{"rewrite":{"id":"r_bf3eeb207ed61d1985ae13dd","clusterId":"c_871b636d7827abf4681d8233","slug":"sasaki-and-peeps-season-2-sets-october-premiere","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Sasaki and Peeps Season 2 Sets October Debut With New Director","summary":"Kadokawa announced on Monday that the second season of the Sasaki and Peeps television anime will premiere in October 2026. A new promotional video and key visual were released alongside the date. The season will be directed by Yushi Ibe at SILVER LINK, who previously served as episode and assistant director on the first season. Yamato Ouchi, a first-season episode director, is now assistant director. Kazunori Ozawa, who worked as animation director on season one, takes over action supervision. Yuko Shintani becomes compositing director of photography, and Tsutomu Ogasawara joins as 3D director. Series composition writer Deko Akao, character designer Saori Nakashiki, and sound director Nobuyuki Abe all return. New music producers Koji Fujimoto and Osamu Sasaki were previously announced. Crunchyroll will stream the second season. The first season aired from January to March 2024, totaling 12 episodes. The light novel series, written by Buncololi with illustrations by Kantoku, won the Tankobon and Novel categories in the 2022 Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! guidebook.","whyItMatters":"The director change from Mirai Minato to Yushi Ibe, combined with multiple first-season episode staff moving into supervisory roles, signals a significant internal promotion track at SILVER LINK for the sequel.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe new promotional video shows the neighbor, voiced by Akari Kitō, blushing in a brief scene. The key visual places Sasaki, Peeps, and the neighbor together while Abaddon\u0026#39;s hand reaches in from behind. Mutsumi Tamura, who voices Abaddon, was added to the cast before the second season was announced at Anime Japan 2024.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNew staff members not previously named include chief animation directors Yuki Sawairi, art director Yūki Araki, and color designer Shiho Mizumoto. The returning voice cast includes Tomokazu Sugita as Sasaki, Aoi Yūki as Peeps, Akari Kitō as the neighbor, Rie Takahashi as Hoshizaki, Naomi Ōzora as Shizuka Futari, Miyu Tomita as Elsa, Inori Minase as Magical Pink, Ryōtarō Okiayu as Akutsu, Hiroki Yasumoto as Viscount Mueller, and Mutsumi Tamura as Abaddon. Additional cast members listed by Comic Natalie include Jun Fukuyama, Daisuke Namikawa, Mitsuo Iwata, and Tesshō Genda.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe light novel series began as a web novel on Kakuyomu and Shōsetsuka ni Narō in December 2018 before being serialized under MF Bunko J in January 2021. The 13th novel volume shipped on March 25. A manga adaptation by Pureji Osho launched on Kadokawa\u0026#39;s Shōnen Ace Plus in 2021, and the sixth compiled volume is scheduled for June 26. Yen Press publishes both the novels and manga in English. The first season\u0026#39;s opening song was \u0026#34;FLY\u0026#34; by MADKID.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Sasaki and Peeps Season 2 promotes its first-season episode and assistant directors to lead roles, signaling SILVER LINK's confidence in internal talent over external hires.","twitterPost":"Sasaki and Peeps Season 2's director and assistant director both rose from episode direction roles in season one, a rare internal promotion chain.","threadsPost":"Sasaki and Peeps Season 2's new director Yushi Ibe was an episode and assistant director on season one. His assistant director Yamato Ouchi was an episode director. SILVER LINK is building a promotion pipeline from within rather than recruiting outside.","newsletterBlurb":"Sasaki and Peeps season 2 will debut in October 2026, with Yushi Ibe taking over as director at SILVER LINK. A new trailer and key visual feature the neighbor and Abaddon. Crunchyroll will stream the season.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-15/sasaki-and-peeps-2nd-season-anime-reveals-october-debut-more-returning-staff-in-new-promo-video/.238535\",\"title\":\"Sasaki and Peeps 2nd Season Anime Reveals October Debut, More Returning Staff in New Promo Video\"},{\"source\":\"Comic Natalie\",\"url\":\"https://natalie.mu/comic/news/676289\",\"title\":\"\\\"Sasaki and Peeps\\\" Season 2 to Start in October, New PV Shows Neighbor Blushing\"},{\"source\":\"Anime Corner\",\"url\":\"https://animecorner.me/sasaki-and-peeps-season-2-reveals-new-trailer-and-visual-different-director-main-staff/\",\"title\":\"Sasaki and Peeps Season 2 Reveals New Trailer and Visual, Different Director \\u0026 Main Staff\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":11106,"outputTokens":1316,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781521083,"createdAt":"2026-06-15T10:45:46.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-15T10:49:57.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-15T10:49:57.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_871b636d7827abf4681d8233","canonicalTitle":"「佐々木とピーちゃん」Season2は10月から、お隣さんが顔を赤らめる新PV","representativeArticleId":"a_743e02246f69387a125705ff","sourceCount":3,"writtenSourceCount":3,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Sasaki and Peeps\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"written","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-15T10:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-15T10:15:31.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-15T11:30:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-15/sasaki-and-peeps-2nd-season-anime-reveals-october-debut-more-returning-staff-in-new-promo-video/.238535","title":"News\nSasaki and Peeps 2nd Season Anime Reveals October Debut, More Returning Staff in New Promo Video"},{"source":"Comic Natalie","url":"https://natalie.mu/comic/news/676289","title":"「佐々木とピーちゃん」Season2は10月から、お隣さんが顔を赤らめる新PV"},{"source":"Anime Corner","url":"https://animecorner.me/sasaki-and-peeps-season-2-reveals-new-trailer-and-visual-different-director-main-staff/","title":"Sasaki and Peeps Season 2 Reveals New Trailer and Visual, Different Director \u0026 Main Staff"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Sasaki and Peeps"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The second season of Sasaki and Peeps will premiere in October 2026.","Yushi Ibe, who was episode and assistant director on the first season, directs the second season at SILVER LINK.","Crunchyroll will stream the second season.","The first season aired from January to March 2024 with 12 episodes.","The light novel series won the Tankobon and Novel categories in the 2022 Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! guidebook."]}