{"rewrite":{"id":"r_4b206bb088adb0e816dd4bb7","clusterId":"c_737111c13fab5abb8382dfe1","slug":"a-returner-s-magic-should-be-special-season-2-trailer-sets-october-premiere","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"A Returner's Magic Should Be Special Season 2 Trailer Sets October Premiere","summary":"The staff of A Returner's Magic Should Be Special Season 2 released the first promotional video on Friday, August 21, 2026. The trailer confirms the sequel will premiere in Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block in October 2026, airing Wednesdays at 24:45, effectively Thursdays at 12:45 a.m. Crunchyroll will stream the new season. The anime's website also announced an advance screening at Shinjuku Wald 9 in Tokyo on October 3. The first season began re-airing on Fuji TV and Kansai TV in July 2026. Rock band FLOW returns to perform the opening theme \"Sorrow,\" following their Season 1 song \"GET BACK.\" krage will perform the ending theme \"Everlasting.\" Taishi Kawaguchi returns to direct at Arvo Animation, with Takamitsu Kouno composing and writing scripts. Main cast members include Takuma Terashima as Desir Herman, Sayumi Suzushiro as Romantica Eru, Natsumi Fujiwara as Pram Schnaizer, and Asami Seto as Azrest Kingscrown. Yen Press describes the story: Desir Herman returns thirteen years to the past to prevent humanity's downfall.","whyItMatters":"The advance screening and exact time slot details give fans concrete planning points for the October return, while the re-airing of Season 1 in July suggests the franchise is building momentum ahead of the sequel.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHiromi Katō, whose credits include \u0026#34;Violinist of Hamelin,\u0026#34; \u0026#34;Kobato.,\u0026#34; and \u0026#34;Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut,\u0026#34; returns as character designer.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDaisuke Negishi is the art director, with art design by Satoshi Fujimoto, Taiga Saitō, Takeshi Mukai, and Tetsuo Imaizumi.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProp design is by Shōtarō Hashiguchi; color design by Aiko Matsuyama; photography by Hideki Imaizumi; editing by Gō Sadamatsu.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTakatoshi Hamano is the sound director, with Yasumasa Koyama handling sound effects. Kenta Higashiohji, known for \u0026#34;Pole Princess!!,\u0026#34; returns as music composer alongside Takamitsu Kouno.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe source material is a web novel by So-nan Yu and Uk-jakga, serialized on KakaoPage from September 2016 to August 2019; a webtoon adaptation with Wookjakga\u0026#39;s illustrations began in May 2018.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe webtoon is published digitally by Piccoma and in print in Japan by Kadokawa Shoten; Yen Press holds the English license.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeason 1 debuted in October 2023, with Crunchyroll streaming it in English-speaking, Latin American, and European territories plus an English dub.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"FLOW returns for the A Returner's Magic Should Be Special Season 2 opening with \"Sorrow,\" following their Season 1 track \"GET BACK.\" Premiere is October in Fuji TV's +Ultra block.","twitterPost":"A Returner's Magic Should Be Special Season 2 gets an advance screening on October 3 at Shinjuku Wald 9 in Tokyo, ahead of its October TV premiere. Crunchyroll will stream it.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The first trailer for A Returner's Magic Should Be Special Season 2 is out, confirming an October premiere on Fuji TV's +Ultra block and an advance screening in Tokyo. Crunchyroll will stream the sequel, with FLOW and krage handling the theme songs.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-21/a-returner-magic-should-be-special-2nd-season-anime-1st-promo-video-streamed/.240802\",\"title\":\"A Returner's Magic Should Be Special 2nd Season Anime's 1st Promo Video Streamed\"},{\"source\":\"Anime Corner\",\"url\":\"https://animecorner.me/a-returners-magic-should-be-special-season-2-first-trailer-revealed/\",\"title\":\"A Returner's Magic Should Be Special Season 2 First Trailer Revealed\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":9853,"outputTokens":1400,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787326441,"createdAt":"2026-08-21T15:29:04.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-21T15:31:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-21T15:29:04.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_737111c13fab5abb8382dfe1","canonicalTitle":"A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special Season 2 First Trailer Revealed","representativeArticleId":"a_823437131ebb6ee784553b5d","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"A Returner's Magic Should Be Special\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Arvo Animation\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-21T09:29:10.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-21T13:31:39.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-21T15:31:46.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-21/a-returner-magic-should-be-special-2nd-season-anime-1st-promo-video-streamed/.240802","title":"News\nA Returner's Magic Should Be Special 2nd Season Anime's 1st Promo Video Streamed"},{"source":"Anime Corner","url":"https://animecorner.me/a-returners-magic-should-be-special-season-2-first-trailer-revealed/","title":"A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special Season 2 First Trailer Revealed"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["A Returner's Magic Should Be Special"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Arvo Animation"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["A Returner's Magic Should Be Special Season 2 premieres in Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block in October 2026.","The new season airs Wednesdays at 24:45, effectively Thursdays at 12:45 a.m.","Crunchyroll will stream the new season.","An advance screening is scheduled for October 3 at Shinjuku Wald 9 in Tokyo.","FLOW performs the opening theme \"Sorrow,\" and krage performs the ending theme \"Everlasting.\""]}