Aoashi, Yugo Kobayashi's soccer manga, returns for its second anime season on October 4, 2026. Notably, animation production moves from Production I.G (season 1) to TMS Entertainment.
Key Details
- Premiere date: October 4, 2026, first cour of 12 episodes out of a planned 24
- Production: TMS Entertainment (replacing Production I.G)
- Director: Kazuki Yokoyama (replacing Akira Satō); character designers Asami Taguchi and Junko Yamanaka join returning designer Manabu Nakatake
- Returning staff: script supervisor Masahiro Yokotani, sound director Shōji Hata, composer Masaru Yokoyama
- Theme songs: opening by rock band 10-FEET, ending by singer-songwriter Ai Higuchi
Ashito Enters A Tougher Stage
Season 2 continues Ashito Aoi's journey with Esperion's youth team as he competes against elite players in the U-18 Premier League, a stretch widely seen as a major turning point in the manga where the tactical difficulty jumps noticeably compared to season 1.
Sources: Anime News Network, Anime Corner, AniTrendz. As of September 28, 2026.