Rose is a witch who has quietly loved Royal Knight Harij Azm for four years. When he finally shows up at her lakeside hermitage, it is not to confess his feelings. He wants her to brew a love potion for someone else. Heartbroken but unable to say no, Rose agrees. She keeps the potion already made and sends Harij on a wild chase for rare ingredients, just to keep him visiting her a little longer.
The story is now moving into its second week. Episode 2 of Hello, I am a Witch and my Crush Wants me to Make a Love Potion! is set to arrive on Monday, October 12, 2026, and this article covers everything you need to know about the worldwide release, exact streaming times and what happened in the first episode.
Episode 2 Release Date and Exact Streaming Times
Episode 2 will stream on Crunchyroll on Monday, October 12, 2026. The episode runs for approximately 23 minutes and features both English subtitles and an English dub.
The exact release times for viewers across the world are listed below. All times are local to each region.
- USA and Canada (Pacific Time): 5:30 a.m. PDT
- USA and Canada (Mountain Time): 6:30 a.m. MDT
- USA and Canada (Central Time): 7:30 a.m. CDT
- USA and Canada (Eastern Time): 8:30 a.m. EDT
- United Kingdom and Portugal: 1:30 p.m. BST
- Central Europe (Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland): 2:30 p.m. CEST
- India: 6:00 p.m. IST
- Japan and South Korea: 9:30 p.m. JST / KST
- Australia (Sydney): 10:30 p.m. AEST
- Indonesia: 7:30 p.m. WIB
Crunchyroll adds new episodes every Monday at these times. The anime is part of the Fall 2026 simulcast lineup.
Where to Watch Episode 2 Online
Crunchyroll is the only official streaming platform for this anime worldwide. The series is available in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, India, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Mexico and most other regions where Crunchyroll operates.
Subtitles are available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German and several other languages. The English dub premieres on the same day as the subtitled version.
Episode 1 is currently available to stream on Crunchyroll for anyone who wants to catch up before watching the new episode.
Episode 1 Recap: What Happened in The Witch and the Love Potion of Unrequited Love
The first episode introduced Rose, a witch who lives alone in a small cottage by a lake. She learned potion-making from her late grandmother and earns a living by selling medicines to passing merchants. Her quiet life hides a painful secret. She has been in love with Harij Azm, a Royal Knight, ever since she met him four years ago.
Harij arrives at her door one day with a simple request. He asks Rose to brew him a love potion. The request breaks her heart because it confirms that his feelings belong to someone else. Rose does not refuse him. She has already prepared a love potion and decides to keep that fact hidden. Instead, she tells Harij that she needs rare ingredients and sends him on a long search for them.
The plan works better than she expected. Harij returns again and again with the ingredients, and he starts visiting her every day. He even begins bringing her food to make sure she is eating properly. Rose finds herself looking forward to each visit, even though she knows the day will come when she cannot ask for more ingredients.
The episode ends with Rose growing more attached to Harij while the potion remains finished and untouched. She is trapped in her own lie, and the clock is ticking.
Episode 2 Story Details and New Characters
Episode 2 is titled The Good Witch of the Lake. A familiar merchant named Tien visits Rose to buy her medicines. Rose surprises him by asking whether he has any new robes for sale. Tien notices this unusual request and realizes that Rose might be paying more attention to her appearance because of someone special.
The episode continues to develop the growing bond between Rose and Harij. Their daily interactions move beyond simple ingredient deliveries as Harij becomes more involved in Rose’s daily life. The show balances romantic tension with light comedy, and the relationship between the two leads grows warmer with each meeting.
The main cast includes Mikako Komatsu as Rose, Yōhei Azakami as Harij Azm, Hiro Shimono as Tien and Akira Sekine as Villaura. The anime is directed by Keizō Kusakawa at studio Diomedéa, with Wataru Watari handling series scripts.
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Theme Songs and Production Details
The opening theme song is Kanawanai (I Can’t Compare) by Centimillimental, and the ending theme song is Mada Uso ni wa Naranai (It’s Still Not a Lie) by Rainy. Creditless versions of both sequences were released on October 6, 2026.
The anime is based on a light novel series written by Eiko Mutsuhana. The light novels were first serialized on Shōsetsuka ni Narō from April 2019 to March 2020 and were later published in two volumes by Futabasha. A manga adaptation illustrated by Kamada has been running since August 2020 and has six volumes as of February 2026. The English version of the light novel is published by Cross Infinite World, and the manga is available in English from Yen Press.
The season will have 12 episodes, with new episodes arriving every Monday until December 21, 2026.
The show has already found a warm reception from viewers who enjoy slow-burn romance with fantasy elements. One viewer on a discussion forum described it as a story with likeable main characters and an atmosphere that works perfectly for fans of gentle romance anime. Stay tuned to VvipTimes for detailed coverage of every episode as the season unfolds this fall.
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