A trailer for "Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin: Kokorowa Rice Cultivation Diary," the sequel to the TV anime "Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin," a Japanese-style action RPG themed around rice farming, has been released. The trailer depicts Kokorowahime, who is also a novelist, struggling to grow rice through trial and error. It has also been announced that Asami Imai will be appearing as Uketamahime, Kokorowahime's rival.
Imai commented, "Ever since I was a child, I grew up in an area where rice farming was a close experience, and it felt so familiar to me that rice fields were in almost every cherished landscape. As the child of a simple office worker family, I looked forward to helping with the rice harvest every year as a child, thanks to the arrangements of a local farmer. I feel that he taught me many important things about life. I am truly honored to be given the opportunity to play a new character in this wonderful work that is based around rice farming. My character, Uketamahime, is more knowledgeable about literature than agriculture, but I hope to be able to contribute to the world view depicted in Sakuna and Kokorowa."
The sequel will be split into two parts, with the first part airing on TV Tokyo at 4:45pm on February 15th and the second part airing on February 22nd at 4:45pm.
"Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin" is a unique game set on the island of Hinoe, where players fight against the demons that rule the island, and is popular for its unique blend of simulation elements inspired by traditional Japanese rice farming. Released in 2020, it was a hit, with cumulative worldwide shipments exceeding 1.5 million copies, sparking discussion of it as the "Reiwa rice riots." An anime adaptation aired from July to September 2024.
