Michiru is a composer newly attached to the Skip and Loafer anime, joining returning composer Takatsugu Wakabayashi for the second season.
Michiru entered the Skip and Loafer fold through the August 2026 announcement of the second season's April 2027 debut. The teaser trailer confirmed the series would return, with P.A. Works directing the project under returning director Kotomi Deai. Michiru's role is as an additional composer, working alongside returning composer Takatsugu Wakabayashi, who scored the first season.
The second season's staff list shows a deliberate expansion beyond the first season's crew. While Deai, scriptwriter Yoko Yonaiyama, character designer Manami Umeshita, and chief animation directors Reina Igawa and Yusuke Inoue all return, Michiru represents one of several new hires in key positions, including art direction and 3D direction. The first season aired in April 2023 and ran for 12 episodes.
Crunchyroll will stream the second season, as it did with the first. Seven Seas Entertainment is releasing the manga in English, both digitally and in print. The manga has been serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon magazine since August 2018. No other details about Michiru's work on the season have been announced.
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Aug 16
The official website for the television anime of Misaki Takamatsu's Skip and Loafer manga revealed in a teaser video that the second season will debut in April 2027. The announcement also confirmed the return of key staff from the first season, which aired in April 2023 and ran for 12 episodes. Kotomi Deai, who directed the first season at P.A. Works, is returning to direct and oversee the series scripts, joined by first-season scriptwriter Yoko Yonaiyama. Takatsugu Wakabayashi is returning to compose the music, with new composer Michiru joining him. Manami Umeshita is returning as character designer and chief animation director, with Reina Igawa and Yusuke Inoue also returning as chief animation directors. The teaser trailer and visual were released alongside the announcement. Crunchyroll will stream the second season, as it did with the first. Seven Seas Entertainment is releasing the manga in English, both digitally and in print. The manga has been serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon magazine since August 2018.
Jun 15
The Japan Society and Anime NYC announced the nominees for the third American Manga Awards on Monday. Categories include Best New Manga, Best Continuing Manga Series, Best One-Shot Manga, Best New Edition of Classic Manga, Best Lettering, Best Translation, and Best Publication Design. Chigusa Ogino will receive the Manga Publishing Hall of Fame award.