Despite practically coming out of nowhere, ‘Ranking of Kings’ (‘Ōsama Ranking‘) became one of the great anime series of the last winter season. The story of Bojji and Kage was undoubtedly the revelation anime of the end of 2021 and left us wanting more, so fans have been lighting candles for months to see if confirmation of a second season came.
seems not exactly with a new season, but ‘Ranking of Kings’ will return next year with a multi-episode special.
Sequel or spin-off?
The rumors have been going around all summer and there was already a leak suggesting that we would have more of ‘Ranking of Kings’, and in the end they ended up being right. ‘Ranking of Kings: Treasure Chest of Courage’ will be released in 2023 and will serve to expand the story of the anime.
This special for television will have several episodes, although the number has not yet been revealed, again animated by WIT Studio, who did a fabulous job with the anime series. With the confirmation of this new ‘Ranking of Kings’ anime, the first poster with Bojji and Kage, so we can assume that we will see both of them again.
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The leaks pointed out that the new ‘Ranking of Kings’ was going to be a prequel about Bojji’s childhood, his father, or even about Kage and his family. It is still not very clear what he is going to be, but the first information suggests that the special could serve as a spin-off to the series, telling us a separate story as filler, or even as a small continuation chapter to lay the groundwork for a hypothetical second season later.
The ‘Ranking of Kings’ anime has almost, almost caught up to the manga of Sōsuke Tōkawhich for now has 13 compilation volumes and is still in publication, so it is very possible that ‘Ranking of Kings: Treasure Chest of Courage’ focuses on a small original story.
While we have more news, the first season of ‘Ranking of Kings’ can be seen on Crunchyroll.