Kunal Dey 
March 29th – Today, it was officially announced that Season 2 of the anime You and I Are Polar Opposites will begin broadcasting and streaming in Japan on July 5th. Along with this news, the Season 2 Announcement Trailer has been officially released. The announcement was made during the You and I Are Polar Opposites stage event held at AnimeJapan2026. The event featured the main cast, including Sayumi Suzushiro (Suzuki) and Shogo Sakata (Tani), who shared the exciting news with a live audience.
Featuring a heartfelt look back at Season 1, the Season 2 Announcement Trailer highlights the best scenes of Suzuki, Tani, and their colorful classmates. It’s a perfect reflection on how far they’ve come, while building excitement for what’s to come in the new season.
About “You and I Are Polar Opposites”
You and I Are Polar Opposites is a huge hit manga series by Kocha Agasawa that has sold over 1.8 million copies (including digital) and received many awards.
The series is being produced by Lapintrack (SHOSHIMIN series, Undead Murder Farce), with Takayoshi Nagatomo (Performing Director of Lonely Castle in the Mirror, Episode director of SHOSHIMIN: How to become Ordinary) directing, the series composition is written by Teruko Utsumi (Series Composition of Sarazanmai, Ryman’s Club).
The voice cast features Sayumi Suzushiro (Ijichi Nijika from BOCCHI THE ROCK!, Ayako Mochizuki from The Elusive Samurai) as the energetic Suzuki, and Shogo Sakata (Aki Hayakawa of Chainsaw Man, Zenos of The Brilliant Healer’s New Life in the Shadows) as the stoic Tani.
You and I Are Polar Opposites Season 2 will begin broadcasting and streaming in July 2026. Season 1 is now streaming globally in partnership with Animax Broadcasting Korea(ANIPLUS), Bilibili, Crunchyroll, and Medialink. Information about
streaming platforms is available on the official English website.
INTRODUCTION:
A school life Rom Com that revolves around Suzuki, an energetic girl who can’t help but follow the crowd, and Tani, a quiet boy who can easily speak his mind. The original manga by Kocha Agasawa was serialized on Jump+ until 2024, and it received many awards. The English version of the manga is available online on
MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA and published in print and digital by Viz Media. Lapintrack is the anime studio that will adapt this series into anime.
CAST:
Suzuki: Sayumi Suzushiro
Tani: Shogo Sakata
Watanabe: Yuna Taniguchi
Sato: Konatsu Hirabayashi
Yamada: Anji Iwata
Azuma: Miyuri Shimabukuro
Taira: Wataru Katoh
Nishi: Cocoro Omori
Honda: Tomori Kusunoki
Production and Staff Information:
Original work: “You and I Are Polar Opposites” by Kocha Agasawa (JUMP COMICS /
Shueisha)
Director: Takayoshi Nagatomo
Series composition/Animation producer: Teruko Utsumi
Character design: Miyakomako
Supporting character design/Chief animation director: Naho Kozono
Chief animation director: Sayuri Sakimoto/Kazuko Hayakawa
Art director: Chieko Nakamura
Color setting: Yuki Akimoto
Composite director: Tomoyuki Shiokawa
3D director: Yuuji Koshida
Editor: Masayuki Kurosawa
2D design work: Wataru Osakabe
Music: tofubeats
Sound Director: Eriko Kimura
Animation studio: Lapintrack
Season 1 Opening theme song: “Lose the frames” by noa
Season 1 Ending theme song : “Pure feat. Eriko Hashimoto” by PAS TASTA
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