Anime
Tougen Anki: Season 2 premieres on October 2 with new cast
The Nikko Kegon Falls Arc brings three more members of the Momotaro organization and new songs from Hiromitsu Kitayama and TRACK15.
The second season of "Tougen Anki" premieres with the Nikko Kegon Falls Arc on October 2, 2026 at 11 p.m. on Japanese television. The official anime website also confirms three further voice actors for members of the Momotaro organization: Kenichi Suzumura voices Momoura Kusabi, Yuki Kaji voices Momotsugi Yugami, and Kisho Taniyama can be heard as Momoo Senritsu.
New enemies and new theme songs
The new arc airs in Japan in the "FRIDAY ANIME NIGHT" block on Nippon TV and is broadcast nationwide across more than 30 stations there. BS Nippon starts on October 5. For the Japanese streaming release, the official site names ABEMA, d Anime Store, U-NEXT and Anime Hodai, among others, as early providers; further platforms follow from October 5.
The music for the new arc is also set. Hiromitsu Kitayama sings the opening "BACKLASH", while TRACK15 contributes the ending "Te to Te". The animation continues to be produced by Studio Hibari, directed by Ato Nonaka. KOHTA YAMAMOTO is responsible for the music.
The new roles expand the already extensive cast of the second season. Yuki Kaji was most recently also the subject on aninew through the project "Yuki Kaji: Voice AI comes to voice acting competition". For the Nikko Kegon Falls Arc, he now joins the series on the side of the Momotaro organization.
German release remains open
The official website currently lists the Japanese TV broadcast and Japanese streaming offerings for Season 2. A separate German-language simulcast announcement is not mentioned there. Thus the Japanese start on October 2 is fixed, while availability in German-speaking regions is still open.
In the schedule of further continuations, "Shin Samurai-den YAIBA" Season 2 for January 9, 2027 is also already confirmed.