Mission: Yozakura Family Season 2 Cour 2 Sets October 11

Mission: Yozakura Family Season 2 will return with its second cour on October 11, 2026, bringing a new trailer, a new key visual, two new theme songs, and a closer look at Momo Yozakura through an official comment from Koichi Yamadera.

What Was Announced

The anime’s official website published the update on September 4, 2026. It confirms that the second cour of Mission: Yozakura Family Season 2 will begin on Sunday, October 11, at 5:00 p.m. Japan Standard Time. The broadcast will run across the MBS/TBS network’s nationwide 28-station network. The announcement gives viewers a concrete premiere date and time for the continuation, replacing the earlier general “October 2026” window.

The same official update released a new key visual and a main promotional video. The video previews parts of both theme songs: “Forever Song” by Humbreaders as the opening theme and “I’m still breathing” by KID PHENOMENON as the ending theme. The official site published a separate page with comments from both artists, including their descriptions of how they approached the series and its characters.

The announcement also includes a comment from Koichi Yamadera, who voices Momo Yozakura. The official wording presents Momo as a character who holds an important key to the story and says the next cour will show more of his peculiar family attachment as well as a more absent-minded “dad” side. Those comments are promotional material from the production, so they point to the direction of the presentation without confirming every plot development in advance.

Why It Matters

This is a useful update because it connects three parts of the anime’s rollout at once: the broadcast schedule, the promotional package, and the music lineup. A second cour announcement by itself would tell fans when to return. The new PV adds a first official look at how the production is framing the next phase, while the two theme-song announcements give the cour a distinct musical identity before its premiere.

The Momo material is particularly relevant to viewers following the family’s longer-running mystery. The official page does not disclose a full synopsis, but it explicitly places Momo near the story’s central questions and pairs that positioning with Yamadera’s comment. That makes the update more than a routine date card: it signals that the character’s role will remain part of the series’ forward momentum. The PV and the key visual are the best places to look for confirmed visual clues, while speculation about specific manga chapters or future confrontations remains unconfirmed.

For the wider franchise, the announcement also shows how the adaptation is maintaining a connection between the anime and its original manga. VIZ’s official English-language series page describes the premise and provides access points for the English manga, including links to simulpub chapters. International fans can therefore use the official update to track the anime while checking the licensed English release separately, rather than relying on unofficial translations or fan summaries.

Context for International Fans

The confirmed broadcast information is Japan-specific. October 11 at 5:00 p.m. JST is 8:00 a.m. UTC, 9:00 a.m. in the United Kingdom during British Summer Time, 10:00 a.m. Central European Summer Time, 4:00 a.m. Eastern Time, and 1:00 a.m. Pacific Time. These conversions describe the Japanese television start time; they do not establish when an overseas stream will appear.

The September 4 primary announcements reviewed for this report do not provide an international platform, territory list, subtitle schedule, or English-dub schedule for the second cour. The MBS/TBS network listing should therefore be read as a Japanese TV broadcast confirmation, not as a worldwide simulcast notice. Existing availability of the franchise on a local service may change, but a current catalog listing alone is not a confirmation of this new cour’s release plan.

Readers outside Japan should watch the official anime site and the regional pages of licensed distributors for a separate announcement. If a service confirms the title, check whether the listing covers the second cour specifically and whether subtitles or dubbing arrive on the same timetable. Fans who want to follow the source material can use VIZ’s official page for the English manga information currently available in their region.

What Happens Next

The next fixed point is the October 11 Japanese premiere. Before then, the official team may publish additional broadcast details, episode information, music-release information, or distributor notices, but none of those items should be treated as confirmed until they appear in an official update. The most useful checkpoints are the anime’s official on-air and news pages, the embedded PV, and official regional streaming announcements.

For now, the verified takeaway is straightforward: Mission: Yozakura Family Season 2 Cour 2 starts in Japan on October 11, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. JST, with Humbreaders and KID PHENOMENON providing the new opening and ending themes. International access remains not yet confirmed in the primary sources checked here.

Sources

• Official anime announcement: the October 11 premiere time, 28-station MBS/TBS broadcast, new key visual, PV, and Koichi Yamadera comment.
• Official theme-song announcement: the “Forever Song” opening, “I’m still breathing” ending, and artist comments.
• Official PV on YouTube: the promotional video embedded by the anime’s official website.
• VIZ official series page: English-language manga information and links to official simulpub chapters.

Information was checked on September 4, 2026, at 10:04 p.m. JST.

Editorial note: This report is based on the primary sources linked above. Availability, schedules, and announcements can change; verify the latest details with the official source.