18TRIP Season 2 Reach for the Next Star Begins October 9
The three-part CHAPTER.5 rollout and a release window stretching into 2027 mean 18TRIP is pacing its second season as a long-run schedule rather than a single drop, with tie-in events and a station advertisement carrying the marketing load between chapters.
Key Facts
- 18TRIP main story Season 2 "Reach for the Next Star" begins streaming on October 9, 2026.
- CHAPTER.5 "Twin Suns Blaz1ng!" releases as SIDE-A with 20 episodes on October 9, followed by two SIDE-B batches of 10 episodes on October 15 and October 20.
- CHAPTER.6 and later 18TRIP chapters are planned for release between December 2026 and sometime in 2027.
- Seven new KOBE ward mayors and their voice actors were revealed, bringing KOBE to 10 ward mayors including the 0 ward mayor.
- The HAMA TRANSIT CHECK-IN to Season2 event runs October 10 to 12 at Minatomirai Station's Mirai Tube from 10:00 to 18:00.
Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, Nijimen.
18TRIP's main story Season 2, titled "Reach for the Next Star," starts streaming on October 9, 2026. The opening chapter, CHAPTER.5 "Twin Suns Blaz1ng!", arrives in three parts: SIDE-A with 20 episodes on October 9, then SIDE-B in two batches of 10 episodes on October 15 and October 20. CHAPTER.6 and later chapters are planned between December 2026 and sometime in 2027. Seven new KOBE ward mayors and their voice actors were also revealed, joining the three KOBE characters already in the game to bring the ward to 10 mayors. A Season 2 information site opens October 5, and the ward mayor novels are unlocked for a limited time as prerequisite reading. A promotional event, HAMA TRANSIT CHECK-IN to Season2, runs October 10 to 12 at Minatomirai Station.
Season 2 opens with CHAPTER.5 "Twin Suns Blaz1ng!", split into SIDE-A and two halves of SIDE-B. CHAPTER.6 and later chapters are planned between December 2026 and some point in 2027, so the season is built to be followed over a long span. Nijimen notes fans are already wondering what each side of CHAPTER.5 will cover.
- Kanasu Dogma (CV: Saka Yasuto), appearing from CHAPTER.5
- Maruzuka Nigiri (CV: Kaito Tsubasa), appearing in CHAPTER.6
- Ubara Haruma (CV: Imai Fumiya), appearing in CHAPTER.6
- Susugaya Kokomuko (CV: Ura Kazuki)
- Kushinada Shu (CV: Tadokoro Hinata)
- Sanada Manshi (CV: Matsuoka Yohei)
- Kira Suisei (CV: Tsuchiya Shinba)
They join Amagai Koharu (CV: Azuma Keita), Yuzuriha Kinnosuke (CV: Toki Shunichi) and Oshikiri Minamo (CV: Takeda Kaito), who have appeared since Season 1.
The Minatomirai Station event runs 10:00 to 18:00 at Mirai Tube, B3F, outside the ticket gates in the concourse. It includes a Season 1 look back, Season 2 information, photo spots and life-size panels of all 30 ward mayors. Three giveaways are planned: a free travel-itinerary-style booklet, a Season 2 commemorative boarding pass for visitors who collect all four PASSPORT stamps (Kobe, Shodoshima, Beppu, Hakodate), and an original sticker for posting on X with the hashtag #エイトリ. Each is limited to one per person while supplies last.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.