The official site for the television anime adaptation of TurtleMe’s “The Beginning After The End” web novel and its webcomic adaptation has unveiled an exciting teaser trailer and new visual for the anime’s second season. The teaser, released on Friday, reveals that the second season will premiere in April 2026 on the +Ultra programming block, airing on Fuji TV, Kansai TV, and AT-X.
Crunchyroll also debuted an English-subtitled version of the teaser during its New York Comic Con panel on Thursday. Crunchyroll will stream the second season as it airs in Japan.
The first season of the anime debuted on April 2. Crunchyroll streamed the series globally, excluding Asia but including India, and also provided an English dub along with a French dub.
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The anime, initially marketed as “Season 1,” consists of 24 episodes. Tapas has noted that this is the first anime adaptation of an American web novel and webcomic.
Keitarō Motonaga, known for his work on Date A Live, Katanagatari, and Jormungand, is directing the anime at Studio A-Cat. Takamitsu Kōno, who has worked on Utawarerumono: The False Faces and Absolute Duo, is overseeing the series scripts. Masami Sueoka, who designed characters for The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord’s Army was a Human, is the character designer. Keiji Inai, known for his work on Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? and I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level, is composing the music. Slow Curve is producing the anime.
TurtleMe serves as the story supervisor and executive producer. Mike Zhu and Kevin Nicklaus from Tapas Entertainment, along with Gabrielle Luu from TurtleMe LLC, are also executive producers on the series.
The anime’s Japanese title is Saikyō no Ō-sama, Nidome no Jinsei wa Nani wo Suru?, which is the title of the webcomic in Japan.
TurtleMe’s web novel series launched in English on Tapas in January 2017. The story follows King Grey, a former powerful ruler reborn into a world of magic, mythical creatures, and epic battles. Living as Arthur Leywin, a boy with untapped potential, he navigates a life filled with danger and adventure. From mastering powerful spells to facing fierce enemies, Arthur must use his skills and wits to protect those he cares about and uncover the secrets of his mysterious reincarnation. Along the way, he finds friendship, challenges, and a destiny that could reshape the world around him.
The webcomic launched on Tapas in July 2018. TurtleMe is in charge of the story and adaptation for the webcomic. The webcomic started with artist Fuyuki23, but the artist changed in June 2023 for Season 6 to Rise Entertainment. The webcomic went on hiatus in August 2024 and returned in October 2024. For the return, MGK-story is producing the webcomic. Season 6 ended on July 3, and the series is now on hiatus.
Yen Press is releasing the webcomic in print, with the eighth volume released on July 22 and the ninth volume set to ship on November 25.
The franchise is available in seven languages worldwide and has garnered over 61.8 million reads, with more than 36.1 million for the webcomic and over 25.7 million for the web novel. The franchise globally grosses nearly US$500,000 monthly.
The web novel series had a successful Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for print editions, funding “Premium Editions of Volumes 1-3 of TurtleMe’s acclaimed series.” Rocketship Entertainment, a Ringo award-winning publisher and entertainment company, is operating the Kickstarter.
News Source: Animenewsnetwork.com
