A Couple of Cuckoos Season 2: Exciting New Opening Song Revealed Ahead of July 8 Release
Join Asmi as she brings the vibrant energy of 'Kimi ga Kureta Mono' to life—relive the magic of this beloved anime opening!
A Couple of Cuckoos Season 2 Premieres July 8 with New Staff and Studio
asmi Performs Opening Song "Kimi ga Kureta mono"
Singer asmi will perform the opening theme song "Kimi ga Kureta mono" (What You Gave Me) for the second season of the anime A Couple of Cuckoos.
Key Visual, Promotional Video, and Air Date Revealed
Kadokawa has released the main promotional video and key visual for the upcoming season. The new season is set to premiere on July 8 in Japan.
- Premiere Details:
- Tokyo MX, ABEMA, and d Anime Store (Japan): July 8 at 11:00 p.m. JST (10:00 a.m. EDT)
- BS NTV: July 8 at 11:30 p.m. JST
- KBS Kyoto and Sun TV: July 9 at 1:00 a.m. JST
Streaming and International Release
- Crunchyroll will stream the anime and host a premiere screening at Anime Expo on July 3.
New Staff and Studio for Season 2
This season features a mostly brand-new staff and a new studio:
- Director: Masakazu Hishida (Ensemble Stars!, King of Prism) at Okuru to Noboru
- Character Designer: Kyoko Chika (Classroom of the Elite)
- Series Scripts: Jou Aoba (pen name of Hishida)
- Music Composer: Rei Ishizuka (returning) at IMAGINE
Additional Staff:
- Art Director: Ryūta Hayashi
- Color Design: Miho Hasegawa
- Director of Photography: Hoshino Kainuma
- Editing: Kiyomi Yamada
- Sound Director: Noriyoshi Konuma (returning)
- Sound Production: Bit Grooove Promotion
Cast Updates
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The main cast returns, with Hina Yomiya joining as Ai Mochizuki.
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22/7 will perform the new ending theme "Anata de Nakucha" (It Has to be You).
Series Background
The anime is based on the manga A Couple of Cuckoos (Kakkō no Iinazuke) by Miki Yoshikawa.
- First season: Premiered in April 2022, ran for two consecutive cours (quarters)
- Streaming: Crunchyroll streamed the first season outside Japan, including the English dub
Previous Production Staff
- Chief Director: Hiroaki Akagi
- Director: Yoshiyuki Shirahata at Shinei Animation and Synergy SP
- Scripts: Yasuhiro Nakanishi
- Character Design: Aya Takano
Manga Details
- English Publisher: Kodansha USA Publishing
- Story:
16-year-old super-studier Nagi Umino is switched at birth and, on the way to meet his birth parents, meets the outspoken Erika Amano. Erika tricks Nagi into pretending to be her boyfriend. When Nagi finally meets his biological parents, he's surprised to learn they want him to marry Erika, the very same girl he just met.
- The manga launched in January 2020 in Weekly Shōnen Magazine. Volume 28 will be released on June 17.
Source: Press release
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