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Filmarks, the Japanese review service, published its 2026 summer drama expectation ranking based on Clip! (want-to-watch) counts. VIVANT Season 2 took first place with 9,912 Clip!, far ahead of second-place Kokuhaku: 25-nenme no Himitsu (2,195 Clip!). The top 10 includes dramas starring Aoi Yu and Hokuto Matsumura, as well as multiple medical-themed works.
Kadokawa released the second main promotional video for Saga of Tanya the Evil II on Wednesday, previewing the opening and ending theme songs and revealing a new cast member. The opening theme is "Why? RED induction" by MYTH&ROID, and the ending theme is "Weiter! Weiter!" performed by Aoi Yuki as Tanya Degurechaff. Eiji Hanawa joins the cast as Colonel Virginio Calandro. The season will premiere on AT-X on July 8 at 9:30 p.m. JST, followed by broadcasts on Tokyo MX, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, BS11, and TV Aichi. Takayuki Yamamoto directs at Studio NuT, replacing first-season director Yutaka Uemura. Kenta Ihara returns for series composition, and Yuji Hosogoe returns as character designer and chief animation director. The returning cast includes Aoi Yuki, Saori Hayami, Shinichiro Miki, Tessho Genda, Hochu Otsuka, and others. Each episode will be followed by a mini-anime segment titled "Yōjo Shenki 2" featuring the new Salamander Kampfgruppe members. The second season was originally announced in June 2021.