Yomi no Tsugai Season 2 PV Confirms a Back-to-Back Cour Starting July 4
黄泉のツガイ 第2クールPVに日本のファンの反応
“THIS is where it gets insane!!!”
ここからが凄いんだよなぁぁ！！！
TV anime Yomi no Tsugai dropped the main PV for its second cour, confirming a back-to-back continuation starting July 4, and Japanese fans in the comments are treating it as the moment the show finally shows its true face. The recurring theme is relief and gratitude that there's no long gap between cours, mixed with manga readers warning anime-only viewers that the story is about to accelerate hard from here — one commenter says they bought every collected volume after this exact stretch of the story hooked them. Alongside that, fans dig into the PV itself: praise for creator Yoshiko Arakawa's plotting, a running joke about a mysterious new character's punny name, and voice-actor shout-outs for how the new OP syncs a gunshot "click" with the opening beat. It all lands on a comment that finds an unexpectedly perfect anime comparison for where this character's arc seems headed.
Japanese fan reactions (excerpted from 372)
Man, having back-to-back cours with no gap is such a blessing!!
やっぱ2クール連続ってありがたい‼︎
— @YESMAN737462 likesGetting a full two cours is genuinely the best thing.
2クールもあるの本当に最高
— @absoluteZero_018281 likesYESSS!! Cour 2 is here!! I can't wait!
よっしゃ！！第2クールきたー！！楽しみすぎる
— @M_neko_070774 likesBack-to-back cours makes me too happy. T-too happy!!!!
連続2クールうれしすぎる う……うれしすぎる！！！！
— @かためのうどん5 likesBack-to-back cours, isn't that just the best possible thing.
連続2クールとか最高すぎねえか
— @こみとほ-y4w2 likesThis is where Tsugai's real story begins.
こっからがツガイ本番
— @男村上泰駿400 likesI mean it — Yomi no Tsugai genuinely starts from here.
黄泉のツガイはここからですまじで
— @hatu-e3t141 likesEpisodes 1-2 hooked me with all their mysteries, then it settled into fairly normal storytelling from episode 3 — and after the last few episodes suddenly explained everything, seeing this PV now is incredibly exciting.
1,2話の謎の多さで心掴まれて、3話から結構普通の話が続いて、ここ最近の数話で一気に色々分かってからのこのPVはすごくワクワクする。
— @カカロット-q8v1 likesSeriously, it's amazing how every single one of Arakawa-sensei's manga has this solid core that just pulls you in.
ほんま荒川先生は全部芯があって引き込まれる漫画書くの凄い
— @user-ib4kk2si6h40 likesGot hooked reading it on an app, bought every collected volume, and now I've come to the anime. The source material is amazing, but the anime is really great too! Loved Cour 1's OP and ED — I'm way too excited for Cour 2!
アプリで読んでハマってコミックス全巻買ってアニメに来ました 原作最高だけど、アニメもすごく良い！ 1クールのOP、EDすごいカッコよくて好きでした 2クール目も楽しみ過ぎます！
— @nao65403 likesI read the manga, and this is exactly the stretch where I couldn't stop turning pages. A new volume drops next month too — this is the anime I look forward to most every week!
コミックス読んで、この辺から読むの止められんかった。来月新刊も出るし、毎週一番楽しみにしてるアニメ！
— @user-pocopoco9381 likesFor real, the developments from here are insane, so anime-only fans, brace yourselves!! Manga readers and magazine readers, let's keep enjoying it together every week!!!
まーじでこっから凄まじい展開なのでアニメ勢の方々お楽しみに！！原作コミック勢も本誌勢も毎週楽しんでいこうなー！！！
— @カラメルぷりん-z9w37 likesThe "night-road molester" scene looked way too cool.
夜道のチカンかっこよすぎる
— @アオ_cmyk217 likesThat night-road molester, ugh!
夜道のチカンめぇ！
— @dekaikumamon170 likesToshio...?
としお？
— @Masimasi-8318 likesYosano Iwan, lmao.
与謝野イワンww
— @たま-h8n16 likesApparently it's "Yosano Iwan"... yeah, I think that was the name.
与謝野イワンだって…確かそんな名前
— @さたん〆11 likes@さたん〆 So basically he's just "the molester" then (completely ignoring his actual name).
@さたん〆つまり痴漢じゃん(名前なんてガン無視)
— @レイMUSE3375 likesIwan-san is INSANE... the animation on his action scenes is god-tier!!
イワンさんヤベェなぁ…アクションの作画神すぎるよ！！
— @青魔導士7 likesI love Iwan, so I'm so excited he's finally getting more screen time~ 😭
イワン好きだからようやく出番増えてくるから楽しみだ〜😭
— @なべ-s9q5 likesLooks like both the OP and ED are getting a completely different vibe from Cour 1 — can't wait!
opもedも1クール目とはまたガラッと雰囲気変わりそうで楽しみ！
— @ぱぴ-u2x159 likesThe visuals are even more gorgeous, and the impact is insane!! The music's so cool too!! Can't wait for July!!
映像さらに綺麗だし、迫力すごい！！ 音楽かっこいいし、ヤバい！！ 7月からも楽しみ！！
— @shio551547 likesAlso Yuru's line... hearing it voiced makes it even more painful.
あとユルのセリフも… 声着くとさらに辛いなぁ
— @shio55157 likesAt 0:39, Hayami-san's voice is so clear and beautiful~
0:39早見さんの声は透き通っていて綺麗だな〜
— @aokurage_2416 likesThe way the OP's opening beat lines up perfectly with the gun's "click" sound is way too cool. My hype is through the roof.
OPの入りと銃の「カチャッ」て音が綺麗に合わさっててカッコ良すぎ テンションぶち上げ
— @k8u5h16 likesI really love that silent beat at the very end, like a movie trailer would do.
映画予告みたいな最後の無音、すこぶる好き
— @midogurian2 likesAt 0:58 — I'd like to formally request a spinoff called "Tonight's Dinner at the Tajii House." I'm sure Asa-chan would be satisfied watching her brother eat.
0:58 スピンオフ「田寺さんちの今日のごはん」を希望します。アサちゃんも兄様の食いっぷりに満足してくれるでしょう
— @ひらめさん-w8k105 likesAlright, let's make that the new entry point for newcomers from now on. I'm sure it'll pair great with a drink.
じゃあ今度から新規の入口はそちらからにしましょう。 きっといい酒のあてになると思うので
— @tako62537 likesOkay, this is giving serious "Colonel Mustang gone dark" energy.
これは闇堕ちしたマスタング大佐感がありますね。
— @tm-zj1cw4 likes
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