{"rewrite":{"id":"r_a6f2cfa17b742792aed96b8c","clusterId":"c_fa0d3a1fc1d3a6ee7c782f96","slug":"clevatess-ii-anime-reveals-july-8-premiere-new-cast-and-ending-song","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Clevatess II Anime Reveals July 8 Premiere, New Cast, and Ending Song","summary":"The staff for Clevatess II announced the anime's third promotional video, two additional cast members (Megumi Han as Zavthier and Tomokazu Sugita as Laswell), and a July 8 premiere. The video previews the opening theme \"Foreshadow\" by Mayu Maeshima. MYTH \u0026 ROID performs the ending theme \"Awake Anew.\" Crunchyroll will stream the season as it airs.","whyItMatters":"The second season of Clevatess locks in its summer premiere date and completes its cast and music lineup, with Crunchyroll confirmed for simulcast.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe second season of Clevatess, subtitled \u003ci\u003eClevatess II -The King of Magical Beasts and the Legend of the False Hero-\u003c/i\u003e, will premiere on July 8 at 10:00 p.m. JST on Japanese streaming services d Anime Store, U-NEXT, and Anime Hōdai, followed by a Tokyo MX broadcast at 10:30 p.m. JST. The third promotional video reveals the opening theme song \"Foreshadow\" by Mayu Maeshima. Two new cast members join the series: Megumi Han as Zavthier and Tomokazu Sugita as Laswell. MYTH \u0026 ROID performs the ending theme \"Awake Anew.\" Crunchyroll will stream the season as it airs. Kiyotaka Taguchi returns to direct at Lay-duce, with Keigo Koyanagi on series scripts and Souichirou Sako as character designer and chief animation director.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Clevatess II premieres July 8. New cast: Megumi Han as Zavthier, Tomokazu Sugita as Laswell. Opening by Mayu Maeshima, ending by MYTH \u0026 ROID. Crunchyroll streams.","twitterPost":"Clevatess II premieres July 8. New cast: Megumi Han as Zavthier, Tomokazu Sugita as Laswell. Opening by Mayu Maeshima, ending by MYTH \u0026 ROID. Crunchyroll streams.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Clevatess II locks in a July 8 premiere date, adds Megumi Han and Tomokazu Sugita to the cast, and previews its opening theme by Mayu Maeshima. MYTH \u0026 ROID performs the ending. Crunchyroll will simulcast the season.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-09/clevatess-ii-anime-reveals-3rd-promo-video-2-cast-members-ending-song-july-8-debut/.238311\",\"title\":\"Clevatess II Anime Reveals 3rd Promo Video, 2 Cast Members, Ending Song, July 8 Debut\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4419,"outputTokens":693,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781001550,"createdAt":"2026-06-09T10:32:14.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-09T10:37:07.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-09T10:37:07.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_fa0d3a1fc1d3a6ee7c782f96","canonicalTitle":"News\nClevatess II Anime Reveals 3rd Promo Video, 2 Cast Members, Ending Song, July 8 Debut","representativeArticleId":"a_72bff2f1db088821530b4c6d","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Clevatess II\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Megumi Han\",\"Tomokazu Sugita\",\"Mayu Maeshima\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-09T10:01:09.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-09T10:01:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-09T10:37:08.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-09/clevatess-ii-anime-reveals-3rd-promo-video-2-cast-members-ending-song-july-8-debut/.238311","title":"News\nClevatess II Anime Reveals 3rd Promo Video, 2 Cast Members, Ending Song, July 8 Debut"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Clevatess II"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Megumi Han","Tomokazu Sugita","Mayu Maeshima"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Clevatess II premieres on July 8 at 10:00 p.m. JST on d Anime Store, U-NEXT, and Anime Hōdai, followed by a Tokyo MX broadcast at 10:30 p.m. JST.","Megumi Han joins the cast as Zavthier and Tomokazu Sugita as Laswell.","Mayu Maeshima performs the opening theme 'Foreshadow,' and MYTH \u0026 ROID performs the ending theme 'Awake Anew.'","Crunchyroll will stream the season as it airs.","Kiyotaka Taguchi returns to direct at Lay-duce, with Keigo Koyanagi on series scripts and Souichirou Sako as character designer and chief animation director."]}