The official website for the Skip to Loafer 2nd Season television anime has revealed additional staff members and a second teaser promotional video. Produced by P.A.Works, the second season adapting Misaki Takamatsu’s coming-of-age manga is set to premiere in April 2027.
Staff
The series is directed by Kotomi Deai, who also handles series composition alongside Youko Yonaiyama. Manami Umeshita is in charge of character design and serves as chief animation director together with Reina Igawa and Yuusuke Inoue. Mio Fujishima returns as sub-character designer.
New additions to the team include main animators Sara Sakoe, Hiroyuki Honda, and Chieko Sato. The special effects duo of Masahiro Murakami and Sumie Murakami also join the production. Sou Senoo takes on the role of art director, while Akane Ueda steps up as director of photography. Michiru joins as music composer alongside Takatsugu Wakabayashi.
| Role | Staff |
|---|---|
| Director | Kotomi Deai |
| Series Composition | Kotomi Deai, Youko Yonaiyama |
| Character Design | Manami Umeshita |
| Chief Animation Director | Manami Umeshita, Reina Igawa, Yuusuke Inoue |
| Sub-Character Design | Mio Fujishima |
| Main Animation | Sara Sakoe, Hiroyuki Honda, Chieko Sato |
| Prop Design | Satomi Higuchi |
| 2D Design, Subtitle Design | Akira Murakami |
| Special Effects | Masahiro Murakami, Sumie Murakami |
| Color Design | Yuuko Kobari |
| Art Director | Sou Senoo |
| Art Design | Yuuta Fujii |
| Director of Photography | Akane Ueda |
| 3D Director | Motonari Ichikawa |
| Editing | Ayumu Takahashi |
| Sound Director | Haru Yamada |
| Music | Michiru, Takatsugu Wakabayashi |
| Animation Producer | Akira Yamamoto |
Note: Staff members marked with NEW in the original announcement are new to these roles for the second season.
The first season of Skip to Loafer aired in Spring 2023 with 12 episodes, streaming on Crunchyroll with subtitles and dubs in multiple languages.
Misaki Takamatsu began serializing the manga in Monthly Afternoon in August 2018. Kodansha published the 13th volume on April 23, and the series has a cumulative 4.2 million copies in circulation. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga in English and released the 12th volume on July 7, with the 13th volume scheduled for January 5, 2027.
