Chained Soldier Season 2 set to air in January 2026: Everything we need to know

Chained Soldier season 2 has been announced to get a planned broadcast in January 2026, and it is the much-anticipated sequel to the 2023 adaptation of the manga by Daisuke Hatakeyama and Masaaki Kano. The debut season presented the dramatic idea of the so-called Chained Soldiers - soldiers placed under magical collars to fight monsters to be freed again - and became known as a series dark in its fantasy and action-oriented in the narrative. Season 2 has been announced, and franchise enthusiasts are currently seeking finer details about its production, cast retention, release date, and what the subsequent arc will entail.

Chained Soldier season 2 is set to air in January 2026, and the official site and press releases have confirmed that the staff and cast are returning with adaptations of new chapters of the manga already underway. On 25 October 2025, the production committee published a trailer, and the same can be seen in the Mabotsukai (“magic soldier”) industry portal MABOROSHI TAISEN (mabotai.jp). There is confirmation of 12 episodes in the next cour, and a theme song artist has now been chosen.

The staff return of Chained Soldier season 2, according to the official MABOTAI site, is as follows: director Yoshihiro Watanabe, series composition by Takayo Ikami, animation production by Studio Passione, and music by Yuki Yasuda. The principal voice cast, Junya Enoki (as Yuuki Wakura), Manaka Iwami (as Urara Sagami), and Kenji Hamada (as Reiji Kagami), are all confirmed as they do it again. The trailer even foreshadowed the next arc, which adapts chapters 41 to 60 of the ongoing run of the manga, the story of the Tower of Trials, which season 1 had left incomplete.

Chained Soldier season 2 – Details & What to Watch For

Since Chained Soldier season 2 is set to be released in January 2026, the actual release date will be 10 January 2026 in Japan on AT-X, Tokyo MX, and BS11. It is expected that, just as in season 1, concurrent streaming will be present on Crunchyroll in the foreign markets. It will be released weekly on Saturday at 23.30 JST (Japan Standard Time), as the official site says. As indicated by the official site, it will release episodes every week on Saturday at 23.30 JST (Japan Standard Time). This cour has been confirmed to have 12 episodes.

The returning main actors are intersectionally relevant: Yuuki Wakura, the purgatorially contracted Slave Soldier; Urara Sagami, the former soldier magician entrusted with his care; and antagonist character Reiji Kagami, whose plotlines were left unresolved at the end of season 1. The characters added in this season are the elite Tower Guardians, who are National Resistance groups in various countries. The trailer of Studio Passione shows improved action choreography, a 3D/2D blend to heavy monster scenes, and more emphasis on character survival drama. The artist of the theme song has been confirmed to be Lynn, who performs the introductory track, Break the Chains, and Ash Da Hero to do the closing theme, a name well known to anime music fans.

Production-wise, Chained Soldier season 2 focuses on continuity and technicality. Studio Passione, which finished season 1, will keep its animation lead, with the key animators such as Kazuki Ura and Keiji Nakamura returning. The productions of episodes will be in a 24-minute runtime format, UHD/HD level grading on streaming sites, and Dolby Atmos audio in a few international releases. According to the promotional materials, the theme of the season will be Bond vs. Control and the conflict of the forced servitude of Yuuki and his emerging sense of agency. On 15 December 2025, the studio also held a special event where the cast was present and previewed episode 1.

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In conclusion, Chained Soldier season 2 has every chance to begin in January 2026 with a fully functioning production system, cast and crew, and a storyline to be played with the 41-60 chapters of the manga. Having steady technical support and an already investor-approved trailer unveiling, the series is now prepared to take its dark and high-stakes story into the second stage. The fans and newcomers can plan their calendars and be ready to witness another violent series of magical battles and ethical struggles in January.

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