Dorohedoro Season 2 Unveils Key Visual, Spring 2026 Debut

#news #anime October 10, 2025

by Tamara Lazic

Dorohedoro Season 2 revealed a key visual and a silent delay to Spring 2026. The sequel to MAPPA's adaptation was initially scheduled to premiere in 2025. The announcement posted on the anime's official website also revealed that the new season will stream simultaneously worldwide; the first season was a Netflix exclusive that was broadcast in Japan first and came to the West months later.

Character designer Tomohiro Kishi drew the new visual. In addition to Kishi, the staff also includes returning director Yuichiro Hayashi. Studio MAPPA is once again animating.

Dorohedoro anime adapts Q Hayashida's manga, originally serialized from 2000 to 2018. The manga began serialization in 2000 in Shogakukan’s Monthly Ikki Magazine, but after the magazine ceased publication in 2014, it moved to Hibana in 2015. Hibana ceased publication in 2017, so Doroheroro manga ended its run in Monthly Shonen Sunday in 2018. VIZ Media licensed it in English.

The first season of the anime premiered in the Winter 2020 anime season. The 12-episode series was a Netflix exclusive, and it became available overseas in May of that year. In addition to Hayashi, the staff included Hiroshi Seko on series composition, and Tomohiro Kishi on character designs, while RON composed the music. (K)NoW_NAME, of which RON is a member, was in charge of the theme songs.