{"id":5205,"date":"2026-07-08T08:24:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T00:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/the-elusive-samurai-season-2-crunchyroll-july-17\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T08:24:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T00:24:25","slug":"the-elusive-samurai-season-2-crunchyroll-july-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/the-elusive-samurai-season-2-crunchyroll-july-17\/","title":{"rendered":"The Elusive Samurai Season 2 Premieres on Crunchyroll 17 July"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nine days from now, the most gifted runner in Japanese history makes his comeback. <strong>The Elusive Samurai Season 2<\/strong> premieres on <strong>17 July 2026<\/strong> on Crunchyroll, and with a new main trailer and opening theme now revealed, we finally know what to expect when CloverWorks returns to feudal Kamakura.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/elusive-samurai-s2-cast-scene.png?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Elusive Samurai Season 2 \u2014 the main cast gather in a lantern-lit scene\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Image courtesy of Aniplex<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What Is The Elusive Samurai?<\/h2>\n<p>Based on the manga by <strong>Yusei Matsui<\/strong> \u2014 the creator behind <em>Assassination Classroom<\/em> \u2014 <em>The Elusive Samurai<\/em> (\u9003\u3052\u4e0a\u624b\u306e\u82e5\u541b) follows <strong>Hojo Tokiyuki<\/strong>, the young heir to the Kamakura shogunate who survives the brutal downfall of his clan through one extraordinary, embarrassing talent: running away at superhuman speed. Set during the historical Kenmu Restoration in 14th-century Japan, the series transforms real political upheaval into something wildly funny and, quietly, a little moving.<\/p>\n<p>Season 1 from CloverWorks aired in 2024 and built a strong following on Crunchyroll \u2014 particularly among fans who like their history served with exaggerated comedy faces and genuinely well-animated action. The whole first season remains on Crunchyroll if you need to catch up before 17 July.<\/p>\n<h2>Season 2 Trailer and Opening Theme<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ke0cBQQLIPc\" title=\"The Elusive Samurai Season 2 | Main Trailer\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>The Elusive Samurai Season 2 | Main Trailer \u2014 via Aniplex USA on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Aniplex dropped the main trailer at Anime Expo 2026 earlier this month, confirming the 17 July premiere alongside the opening theme: <strong>&#8220;Onigoto&#8221;<\/strong> (\u9b3c\u3054\u3068), performed by Japanese singer and actor <strong>Kento Nakajima<\/strong>. Nakajima, who has spoken about his lifelong love of history, expressed genuine enthusiasm for the role \u2014 and the track itself sounds like a fittingly propulsive way to open an episode about a boy whose survival strategy is very fast feet.<\/p>\n<p>CloverWorks returns with the core production team from Season 1, and based on the trailer the animation has lost none of its expressive energy \u2014 expect more of those gleefully exaggerated comedy cuts alongside the show&#8217;s sharper dramatic moments. Season 2 continues Tokiyuki&#8217;s campaign to reclaim Kamakura, with the political stakes rising as he gathers allies across a fractured Japan.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/elusive-samurai-s2-tokiyuki-outdoor.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Tokiyuki in a lively outdoor market scene from The Elusive Samurai\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Image courtesy of Aniplex<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>How to Watch from Singapore<\/h2>\n<p>Crunchyroll carries <em>The Elusive Samurai<\/em> in Singapore, and Season 2 streams from <strong>17 July<\/strong> \u2014 same day as the Japanese broadcast on Fuji TV&#8217;s <em>Noitamina<\/em> block (Fridays, 11:30 PM JST). Both subtitled and dubbed versions will be available. If you have been sleeping on this one, the 24-episode Season 1 run is an easy weekend binge to get ready in time.<\/p>\n<p>The Elusive Samurai is one of the more distinct anime running right now \u2014 a period piece that neither romanticises nor bores you with history, created by someone who clearly knows how to make a reader (or viewer) care about a surprisingly unconventional protagonist. Singapore fans on Crunchyroll, 17 July is the date to save. Browse more upcoming anime in our <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/manga-anime\/\">Manga &amp; Anime section<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Anime\" flags=\"only 3 images sourced; could not reach 4-6 target\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CloverWorks brings back Hojo Tokiyuki for The Elusive Samurai Season 2 on 17 July \u2014 streaming on Crunchyroll with a new trailer, opening theme by Kento Nakajima, and nine days to go.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[25],"tags":[68,243,66,602],"class_list":["post-5205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manga-anime","tag-anime","tag-cloverworks","tag-crunchyroll","tag-the-elusive-samurai"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/elusive-samurai-s2-key-visual-1.png?fit=4076%2C5761&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-1lX","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4855,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/elusive-samurai-season-2-crunchyroll-july-17-premiere\/","url_meta":{"origin":5205,"position":0},"title":"The Elusive Samurai Season 2 Premieres July 17 on Crunchyroll","date":"July 4, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"CloverWorks brings back The Elusive Samurai Season 2 on Crunchyroll from July 17, with a new trailer and opening theme \"Onigoto\" by Kento Nakajima.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Manga Anime&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/elusive-samurai-s2-cast.png?fit=1200%2C674&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4907,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/green-yuri-anime-cloverworks-nirvana-opening-2027\/","url_meta":{"origin":5205,"position":1},"title":"Green Yuri Anime: CloverWorks, Nirvana Opening Theme, January 2027","date":"July 4, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"CloverWorks is adapting Green Yuri (The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All) with Nirvana's \"Breed\" as the opening theme. 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