A new key visual, main trailer, and theme song have been revealed for the upcoming second season of Azur Lane: Slow Ahead!, which will premiere in Japan in July 2026. A second season of the short anime series was first announced in September 2023.
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The latest trailer highlights the second season’s main opening theme song “Shaisuma!” by Yui Sakakibara.
Shunji Maki (Blue Archive The Animation assistant director) is serving as director for the second season, with Yu Sato (Kotaro Lives Alone) returning as series composer and scriptwriter and is now joined by Hotaru Asafuji. Other staff include Nana Mori (Season 1 co-animation director and animator) as character designer and chief animation director and Fuga Hatori (My Wife is the Student Council President) as music composer. CANDY BOX is in charge of the animation production. Yostar Pictures was previously credited as co-animation production company for season one.
Meanwhile, the anime’s main voice cast includes:
- • Nozomi Yamane as Javelin
- • Yo Taichi as Ayanami
- • Maria Naganawa as Laffey
- • Rika Abe as Z23
- • Sumire Uesaka as Akashi
- • Minami Takahashi as Baltimore
- • Ayane Sakura as Prinz Eugen
The first season aired for 12 episodes from January 12, 2021 to March 30, 2021. An OVA special, and 13th overall episode, was released on July 7, 2021. Crunchyroll streamed the short anime series worldwide, outside of Japan.
Azur Lane: Slow Ahead! is based on Hori’s 4-koma spinoff manga Azur Lane Bisoku Zenshin!, which was launched in Ichijinsha’s Manga 4-koma Palette magazine on March 2, 2018. Five tankobon volumes have been released in Japan as of September 2025.
The Azur Lane franchise started with a side-scrolling shooter mobile game that was first released in 2017. It inspired a 2019 television anime series from Bibury Animation Studios and the Queen’s Orders OVA that was released in July 2023.
The premise of Azur Lane sees the fleets of the titular organization combating a threat known as the Sirens. Google Play describes the game as a “mix of RPG, 2D shooter and tactical genres.”
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Crunchyroll streamed the first season of Azur Lane: Slow Ahead! as it aired in Japan and describes the main premise as:
This is a slightly peculiar world where the shipgirls live in. A lively and enjoyable school life for girls from different factions will begin at the naval port of Azur Lane. Living out their lives to the fullest, these girls get into various shenanigans — slowly but surely!
Sources: Azur Lane: Slow Ahead! Official Twitter (2) (3), Anime News Network
