The tale of the Record of Ragnarok is quite an intriguing one. It began with a manga series that received a lot of compliments all around the world. As a result, the hype around its first season was also pretty solid. However, it disappointed everyone with the bad animation and fights. But when everyone thought Record of Ragnarok Season 2 wouldn’t get a renewal, Netflix shocked everyone by giving it the green light. So, now fans expect that Netflix will learn from its mistakes and provide them the adaptation they deserve to see.
Record of Ragnarok, also known as Shuumatsu no Walkure in Japanese, is a supernatural action-drama anime TV series. It is an adaptation of Shinya Umemura and Takumi Fukui’s manga series of the same name. Studio Graphinica animated the first season of this show, whereas Netflix produced it. The entirety of this twelve-part anime season came to Netflix on June 17, 2021.
Record Of Ragnarok Season 2: New Key Visual
Recently, the makers released a new key visual for the forthcoming installment of the anime series. However, fans are quite confused as the new visual features the ones who already appeared in the first season. Everyone was expecting to see the fighters that are going to appear in Record Of Ragnarok Season 2 in its new visual. While Brunhildestands in the front, on one of her sides, are the Gods: Poseidon, Zeus, and Thor. Whereas her other side is consists of humans: Sasaki Koujirou, Adam, and Lu Bu. So far, Sasaki is the only one who bagged a victory for the humans’ side.
Shuumatso no Walkure: Popularity & Critical Reception
Record of Ragnarok has a huge fan following all around the world, and the main reason behind this is its manga series. The monthly manga is meeting with great reception, and it already broke the internet several times for its amazingly choreographed fighting sequence. As a result, everyone was expecting the same from the anime as well. However, it didn’t happen. But the popularity of the manga certainly helped in increasing the viewership of the anime.
The Record of Ragnarok anime didn’t meet with a great critical reception, but its viewership was great. The same can be seen on MyAnimeList as well. On MAL, it has an average score of 6.63. But at the same time, the series also has more than 138K members in its group, which is only increasing with time. It could be the main reason why Netflix decided to give the green light to Record Of Ragnarok Season 2. Yet again, fans have high hopes for this show as they’re expecting that the production studio will not repeat the same mistakes.
Shuumatsu No Walkure Manga Compared To Anime
The new chapter of Shuumatsu No Walkure’s manga series is only released once a month. Hence, this show is moving at a bit slower rate as compared to other weekly manga series. Shinya Umemura and Takumi Fukui began its serialization on November 25, 2017. Since then, they have published a total of 11 volumes. The first season of the anime featured a total of three fights, and it is expected that Graphinica will continue to maintain the same pace. The twelfth episode of Shuumatsu No Walkure found its stopping point at Chapter 20 of Volume 5.
Fortunately, Graphinica still has six more volumes to adapt to in the second season. But from now on, the fights will get even longer and detailed. The great thing is that the manga has already concluded the next three fights. That means the production studio has all the content they need for the second season.
Record Of Ragnarok Season 2: Plot Details
The first season of the anime began with the announcement of Ragnarok. It is a 13-fight tournament between humans and gods that will decide the fate of humanity. Brunhilde, a Valkyrie, was given a task to assemble a team from the side of humans. In the very first battle, the god sends Thor to fight Lu Bu, one of the strongest warlords. Thor came out victorious in this battle. The second round featured the strongest god, Zeus, in a fight against Adam, the very first human. Adam almost defeated Zeus, but in the end, the latter’s godly powers came in handy, and he won the second round.
The third round featured a battle between Poseidon, a greek god who never lost, and Kojiro Sasaki, a Japanese swordsman who never won a single fight. However, history’s greatest loser defeated the most intimidating god and got the first victory for the survival of humanity.
Now, Record Of Ragnarok Season 2 will feature the next three rounds of this tournament. The fourth round will take place between history’s most infamous killer, Jack, the Ripper, and Heracles, a former human and a Greek god of heroism and strength. Jack is pure evil, whereas Heracles fight for justice. As a result, anyone can anticipate that their fight will be really intense. In the fifth round, the Gods will send Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction. He will face Raiden Tameemon, the greatest sumo wrestler in the history of humankind. Moreover, the final battle of the second season will feature Zerofuku, who is a Japanese god of misfortune. He will up against Buddha, a former human who created the religion of Buddhism.
Record Of Ragnarok Season 2: Release Date
When the makers announced the Shumaatsu No Walkure would return for another run, they didn’t give a single hint about its release date. But the chances are high that Netflix will bring the anime back to the screens within one and a half years. Therefore, fans can expect Record Of Ragnarok Season 2 to release in the second half of 2022. The production studio will likely target the Summer’s release window.