{"rewrite":{"id":"r_09db3dd6908742bb826a6125","clusterId":"c_2e3c321ee3bd4ced85613c22","slug":"you-and-i-are-polar-opposites-season-2-reveals-theme-song-artist-in-new-trailer","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"You and I Are Polar Opposites Season 2 Reveals Opening Song Artist 7co in New Trailer","summary":"The staff for the second season of the You and I Are Polar Opposites anime released a new promotional video on May 25, 2026, that previews the opening theme song and introduces the artist. The opening theme is \"Nekojarashi,\" performed by 7co (read as Nanako), who wrote the song specifically for the anime. It is 7co's major debut single. The season also adds three chief animation directors: Tamami Izawa, who worked on the first season as a main animator; Sara Sakoe; and Sayuri Sakimoto. Eriko Kimura joins as sound director. The second season is set to premiere on July 5, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. JST on MBS, TBS, and 26 other networks. Crunchyroll will stream the season. Takakazu Nagatomo directs at Lapin Track, with Teruko Utsumi handling series composition and animation production. The first season aired from January 11, 2026. The manga, written and illustrated by Kocha Agasawa, ran on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ from May 2022 to November 2024, and its eighth and final volume shipped in March 2025.","whyItMatters":"The choice of a debut single for the opening theme signals the production's investment in new talent, while the rapid back-to-back seasons keep the adaptation momentum high after the manga's conclusion.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe trailer highlights the Yamada x Nishi and Taira x Azuma pairs, according to Anime Trending. The full voice cast includes Sayumi Suzushiro as Suzuki, Shogo Sakata as Tani, Yuna Taniguchi as Watanabe, Konatsu Hirabayashi as Sato, Anji Iwata as Yamada, Miyuri Shimabukuro as Azuma, Wataru Kato as Taira, Cocoro Omori as Nishi, and Tomori Kusunoki as Honda. Mako Miyako designs the characters. Naho Kozono is the sub-character designer and a chief animation director. The musician tofubeats composes the music. Chieko Nakamura directs the art. Tomoyuki Shiokawa is the compositing director of photography. Yuki Akimoto is the color key artist. Yuushi Koshida is the 3D director. Masayuki Kurosawa handles editing. Wataru Osakabe handles 2D design. SHOCHIKU anime oversees production. The manga ranked #3 in the 16th Manga Taisho Awards in 2023 and #7 in the 17th Manga Taisho Awards in 2024. It has over 1.8 million copies in circulation, including digital copies. Viz Media also publishes the series in English. The manga originally launched as a one-shot on Shonen Jump+ in January 2021 before serialization began in May 2022.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"7co's opening theme for You and I Are Polar Opposites Season 2 is her major debut single. The song was written specifically for the anime, not adapted from existing material.","twitterPost":"7co's opening song for You and I Are Polar Opposites Season 2 is her major debut single, written specifically for the anime.","threadsPost":"You and I Are Polar Opposites Season 2's opening theme is performed by 7co, and it is her major debut single. The song was written specifically for the anime, not pulled from a pre-existing catalog. That is a rare level of investment in a theme for a rom-com sequel.","newsletterBlurb":"The second season of You and I Are Polar Opposites revealed its opening theme artist and a new trailer. 7co performs \"Nekojarashi\" as her major debut single. 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