The series revealed a brand new key visual.
On Tuesday, 22 July, Kadokawa announced that the mystery romcom anime series “The Detective is Already Dead” (Tantei wa Mō, Shindeiru) is coming back with a second season in 2026. A brand new key visual featuring one of the central characters, Siesta, has also been revealed.
The Detective is Already Dead Season 2 cast, staff, and other details
The returning cast of the series includes:
- Kimihiko Kimizuka voice by Arata Nagai
- Siesta voiced by Saki Miyashita
- Nagisa Natsunagi voiced by Ayana Taketatsu
- Yui Saikawa voiced by Kanon Takao
- Charlotte Arisaka Anderson voiced by Saho Shiraasu
Manabu Kurihara will continue to direct the second season at studio ENGI. Deko Akao is writing the scripts once again while Yosuke Ito continues to design the characters for the anime. Yuuyu, Naoki Tani and Tatsuya Yano are composing the music.
The “Detective is Already Dead” anime is based on the popular light novel series written by Nigojū and illustrated by Umibōzu. It also has a manga adaptation by Mugiko. The anime first premiered back in 2021, and a short teaser for Season 2 was released in 2024. Crunchyroll streams the first season of the anime and describes the plot as:
After thwarting a hijacking with beautiful, silver-haired detective Siesta, Kimihiko leads a life of globe-trotting and crime-solving—until Siesta dies. A year later, a new case will open old wounds as it threads murder, conspiracy, and his dead partner!
