The Chained Soldier stage event at Jump Festa 2026 today unveiled a new trailer for the anime's second season, previewing the sequel's opening theme song, "Hikari yo, Boku ni." by Akari Kito. Voice actors for three members of the Azuma family were also confirmed. Chained Soldier Season 2 begins airing in Japan on January 8, 2026 at 23:00 JST . Chained Soldier Season 2 Trailer The newly announced cast members are as follows: Maia Azuma voiced by Kaori Maeda Homare Azuma voiced by Yuna Nemoto Tobera Azuma voiced by Shiori Izawa Maia Homare Tobera RELATED: Chained Soldier Season 2 Anime Assembles Its Commanders in New Key Visual Masafumi Tamura ( The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat ) directs Chained Soldier Season 2 at studios Passione and Hayabusa Film, with series composition by Yasuhiro Nakanishi, character designs by Keiya Nakano and music by KOHTA YAMAMOTO. The first season, which aired for 12 episodes from January 2024, was directed by Junji Nishimura and Goro Kuji at studio Seven Arcs. The original Chained Soldier manga is written by Takahiro, illustrated by Yohei Takamura and published by Shueisha in Shonen Jump+ magazine. An English language version is also available from Yen Press, which describes the story: Decades ago, gates to an otherworldly and dangerous dimension known as Mato-the “Demon City”-appeared across Japan. Those who partook in the “peaches” growing there gained unique abilities-but only if they’re girls. When down-in-the-dumps high school boy Yuuki Wakura finds himself caught up in a gate, he’s saved by Kyouka Uzen, the beautiful commander of the 7th squad of the Demon Defense Force, who…orders him to become her slave?! Source: Official Website , Comic Natalie
