A new key visual and teaser trailer have been revealed for the upcoming second season of The Beginning After the End, which will premiere in April 2026.
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Keitaro Motonaga (Date A Live Seasons 1-3, Katanagatari) will return to direct the second season, with Takamitsu Kono (Utawarerumono: The False Faces, A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special) as series screenwriter, Masami Sueoka (The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord’s Army was a Human) as character designer, and Keiji Inai (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?) as music composer. Studio A-CAT is handling the animation production, with Slow Curve credited with the general production.
Meanwhile, the anime’s main voice cast stars:
- • Natsumi Fujiwara as Arthur Leywin
- • Makoto Furukawa as Grey
- • Kana Ichinose as Tessia Eralith
- • Chiaki Omigawa as Jasmine Flamesworth
- • Gen Sato as Elijah Knight
- • Shoya Chiba as Lucas Wykes
TurtleMe (the pseudonym of American writer Brandon Lee) is involved in the adaptation as story supervisor and executive producer. Tapas Entertainment’s Mike Zhu, Kevin Nicklaus, and Gabrielle Luu are credited as executive producers.
The original web novel was first published by Tapas on January 18, 2017. Fuyuki23 provided the illustrations for the webtoon comic adaptation, which began serialization on Tapas’ website on July 7, 2018. Eight print volumes of the webtoon have been released as of July 2025, with a ninth volume November 25, 2025 and 10th volume on February 24, 2026. Yen Press releases the webtoon comic in English print, while Tapas publishes the series digitally.
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Crunchyroll will exclusively stream the second season of The Beginning After the End, and describes the main premise of the first season as:
After a mysterious death, King Grey is reborn as Arthur Leywin on the magical continent of Dicathen. Although he enters his second life as a baby, his previous wisdom remains. He begins to master magic and forge his own path as the years go by, seeking to correct the mistakes of his past life.
Sources: The Beginning After the End Official Japanese Twitter (via AIR News), press release
