The second season of Skeleton Knight in Another World premieres on July 4, 2026, with a same-day English dub on Crunchyroll. The season features a new animation studio and several staff changes from the first season.
Crunchyroll's Anime Nights program gave audiences an early look at the second season of Skeleton Knight in Another World on June 15, 2026, screening the first episode in over 280 theaters across the United States and Canada. The event was part of a three-title sneak peek for the Summer 2026 season, alongside Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games and Clevatess Season 2.
The second season brings significant production changes. Aura Studio replaces Studio KAI and HORNETS as the animation studio. Toshizo Nemoto takes over series scripts from Takeshi Kikuchi, Chisa Shibata replaces Hideki Inoue as sub-character designer, and Jia Fang Lu replaces Kenta Tsuboi as art director. Director Katsumi Ono, character designer Tōru Imanishi, and sound director Satoshi Motoyama return from the first season. Three new cast members were revealed: Mitsuo Iwata as Charos, Kento Hama as Ein, and Hiroshi Naka as Hanzō.
On July 3, Crunchyroll announced the English dub cast for the same-day release. Brandon Johnson voices Arc and Caitlin Glass voices Ariane. The season streams on Crunchyroll and airs on Japanese channels including AT-X, Tokyo MX, and BS11 starting July 4. PelleK returns for the opening theme, and DIALOGUE+ performs the ending theme. The first season aired in 2022.
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Crunchyroll announced the English dub cast and crew for the second season of the Skeleton Knight in Another World anime, which premieres on July 4. The dub features Brandon Johnson as Arc and Caitlin Glass as Ariane, among others. The season will stream on Crunchyroll and air on Japanese channels starting July 4.
The second season of the Skeleton Knight in Another World anime has received a new promotional video and key visual, revealing three additional cast members. Mitsuo Iwata, Kento Hama, and Hiroshi Naka join the voice cast as Charos, Ein, and Hanzō, respectively. The season is set to premiere on AT-X on July 4 at 8:30 p.m. JST, with a repeat broadcast on July 6, followed by airings on Tokyo MX and BS11 on July 9. Crunchyroll will stream the series. The second season sees several staff changes from the first season: Toshizo Nemoto takes over series scripts from Takeshi Kikuchi, Chisa Shibata replaces Hideki Inoue as sub-character designer, and Jia Fang Lu replaces Kenta Tsuboi as art director. Aura Studio handles animation production, replacing Studio KAI and HORNETS. Katsumi Ono returns as director, with returning character designer Tōru Imanishi and sound director Satoshi Motoyama. PelleK returns for the opening theme, while DIALOGUE+ performs the ending theme. The first season aired in 2022.
Crunchyroll announced on June 1 that its Anime Nights program will hold a Sneak Peek event on June 15, screening early episodes of three upcoming Summer 2026 anime titles before their July premieres. The one-night-only theatrical event will take place at 7:00 PM local time across more than 280 theaters in the United States and Canada, including chains such as AMC, Regal, Cinemark, Alamo Drafthouse, Harkins, Landmark Cinemas, and Cineplex. All screenings will be presented in Japanese with English subtitles. The featured titles are Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games, Skeleton Knight in Another World Season 2, and Clevatess Season 2. Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games, based on the manga by Eri Ejima, will premiere on Japanese channels on July 7. Skeleton Knight in Another World Season 2, adapting the light novel series by Ennki Hakari, and Clevatess Season 2, based on the manga by Yuji Iwahara, both premiere in July. Crunchyroll teased additional series to be announced closer to the event. The Anime Nights program previously screened Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to be Loved and an OVERLORD 10th anniversary event in 2025.