Good
news for fans of "Kakkou no Iinazuke ( A Couple of Cuckoos)"
! ! As
mentioned in our previous news, Weekly Shonen Magazine had confirmed a second
season of the anime is coming in 2025. Now, Kadokawa has revealed more
exciting details, including the cast, the new production team, and the premiere
date!
The
season will be directed by Masakazu Hishida , known for his work on Ensemble Stars!
and Pretty Rhythm All Star Selection, at the Okuruto Noboru studio. The
series will also feature new character designs by Kyoko Chika (who
worked on Classroom of the Elite) and Jou Aoba (Hishida
himself) in charge of the scripts. As for the music, Rei
Ishizuka will return to compose the melodies , as she did for the
first season.
As for
the cast, the original cast will remain, but a new voice will be added: Hina
Yomiya will play Ai Mochizuki, a character who promises to surprise us. It has also been confirmed
that the group 22/7 will perform the season's new ending theme song, titled
"Anata de Nakucha" (It Has to Be You).
The
statement also included the following messages:
- Comment by Hina Shingami (voice
of Ai Mochizuki) : Ai has a unique atmosphere and rhythm that truly
defines her, but what draws me in the most are her adorable smiles and
impressive performances at key moments. Every time I progress through the
story, I find myself even more captivated by Ai. I will do my best to
interpret her charm to the best of my ability. I hope you
enjoy it!
- Commentary by Director Masakazu
Hishida: This
is a very interesting source material, so I want to make sure I make the
most of its charms. I'm excited to see how Ai's character, who appears in
this new series, will generate excitement and drama within the complicated
love quadrangle between Nagi, Erika, Hiro, and Sachi. Although this is the
second season of the series, we've done our best to ensure you can enjoy
it even if you're unfamiliar with the previous story, so please watch the
anime with complete peace of mind!
- Comment by Kyoko Chika: I'll do my best to convey
the appeal of Yoshikawa-sensei's adorable heroines! I hope you're all
excited for the second season of Kakkou no Iinazuke!
- Noriyoshi Konuma's
comment: Congratulations on the second season of Kakkou no Iinazuke! I
feel very fortunate to be able to be a part of continuing Nagi and her
friends' story. The characters are very unique, with their own dramas and
even mysteries, so you won't be able to stop watching how everything
unfolds. I'm excited to be able to deliver an engaging story with these
characters, and it seems like a new breeze is about to blow into the lives
of these four... I hope you enjoy crying, laughing, and falling in love
with the second season of Kakkou no Iinazuke!
- Uta Kawase's (22/7)
comment: I'm very happy to be able to immerse myself in this wonderful show,
Kakkou no Iinazuke, through its ending theme song. "Anata de
Nakucha" is a song that expresses the complex feelings of a girl in
love who, despite being aware of her feelings, cannot express her love
honestly. It's a song with a melody and lyrics that are quite different
from 22/7's other theme songs, but I feel like I'm somehow singing the
emotions of the characters in Kakkou no Iinazuke. The whole group is very
excited for the premiere of the anime!
The second season is set to premiere in July 2025, and the wait is already feeling long! If you missed it, be sure to check out the franchise details below:
- " Kakkou no
Iinazuke (A Couple of Cuckoos) " is a manga written and
illustrated by Miki Yoshikawa , who is also known for
works such as "Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches" and
"Yankee-kun to Megane-chan". The manga began serialization in
January 2020 in Weekly Shonen Magazine . Kodansha .
- The first season of the
"Kakkou no Iinazuke" anime premiered on TV Asahi's NUMAnimation
programming block in April 2022. The anime aired for two cours (a total of
two quarters of the year) without interruptions in between. Crunchyroll
handled the anime's international streaming.
- Hiroaki Akagi served as the
main director of the anime , with previous work on Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san and Those
Snow White Notes . Yoshiyuki Shirahata directed the anime episodes ,
with experience from Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle and Great
Pretender . Yasuhiro Nakanishi was in charge of the scripts ,
with experience from Kaguya-sama: Love is War and Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun
. Aya Takano designed the characters . , who also worked
on The Last Jedi and Polar Bear's Café.
- The story follows Nagi Umino, a
16-year-old gifted student who, following an accident, discovers he was
switched at birth. After meeting Erika Amano, an outgoing girl who wants him as
a fake boyfriend, Nagi learns that his real family, rather than simply
reuniting with him, has decided to have him marry the daughter they
raised… who turns out to be Erika herself!
