Official information page of Skip and Loafer just released the teaser trailer for Season 2, confirmed that the anime will officially air from April 2027. The teaser recreates the peaceful school days of Mitsumi, Sousuke and their friends, true to the warm slice-of-life spirit that made Season 1 famous.
P.A.Works and director Kotomi Deai return
Studio P.A.Works continue to undertake production, with Kotomi Deai (director of The Rolling Girls and Silver Spoon Season 2) serves as director and script supervisor. Yoko Yonaiyama, who also co-wrote Season 1, shares script supervision with her. Visually, Manami Umeshita continues to be character designer and chief animation director, along with Mio Fujishima in charge of designing supporting characters. The main animators are Sara Sakoe, Hiroyuki Honda and Chieko Sato.
Familiar voice cast
Tomoyo Kurosawa continues to voice female lead Mitsumi Iwakura, along Akinori Egoshi as Sousuke Shima. Season 1 aired in 2023 and was highly appreciated by critics and audiences for its realistic and sophisticated depiction of adolescence and school friendship, one of the most popular slice-of-life series in recent times.
About the original work
Skip and Loafer is adapted from the author's manga of the same name Misaki Takamatsu, serialized in Monthly Afternoon magazine (Kodansha) since 2018, has been collected in 13 volumes as of April 2026. Seven Seas Entertainment describes the story as follows: Mitsumi, a bright and academically gifted girl from a small town, is about to enter high school in Tokyo but is realizing she is completely unprepared for the social norms of big-city students.
- Broadcast date: April 2027
- Studio: P.A.Works
- Director: Kotomi Deai
- Character Designer: Manami Umeshita
- Voiceover: Tomoyo Kurosawa (Mitsumi), Akinori Egoshi (Sousuke)
- Original work: Manga by Misaki Takamatsu (Kodansha, Monthly Afternoon)
Where to watch and what else is new
According to Anime News Network, Crunchyroll will stream Season 2. Season 1 premiered in April 2023 with a simultaneous Crunchyroll stream in Japan. ANN reports only the month for the sequel, so the exact premiere date and episode count have not been announced.
On the music side, Takatsugu Wakabayashi returns as composer and is joined by a new composer, MICHIRU. Reina Igawa and Yūsuke Inoue are also listed as chief animation directors alongside Manami Umeshita, with Yōko Yonaiyama and director Kotomi Deai sharing script supervision.
The manga has also been busy. A stage musical adaptation ran in Tokyo and Osaka in March 2026, opening at Theater H in Tokyo on March 6. ANN notes that the manga ranked seventh in the male readers’ category of the 2020 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guide and earned nominations for the 13th Manga Taisho and the 44th Kodansha Manga Awards. Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the English edition.
