Jidou Hanbaiki ni Umarekawatta Ore wa Meikyuu wo Samayou Season 2 Reveals Premiere Date, New Cast & Staff!
Get ready for more vending machine adventures! The official website for the anime series **Jidou Hanbaiki ni Umarekawatta Ore wa Meikyuu wo Samayou** (also known as Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon) has just dropped a bunch of exciting updates for its upcoming second season. We’ve got details on new voice actors, production staff, the opening theme song, and the first promotional video, plus a key visual!
Mark your calendars because the second season is set to kick off its broadcast starting July 2 at 10:00 p.m. JST on Tokyo MX. Following that, it will also air on BS-NTV and AT-X.
Fresh Voices Join the Isekai Fun
The new season is bringing some fresh talent to the voice cast!
* Matsuoka Yoshitsugu (known for roles in series like **Sword Art Online**) will be voicing the character Hebui.
* Takahashi Rie (from hits like **Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!**) joins as Kikoyu.
There’s also a change for the character Hulemy, who will now be voiced by Aihara Kotomi (**The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls**). Aihara Kotomi is taking over the role previously held by Aoki Shiki.
Here’s a quick look at the newly announced cast members:
| Voice Actor | Character | Notes |
| :—————— | :——– | :———— |
| Matsuoka Yoshitsugu | Hebui | New to season |
| Takahashi Rie | Kikoyu | New to season |
| Aihara Kotomi | Hulemy | Replaces Aoki Shiki |
Meet the Production Team Behind Season 2
A mix of returning members and new faces are steering the production ship for **Jidou Hanbaiki ni Umarekawatta Ore wa Meikyuu wo Samayou Season 2**.
Here is a look at the staff credited:
| Role | Name | Notes |
| :———————— | :———————— | :—————————- |
| Director | Yamamoto Takashi | NEW |
| Series Composition | Takahashi Tatsuya | |
| Character Design | Yamauchi Naoki | NEW (credited with sub-character design on S1) |
| Character Design | Sakai Takahiro | |
| Monster Design | Akizuki Ryou | |
| Chief Animation Director | Yamauchi Naoki | |
| Chief Animation Director | Ozeki Miyabi | |
| Chief Animation Director | Hwang Mijeong | NEW |
| Chief Animation Director | Song Hyeon-ju | NEW |
| Main Action Animator | Zhong Wenshan | NEW |
| Deformed Character Design | Ibe Yukiko | NEW |
| Main Prop Design | Koresawa Shigeyuki (Digital Noise) | |
| Main Prop Design | Tom (Digital Noise) | |
| Vending Machine Design | Odaka Michiru (Digital Noise) | |
| Vending Machine Design | Tokita Monta (Digital Noise) | |
| Color Design | Suzuki Youko | |
| Art Design | Takiguchi Katsuhisa (Studio Tulip) | NEW |
| Art Director | Naitou Ken (Studio Tulip) | NEW |
| Director of Photography | Matsumukou Hisashi (STAR Laboratories) | NEW |
| Editing | Takemiya Mutsumi | NEW |
| Sound Director | Konuma Noriyoshi | NEW |
| Music | Uraki Yuta | |
| Music | Takahashi Keita | |
| Animation Producer | Tomioka Tetsuya | |
| Studio | Studio Gokumi | |
| Studio | AXsiZ | |
You can see several key roles have new staff coming in for the second season, including the Director, some Character Designers, Chief Animation Directors, and more!
Groovy Themes to Power Up
The music for **Jidou Hanbaiki ni Umarekawatta Ore wa Meikyuu wo Samayou Season 2** is shaping up nicely!
The rock band BRADIO (**Death Parade**) is making a comeback to perform the opening theme song, titled “Mirai Cider”.
For the ending theme, Aina Aiba (**BanG Dream!**) will be performing “Boku dake no Chiheisen”.
About Jidou Hanbaiki ni Umarekawatta Ore wa Meikyuu wo Samayou
The anime adapts the comedy fantasy light novel series penned by Hiru Kuma. The story originally began its life on the Shousetsuka ni Narou website back in March 2016. Kadokawa picked it up for publication under their Sneaker Bunko imprint in August of the same year, featuring illustrations by Katou Itsuwa. The third and final volume of the light novel was released in February 2017 in Japan.
A manga adaptation, drawn by Kunieda, started serialization in Dengeki Daioh magazine in August. Kadokawa released the second compiled volume of the manga in March 2023.
For English readers and collectors, Yen Press holds the licenses for both the light novel and the manga. They released the third and final volume of the light novel in December 2018, while the manga’s second volume shipped in March 2024.
