Reincarnated as a Sword Season 2 is officially back after a four-year wait, and the full episode schedule is now locked in for fans around the world. The anime returned with a 12-episode run, an early streaming window on ABEMA, and an exclusive international home on HIDIVE . Fran and Teacher are moving toward the port town of Darz, and their path runs straight through a floating island filled with undead monsters.
The season began its rollout on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, with HIDIVE and ABEMA opening the first episode ahead of the Japanese TV broadcast . That early streaming pattern continues for every episode, with new installments arriving on Wednesdays before the television airing catches up.
Full Episode Schedule for Reincarnated as a Sword Season 2
The season carries a confirmed total of 12 episodes . Each episode runs about 23 minutes . The schedule below reflects the Wednesday streaming pattern on HIDIVE and ABEMA, with the Japanese TV broadcast following on a separate timeline .
- Episode 1 — “The Floating Island”: Wednesday, September 30, 2026
- Episode 2 — “Jean du Vix Knows His Stuff”: Wednesday, October 7, 2026
- Episode 3: Wednesday, October 14, 2026
- Episode 4: Wednesday, October 21, 2026
- Episode 5: Wednesday, October 28, 2026
- Episode 6: Wednesday, November 4, 2026
- Episode 7: Wednesday, November 11, 2026
- Episode 8: Wednesday, November 18, 2026
- Episode 9: Wednesday, November 25, 2026
- Episode 10: Wednesday, December 2, 2026
- Episode 11: Wednesday, December 9, 2026
- Episode 12 (Finale): Wednesday, December 16, 2026
Episode titles beyond the first two have not been shared by the production, and the schedule above follows the same weekly Wednesday pattern confirmed by HIDIVE and multiple streaming trackers . Viewers in Europe on ADN should note that the release time shifts from 17:30 CET to 16:30 CET starting October 25, 2026, due to daylight saving changes.
Where to Watch Season 2 Around the World
HIDIVE holds the exclusive English-subtitled streaming rights for the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand . New episodes arrive every Wednesday at 11:30 AM EDT for viewers in the US and Canada, which translates to 3:30 PM GMT for the UK and Ireland .
ADN (Animation Digital Network) streams the series in France and German-speaking territories with French and German subtitles . AKIBA PASS TV and aniverse also carry the series for German-speaking viewers .
Ani-One Asia on YouTube and Bstation carry the series across Southeast Asia, with episodes arriving every Thursday at 22:30 WIB (Western Indonesian Time) . Viewers in India can follow the series through Ani-One Asia and Bstation, with episodes landing around 21:00 IST on Thursdays .
Japanese audiences get the earliest look through ABEMA, which streams each episode one week before the regular TV broadcast . The Japanese television run airs on Tokyo MX, ABC TV, BS Asahi, and AT-X, with the broadcast schedule beginning on October 7, 2026 .
English Dub Start Date on HIDIVE
The English dub of Reincarnated as a Sword Season 2 begins on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, on HIDIVE . That places the dub premiere alongside the subtitled release of Episode 4. Subscribers can watch the subtitled episodes weekly from the season start and switch to the dubbed version once it arrives.
Cast, Staff, and Theme Songs
The main cast returns with Ai Kakuma as Fran and Shinichirō Miki as Teacher/Master . New characters include Jean du Vix, voiced by Yūma Uchida, and Lich, voiced by Sho Hayami .
Shinji Ishihira returns as director at Studio C2C, with Takahiro Nagano handling series composition and Atsuko Saitō on character design . Yasuharu Takanashi composes the music .
The opening theme is “DREAM OF BUTTERFLY” by FZMZ, and the ending theme is “Baribari Buddy” by Hanabie.
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Story Setup for the New Season
Fran and Teacher are heading toward the port town of Darz when they discover a floating island and meet Jean du Vix, a necromancer who wants to explore the island’s dungeon . The dungeon is packed with undead magic beasts, and the pair agrees to help him brave the ruins . The season adapts the next stretch of Yuu Tanaka’s light novel series, with LLO credited for the original character designs .
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