SPY x FAMILY season 2's release date has been confirmed.
The anime series, which premiered back in 2022 to critical acclaim, is returning on Saturday, October 7, according to an announcement on the show's official website.
It will air in Japan at 11pm. An international release date via Crunchyroll has yet to be confirmed.
SPY x FAMILY season one aired on the anime streaming service a few hours after broadcast in Japan, and we'd expect the same to be true for its second outing.
The show follows the madcap adventures of the Forger family, a trio of misfits comprising a superspy, assassin and telepathic toddler, who are thrown together by chance.
The release date announcement was also accompanied by a new key visual for season 2, which shows the Forgers and Anya's classmates at the Eden Academy.
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The visual also hints at some plot details for season 2 via a large cruise ship in the background, undoubtedly a reference to the 'Family Cruise' arc that manga readers will be familiar with.
The only thing yet to be confirmed with SPY x FAMILY is the number of episodes we can expect for season two. Season one was made up of two cours (or halves), with a three-month break in between.
We named the show one of the best anime series of last year, and fans have been eagerly anticipating its return since it went off the air in December 2022.
The Forger fun doesn't stop there though, as SPY x FAMILY viewers are also getting a spin-off movie titled CODE: White, which is set to release in December.
A trailer for the SPY x FAMILY movie released earlier this year, showing everyone's favourite spy dad Loid enter Anya into a cooking competition to win another prestigious Eden Academy award.
Things don't go to plan, of course, and it looks like the Forgers head off on a suitably festive food-themed adventure.
SPY x FAMILY is available to watch on Crunchyroll.
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