{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c184d0a63c079b9a8780e8ac","clusterId":"c_fc4b04f487f677c4aac1158f","slug":"the-ramparts-of-ice-season-2-unveils-the-beat-garden-and-superfly-theme-songs","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"The Ramparts of Ice Season 2 Unveils THE BEAT GARDEN and Superfly Theme Songs","summary":"The official website for The Ramparts of Ice anime announced the theme song artists for its second season on Thursday. Four-piece band THE BEAT GARDEN performs the opening theme \"Escort,\" while Superfly performs the ending theme \"Hanakage.\" The season premieres on October 1 on TBS and 27 affiliated channels, and will stream on Netflix and other services in Japan.","whyItMatters":"The announcement confirms the second season's music lineup and October 1 premiere, with the show again airing on Thursdays in the same late-night TBS timeslot as its first season.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Ramparts of Ice returns with new theme song artists for its second season. THE BEAT GARDEN will perform the opening theme \u0026#34;Escort,\u0026#34; and Superfly will perform the ending theme \u0026#34;Hanakage.\u0026#34;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe season premieres on October 1, airing Thursdays at 11:56 p.m. on TBS and 27 affiliated channels. Netflix and other services in Japan will stream the series. The first season launched in the same timeslot on April 2.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe anime, based on Kōcha Agasawa\u0026#39;s manga, follows Koyuki Hikawa, an aloof high school student who keeps people at a distance, and Minato Amemiya, who keeps getting closer to her. Mankyū directs the series at Studio KAI, with Yasuhiro Nakanishi handling series scripts.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"THE Ramparts of Ice pairs THE BEAT GARDEN's opening with Superfly's ending, a contrast that sets THE tone for THE season's premiere on October 1.","twitterPost":"THE Ramparts of Ice Season 2 splits theme duties between THE BEAT GARDEN and Superfly, signaling a dual musical identity.","threadsPost":"THE Ramparts of Ice Season 2 will open with THE BEAT GARDEN's 'Escort' and close with Superfly's 'Hanakage'. THE pairing gives THE season two distinct emotional registers, which matters for a series that leans on atmosphere.","newsletterBlurb":"The Ramparts of Ice season 2 has its theme song artists locked in: THE BEAT GARDEN performs the opening \"Escort\" and Superfly the ending \"Hanakage.\" The season premieres October 1 on TBS and affiliated channels, with Netflix streaming in Japan.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-03/the-ramparts-of-ice-season-2-anime-reveals-theme-song-artists/.241302\",\"title\":\"The Ramparts of Ice Season 2 Anime Reveals Theme Song Artists\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4664,"outputTokens":646,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":null,"createdAt":"2026-09-03T13:44:20.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-03T13:48:25.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-03T13:48:25.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_fc4b04f487f677c4aac1158f","canonicalTitle":"News\nThe Ramparts of Ice Season 2 Anime Reveals Theme Song Artists","representativeArticleId":"a_1665cbc550b8c3709b4ace8f","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"The Ramparts of Ice\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"THE BEAT GARDEN\",\"Superfly\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-03T11:41:34.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-03T11:41:34.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-03T13:48:28.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-03/the-ramparts-of-ice-season-2-anime-reveals-theme-song-artists/.241302","title":"News\nThe Ramparts of Ice Season 2 Anime Reveals Theme Song Artists"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["The Ramparts of Ice"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["THE BEAT GARDEN","Superfly"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}