{"id":7967,"date":"2026-08-16T10:21:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T02:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/reincarnated-as-a-sword-season-2-pv2-october-2026-hidive\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T10:21:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T02:21:39","slug":"reincarnated-as-a-sword-season-2-pv2-october-2026-hidive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/reincarnated-as-a-sword-season-2-pv2-october-2026-hidive\/","title":{"rendered":"Reincarnated as a Sword Season 2 Drops Second PV \u2014 Premieres October 2026 on HIDIVE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fran and her talking sword are heading skyward \u2014 and Singapore isekai fans had better clear their HIDIVE watchlists. NBCUniversal Anime\/Music dropped the second promotional video (PV\u7b2c2\u5f3e) for <strong>Reincarnated as a Sword Season 2<\/strong> today, giving the sharpest look yet at the Floating Island arc that will power the upcoming October 2026 run.<\/p>\n<h2>Floating Island, Undead Labyrinths and a Necromancer Rival<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/reincarnated-as-a-sword-s2-floating-island-teaser.webp?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Reincarnated as a Sword Season 2 floating island teaser visual\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of NBCUniversal \/ Tenken Production Committee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The new PV picks up right where Season 1&#8217;s credits left off: Fran and Teacher discover a mysterious floating island high above the port town of Dars and decide \u2014 naturally \u2014 they are going to conquer it. According to the official story overview, the island hides <em>&#8220;a vicious labyrinth where undead magical beasts lurk,&#8221;<\/em> setting the stage for the undead-army showdowns glimpsed in the trailer.<\/p>\n<p>The key trigger for Season 2&#8217;s central adventure is <strong>Jean Douvey<\/strong> (\u30b8\u30e3\u30f3\u30fb\u30c9\u30a5\u30fc\u30d3\u30fc), a necromancer researcher voiced by <strong>Yuma Uchida<\/strong> (\u5185\u7530\u96c4\u99ac, known for his roles in <em>My Hero Academia<\/em> and <em>Vinland Saga<\/em>). His encounter with Fran and Teacher sends the pair on the floating island quest \u2014 and judging from the PV, the undead hordes waiting inside that labyrinth are not exactly welcoming.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/reincarnated-as-a-sword-s2-jean-douvey.webp?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Jean Douvey \u2014 new character in Reincarnated as a Sword Season 2, voiced by Yuma Uchida\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of NBCUniversal \/ Tenken Production Committee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Watch the New Second PV<\/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\/TDN4Rh7VvkU\" title=\"TV\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u300c\u8ee2\u751f\u3057\u305f\u3089\u5263\u3067\u3057\u305f\u300dPV\u7b2c2\u5f3e\" 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>PV\u7b2c2\u5f3e (Second Promotional Video) \u2014 via NBCUniversal Anime\/Music on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The PV second edition was uploaded to the <strong>NBCUniversal Anime\/Music<\/strong> official YouTube channel today, the same day as a special premiere screening with stage greetings at Tachikawa Cinema City in Japan \u2014 so lucky audiences in Japan are getting their first extended look at the season right now, while the rest of us make do with this excellent trailer.<\/p>\n<h2>Cast and Crew \u2014 Studio C2C Brings Everyone Back<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/reincarnated-as-a-sword-s2-fran.webp?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fran \u2014 main character of Reincarnated as a Sword, voiced by Ai Kakuma\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of NBCUniversal \/ Tenken Production Committee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Studio <strong>C2C<\/strong> returns to handle animation, with the core Season 1 creative team intact:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Director:<\/strong> Shinji Ishihira<\/li>\n<li><strong>Series Composition:<\/strong> Takahiro Nagano<\/li>\n<li><strong>Character Design:<\/strong> Atsuko Saito<\/li>\n<li><strong>Original Work:<\/strong> Yuu Tanaka (light novel &amp; manga)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The returning voice cast has <strong>Ai Kakuma<\/strong> (\u52a0\u9688\u4e9c\u8863) as Fran and <strong>Shinichiro Miki<\/strong> (\u4e09\u6728\u771e\u4e00\u90ce) as the Teacher\/Master sword, joined by Yuma Uchida&#8217;s Jean Douvey as the season&#8217;s key new face.<\/p>\n<p>The light novel series is published in English by Seven Seas Entertainment, so readers who want to race ahead of the anime have a fully localised edition to binge before October.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Watch in Singapore \u2014 HIDIVE Has the Exclusive<\/h2>\n<p>HIDIVE holds the worldwide simulcast rights, and the platform is available in Singapore. <strong>Season 2 will simulcast exclusively on HIDIVE from October 2026<\/strong> \u2014 meaning Crunchyroll is not an option this time around.<\/p>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t seen Season 1, it&#8217;s a worthwhile catch-up: 12 episodes of a catgirl and her sentient sword murdering monsters across a fantasy world, with a lot more heart than that synopsis suggests. Check the <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/manga-anime\/\">Manga Anime<\/a> section for more on the fall 2026 lineup coming our way.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Anime\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fran and Teacher are back. Reincarnated as a Sword Season 2&#8217;s second PV teases the Floating Island arc full of undead monsters. Premieres October 2026 exclusively on HIDIVE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7963,"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":[68,1216,736,323,1217],"class_list":["post-7967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manga-anime","category-news","tag-anime","tag-fall-anime-2026","tag-hidive","tag-isekai","tag-reincarnated-as-a-sword"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/reincarnated-as-a-sword-s2-key-visual.webp?fit=3000%2C4220&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-24v","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7162,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wild-last-boss-appeared-season-2-cast-trailer-october-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":7967,"position":0},"title":"A Wild Last Boss Appeared Season 2: First Trailer Out, Full Cast Revealed for October 2026","date":"August 4, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A Wild Last Boss Appeared Season 2 drops its first official trailer and reveals seven new cast members, including Takahiro Sakurai, ahead of an October 2026 premiere on Crunchyroll.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Manga Anime&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/wild-last-boss-s2-key-visual.jpg?fit=1200%2C1121&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":7032,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/chained-soldier-season-3-announced-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":7967,"position":1},"title":"Chained Soldier Season 3 Is Official \u2014 What We Know So Far","date":"August 3, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Chained Soldier Season 3 has been officially confirmed. 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