{"rewrite":{"id":"r_37d594fe42df46951e97f7dc","clusterId":"c_2a48f6ef9c36d1597fbef2ef","slug":"hokuto-no-ken-ken-oh-gun-zako-tachi-no-banka-second-cour-premieres-july-6","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Hokuto No Ken: Ken-Oh Gun Zako-Tachi No Banka Second Cour Premieres July 6","summary":"The second cour of the short anime Hokuto no Ken: Ken-Oh Gun Zako-tachi no Banka will begin airing on July 6, 2026. Frontier Works announced the date alongside a new PV, key visual, and theme song details. Tsuyoshi Ujiki, who performed the original Hokuto no Ken theme, joins the ED song on guitar.","whyItMatters":"The second cour brings a returning original-series musician into a spin-off comedy that reframes the franchise's disposable grunts as workplace satire.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe second cour of \u003ci\u003eHokuto no Ken: Ken-Oh Gun Zako-tachi no Banka\u003c/i\u003e starts Monday, July 6, 2026, on AT-X and TOKYO MX. Frontier Works released a new PV and key visual showing a dangerous silhouette behind the comedy\u0026#39;s zako protagonists. The opening theme is \u0026#34;I\u0026#39;m a Loser\u0026#34; by The Canbellz, who handled the first cour\u0026#39;s ending. The ending theme is \u0026#34;Shiroi Chō ga Tondara\u0026#34; by Itsuka ▶, with special guest guitarist Tsuyoshi Ujiki. Ujiki performed the theme song for the original \u003ci\u003eHokuto no Ken\u003c/i\u003e anime about 40 years ago and said in a comment that the franchise continues to stir hearts across generations.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Tsuyoshi Ujiki, guitarist on the original Hokuto no Ken theme, plays on the ED for a show that kills off its mooks every episode. The same franchise, 40 years apart, told from the other side.","twitterPost":"Tsuyoshi Ujiki, who played on the original Hokuto no Ken theme, joins the ED guitar for a show about the mooks who die in that world.","threadsPost":"Tsuyoshi Ujiki, who played guitar on the original Hokuto no Ken theme, is now on the ED for a show about the mooks who die in that world. The same franchise, told from the perspective of the people who used to be scenery.","newsletterBlurb":"The second cour of Hokuto no Ken: Ken-Oh Gun Zako-tachi no Banka arrives July 6. Frontier Works released a new PV and key visual. Tsuyoshi Ujiki, who performed the original Hokuto no Ken theme, joins the ending song on guitar.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Magmix\",\"url\":\"https://magmix.jp/post/358789\",\"title\":\"『Zako-tachi no Banka』2nd Cour Begins Airing July 6; New PV \\u0026 Key Visual Released; Tsuyoshi Ujiki Joins ED Song\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4465,"outputTokens":581,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781066975,"createdAt":"2026-06-10T04:40:52.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-10T04:45:33.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-10T04:45:33.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_2a48f6ef9c36d1597fbef2ef","canonicalTitle":"『ザコ挽』第2クール7月6日放送開始　新PV＆KV等公開　ED曲にうじきつよしさん参加","representativeArticleId":"a_0ee989193530623f45b2baeb","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Hokuto no Ken: Ken-Oh Gun Zako-tachi no Banka\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"うじきつよし\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-10T04:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-10T04:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-10T04:45:33.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Magmix","url":"https://magmix.jp/post/358789","title":"『ザコ挽』第2クール7月6日放送開始　新PV＆KV等公開　ED曲にうじきつよしさん参加"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Hokuto no Ken: Ken-Oh Gun Zako-tachi no Banka"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["うじきつよし"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The second cour of Hokuto no Ken: Ken-Oh Gun Zako-tachi no Banka begins airing on July 6, 2026.","Frontier Works released a new PV and key visual for the second cour.","The opening theme is 'I'm a Loser' by The Canbellz, who performed the first cour's ending.","The ending theme is 'Shiroi Chō ga Tondara' by Itsuka ▶, with guest guitarist Tsuyoshi Ujiki.","Tsuyoshi Ujiki performed the theme song for the original Hokuto no Ken anime about 40 years ago."]}