{"id":9147,"date":"2026-09-03T00:26:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T16:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/victoria-of-many-faces-season-2-special-episode\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T00:26:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T16:26:03","slug":"victoria-of-many-faces-season-2-special-episode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/victoria-of-many-faces-season-2-special-episode\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria of Many Faces Gets Season 2 and a Special Episode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Victoria of Many Faces wrapped its first season with episode nine on 1 September \u2014 and Kadokawa did not waste any time. On the very same day the finale aired, the official anime accounts confirmed that Season 2 is in production, with a brand-new original special episode thrown in alongside it.<\/p>\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\/2LotdklGqKA\" title=\"Victoria of Many Faces | Official Trailer | Crunchyroll\" 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>Victoria of Many Faces | Official Trailer \u2014 via Crunchyroll on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Season 2 and an Original Special, Both Confirmed<\/h2>\n<p>The announcement came via the anime&#8217;s official social accounts on 2 September (Japan time), landing the same night the season one finale reached audiences. Season 2 is described as a full new season currently in production; the special episode is an all-new original story, separate from any previously announced recap content. Studio DEEN and director Nobukage Kimura, who helmed the first season, are expected to return \u2014 no additional staff announcements have been made yet.<\/p>\n<p>No air date has been set. A 2027 premiere window is the most realistic expectation based on production timelines, but nothing has been officially confirmed at the time of writing.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/victoria-official-key-visual-mountain-scaled.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Victoria of Many Faces Season 1 key visual \u2014 Victoria, Nonna and Jeffrey in a dramatic mountain landscape\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Victoria of Many Faces Production Committee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The Story So Far<\/h2>\n<p><em>Victoria of Many Faces<\/em> (<em>\u624b\u672d\u304c\u591a\u3081\u306e\u30d3\u30af\u30c8\u30ea\u30a2<\/em>) is adapted from Syuu&#8217;s light novel series, published under Kadokawa&#8217;s MF Books imprint. The story follows Chloe, a master spy and disguise artist who fakes her own death and slips into a new life as the unremarkable Victoria in the peaceful kingdom of Ashberry \u2014 only to have her quietly normal plans derailed when she ends up caring for an abandoned girl named Nonna and crossing paths repeatedly with Jeffrey Asher, the straight-laced captain of the kingdom&#8217;s knight order.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/victoria-character-victoria-sellers.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Victoria Sellers character visual from the Victoria of Many Faces anime\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Victoria of Many Faces Production Committee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The original novels have sold more than one million copies in Japan and have appeared in the respected <em>Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!<\/em> ranking. Yen Press holds the English licence for readers who want to get ahead of the anime. Chika Anzai voices Victoria in the anime adaptation.<\/p>\n<p>Season 1 covered the events of the first volume across nine episodes, airing on TV Tokyo from 7 July 2026. For a first season, that is a tight episode count \u2014 which makes the Season 2 greenlight feel especially earned.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/victoria-found-family-scene.png?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Victoria, Nonna and Jeffrey in a touching found-family scene from the Victoria of Many Faces anime\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Victoria of Many Faces Production Committee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>How to Watch in Singapore and Southeast Asia<\/h2>\n<p>Season 1 is streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/series\/GYYEM7X59\/victoria-of-many-faces\">Crunchyroll<\/a> for subscribers. Singapore and Southeast Asia viewers can also watch all episodes free on <strong>Ani-One Asia&#8217;s YouTube channel<\/strong>, which carries a substantial slice of Kadokawa&#8217;s seasonal anime output for the region. Both platforms are expected to carry Season 2 when it arrives, though streaming confirmations will come closer to the premiere.<\/p>\n<p>If you have not started Season 1 yet, nine episodes is a very easy weekend commitment \u2014 and now there is a Season 2 to look forward to on the other side. Check out our other <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/manga-anime\/\">anime coverage<\/a> for more on what is streaming this season.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Anime\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victoria of Many Faces Season 2 is confirmed, plus a new original special. Watch Season 1 on Crunchyroll or Ani-One Asia in Singapore now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":9143,"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":[674,68,66,302,1137,417],"class_list":["post-9147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manga-anime","tag-ani-one-asia","tag-anime","tag-crunchyroll","tag-kadokawa","tag-light-novel","tag-studio-deen"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/victoria-s2-announcement-key-visual.png?fit=848%2C1200&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-2nx","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3793,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/saga-of-tanya-the-evil-season-2-crunchyroll-july-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":9147,"position":0},"title":"Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 2 Hits Crunchyroll on 8 July","date":"June 18, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Saga of Tanya the Evil Season 2 premieres 8 July on Crunchyroll. 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