{"rewrite":{"id":"r_40c88a6c98dc7185543d64ce","clusterId":"c_773d5f03ebe077c827b45ea1","slug":"ace-of-the-diamond-act-ii-season-2-second-cour-premieres-in-october","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Ace of the Diamond Act II Season 2 Second Cour Premieres in October","summary":"The staff for *Ace of the Diamond Act II Second Season* announced on June 28 that the second cour will premiere in October 2026 on TV Tokyo Network, AT-X, and other broadcasters. The new episodes will continue the Seido vs. Inashiro match. Glay will perform the opening theme, and OxT will perform the ending theme. A new key visual was also released. Hideaki Ōba is directing the season at OLM, replacing Mitsuyuki Masuhara. Kenji Konuta returns to oversee series scripts, and Yasukazu Shōji is the new character designer, replacing Minoru Ueda and Satoshi Tasaki. Hajime Hyakkoku returns as composer. The main cast, including Takahiro Sakurai as Kazuya Miyuki and Ryota Osaka as Eijun Sawamura, is returning. The first cour debuted on April 5, 2026, and is streaming on Netflix in Japan and Crunchyroll internationally. The series adapts Yūji Terajima's *Ace of the Diamond Act II* manga, which ran from 2015 to 2022.","whyItMatters":"The second cour picks up the long-awaited Seido vs. Inashiro match, a key rivalry from the manga that the previous anime adaptation did not reach.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eOLM is animating the season, taking over from Madhouse, which handled the previous \u003cem\u003eAce of the Diamond Act II\u003c/em\u003e anime. Hideaki Ōba, whose previous credits include \u003cem\u003eKunon the Sorcerer Can See\u003c/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eI\u0026#39;m in Love with the Villainess\u003c/em\u003e, is directing. Kenji Konuta returns to oversee series scripts, a role he has held across the franchise\u0026#39;s previous three anime. Yasukazu Shōji, known for his work as chief animation director on \u003cem\u003eMajor 2nd\u003c/em\u003e, is the new character designer. Hajime Hyakkoku returns as composer.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe returning main voice cast includes Takahiro Sakurai as Kazuya Miyuki, Ryota Osaka as Eijun Sawamura, Natsuki Hanae as Haruichi Kominato, Nobunaga Shimazaki as Satoru Furuya, Shintaro Asanuma as Yoichi Kuramochi, Yuma Uchida as Koshu Okumura, Daiki Yamashita as Takuma Seto, Shunsuke Takeuchi as Masashi Yuki, Ayumu Murase as Kaoru Yui, and Tasuku Hatanaka as Hirofumi Asada.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first cour debuted on April 5, 2026, and is streaming on Netflix in Japan and Crunchyroll internationally. Twelve episodes have aired so far. The second cour picks up the Seido vs. Inashiro match, a key rivalry from the manga that the previous anime adaptation did not reach.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Ace of the Diamond Act II Season 2 replaces both its director and character designer mid-run, a rare staff shakeup for a long-running sports series.","twitterPost":"Ace of the Diamond Act II Season 2 swaps director and character designer mid-season, an unusual move for a sports anime.","threadsPost":"Ace of the Diamond Act II Season 2's second cour brings a new director and character designer. Hideaki Ōba takes over from Mitsuyuki Masuhara, and Yasukazu Shōji replaces Minoru Ueda and Satoshi Tasaki. The main cast stays intact.","newsletterBlurb":"The second cour of *Ace of the Diamond Act II Second Season* premieres in October 2026, continuing the Seido vs. Inashiro match. Glay and OxT will perform the theme songs. The first cour debuted in April and is streaming on Netflix and Crunchyroll.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-28/ace-of-diamond-act-ii-second-season-anime-2nd-part-unveils-october-premiere-theme-song-artists-key/.239035\",\"title\":\"Ace of Diamond Act II Second Season Anime's 2nd Part Unveils October Premiere, Theme Song Artists, Key Visual\"},{\"source\":\"Anime Corner\",\"url\":\"https://animecorner.me/ace-of-the-diamond-act-ii-season-2-continues-with-seido-vs-inashiro-match-in-october-2026/\",\"title\":\"Ace of the Diamond Act II Season 2 Continues with Seido vs Inashiro Match in October 2026\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":9199,"outputTokens":1194,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1782650907,"createdAt":"2026-06-28T12:35:48.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-28T12:40:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-28T12:40:24.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_773d5f03ebe077c827b45ea1","canonicalTitle":"Ace of the Diamond Act II Season 2 Continues with Seido vs Inashiro Match in October 2026","representativeArticleId":"a_7dcb660665af88b4448f713f","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Ace of the Diamond Act II\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Glay\",\"OxT\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-28T09:22:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-28T09:22:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-28T12:40:24.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-28/ace-of-diamond-act-ii-second-season-anime-2nd-part-unveils-october-premiere-theme-song-artists-key-/.239035","title":"News\nAce of Diamond Act II Second Season Anime's 2nd Part Unveils October Premiere, Theme Song Artists, Key Visual"},{"source":"Anime Corner","url":"https://animecorner.me/ace-of-the-diamond-act-ii-season-2-continues-with-seido-vs-inashiro-match-in-october-2026/","title":"Ace of the Diamond Act II Season 2 Continues with Seido vs Inashiro Match in October 2026"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Ace of the Diamond Act II"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Glay","OxT"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The second cour of Ace of the Diamond Act II Second Season premieres in October 2026 on TV Tokyo Network, AT-X, and other broadcasters.","Glay performs the opening theme, and OxT performs the ending theme for the second cour.","Hideaki Ōba directs the season at OLM, replacing Mitsuyuki Masuhara; Yasukazu Shōji is the new character designer.","The second cour continues the Seido vs. Inashiro match, a key rivalry from the manga that the previous anime adaptation did not reach.","The first cour debuted on April 5, 2026, and streams on Netflix in Japan and Crunchyroll internationally."]}