Danica Davidson
June 13, 2024 
The people behind the anime SHY have revealed that season two arrives on July 1. There’s also a new trailer that includes a clip of the opening theme song “WILLSHINE” being performed by PassCode, and more information on new cast members.
In terms of new actors for the season, Wataru Hatano plays Century, Hiro Shimono plays Tokimaru, and Izumi Kitta plays Kwabara.
It had previously been revealed that in the second season Kotori Koiwai plays Ai Tennoji and Hitomi Ueda plays Utsuro.
Season one began in October 2023, and received simultaneous streaming from Crunchyroll. Crunchyroll has additionally been supplying an English dub for it.
The anime is being made at 8-Bit, with Masaomi Ando of Astra Lost in Space and Scum’s Wish helming the project as director. The scripts are being penned by Yasuhiro Nakanishi, whose credits include Kaguya-sama: Love is War and Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju. The music is composed by Hinako Tsubakiyama who worked on the second OVA for The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún.
Yen Press publishes the original manga by Bukimi Miki in America, and gave this description for the plot:
Earth was on the brink of a third World War when super-powered individuals came forth from each country around the globe, ending the conflict and ushering in a new era of relative peace. Among those heroes, Japan is represented by a timid young girl known as “Shy.” She may spend more time worrying about her own shortcomings than she does battling villains, but she’ll show the world that despite it all she still has the heart of a hero!
SHY was originally intended to be a one-shot manga, and was published in January 2017 by Weekly Shonen Champion. The actual serialization of the manga started in August 2019, also from Weekly Shonen Champion.
Source: ANN
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Danica Davidson is the author of the bestselling Manga Art for Beginners with artist Melanie Westin, plus its sequel, Manga Art for Everyone, and the first-of-its-kind manga chalk book Chalk Art Manga, both illustrated by professional Japanese mangaka Rena Saiya. Check out her other comics and books at www.danicadavidson.com.
