{"rewrite":{"id":"r_ee8e660bd5ef1d911c52641a","clusterId":"c_a8b499b7eb4ccd567552dbb2","slug":"red-cat-ramen-season-2-sets-january-2027-debut-adds-tasuku-hatanaka","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Red Cat Ramen Season 2 Sets January 2027 Debut, Adds Tasuku Hatanaka","summary":"The anime adaptation of ANGYAMAN's Red Cat Ramen manga will return for a second season in January 2027. Tasuku Hatanaka joins the cast as Jewel. Returning staff include director Hisatoshi Shimizu at E\u0026H production, with Shigeru Murakoshi replacing Tōru Kubo as series scriptwriter.","whyItMatters":"The second season announcement confirms the series continues with a new scriptwriter and a January 2027 premiere window.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe official website for the Red Cat Ramen anime revealed on Saturday that the second season will debut in January 2027. Tasuku Hatanaka joins the cast as Jewel. Returning cast members include Kenjirō Tsuda as Bunzō, Noriaki Sugiyama as Sasaki, Michiyo Murase as Sabu, Rie Kugimiya as Hana, Saori Hayami as Krishna, and Kurumi Orihara as Tamako Yashiro.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHisatoshi Shimizu returns to direct at E\u0026amp;H production, with E\u0026amp;H production and Good Smile Company producing. Shigeru Murakoshi takes over series scripts from Tōru Kubo. Michinori Chiba returns for character design and chief animation direction, and Hirotaka Matsuoka returns for music. The first season aired 12 episodes starting July 2024 on TBS and 28 other channels, with Crunchyroll streaming it.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Red Cat Ramen Season 2 swaps its series scriptwriter, with Shigeru Murakoshi replacing Toru Kubo. A writing change between seasons can shift tone and pacing.","twitterPost":"Red Cat Ramen Season 2 replaces series scriptwriter Toru Kubo with Shigeru Murakoshi, a change that can alter narrative rhythm.","threadsPost":"Red Cat Ramen Season 2 is coming January 2027 with a new cast member Tasuku Hatanaka. The bigger shift is behind the scenes: Shigeru Murakoshi takes over as series scriptwriter from Toru Kubo. A writing change between seasons often means a tonal adjustment.","newsletterBlurb":"The Red Cat Ramen anime's second season will premiere in January 2027. Tasuku Hatanaka joins the cast as Jewel, and Shigeru Murakoshi replaces Tōru Kubo as series scriptwriter. Hisatoshi Shimizu returns to direct at E\u0026H production.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-20/red-cat-ramen-anime-2nd-season-reveals-more-cast-january-2027-debut/.238720\",\"title\":\"Red Cat Ramen Anime's 2nd Season Reveals More Cast, January 2027 Debut\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4146,"outputTokens":617,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781934559,"createdAt":"2026-06-20T05:43:29.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-20T05:48:15.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-20T05:48:15.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_a8b499b7eb4ccd567552dbb2","canonicalTitle":"News\nRed Cat Ramen Anime's 2nd Season Reveals More Cast, January 2027 Debut","representativeArticleId":"a_68ca5dff5db87427499768dd","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Red Cat Ramen\"],\"manga_titles\":[\"Red Cat Ramen\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Tasuku Hatanaka\",\"ANGYAMAN\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-20T05:00:04.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-20T05:00:04.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-20T05:48:16.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-20/red-cat-ramen-anime-2nd-season-reveals-more-cast-january-2027-debut/.238720","title":"News\nRed Cat Ramen Anime's 2nd Season Reveals More Cast, January 2027 Debut"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Red Cat Ramen"],"manga_titles":["Red Cat Ramen"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Tasuku Hatanaka","ANGYAMAN"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The second season of the Red Cat Ramen anime will debut in January 2027.","Tasuku Hatanaka joins the cast as Jewel.","Shigeru Murakoshi replaces Tōru Kubo as series scriptwriter.","Hisatoshi Shimizu returns to direct at E\u0026H production, with E\u0026H production and Good Smile Company producing.","The first season aired 12 episodes starting July 2024 on TBS and 28 other channels, with Crunchyroll streaming it."]}