The upcoming anime series, Ao Ashi Season 2 has released the first trailer. Season 2 of Ao Ashi is set to premiere on October 4, 2026. As previously announced, the animation studio has changed to TMS Entertainment. The official YouTube channel of ShoPro has released the first trailer for this anime and the official X account of this anime released a new key visual:
The main cast announced for this second season:
Director: Kazuki Yokoyama (changed from Akira Satou)
Series Composition: Masahiro Yokotani
Character Design: Manabu Nakatake, Asami Taguchi, Junko Yamanaka
Sound Director: Shoji Hata
Music: Masaru Yokoyama
It has also been announced that Ao Ashi will have a special stage at the ShoPro booth on March 29 at AnimeJapan 2026.
Season 2 of Ao Ashi will be animated by TMS Entertainment (Dr. Stone, Detective Conan). Previously, it was Production I.G. Bookmark Otaku Mantra for more updates!
About Ao Ashi
Ao Ashi is a Japanese soccer manga written and illustrated by Yugo Kobayashi and based on a concept by Ueno Naohiko. This manga was serialized in January 2015 in Shogakukan’s seinen manga magazine, Weekly Big Comics Spirits. It is revealed that this manga will have a total of 40 Volumes. This manga also won the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award for the general category in 2020.
This manga also received an anime adaptation by Production I.G and was released in April 2022. This anime series is also receiving a second season by TMS Entertainment, which will be released in October 2026.
Shogakukan Asia licensed this manga in Southeast Asia. Crunchyroll describes the plot of its anime as:
“After a loss in his last junior high school soccer tourney, Ehime Prefecture’s ace player, Ashito Aoi, is devastated but in every loss there’s a victory. Tatsuya Fukuda, manager of an organization that trains students for one of the leading clubs in the J-League, sees Ashito’s raw talent and offers a tryout to his group. Together they’ll bring the youth club and Aoshi’s talents to new heights!“
Source: Official Website
