Odekake Kozame Season 2 Premieres April 12 on TV Tokyo's Animori Block

Odekake Kozame's second season began airing on April 12 on TV Tokyo's Animori! block, with studio ENGI producing. The early-morning slot at 7:00 a.m. JST carries the new episodes each Sunday, and Kadokawa's official YouTube channel publishes the same-day replay at 7:05 a.m.

The Returning Cast

Kana Hanazawa reprises her role as the title character Kozame-chan, the young shark who wanders out of the ocean to explore life on land. Megumi Han returns as Ankō-chan, the nervous deep-sea anglerfish, and Misaki Kuno is back as the bouncy sea-hare Usame-chan. The three voice actresses originated their roles in the 2024 theatrical film, which consolidated the short-episode structure of Season 1 and served as the visual template the second season has inherited.

Karin Takahashi joins the cast as Kitsune-chan, a new fox-like character introduced for the second season. The placement in the opening episodes suggests the new run will extend the ensemble more aggressively than the film, which kept its focus on the three returning leads.

Director and Production Team

Chihiro Kumano returns from the film to direct. Hiroaki Nagashima is back as the series scriptwriter, and Ayumi Takeuchi handles the same character design duties as the film. The continuity means the second season drops viewers into the same visual and tonal register the film established, rather than the looser single-gag format of Season 1.

Penguin Box created the original manga, published by Kadokawa in the Comic Ryu imprint since 2018. English-language licensing for the manga is not currently available outside of fan-circulated digital editions, and Kadokawa has not announced a localisation partner for a physical English release.

Broadcast Schedule and Runtime

Each episode runs five minutes, making Odekake Kozame one of the shortest-form anime in the spring 2026 lineup. TV Tokyo has allocated a 24-episode run for Season 2, stretched across roughly six months of weekly airings. Kadokawa has confirmed the official YouTube upload will include English closed captions for the first time, matching the regional reach the studio has been building around its other family-friendly short-form titles.

What Draws Viewers Back

The first season built its following on low-stakes comedy and brisk runtime that fit the early-morning timeslot it was designed for. The 2024 film scaled the humour up without losing the gentle tone, which is the balance the production team is trying to hold for Season 2. Whether the new character additions disrupt that balance or refresh it is the question the opening episodes will answer.