Cobkubo’s Sabikui Bisco light novel series is getting a second season!

While no broadcast date was revealed just yet, it has been confirmed that OZ, the animation studio that handled season one, will continue to animate the anime’s season 2. A celebratory illustration depicting Bisco and Miro holding a bow was also released for the announcement.

Sabikui Bisco, known as Rust-Eating Bisco in English, is a series of light novels written by Shinji Cobkubo and illustrated by K Akagishi, with world-building art by mocha. ASCII Media Works has released eight volumes since March 2018 under their Dengeki Bunko label.

The story is set in Japan after a mysterious phenomenon known as a Rusting Wind has corroded everything. People live in fear of the rust that corrodes cities and life in general. A boy named Bisco Akaboshi from the despised Mushroom Guardian tribe embarks on a journey to obtain the Sabikui Mushroom, which is a miracle fungus that is said to purify all rust, in order to save his dying teacher. The first season aired from January to March 2022.

▍Sabikui Bisco Season 1 Anime Staff

Original Story: Shinji Cobkubo (Dengeki Bunko/KADOKAWA)
Original Illustration/Character Design: K Akagashi
Original Worldview Illustration: mocha
Director: Atsushi Ikariya
Assistant Director: Daisuke Mataga
Series Composition: Sadayuki Murai
Character Design: Ai Asari and Atsushi Ikariya
Chief Animation Directors: Ai Asari and Norie Igawa
Key Animators: Yutaka Matsubara and Momoko Kawai
Art Director: Masakazu Miyake
Art/Creature Design: Yoshihiro Sono
Color Design: Emi Chiba
Director of Photography: Tsubasa Takagi
Editing: Yoshiaki Kimura
Music: Takeshi Ueda from AA= and Tsubakiyama
Music Production: Flying Dog
Sound Director: Kisuke Koizumi
Animation: OZ