Kadokawa has released a new trailer revealing and previewing the theme songs for Trapped in a Dating Sim 2, the second season of the anime adaptation of the Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs light novel series.
Ando performs the opening theme song “Jinsei Endroll (Life’s Ending Credits).” Ando is a music unit consisting of Knight X member Shō Takeyaki, voice actor Daisuke Hirose, and music producer ANCHOR. Girl band MEISHOHIKOKAI performs the ending theme song “Ashita wa Ashita no Que Sera Sera (Tomorrow is Tomorrow’s Que Sera Sera).”
Trapped in a Dating Sim 2 will premiere on July 8.
The cast of the anime includes:
- Takeo Ōtsuka as Leon
- Kana Ichinose as Olivia
- Fairouz Ai as Angelica
- Ayane Sakura as Marie
- Akira Ishida as Luxion
- Kenichi Suzumura as Julius Rapha Holfort
- Kōsuke Toriumi as Jilk Fia Marmoria
- Shinnosuke Tachibana as Brad Fou Field
- Kōji Yusa as Chris Fia Arclight
- Nobuyuki Hiyama as Greg Fou Seberg
- Yui Ogura as Hertrauda Sera Fanoss
Kazuya Miura directs the Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs Season 2 at studio ENGI. Kenta Ihara handles the series scripts, and Masahiko Suzuki is the character designer and chief animation director. Tetsuya Watanabe is the CG director, and Shin’ichi Komeya is compositing director of photography.
Additional staff members include:
- Art Director: Ryōsuke Kawai
- Color Design: Miho Hasegawa
- Editing: Yūsuke Ueno
- Music: Kana Hashiguchi, Show Aratame
- Sound Director: Takatoshi Hamano
- Sound Effects: Yui Andō
Yomu Mishima launched the story of the light novel series in 2017, and the series ended with the 13th volume in March 2024. The first season of the anime premiered in April 2022, and Crunchyroll streamed the anime with English subtitles and an English dub.
Here’s an overview of the synopsis, via Seven Seas Entertainment:
Office worker Leon is reincarnated into a particularly punishing dating sim video game, where women reign supreme and only beautiful men have a seat at the table. But Leon has a secret weapon: he remembers everything from his past life, which includes a complete playthrough of the very game in which he is now trapped. Watch Leon spark a revolution to change this new world in order to fulfill his ultimate desire…of living a quiet, easy life in the countryside!