From left to right: Seiichiro Kuriyama, Stephen Shin (ANN), Kiyotaka Taguchi, and Kōsuke AraiWe got to sit with the staff of Clevatess ahead of the season two premiere at Anime Expo last month. Also, Kadokawa producer Kōsuke Arai explained how they got Ellie Goulding to make an ending song for the anime! But of course, with anime, sometimes we have to pick and choose what details we want to bring over. That hand-drawn look was very prominent in fantasy anime, so we thought it would be a great fit for a work like Clevatess . Disclosure: Kadokawa World Entertainment (KWE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kadokawa Corporation, is the majority owner of Anime News Network, LLC.