Kadokawa announced the anime adaptation of Kantai Collection, also known as KanColle, will receive a season 2 in November 2022. Alongside the announcement, the company also revealed the key visual for the upcoming season. Furthermore, Kadokawa opened up a new website dedicated to the series, where it revealed the cast and staff returning for the new season.
The announcement appeared as part of the ongoing AnimeJapan 2022 event. The C2 Kikan Twitter account shared the announcement via tweet. The new key visual shows off Shigure front and center, as well as characters such as Yamashiro, Fusou, and Mogami. The official press release reveals that the characters will face a “harsh battle unlike any they’ve seen before.”
You can check out the new key visual for KanColle season 2 below.
Kadokawa announced KanColle season 2 would air in 2022 back in January, during the Chinjyufu New Year Live broadcast. However, production on the second season originally started back in 2015, after the first season ended. The series itself is an adaptation of the Kantai Collection mobile game which released in 2013. The second season will reportedly be a standalone project set in 1944, and will not have any direct relation to the first season.
KanColle season 2 will release in November 2022. The first season of the anime is available to watch on Crunchyroll and Funimation.
