The Detective is Already Dead Season 2 Anime Reveals Returning Cast, Staff, 2026 Debut
Kadokawa revealed on Tuesday the teaser visual, returning cast, staff, and 2026 debut for the second season of the television anime of Nigojū and Umibōzu's The Detective Is Already Dead (Tantei wa Mō, Shindeiru.) light novel series.Manabu Kurihara returns to direct the second season at ENGI. Deko Akao is again in charge of series scripts, and Yōsuke Itō is again designing the characters.The returning cast includes: The anime's first season premiered with a one-hour special in July 2021 and aired for 12 episodes. Funimation began streaming the anime in July 2021, and also streamed an English dub. Funimation describes the story: Nigojū published the first volume in the light novel series with illustrations by Umibōzu in November 2019 under Kadokawa's MF Bunko J imprint. The novel won the 15th MF Bunko J newcomer award in 2019. Kadokawa will publish the 13th volume on July 25. Yen Press is publishing the original novels in English.Hoko Hinachi and Minori Chigusa launched a new spinoff novel titled Charlotte wa Tada, Jiken o Tokitai. Tantei wa Mō, Shindeiru. Code:RED in May 2024. Nigojū is credited for the original work and as a supervisor for the novel.Mugiko launched the manga adaptation of the novels in Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Alive magazine in May 2020, and ended it in October 2023. Kadokawa published the manga's sixth and final compiled book volume in October 2023.Source: Press release
