Six years after the first season ended, the dark fantasy anime Dorohedoro is finally back. Studio MAPPA released the first three episodes of Season 2 on April 1, 2026, and fans are excited to see what happens next to Caiman and Nikaido.
The new season continues the wild story of a man with a lizard head trying to find the sorcerer who cursed him. The show keeps its mix of dark humor, brutal fights, and strange characters. Here is everything you need to know about the full release schedule, where to watch, and what to expect from Dorohedoro Season 2.
Release Schedule for All 11 Episodes
Dorohedoro Season 2 started with a special three-episode premiere on April 1, 2026. The season will have a total of 11 episodes. After the first three episodes, new episodes come out every Wednesday.
Here is the full weekly schedule for Dorohedoro Season 2:
- Episode 1 – April 1, 2026 (Released)
- Episode 2 – April 1, 2026 (Released)
- Episode 3 – April 1, 2026 (Released)
- Episode 4 – April 8, 2026
- Episode 5 – April 15, 2026
- Episode 6 – April 22, 2026
- Episode 7 – April 29, 2026
- Episode 8 – May 6, 2026
- Episode 9 – May 13, 2026
- Episode 10 – May 20, 2026
- Episode 11 – May 27, 2026
All new episodes release at the same time worldwide every Wednesday. The show follows a weekly schedule, so fans can expect one new episode each week after the initial three-episode launch.
Exact Release Times for Global Audiences
New episodes of Dorohedoro Season 2 come out at 7:00 AM Pacific Time every Wednesday. Here are the exact release times for different regions:
- United States (PT) – 7:00 AM (Wednesday)
- United States (ET) – 10:00 AM (Wednesday)
- Canada (ET) – 10:00 AM (Wednesday)
- United Kingdom (GMT) – 2:00 PM (Wednesday)
- United Kingdom (BST) – 3:00 PM (Wednesday)
- Europe (CET) – 4:00 PM (Wednesday)
- India (IST) – 7:30 PM (Wednesday)
- Japan (JST) – 11:00 PM (Wednesday)
- Australia (AEDT) – 1:00 AM (Thursday)
- Philippines (PHT) – 10:00 PM (Wednesday)
The release times stay the same for every new episode. Fans can expect Episode 4 on April 8, Episode 5 on April 15, and so on, all at these exact times.
Where to Watch Dorohedoro Season 2
Dorohedoro Season 2 is available on two major streaming platforms. Crunchyroll streams the new season worldwide, excluding Japan and China. Netflix also carries the new season in select regions, including India and other territories.
For viewers in India, Netflix lists the second season for streaming starting April 1. The first season is also available on both platforms for anyone who needs to catch up.
Fans in South and Southeast Asia can also watch Dorohedoro Season 2 on Ani-One Asia‘s official YouTube channel.
The new episodes come with English subtitles. Dubbed versions in English and other languages will come later, but exact release dates for dubs are not announced yet.
New Opening and Ending Themes
The band (K)NoW_NAME returns to make music for Dorohedoro Season 2. They performed the first season’s music and are back for the new season. The opening theme song is called “Zettai Must Danmen” and the ending theme is “Return to Head”.
Both songs keep the same wild and energetic feel that matched the first season so well. Fans can hear these new songs with each episode of Dorohedoro Season 2.
Returning Cast and New Characters
The main voice cast returns for Dorohedoro Season 2. Wataru Takagi voices Caiman, the lizard-headed man looking for answers. Reina Kondo voices Nikaido, his partner who runs the restaurant The Hungry Bug. Kenyu Horiuchi voices En, the powerful sorcerer who leads the En Family.
Other returning cast members include Yoshimasa Hosoya as Shin, Yu Kobayashi as Noi, Miyu Tomiya as Ebisu, and Kengo Takahashi as Fujita.
The new season also adds several new cast members who play the Cross-Eyes group:
- Kōki Uchiyama as Dokuga
- Daiki Hamano as Tetsujō
- Tomokazu Koshimura as Saji
- Katsuhito Nomura as Ton
- Atsushi Imaruoka as Ushishimada
- Sara Matsumoto as Natsuki
- Ami Koshimizu as Haru
Staff and Production Team
MAPPA, the studio behind hit shows like Jujutsu Kaisen and Attack on Titan: The Final Season, returns to animate Dorohedoro Season 2. The same key staff members are back from the first season.
Yuichiro Hayashi returns as director. Hiroshi Seko is back handling the scripts. Tomohiro Kishi returns as character designer. Miho Sugiura is the art director for the new season.
The production team kept most of the original staff, which helps keep the same look and feel that fans loved in the first season.
What Happened Before Season 2
The first season of Dorohedoro aired from January to March 2020 with 12 episodes. The story takes place in a dirty, run-down city called the Hole. Sorcerers from another world use Hole’s residents as test subjects for their magic.
Caiman is one of those victims. A sorcerer turned his head into a lizard and wiped his memory. He hunts sorcerers with his friend Nikaido, hoping to find the one who cursed him. He shoves each sorcerer’s head into his mouth, where a man inside his throat tells him if that sorcerer is the right one.
The first season ended with many questions. Nikaido was revealed to be a sorcerer herself. En learned about the lizard-man killing his people. The mystery of who cursed Caiman remained unsolved.
Dorohedoro Season 2 picks up right where the first season left off, continuing the hunt for answers.
Episode 4 Preview and Story Details
The official preview for Episode 4 has been released. The episode will focus on the Cross-Eyes gang and their plans. The preview hints at a dark plot where the Cross-Eyes try to make a landlord’s murder look like a suicide.
The preview text states:
“Those Cross-Eye bastards… they’re really planning to make that landlord’s murder look like a suicide? As for Asu, who thought he could keep secrets from me—I made sure to give him a little ‘punishment’ he won’t forget!”
Episode 4 will continue showing the growing conflict between the Hole’s residents and En’s family of sorcerers. Caiman’s search for the sorcerer who cursed him moves forward, and new clues may come to light.
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About the Original Manga
The Dorohedoro manga was written and illustrated by Q Hayashida. It ran from November 2000 to September 2018. VIZ Media publishes the English version of the manga.
The manga is finished, so the anime has complete source material to adapt. Fans who want to know the full story can read all 23 volumes of the manga.
VIZ Media describes the story in the first volume:
“In a city so dismal it’s known only as ‘the Hole,’ a clan of Sorcerers have been plucking people off the streets to use as guinea pigs for atrocious ‘experiments’ in the black arts. In a dark alley, Nikaido found Caiman, a man with a reptile head and a bad case of amnesia. To undo the spell, they’re hunting and killing the Sorcerers in the Hole, hoping that eventually they’ll kill the right one. But when En, the head Sorcerer, gets word of a lizard-man slaughtering his people, he sends a crew of ‘cleaners’ into the Hole, igniting a war between two worlds.”
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