Gachiakuta Season 2 First Look Video Reveals New Footage
The first look confirms the second season will adapt the Information Broker arc, giving manga readers a concrete sense of the story range while the anime's production continues without a set premiere date.
Key Facts
- The first look video for Gachiakuta Season 2 was streamed on the anime's official website on Wednesday, July 29, 2026.
- The video was initially shown at Anime Expo 2026 and the 25th Taipei International Comics & Animation Festival earlier in July 2026.
- The trailer teases the Information Broker arc from Kei Urana's manga.
- The first season, produced by BONES FILM, aired in 2025 and ran for 24 episodes.
- A release window for the second season has not been confirmed.
Reporting from 3 sources: Anime News Network, Anime Corner, Animehunch.
The official website for the television anime of Kei Urana's Gachiakuta manga streamed a new first look promotional video for the second season on Wednesday. The video, which was initially shown at Anime Expo 2026 and the 25th Taipei International Comics & Animation Festival earlier this month, is now available to audiences outside those events for the first time. It features new scenes from the upcoming season, including the first footage of new and returning characters, and teases the Information Broker arc from the manga. Alongside the trailer, the website released illustrations of Enjin and Zanka, which were distributed as limited-edition postcards at the two events. The first season, directed by Fumihiko Suganuma at BONES FILM, aired in 2025 and ran for 24 episodes. It won Best New Series at the 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards. A release window for the second season has not been confirmed. In addition to the second season, a survival action RPG titled Gachiakuta The Game (tentative) and a stage adaptation were also announced.
- Fumihiko Suganuma directed the first season at BONES, with prior credits including unit director on The First Slam Dunk and chief episode director on Train to the End of the World.
- Hiroshi Seko (Chainsaw Man, Vinland Saga, Mob Psycho 100) wrote the series scripts.
- Satoshi Ishino (Date A Live, Captain Earth, Release the Spyce) designed the characters and served as chief animation director.
- Taku Iwasaki (Bungo Stray Dogs, Shin Kamen Rider) composed the music.
- Hideyoshi Ando is credited for graffiti design on the manga, which Urana launched in Weekly Shōnen Magazine in February 2022.
- Kodansha published the manga's 19th compiled volume on July 16; the English release from Kodansha USA began in January 2024.
- The first season premiered in Japan in July 2025 on CBC, TBS, and 26 other channels, and was Crunchyroll's most viewed anime that month.
- Crunchyroll streams the series in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS (excluding Russia and Belarus), and the Indian subcontinent, plus an English dub.
- The event illustrations show Enjin and Zanka enjoying local cuisines from North America and Taipei.
- The game is planned to "translate the anime's unique setting and atmosphere into game form," per the announcement.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.