{"rewrite":{"id":"r_143722007f254d47891c3ff4","clusterId":"c_ffae64c51d483a617ba6bd85","slug":"magical-sisters-lulutto-lilly-part-2-sets-october-4-debut-adds-cast","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Magical Sisters Lulutto Lilly Part 2 Sets October 4 Debut, Adds Cast","summary":"Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed on Thursday that the second cours of Magical Sisters Lulutto Lilly will debut on October 4 on Tokyo MX and other channels. Yusuke Shirai and Yūko Natsuyoshi join the cast as Felix Star residents. K-pop group ILLIT and the idol unit Lulutto Lilly return to perform the new opening and ending theme songs.","whyItMatters":"The announcement confirms the second half's start date and brings back both theme song acts, keeping continuity for the magical girl anime as it resumes after a break.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eBandai Namco Filmworks on Thursday pulled back the curtain on the second half of Magical Sisters Lulutto Lilly, confirming an October 4 premiere on Tokyo MX at 10:30 p.m. JST. The broadcast will also run on ABC TV, TV Aichi, BS NTV, and AT-X.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYusuke Shirai voices Mucchi, head of the Magic Festival executive committee in the magical land Felix Star. Yūko Natsuyoshi plays Shiromofu, a furball-like creature from the same land. Both are new additions to the cast.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eK-pop girl group ILLIT returns to perform the new opening theme \u0026#34;Swingin\u0026#39; Magic,\u0026#34; and the idol unit Lulutto Lilly, made up of main characters Lilly Konpeto and Lulu Mashū, delivers the new ending theme \u0026#34;Dream a la Mode.\u0026#34;\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Magical Sisters Lulutto Lilly's second part brings back ILLIT and the Lulutto Lilly idol unit for the themes. The series is leaning on the same musical acts that carried the first cours.","twitterPost":"Magical Sisters Lulutto Lilly's second part reuses ILLIT and the Lulutto Lilly idol unit for its themes, banking on the same sound that opened the series.","threadsPost":"Magical Sisters Lulutto Lilly's second cours debuts October 4 with ILLIT and the Lulutto Lilly idol unit back on theme song duty. Keeping the same artists signals the show trusts its established musical identity rather than resetting for the new arc.","newsletterBlurb":"Bandai Namco Filmworks set an October 4 debut for the second cours of Magical Sisters Lulutto Lilly and added Yusuke Shirai and Yūko Natsuyoshi to the cast. ILLIT and the idol unit Lulutto Lilly return for the new opening and ending themes.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-03/magical-sisters-lulutto-lilly-anime-reveals-more-cast-returning-theme-song-artists-october-4-debut-/.241235\",\"title\":\"Magical Sisters Lulutto Lilly Anime Reveals More Cast, Returning Theme Song Artists, October 4 Debut for 2nd Part\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4853,"outputTokens":670,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":null,"createdAt":"2026-09-03T10:10:55.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-03T10:15:02.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-03T10:15:02.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_ffae64c51d483a617ba6bd85","canonicalTitle":"News\nMagical Sisters Lulutto Lilly Anime Reveals More Cast, Returning Theme Song Artists, October 4 Debut for 2nd Part","representativeArticleId":"a_a18236e7e93c9b691ac21eeb","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Magical Sisters Lulutto Lilly\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Yusuke Shirai\",\"Yūko Natsuyoshi\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-03T09:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-03T09:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-03T10:15:03.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-03/magical-sisters-lulutto-lilly-anime-reveals-more-cast-returning-theme-song-artists-october-4-debut-/.241235","title":"News\nMagical Sisters Lulutto Lilly Anime Reveals More Cast, Returning Theme Song Artists, October 4 Debut for 2nd Part"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Magical Sisters Lulutto Lilly"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Yusuke Shirai","Yūko Natsuyoshi"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}