{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c07237e0bc47d434f0f0e78e","clusterId":"c_55a7b238ba460cab9c29ccd7","slug":"reincarnated-as-a-sword-season-2-sets-september-30-streaming-debut","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Reincarnated as a Sword Season 2 Sets September 30 Streaming Debut","summary":"The official website for the Reincarnated as a Sword anime announced on Sunday that the second season will debut on the ABEMA streaming service on September 30, followed by a television premiere on Tokyo MX and ABC TV on October 7. HIDIVE released an English-subtitled trailer previewing the opening theme song \"Dream of Butterfly\" by FZMZ and revealing the ending theme song \"Baribari Buddy\" by Hanabie. The season will stream on HIDIVE as it airs in Japan, with availability in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. HIDIVE will also host the North American premiere at Anime NYC on August 22, featuring a panel with director Shinji Ishihira and producers Yosuke Shimada and Genta Ozaki. Shinji Ishihira returns to direct at C2C, with Takahiro Nagano writing and supervising scripts, Atsuko Saito designing characters, and Yasuharu Takanashi composing music. The cast includes Ai Kakuma as Fran, Shinichiro Miki as Master, and Yuma Uchida as Jean du Vix. A manga spinoff titled Tensei Shitara Ken Deshita My Dish by Itsuki Fujioka will launch on Micro Magazine's Comic Ride service on September 30.","whyItMatters":"The September 30 ABEMA debut gives the second season a two-week head start over its television premiere, a pattern the first season also used in 2022.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAssistant director Kazunobu Shimizu, master design by Shinya Asanuma, and monster design by Chie Sakurai, Jumpei Mukai, and Shota Yano round out the returning staff.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAction directors Rino Isago, Satoshi Sakai, and Shunya Nitta handle the fight scenes, with 3DCG work by Hinokuni Animation.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMusic direction is by Shoji Hata, and the series is edited by Go Sadamatsu.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eYuu Tanaka launched the original novels on the Shosetsuka ni Narou website in October 2015, with Gentosha publishing them with LLO\u0026#39;s illustrations starting July 2016.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTomowo Maruyama\u0026#39;s manga adaptation began on Gentosha\u0026#39;s Denshi Birz website in December 2016, and Seven Seas Entertainment releases both the novels and manga in English.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSeven Seas also launched audiobooks of the novels narrated by Josh Hurley in August 2024.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eA prior spinoff, Tensei Shitara Ken Deshita: Another Wish by Hinako Inoue, ran from June 2020 and ended in its sixth volume in March 2023.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe first season premiered on Tokyo MX in October 2022, then aired on ABC TV and BS Asahi, with episodes debuting a week early on ABEMA starting September 2022. HIDIVE streamed an English dub alongside the subtitled version.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Reincarnated as a Sword Season 2 debuts on ABEMA, not HIDIVE, in Japan; HIDIVE streams it as it airs. That split is worth watching: the simulcast window is now the primary release, with TV following a week later.","twitterPost":"Reincarnated as a Sword Season 2's Japanese debut on ABEMA before TV inverts the usual broadcast order; HIDIVE's simucast is now the primary release.","threadsPost":"Reincarnated as a Sword Season 2's release plan splits its debut: ABEMA gets it September 30, Tokyo MX and ABC TV a week later, and HIDIVE streams as it airs. That makes the streaming window the primary event, with TV as the follow-up. It's a quiet structural change in how this season reaches its audience.","newsletterBlurb":"Reincarnated as a Sword Season 2 gets a September 30 streaming debut on ABEMA, an October 7 TV premiere, and a new trailer with theme songs by FZMZ and Hanabie. HIDIVE will simulcast the season and host a North American premiere at Anime NYC.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-16/reincarnated-as-a-sword-season-2-reveals-september-30-early-streaming-debut-theme-songs-in-trailer/.240622\",\"title\":\"Reincarnated as a Sword Season 2 Reveals September 30 Early Streaming Debut, Theme Songs in Trailer\"},{\"source\":\"OtakuKart Anime\",\"url\":\"https://otakukart.com/reincarnated-as-a-sword-season-2-releases-new-trailer-ahead-of-its-fall-2026-hidive-debut/\",\"title\":\"Reincarnated as a Sword Season 2 releases new trailer ahead of its Fall 2026 HIDIVE debut\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":10893,"outputTokens":1483,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786895868,"createdAt":"2026-08-16T15:49:51.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-16T15:51:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-16T15:49:51.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_55a7b238ba460cab9c29ccd7","canonicalTitle":"Reincarnated as a Sword Season 2 releases new trailer ahead of its Fall 2026 HIDIVE debut","representativeArticleId":"a_6921d7aaa33ce728bdbac264","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Reincarnated as a Sword\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Tensei Shitara Ken Deshita My Dish\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Itsuki Fujioka\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-16T09:38:31.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-16T10:40:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-16T15:51:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-16/reincarnated-as-a-sword-season-2-reveals-september-30-early-streaming-debut-theme-songs-in-trailer/.240622","title":"News\nReincarnated as a Sword Season 2 Reveals September 30 Early Streaming Debut, Theme Songs in Trailer"},{"source":"OtakuKart Anime","url":"https://otakukart.com/reincarnated-as-a-sword-season-2-releases-new-trailer-ahead-of-its-fall-2026-hidive-debut/","title":"Reincarnated as a Sword Season 2 releases new trailer ahead of its Fall 2026 HIDIVE debut"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Reincarnated as a Sword"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Tensei Shitara Ken Deshita My Dish"],"studios":[],"people":["Itsuki Fujioka"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Reincarnated as a Sword Season 2 debuts on ABEMA on September 30, 2026, and on Tokyo MX and ABC TV on October 7, 2026.","FZMZ performs the opening theme song \"Dream of Butterfly\" and Hanabie performs the ending theme song \"Baribari Buddy.\"","HIDIVE will stream the season as it airs in Japan and will host the North American premiere at Anime NYC on August 22, 2026.","Shinji Ishihira returns to direct the second season at C2C, with Takahiro Nagano writing and supervising scripts.","A manga spinoff titled Tensei Shitara Ken Deshita My Dish by Itsuki Fujioka launches on Micro Magazine's Comic Ride on September 30, 2026."]}