The Elusive Samurai Season 2 Gets Main PV and Opening Theme | فصل دوم «سامورایی گریزان» با تریلر اصلی و ترانهٔ آغازین معرفی شد
What Was Announced On July 4, 2026, Aniplex published a pair of official updates for The Elusive Samurai (Japanese title: 逃げ上手の若君 ) that are clearly meant to be read together. One update focuses on the season 2 main PV, while the other names the opening theme and the artist performing it. Read as a package, the two posts turn the show from a broad summer-return announcement into a much more concrete rollout plan. The headline fact is the return date. According to the official schedule page, The Elusive Samurai Season 2 begins on July 17, 2026, with a Friday 23:30 JST broadcast in Fuji TV's noitamina block. The same page lists AT-X from July 24, 2026, with a Friday 23:00 broadcast and a Tuesday 11:00 repeat. For streaming, the Japanese rollout starts with Prime Video at 24:00 JST on July 17, followed by other platforms from July 21, 2026 at 12:00 JST. The music update adds a second key detail: the opening theme is 鬼事 by Kenshi Nakajima. The official news post links ...