It has been over a year since the announcement of the second season, and now, Netflix confirmed the release date of Record of Ragnarok Season 2 along with its unusual episode count.
The announcement of its release date and episode count was made via the show’s official website and Twitter account.
On top of these reveals, the upcoming season got a new trailer that gives fans a taste of what to expect.
Record of Ragnarok – When Gods and Men Clash to the Death
Record of Ragnarok is an anime series based on the manga series of the same name that's written by Shinya Umemura and Takumi Fukui and illustrated by Ajichika.
As for its premise, the show’s world features the Gods’ Council which decides on humanity’s fate every 1,000 years.
After millions of years of humanity’s existence, the gods decide that humans must go extinct.
In response, the Valkyrie Brunhilde asks the gods to give humanity a chance to prove their worth.
This will be done via the Battle of Ragnarok, a tournament featuring 13 notable humans from across history who must fight against 13 of the most powerful gods.
If humanity’s heroes win at least 7 matches, humanity will be spared. But if they don’t, humanity will face extinction.
The first season was released exclusively on Netflix in June 2021, with all 12 episodes being released on the same day, similar to Netflix’s release strategy for JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean.
Shortly after its release, Netflix confirmed that the show was renewed for a second season. Though it took a while before new information on Season 2 was announced.
Unlike Season 1 which was made solely by anime studio Graphinica, Season 2 will be co-animated by Graphinica and Yumeta Company.
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Record of Ragnarok Season 2 Release Date
Today, Season 2 finally has an episode count, though it is unusual for anime standards.
Typically, one anime season is composed of 11 to 13 episodes. But Record of Ragnarok Season 2 will have a total of 15 episodes.
The show’s episode count was shared alongside a new trailer, which you can watch here:
Aside from giving fans a glimpse at the next season, the trailer also showcased Season 2’s opening theme entitled Rude, Loose Dance by Minami, as well as the ending theme entitled Inori by Masatoshi Ono (the singer of Hunter x Hunter’s opening theme).
As for its release date, the first part of Season 2, which includes Episodes 1-10, will be released on Netflix on January 26, 2023.
Meanwhile, Episodes 11-15 will be released later in 2023.
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