Trapped in a Dating Sim Season 2 Trailer Reveals Theme Songs and July 8 Premiere
The second season arrives more than four years after the first, adapting the story's escalation from school comedy to a full-scale military conflict with the Principality of Fanoss.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, Anime Corner.
Kadokawa released the second promotional video for the second season of the Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs anime on June 17. The video announces the opening theme song "Jinsei Endroll" by the music unit Ando, which includes Knight X member Shō Takeyaki, voice actor Daisuke Hirose, and producer ANCHOR. The ending theme song "Ashita wa Ashita no Que Sera Sera" is performed by the girl band MEISHOHIKOKAI. The second season premieres on July 8 on AT-X at 11:30 p.m. JST, followed by broadcasts on Tokyo MX and BS NTV. Streaming will be available on ABEMA and d Anime Store. Kazuya Miura returns as director at studio ENGI, with Kenta Ihara back on series scripts and Masahiko Suzuki again handling character design and chief animation direction. The season adapts the light novel series by Yomu Mishima, which ended with its 13th volume in March 2024. New cast member Yui Ogura joins as Hertrauda Sera Fanoss, younger sister of Hertrude.
Kazuya Miura directed the first season alongside Shinichi Fukumoto, but returns as the sole director for season two. The staff also adds Tetsuya Watanabe as CG director and Shin'ichi Komeya as compositing director of photography, replacing Tomoyuki Ishiyama. Other returning staff include art director Ryōsuke Kawai, color key artist Miho Hasegawa, editor Yūsuke Ueno, music composers Kana Hashiguchi and Show Aratame, sound director Takatoshi Hamano, and sound effects artist Yui Andō.
AT-X will air a special program with the cast on July 2 at 10:00 p.m. JST, ahead of the season premiere. The season adapts material starting from roughly volume three of the light novels, where Leon's political rivals attempt to imprison him while the Principality of Fanoss launches an attack on the kingdom.
The anime's first season premiered in April 2022 and was streamed by Crunchyroll with an English dub. The light novel series by Yomu Mishima ended with its 13th volume in March 2024. The manga adaptation, originally drawn by Jun Shiosato, relaunched in August 2025 with new staff and a new title, Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs Study Abroad Arc. Tanuki Odoro now draws the manga, with Seishirō Matsuri handling composition and FTops in charge of production. Shiosato stated the staff change was not due to discord, but because he decided to "raise the white flag of surrender" on continuing as the artist for future story developments.
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