Medalist 2nd Season Anime Unveils January 2026 Debut in Teaser Video
The official website for the television anime of Tsurumaikada's Olympic ice-skating manga Medalist revealed on Sunday the second season's teaser visual and promotional video, and its January 2026 debut on the "NUMAnimation" programming block on TV Asahi and 23 other affiliate channels. The second season will feature returning cast and staff. The first season's 3DCG environment supervisor Hazuki Nakamura is the art director for the new season, replacing Yōko Nakao. Kentaro Kashiwagi, the first season's 3DCG composite supervisor, is the second season's compositing director of photography, replacing Shin'ichi Komeya. The anime premiered in Japan on the "NUMAnimation" programming block on TV Asahi and 23 affiliated channels on January 4 at 25:30 (effectively, January 5 at 1:30 a.m.), and on BS Asahi on January 6. Disney+ streamed the anime. Former Olympic skater Akiko Suzuki (returning for the second season) choreographed the skating routines in the first season of the anime, in collaboration with retired figure skater Yuhana Yokoi and active competitive figure skater Hinano Isobe.Kodansha USA Publishing licensed the manga, and it describes the story: Tsurumaikada launched the manga in Kodansha's Afternoon magazine in May 2020. Kodansha published the 13th compiled book volume on June 23.The manga won in the Best General Manga category of the 68th Shogakukan Manga Awards in 2023. The manga won Best General Manga at Kodansha's 48th annual Manga Awards in May 2024.Sources: Medalist anime's website, Comic Natalie
