Kadokawa released on Wednesday the key visual , promotional trailer, theme songs , and premiere date for the second season of the anime Kakkou no Iinazuke (A Couple of Cuckoos).
The original work is the manga of the same name, by author Miki Yoshikawa . The new season arrives on July 8 , 2025. Singer asmi will perform the opening theme song, “Kimi ga Kureta Mono” . The ending theme will be performed by the group 22/7 , with the song “Anata de Nakucha”.
Crunchyroll will stream the series internationally and will also host a premiere event at Anime Expo on July 3, 2025. Check out the trailer :
The team also released a new look to promote the new season. Check it out:
New Team and Studio
The second season will bring major changes to the production. Studio SynergySp is being replaced by Okuruto Noboru (Tomodachi Game). The production team has also changed; check out the new names:
- Director: Masakazu Hishida ( Ensemble Stars!, King of Prism );
- Character Design: Kyoko Chika ( Classroom of the Elite );
- Screenplay: Jou Aoba (pseudonym of Hishida);
- Soundtrack: Rei Ishizuka (returning from season 1).
Synopsis of Kakkou no Iinazuke
The first season of the anime premiered in April 2022, with 24 episodes airing without commercial breaks. Kodansha has been publishing the manga in Weekly Shōnen Magazine since 2020.
The manga's story revolves around Nagi Umino, a super-dedicated 16-year-old student at Meguro River Academy. He was switched at birth in the hospital. One day, while on his way to a dinner to meet his biological parents, he accidentally meets the bold and honest Erika Amano, who is determined to make Nagi her fake boyfriend, as she never wants to get married. But upon arriving at the restaurant and meeting his parents, Nagi discovers that they want him to marry the daughter they raised in his place… who happens to be Erika herself!
Source: Kakkou no Iinazuke official website