The TV anime second season “Sukeroku Anew Arc” is set to premiere in Japan on January 6, 2017, and Hayashibara will reprise her role as ex-geisha girl Miyokichi.
As with the first OP song, “Imawa no Shinigami” is written/composed/arranged/produced by popular J-Pop singer-songwriter Sheena Ringo.
The official website for 49-year-old voice actress Megumi Hayashibara has announced that her next 42nd single “Imawa no Shinigami” (The Death in His Dying Moment) will be released on February 22, 2017, and will be also featured as the OP theme for the upcoming second season of the Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju TV anime based on Haruko Kumota’s rakugo (traditional storytelling performance)-themed manga.