© 槻影・チーコ／マイクロマガジン社／「嘆きの亡霊」製作委員会 The official Twitter/X of the Let This Grieving Soul Retire TV anime series has revealed that voice actress Kiyono Yasuno will be singing the main opening theme for the show’s upcoming second cour. The second cour is set to debut in Japan in October 2025.
Yasuno will sing the new opening theme song titled “Algorithm.” Meanwhile, the idol group i☆Ris will perform the ending theme for the second cour, named “Yume no Hitokakera.”
◤￣￣￣￣￣
第2クールOP主題歌アーティストは
安野希世乃さん(@Yaskiyo_manager)に決定！
＿＿＿＿＿◢OP主題歌のタイトルは…
「アルゴリズム」🔽安野希世乃さんよりコメントも到着🌟#嘆きの亡霊 #安野希世乃 pic.twitter.com/c7xRw8bEwP— 『嘆きの亡霊は引退したい』公式｜TVアニメ第2クール10月放送決定！ (@nageki_official) August 1, 2025
The opening theme for the first cour was “Katto Tomorrow” performed by Lezel, while the ending theme was “Scream!” by Pmaru-sama.
Masahiro Takata (The Family Circumstances of the Irregular Witch, The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World) is directing the anime, with Hideki Shirane (The Duke of Death and His Maid, Date A Live Seasons 1 to 3) as the screenwriter, and Yusuke Isochi (Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It) along with Shingo Fujisaki (Skip and Loafer Episode 4 co-animation director, Undead Murder Farce Episodes 3, 4, and 13 co-animation director) serving as character designers. ZERO-G is in charge of the animation production.
Meanwhile, the main voice cast of the anime includes:
- • Kensho Ono as Krai Andrey
- • Miyu Kubota as Tino Shade
- • Fairouz Ai as Liz Smart
- • Konomi Kohara as Sitri Smart
- • Kohei Amasaki as Luke Sykol
- • Tomokazu Sugita as Ansem Smart and Narrator
- • Aoi Koga as Lucia Rogier
The first cour premiered early on select Japanese streaming platforms on September 29, 2024, and started its TV broadcast on October 1, 2024. Crunchyroll, Muse Asia, and bilibili streamed the series internationally, outside of Japan.
The original light novel series is authored by Tsukikage and illustrated by Chyko. It first appeared under Micro Magazine’s GC Novels label on August 30, 2018, and has released 12 volumes by September 2024, which includes a short story collection. A subsequent 13th volume is scheduled to be published in Japan on September 30, 2025. J-Novel Club is providing the English digital release of the light novel series, following the expiration of Sol Press’ license in 2021.
The series originated as a web novel on Shosetsuka ni Naro on January 27, 2018, and also inspired a 2019 manga by Rai Hebino. Yen Press publishes the manga adaptation in English for North America.
© 槻影・チーコ／マイクロマガジン社／「嘆きの亡霊」製作委員会Crunchyroll summarizes the primary storyline of Let This Grieving Soul Retire as:
Six childhood friends make a promise to each other to become treasure hunters and ultimately grow to become the strongest heroes in the world. During his inaugural quest, Krai Andrey realizes he might not be suited for the role. Nevertheless, his friends choose him as their leader. Faced with daunting expectations and feeling underpowered, Krai embarks on an unexpected hero’s journey filled with challenges, mental strain, and the desire to retire prematurely.
No products found.
Sources: Let This Grieving Soul Retire Official Twitter, Anime News Network
