The anime adaptation of the light novel the detective is already dead (d)Tantei Wa Mou, Shindeiru) has shared new information about his second season. Today, the official media of the series have announced that this new season will be released in the course of 2026 and a visual image that stars Nap.
The second season of The Detective Is Already Dead is coming in 2026

But that’s not all. On the anime’s official website the detective is already dead The return of the main cast of voices was announced, as well as some members of the production team of the first season.
The ENGI studio will be in charge of the production of the animation
The animation studio ENGI is back to handle the production of the animation of the second season of the series. Manabu Kurihara He also returns as director. Deko Akao, once again, is in charge of the scripts, and Yousuke Itou He also returns to take care of character design.
The voice cast is made up of:
- Nagai Arata as Kimihiko Kimizuka
- Saki Miyashita as Nap
- Ayana Taketatsu as Nagisa Natsunagi
- Kanon Takao as Yui Saikawa
- Saho Shirasu as Charlotte Arisaka Anderson

Based on the light novel Nigojuu and umibouzu, the Anime the detective is already dead (d)Tantei Wa Mou, Shindeiru) premiered in Japan on July 4, 2021. The series consists of a total of 12 episodes. The animation studio ENGI He was in charge of the production of the animation. In addition, the anime is legally available on the platform Crunchyroll.
In July 2022, the anime Tantei Wa Mou, Shindeiru He announced the production of his second season.
Synopsis of The Detective is already dead:
Kimihiko Kimizuka has ended up wrapped, unintentionally, in more crimes than she is able to remember, to the point of describing herself as a true magnet for problems. One day, as if it were an everyday event, a group of strangers kidnaps him and forces him to get on a plane, where, to his surprise, a new kidnapping is unleashed. In the midst of that chaos, Kimizuka meets an enigmatic and dazzling young woman with silver hair, whose code name is Siesta, and that ends up saving her life.
Siesta claims to be a legendary detective and proposes to Kimizuka to become his assistant. Although at first he refuses, the tenacity of siesta convinces him, starting an extraordinary adventure that leads them to travel the entire world, facing threats capable of putting humanity in check.
Unfortunately, after three years of unpredictable but happy coexistence, Siesta dies suddenly. Devastated, Kimizuka tries to bury all her memories, but as new people cross her path, she realizes that the Siesta footprint will never completely disappear.
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