A key visual and other details about the series were also announced.
The unique sports anime Medalist, based on Tsurumaikada’s manga series, became one of the most celebrated series of Spring 2025. Thankfully, a second season was confirmed right after the first ended, which gave fans hope. In a new update, the official website and X (Formerly Twitter) account of the anime revealed that Medalist Season 2 is coming in January 2026, although a date wasn’t specified.
Medalist Season 2 new staff and other details
The latest news came with a brand new teaser trailer and key visual. It was also announced that season 2 will go through some production staff changes. The new staff members for the upcoming series includes:
- Art Director: Hazuki Nakamura
- Director of Photography: Kentaro Kashiwagi
- Animation Producer: Takasumi Miura
Yasutaka Yamamoto is returning to direct the second season at Studio ENGI. Jukki Hanada continues to write the scripts while Chinatsu Kameyama designs the characters. Yuuki Hayashi is composing the music for the second season as well.
The confirmed cast for the upcoming season so far includes:
- Inori Yuitsuka voiced by Natsumi Haruse
- Tsukasa Akeuraji voiced by Takeo Otsuka
- Hikaru Kamisaki voiced by Kana Ichinose
- Jun Yodaka voiced by Yuma Uchida
- Rioh Sonidori voiced by Makoto Koichi
- Shinichiro Sonidori voiced by Taito Ban
Kodansha publishes the Medalist manga by Tsurumaikada in their Monthly Afternoon magazine. The publication describes the story as:
Inori is a little girl who dreams of becoming a figure skater. Yet, the obstacles to this dream feel insurmountable: Inori’s already “too old” (she’s 11); she’s always had trouble at school; and, worst of all, her older sister’s skating dreams ended in failure, so her mother is dead set against putting her other daughter through a similar experience. Still, the rink is the only place Inori can be herself, and she’s out on the ice when a fateful meeting takes place. Tsukasa, a frustrated coach on the edge of giving up competitive skating himself, will join Inori to form an unstoppable duo powered by hard work, transcendent joy, and an unshakeable belief that they can prove everyone wrong.
