{"id":6724,"date":"2026-07-29T14:25:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T06:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/gachiakuta-season-2-first-look-pv-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T14:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T06:25:11","slug":"gachiakuta-season-2-first-look-pv-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/gachiakuta-season-2-first-look-pv-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Gachiakuta Season 2: First Look PV Out \u2014 No Date Yet"},"content":{"rendered":"

The wait for more Gachiakuta just got a little shorter \u2014 and a little longer at the same time. The official anime website has released a First Look PV for Season 2, dropping the first proper footage from the upcoming run, while confirming there is still no premiere date on the horizon.<\/p>\n

What the Gachiakuta Season 2 First Look PV Shows<\/h2>\n

Published on the official Gachiakuta anime website<\/a> on 29 July 2026 and reported the same day by Crunchyroll News<\/a>, the PV collects multiple advance cuts from Season 2’s main story \u2014 described by the production team as the first public showing of actual footage from the new season. The clip was first screened at the “Return to the Pit” panel at Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles on 3 July, where director Fumihiko Suganuma, voice actor Aoi Ichikawa (Rudo), and producer Naoki Amano presented it to a live audience for the first time.<\/p>\n

Alongside the PV, the team released new character illustrations for Enjin and Zanka, two figures who will play significant roles in Season 2. The Zanka artwork was distributed as a limited-edition postcard at Anime Expo, while the Enjin piece was given out at the 25th Taipei Comics & Animation Festival on 26 July \u2014 both now going public for the first time.<\/p>\n

\"Gachiakuta
Image courtesy of BONES Film<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

No Release Date \u2014 And Production Is Still Early<\/h2>\n

Studio BONES Film, which produced all 24 episodes of Season 1 across two back-to-back cours (July to December 2025), is confirmed to return for Season 2. What is not confirmed is when it will arrive. No premiere window has been announced, and reporting following the Anime Expo panel indicated that production is still in early stages \u2014 placing a 2026 release firmly off the table and a 2027 window at the optimistic end of the range.<\/p>\n

\"Enjin
Image courtesy of BONES Film<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the meantime, the franchise has been expanding across other media. A stage adaptation ran in Tokyo (May 2026) and Kyoto (June 2026) with a live cast. A survival action RPG, Gachiakuta: The Game<\/em> (working title), was also revealed earlier this year, with no developer or release window announced for it yet.<\/p>\n

Where to Watch and Catch Up in Singapore<\/h2>\n

The full 24-episode Season 1 is streaming now on Crunchyroll<\/a>, which is available in Singapore. Gachiakuta was Crunchyroll’s most-viewed anime in July 2025 \u2014 the month it launched \u2014 and the platform is confirmed to carry Season 2 as well. If you haven’t started the series yet, now is the time: 24 episodes of sharp post-apocalyptic action from the studio behind My Hero Academia<\/em> and SK8 the Infinity<\/em> makes for a solid catch-up before the next chapter eventually drops.<\/p>\n

\"Zanka
Image courtesy of BONES Film<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Check the Manga Anime section<\/a> at GameTrader.SG for updates as more Season 2 news comes in.<\/p>\n

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The official Gachiakuta Season 2 First Look PV is here, showcasing new footage of Enjin and Zanka \u2014 but Studio BONES Film has yet to confirm a premiere date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6720,"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":[25,30],"tags":[68,519,66,993,364,994],"class_list":["post-6724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manga-anime","category-news","tag-anime","tag-bones-film","tag-crunchyroll","tag-gachiakuta","tag-manga","tag-season-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gachiakuta-s2-firstlook.png?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-1Ks","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3220,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/my-hero-academia-final-season-crowned-anime-of-the-year-at-the-2026-crunchyroll-anime-awards\/","url_meta":{"origin":6724,"position":0},"title":"My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON Crowned Anime of the Year at the 2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards","date":"May 25, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"After a record-shattering 73 million votes from fans around the world, Crunchyroll has named My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON the Anime of the Year at the 2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards. 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