The sequel has revealed details about the theme songs as well.
The first teaser trailer for the popular football anime “Aoashi” Season 2 has been released. The second season will premiere on 4 October, 2026. The trailer has revealed details about the sequel’s theme songs, as well as the production staff.
Aoashi Season 2
Premiere date: 4 October, 2026
Animation studio: TMS Entertainment
Streaming platform: Crunchyroll
What do we know about Aoashi Season 2 so far?
The opening theme song of the anime is ‘Fortress Defense’ performed by the rock band 10-FEET. The ending theme song is ‘Triangle’ performed by Ai Higuchi.
Kazuki Yokoyama will direct the second season of the anime at studio TMS Entertainment, with Manabu Nakatake, Asami Taguchi and Junko Yamanaka as chief animation directors and character designers. Masahiro Yokotani returns as the series composer while Masaru Yokoyama returns as the music composer. Shoji Hata is the sound director. Other staff members include:
- Action Animation Director: Tadayoshi Okimura, Satoshi Kubo
- Art Design: Yuuki Shigekawa
- Art Director: Niki Higaki
- Colour Design: Hiromi Miyawaki
- CG Director: Kaito Iwata
- Director of Photography: Jirou Tazawa
- Editing: Masato Yoshitake
Crunchyroll streamed the first season and will stream the second season of the anime as it airs.
What is Aoashi about?
The Aoashi anime is based on Yūgo Kobayashi’s manga series based on Naohiko Ueno’s concept. It was serialised from January 2015 to June 2025 in Shogakukan’s Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine. The first season of the anime, by Production I.G. was released in 2022. Crunchyroll streams the anime and describes the story as:
After a loss in his last junior high school soccer tourney, Ehime Prefecture’s ace player, Ashito Aoi, is devastated but in every loss there’s a victory. Tatsuya Fukuda, manager of an organization that trains students for one of the leading clubs in the J-League, sees Ashito’s raw talent and offers a tryout to his group. Together they’ll bring the youth club and Aoshi’s talents to new heights!