A Returner's Magic Season 2 premiered on October 7, 2026, and it's airing weekly now. The quick answer: watch it on Crunchyroll, which streams it with a same-day English dub, and rewatch the last episode of Season 1 before you start.
TL;DR: Season 2 airs Wednesdays at 24:45 JST on Fuji TV's +Ultra block and streams on Crunchyroll with subtitles and a same-day dub. The next episode is the third of the season, on October 21. The manhwa is complete, so you can read ahead.
What happened
Season 2 started on schedule. The official anime site announced on September 15 that it would begin on October 7 in Fuji TV's +Ultra block, with d Anime Store, U-NEXT, and Anime Hodai streaming it first in Japan half an hour after broadcast. Outside Japan, Crunchyroll has it, and on October 6 it confirmed a same-day English dub.
The staff carries over from Season 1. Taishi Kawaguchi directs again at Arvo Animation. FLOW sings the opening, "Sorrow," and krage sings the ending, "Everlasting."
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Season 1 aired in 2023 and ran for 12 episodes. Season 2 picks up the count where it left off, so the official site's story page lists the new episodes as 13, 14, and 15 rather than starting again from 1. Neither the official site nor Fuji TV has said how many episodes this season will have.
Season 2 key visual (image via the official TV anime site, returners-magic.com).
A Returner's Magic Season 2 schedule
New episodes air on Wednesdays at 24:45 JST, which works out to early Thursday morning in Japan. The table counts episodes the way the official site does.
| Season 2 episode | Official episode number | Japan broadcast (Fuji TV +Ultra) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Wednesday, October 7, 24:45 JST | Aired |
| 2 | 14 | Wednesday, October 14, 24:45 JST | Aired |
| 3 | 15, "Yellow Ocean" | Wednesday, October 21, 24:45 JST | Next |
Fuji TV only lists the next episode, so later dates aren't in the table yet. Kansai TV, Tokai TV, and AT-X carry it later in the week in Japan.
Where to watch A Returner's Magic Season 2
Crunchyroll is the place outside Japan. It streams the subtitled version and the English dub on the same day the episode airs in Japan. Austin Tindle is back as Desir, Sarah Roach voices Romantica, and Macy Anne Johnson voices Pram.
Season 1 is also on Crunchyroll. If it's been a while, watch at least the final episode again before Episode 1 of this season.
What viewers are saying
The Episode 1 discussion on r/anime has one complaint over and over: people forgot Season 1. One viewer wrote that they "have completely forgotten all the plot details and have no idea what's going on aside from knowing that the MC went back in time." Another said watching a recap first "did not help prepare me for understanding what was going on," and that they'd go back to the last episode of Season 1.
That fits how the season opens. You land inside a Shadow World, a recreated slice of history the party has to clear, with the cast already playing roles in it. Other commenters stepped in to explain it in the same thread. That's the best argument for a short refresher before you start.
Where to read ahead
The manhwa is finished. AniList lists it as complete at 268 chapters, and Tapas, its English home, shows the completed edition at 269 episodes. The count differs by one because of how each site numbers its entries. It's the same story either way.
One warning if you read on Tapas: the platform stops service on March 31, 2027, and unlocked episodes go with it. Our Tapas shutdown explainer covers what that means for readers.
If you want to know how the comic ends before you commit, the r/manhwa thread on the finale is the place to look, though it's spoiler territory. Most of the top comments there are about the romance. As one reader put it, the ending is "an unresolved love triangle that the wasn't in the novel."
Korean edition cover of the manhwa (cover via D&C Webtoon Biz).
For a spoiler-light path through the comic, use our A Returner's Magic Should Be Special reading guide. Our review covers whether the full run holds up.
Our take
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Season 2 is worth watching weekly, and the dub landing on the same day makes that easy. Just don't start it cold. Season 1 ended almost three years ago, the premiere doesn't hold your hand, and the commenters having the best time are the ones who still remember the clock tower fight and why Azest ended up on Desir's side.
If you can't wait a week at a time, the manhwa is done and it's a fast read. The romance ending is what that thread keeps coming back to, so go in knowing that.
Frequently Asked Questions
When did A Returner's Magic Season 2 start? October 7, 2026, in Fuji TV's +Ultra block at 24:45 JST. It airs weekly in that slot.
When is the next episode? Fuji TV lists the third episode of the season, numbered Episode 15 on the official site, for Wednesday, October 21 at 24:45 JST.
Is Season 2 dubbed? Yes. Crunchyroll streams a same-day English dub with the Season 1 voice cast back.
How many episodes will Season 2 have? No total has been published yet. Season 1 ran for 12 episodes.
Is the manhwa completed? Yes. AniList lists it as finished, and Tapas shows the English edition as completed.
Do I need to watch Season 1 first? Yes. Season 2 doesn't recap, and Episode 1 viewers who skipped a rewatch said they were lost.
Related Reading
- A Returner's Magic Should Be Special Review: whether the full manhwa run is worth your time.
- A Returner's Magic Should Be Special Reading Guide: a spoiler-light path through the completed comic.
- Manhwa Like A Returner's Magic: 8 Picks for ARMS Fans
- Anime Like A Returner's Magic Should Be Special: 6 to Watch: what to watch between weekly episodes.
- Manhwa with anime adaptations in 2026
References
- Official TV anime site: Season 2 broadcast and streaming announcement (September 15, 2026)
- Official TV anime site: story page
- Fuji TV Season 2 program page
- Anime News Network: Season 2 same-day dub and cast (October 6, 2026)
- AniList: A Returner's Magic Should Be Special manhwa
- AniList: Season 1 anime
- Tapas: A Returner's Magic Should Be Special
- Tapas end-of-service notice
