Netflix has confirmed that the second season of the anime adaptation of Rompiendo el hielo (Koori no Jouheki) will premiere globally on October 1, 2026. The release date announcement was accompanied by a new promotional trailer and key visual, aligning the international streaming launch with its terrestrial broadcast on TBS and affiliated networks in Japan.
Production and Staff Continuity
Studio Kai returns to handle the animation production for the second season, maintaining the core creative team from the first installment. Mankyūen directs the series, with Yasuhiro Nakanishi overseeing the scripts and series composition. Miki Ogino returns for character designs, while the musical score is composed by Kanade Sakuma and Natsumi Tabuchi. The first season aired from April to July 2026, adapting the initial eight volumes of Kocha Agasawa's manga series.
Manga Adaptation Scope
Kocha Agasawa's original manga spans 14 completed volumes in total. The upcoming second season is structured to adapt the remaining six volumes of the source material. This trajectory indicates that the second season will cover the narrative arc from volume nine through the final fourteenth volume, bringing the television adaptation to a definitive conclusion.
Global audiences will have access to the new episodes on Netflix simultaneously with the Japanese broadcast, streaming with original audio and multi-language subtitles starting October 1.
The seamless transition from the initial cour to this concluding block reflects the careful planning behind the project's pacing and structural division. By splitting the source material evenly across two distinct broadcast phases, the production committee has allowed the dramatic tension between the characters to develop without feeling rushed. Viewers tuning in this October will witness the resolution of deeply personal conflicts that were carefully set up during the spring run. As the narrative enters its final stretch, the emotional stakes for the core cast reach a critical peak, demanding the highest level of visual fidelity and musical accompaniment from the returning Studio Kai team.
Ultimately, this dual approach of domestic television broadcasting and simultaneous worldwide streaming underscores how modern anime production continues to bridge regional gaps, ensuring that international fans experience these emotional conclusions alongside Japanese audiences in real time.