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Hana-Kimi Anime Season 2 Promo Video Reveals Theme Songs, July 1 Premiere

The July 1 premiere date and theme song reveal confirm that the second season is on schedule to air only six months after the first season ended, maintaining momentum for a franchise that has already inspired multiple live-action adaptations across Asia.

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Hana-Kimi Anime Season 2 Promo Video Reveals Theme Songs, July 1 Premiere

The second season of the Hana-Kimi anime has a July 1 premiere date and theme songs by the trio Omoinotake, revealed in a promotional video streamed on May 23. The opening theme is "Flashbulb" and the ending theme is "Hanataba." The season will air on Tokyo MX, Tochigi TV, Gunma TV, and BS11 at 24:30 on Wednesdays, effectively July 2 at 12:30 a.m. JST. Amazon Prime Video will stream episodes in Japan one week ahead of the terrestrial broadcast, except for the first episode, which will be distributed after the broadcast alongside episode two. The promotional video was part of a special program that featured voice actors Aki Yamane (Mizuki Ashiya), Taku Yashiro (Izumi Sano), Yuichiro Umehara (Minami Nanba), Reiji Kawashima (Chisato Nakao), and Kouki Uchiyama (Taiki Kayashima). The first season of the anime premiered in January 2026 after a world premiere at Anime NYC in August 2025. The anime adapts the manga by the late Hisaya Nakajo, who died in 2023. Viz Media publishes the manga in North America and describes the story of a girl who disguises herself as a boy to attend an all-boys high school and be close to her idol.

The special program that aired the promotional video featured the five lead voice actors, including Aki Yamane as Mizuki Ashiya and Taku Yashiro as Izumi Sano. The full cast list for the second season includes Kikunosuke Toya as Shuichi Nakatsu, Jun Fukuyama as Hokuto Umeda, Wataru Komada as Kyogo Sekime, Anan Furuya as Shinji Noe, Satoshi Hino as Shingo Kagurazaka, Masaaki Mizunaka as Megumi Tennoji, Junya Enoki as Izuki Kujou, and Takehito Koyasu as Masao Himeshima.

Animation production is by Signal.MD, with Natsuki Takemura as director and Shigeru Ueda as assistant director. Takao Yoshioka handles series composition, Shiyi Su is character designer, and Masaru Yokoyama composes the music. The trio Omoinotake commented on their involvement: "We are truly happy to be involved with this beloved work that transcends time and borders. We poured all our feelings from the work into these songs: the dazzling brilliance into 'Flashbulb' and the hidden love into 'Hanataba.' We look forward to the day they reach you."

Hisaya Nakajo's original manga ran in Hakusensha's Hana to Yume magazine from 1996 to 2004. Nakajo published a short continuation in 2011, a special chapter in 2014, and the most recent update was Himitsu - Hana Zakari no Kimi-tachi e After School in 2021. The manga previously inspired two Japanese live-action television series, a South Korean live-action version, and a 2006 Taiwanese live-action version.

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Hana-Kimi Anime Season 2 Promo Video Reveals Theme Songs, July 1 Premiere

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