'Reborn as a Vending Machine' Season 2 Teaser Reveals New Staff & July Premiere Date
Discover how Takashi Yamamoto takes the helm as director, replacing Noriaki Akitaya in the exciting 2nd season.
Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon: Second Season Announced
Takashi Yamamoto replaces Noriaki Akitaya as director for the upcoming second season.
The official anime website has revealed exciting details about the second season of Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon (Japanese title: Jidōhanbaiki ni Umarekawatta Ore wa Meikyū ni Samayō), based on Hirukuma's light novel series.
Key Announcements
- Second season teaser visual and promotional video released.
- Returning cast and staff confirmed.
- Premiere scheduled for July on Tokyo MX, BS NTV, and other channels.
Watch the new teaser on YouTube
Cast Highlights
- Jun Fukuyama returns as Hakkon (Boxxo).
- Kaede Hondo reprises her role as Lammis.
Staff Updates
- Director Change: Takashi Yamamoto (Jewelpet Twinkle, Nanatsuiro Drops) takes over directing duties from Noriaki Akitaya.
- Studios: Studio Gokumi and AXsiZ continue producing the series.
- Series Scripts: Tatsuya Takahashi (The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls, Domestic Girlfriend) returns as script supervisor.
- Character Designs: Takahiro Sakai adapts original designs by Yūki Hagure, with Naoki Yamauchi (first season’s chief animation director) also designing characters for the new season.
About the Series
The first season premiered in July 2023 and was streamed by Crunchyroll with an English dub available.
Yen Press has published all three volumes of the light novels in English. The story is summarized as follows:
A middle-aged man with only one passion in his life meets a fitting end in a traffic accident. That's where most stories would end, but instead, this is when his story begins when he's reborn as what he admired the most in life—a vending machine! But his new lease on life(?) happens in the worst place possible—what can a vending machine do in a monster-infested dungeon when he can't speak or even move on his own?
Origin and Adaptations
- Hirukuma began serializing the story on Shōsetsuka ni Narō in March 2016 and ended it in December 2016, with epilogue stories until February 2017.
- Kadokawa’s Sneaker Bunko published printed novels, illustrated by Itsuwa Katō, starting July 2016.
- Manga adaptation by Kunieda launched in August 2021 in Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh magazine.
- Yen Press releases the manga digitally alongside the Japanese publication.
For more information, visit the official anime website or check out the Comic Natalie report.
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