The Elusive Samurai Season 2 Reveals Visual, July 2026 Premiere
The Elusive Samurai Season 2 will begin broadcasting in July 2026. A new teaser visual was also revealed:
CloverWorks is animating the sequel. The first season of the anime will be rebroadcast in Japan starting from April.
The first season of The Elusive Samurai anime aired in the Summer 2024 season. Yuta Yamazaki directed it with Yoriko Tomita on the series composition and scripts. Yasushi Nishiya was in charge of the character designs. All three are returning for the sequel. Akiyuki Tateyama composed the music.
The cast includes:
- Asaki Yuikawa as Tokiyuki Hojo
- Yuichi Nakamura as Yorishige Suwa
- Hinaki Yano as Shizuku
- Mari Hino as Kojiro
- Sayumi Suzushiro as Ayako
- Aoi Yuki as Genba Kazama
- Kikunosuke Toya as Fubuki
Yusei Matsui, known for The Assassination Classroom manga, has been serializing The Elusive Samurai manga in Shueisha’s Weekly Shounen Jump in 2021. VIZ Media is publishing it in English and describes the plot as:
After the massacre of his family by the traitor Ashikaga Takauji, Tokiyuki flees with the help of a handful of loyal retainers who have also survived the purge. One of them is Suwa Yorishige, an ally of the Hojo clan and lord of Suwa Province. The slightly odd Yorishige also claims to be clairvoyant and foretells that Tokiyuki will one day become the ruler of Japan. But for the moment, escaping from enemy territory is the priority!
Source: Official Website
© Yusei Matsui/Shueisha, The Elusive Samurai Production Committee
