A Returner's Magic Should Be Special Season 2 Premieres in October With FLOW Opening
FLOW's return for a second consecutive opening theme signals the production's confidence in maintaining the same musical identity across seasons, a choice that ties the new season directly to the first's established tone.
Reporting from 4 sources: Anime News Network, Comic Natalie, Anime Corner, The Fandom Post.
The second season of the anime adaptation of Wookjakga and Usonan's webcomic A Returner's Magic Should Be Special will premiere on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block in October 2026. The rock band FLOW, which performed the first season's opening theme "GET BACK," returns to create a new opening song titled "Sorrow" for the second season. The announcement came on June 7 alongside a teaser visual and a promotional video. The first season will re-air on Fuji TV and Kansai TV starting July 2, 2026, leading into the new season. Arvo Animation returns as the animation studio, with Taishi Kawaguchi directing, Takumi Kouno handling series composition and scripts, and Hiromi Kato designing the characters. The main cast includes Takuma Terashima as Desir Herman, Sayumi Suzushiro as Romantica Eru, Natsumi Fujiwara as Pram Schnaizer, and Asami Seto as Azest Kingscrown. Crunchyroll streamed the first season with an English dub and is expected to handle the second season. The webcomic, based on Usonan's original story, ran on Kakao Page from September 2016 to August 2019, with the webtoon adaptation launching in May 2018.
FLOW's vocalist and guitarist commented on the new song. The band said they wrote "Sorrow" to express "the 'strength' that comes from knowing true 'sorrow' and 'pain'" as Desir's battles grow fiercer. The comment was published by Comic Natalie.
The second season will air on Fuji TV's +Ultra block on Wednesdays at 24:45 (effectively Thursday at 12:45 a.m.), according to Anime News Network. The first season will re-air on Fuji TV and Kansai TV starting July 2, 2026, leading into the new season.
The production is handled by HAYATE, credited as the production company. Arvo Animation returns as the animation studio. The staff lineup is unchanged from season one: Taishi Kawaguchi directs, Takumi Kouno handles series composition and scripts, and Hiromi Kato designs the characters.
The webcomic is published in print in Japan by Kadokawa Shoten and digitally by Piccoma. Yen Press releases the English-language version. The story follows magician Desir Herman, who travels back 13 years to prevent humanity's extinction by the Shadow World.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 4 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Anime News Network News A Returner's Magic Should Be Special Season 2 Announces Opening Song Artists, October Debut
- Comic Natalie 「帰還者の魔法は特別です」2期は10月よりフジテレビで OP主題歌は再びFLOW
- Anime Corner A Returner's Magic Should Be Special Season 2 Premieres October 2026, FLOW Returns for Opening Theme
- The Fandom Post ‘A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special’ Anime 2nd Season Sets October 2026 Plans With New Promo