{"id":512758,"date":"2026-06-26T21:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T21:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/512758\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T21:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T21:28:10","slug":"kaiju-anime-snowball-earth-is-getting-a-second-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/512758\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaiju anime Snowball Earth is getting a second season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Snowball Earth<\/a> is getting a second season. The announcement <\/a>came shortly after the 13th and final episode of season 1 aired on Friday. The anime is available on Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Disney Plus.<\/p>\n

The new season was announced with a preview trailer showcasing kaiju, giant robots, a cursed cat, and a father figure without eyeballs. While a release date wasn\u2019t announced, it\u2019s a relatively promising sign that there\u2019s already enough animation for a teaser. Toho Animation\u2019s YouTube channel<\/a> offers the following description of the series:<\/p>\n

\u201cYukio, I\u2019m going to make a friend.\u201d<\/p>\n

For shy young Tetsuo, the only friend he\u2019s ever known is the giant robot Yukio. Together, they defended humanity as its \u201csaviors,\u201d standing against galactic monsters that invaded from space. A decade has passed since their final, desperate battle for humanity\u2019s survival.<\/p>\n

When Tetsuo finally returns to Earth, he finds a world transformed into a frozen wasteland\u2014an icebound planet now known as Snowball Earth. Carrying the promise he once made to Yukio deep in his heart, Tetsuo takes his first steps into this strange new world.<\/p>\n

The anime is based on the manga of the same name by Yuhiro Tsujitsugi, which has run for 11 volumes in Monthly! Spirits (Shogakukan). It has sold over 800,000 copies worldwide. Viz Media licensed the English release and has published the first eight volumes, with the ninth scheduled for Aug. 18, 2026.<\/p>\n

The first season of Snowball Earth was animated by Studio Kai, a team coming hot off one of this year\u2019s biggest surprises, the dark fantasy series Sentenced to Be a Hero<\/a>. It also handled another breakout from the spring 2026 season, The Ramparts of Ice, and is responsible for several seasons of Umamusume: Pretty Derby\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b, among other series. Unfortunately, the studio filed for insolvency<\/a> in April after reporting a loss of \u00a5565 million in 2025. The season 2 announcement message for Snowball Earth didn\u2019t confirm whether Studio Kai will (somehow) return forproduction or whether the show will be handled by a new studio.<\/p>\n


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