AOASHI Season 2 has unveiled its first main visual, opening and ending theme song artists, and announced a special panel at Anime Expo 2026. The new season is scheduled to premiere on October 4.
Rock band 10-FEET will perform the opening theme, while singer-songwriter Ai Higuchi will perform the ending theme. The first cour of Season 2 will consist of 12 episodes, with the full season running for 24 episodes.
Main Visual:
Ahead of the October premiere, AOASHI will host the “AOASHI Panel: Changing the Game of Sports Anime!” at Anime Expo 2026 on July 3.
The panel will feature producer Junichi Katsutani, host Gigguk, and content creator Jay D. Legend, with a first look at new Season 2 footage, behind-the-scenes discussions, fan activities, and a special announcement.
CAST:
Ashito Aoi: Kouki Osuzu
Eisaku Otomo: Tatsumaru Tachibana
Soichiro Tachibana: Seiichiro Yamashita
Keiji Togashi: Taku Yashiro
Kampei Kuroda: Shun Horie
Martis Jun Asari: Wataru Kato
Yuma Motoki: Junya Enoki
Ryuichi Takeshima: Kentaro Kumagai
Nagisa Akutsu: Shunsuke Takeuchi
Haruhisa Kuribayashi: Yuichiro Umehara
Taira Nakamura: Kensho Ono
Yoichi Kiriki: Koki Uchiyama
Eita Takasugi: Makoto Furukawa
Kenta Yoshitsune: Kazuyuki Okitsu
Enshin Akiyama: Hiromichi Tezuka
Hana Ichijo: Maki Kawase
Anri Kaido: Reina Ueda
Tatsuya Fukuda: Chikahiro Kobayashi
Nozomi Date: Hiroki Yasumoto
STAFF:
Original Work: Based on the original graphic novel “Aoashi” by Yugo KOBAYASHI, published
by Shogakukan Inc.
Director: Kazuki Yokoyama
Series Composition: Masahiro Yokotani
Character Design: Manabu Nakatake, Asami Taguchi, Junko Yamanaka
Sound Director: Shoji Hata
Music: Masaru Yokoyama
Animation Production: TMS Entertainment
The series is available for streaming on Crunchyroll, which also provides the official synopsis:
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: Press Release
©Yugo KOBAYASHI, Shogakukan / Aoashi Project Season2
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