The first episode will drop on 7 October, 2026.
The long-awaited second season of the power fantasy anime “A Returner's Magic Should Be Special” is finally here! The series will begin streaming on Crunchyroll on Wednesday, 7 October, 2026. Ahead of the release, it was announced that the show is getting a same-day English dub.
Crunchyroll has also revealed the cast and crew working on “A Returner's Magic Should Be Special” Season 2 dub.
A Returner's Magic Should Be Special Season 2
Premiere date: 7 October, 2026
Animation studio: Arvo Animation
Streaming platform: Crunchyroll
What do we know about “A Returner's Magic Should Be Special” Season 2 English dub so far?
The voice cast of the dub includes:
- Anastasia Muñoz as Azest
- Austin Tindle as Desir
- Sarah Roach as Romantica
- Macy Anne Johnson as Pram
- John Archer II as Wilhelm
- William Ofoegbu as Hawk
- Corey Pettit as Priscilla
- Jamie Lee as Mysterious Girl
- Rebecca Chiara Marano as Lirika
- Jim Foronda as Zod
- Aiden Call as Emil
- Ben Bryant as Jeffran
The production staff of the dub includes:
- Studio: Crunchyroll
- Studio Producers: Justin Cook, Michael Harcourt, Nathanael Harrison
- Producer: Samantha Herek
- Adaptation Supervisor: Jarrod Greene
- Adaptation: Chris Cason
- Adaptation Prep: Michael Nicholson
- Voice Director: Jeremy Inman
- Assistant Voice Director: Michael Stimac
- Talent Coordination: Tara A. Williams, Brittni Hurley
- Engineer Managers: Gino Palencia, Brandon Peters
- Engineer: Seth Aulds
- Assistant Engineer: Darius Blackmon
- Mixer: Neal Malley
The anime's original Japanese voice cast includes:
- Takuma Terashima as Desir Herman
- Sayumi Suzushiro as Romantica Eru
- Natsumi Fujiwara as Pram Schnaizer
- Asami Seto as Azrest Kingscrown
Taishi Kawaguchi continues to direct A Returner's Magic Should Be Special Season 2 at studio Arvo Animation, with Takamitsu Kono handling series composition. Hiromi Kato is the character designer while Kenta Higashioji composes the music.
Other staff members are:
- Art Design: Satoshi Fujimoto, Taiga Saitō, Takeshi Mukai, Tetsuo Imaizumi
- Prop Design: Shōtarō Hashiguchi
- Color Key Artist: Aiko Matsuyama
- Compositing Director of Photography: Hideki Imaizumi
- Editing: Gō Sadamatsu
- Sound Director: Takatoshi Hamano
- Sound Effects: Yasumasa Koyama
Crunchyroll streams the first season as well and describes the story as:
In a land dominated by the formidable Shadow Worlds, most of humanity has been destroyed. To rescue their planet from impending doom, six brave heroes fight a perilous battle…and fail. But there’s a glimpse of hope when Desir, one of the last mages, is suddenly sent back in time 13 years! Now armed with knowledge of the grim future, can he alter the course of history and save the world?
The anime is based on Usonan’s South Korean web novel series, which began serialising on Kakao’s digital comic and story platform KakaoPage in September 2016. It ended in August 2019. Wookjakga released a webtoon adaptation on KakaoPage in May 2018. The first season of the anime aired from October to December 2023.