Chained Soldier Season 2 Reveals Trailer, Opening Theme
Chained Soldier Season 2 revealed a trailer ahead of the January 8, 2026, premiere date. The trailer features the opening theme song “Light Me Up” by Akari Kito:
The second season of Chained Soldier will be directed by Masafumi Tamura at Passione and Hayabusa Film, taking over from the first season's Studio Seven Arcs. The main staff includes:
- Director: Masafumi Tamura
- Series Composition: Yasuhiro Nakanishi
- Script: Yasuhiro Nakanishi, Ohine Ezaki, Takahiro Nagase, Keita Kano
- Character Design: Keiya Nakano
- Art Director: Shino Ohara
- Music: KOHTA YAMAMOTO
Chained Soldier is an adaptation of the manga series written by Akame Ga Kill's author, Takahiro, with illustrations by Yohei Takemura. The manga has been serialized on Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ online platform since January 2019.
The main cast includes:
- Akari Kito/Roxanna George as Kyoka Uzen
- Yume Miyamoto/Natalie Rial as Himari Azuma
- Mari Hino/Juliet Simmons as Shushu Suruga
- Yuya Hirose/Gabriel Regojo as Yuki Wakura
- Kana Hanazawa as Ren Yamashiro
- Hina Tachibana/Kristen McGuire as Nei Okawamura
- Maaya Uchida/Kelly Greenshield as Tenka Izumo
- Mako Morino as Shikoku
- Tomori Kusunoki/Karlii Hoch as Aoba Wakura
- Nene Hieda/Margaret McDonald as Yachiyo Azuma
- Rina Hidaka as Naon Yuno
- Mako Morino as Shikoku
- Kujira as Rairen
- Hitomi Nabatame as Jouryuu
HIDIVE is streaming the anime. The platform hosted an early premiere screening at the Anime Frontier 2025.
Source: Press Release, Jump Festa 2026
©Takahiro, Yohei Takemura /SHUEISHA, Chained Soldier 2 Production Consortium
