by The second season of A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special is gearing up for its October premiere, and fans can now look forward to hearing its new ending theme before the anime airs.
Singer-songwriter krage will perform “Everlasting,” an original song written specifically for the second season of the TV anime. The song will be released digitally ahead of the anime broadcast on September 23, 2026, while the physical CD single will follow on October 28, 2026.
The announcement also revealed exciting details about the CD release. The limited-edition package will include a Blu-ray featuring the full video of krage’s first streaming live concert, “Lunar Eclipse,” held on September 12, 2025, along with the anime’s non-credit ending video.
To accompany the release announcement, a new artist photograph of krage has also been unveiled. The photos were taken underwater, creating a mysterious and dreamlike atmosphere inspired by the artist’s name and the emotional tone of “Everlasting.”
With A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special Season 2 scheduled to premiere in Japan on October 7, 2026, “Everlasting” is shaping up to be one of the notable anime songs of the upcoming fall season.
“Everlasting” Will Arrive Before Season 2 Begins
Fans will not have to wait until the anime’s premiere to listen to the full song.
The digital release of “Everlasting” is scheduled for September 23, 2026, approximately two weeks before the second season begins broadcasting.
The physical CD will then be released on October 28, 2026, giving collectors an opportunity to own a special edition connected to the anime.
The release schedule is:
- September 23, 2026: “Everlasting” digital single
- October 7, 2026: A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special Season 2 premieres
- October 28, 2026: “Everlasting” CD single release
This early digital release also gives fans a chance to become familiar with the song before hearing it as the anime’s ending theme.
What Is “Everlasting” About?
“Everlasting” was written specifically for A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special Season 2 by krage, who also wrote the lyrics and composition.
The arrangement was handled by Akitsugu Fukushima.
According to Krage, the song was created around the emotional journey of protagonist Desir Herrman and the friends who support him as they continue fighting against a harsh future.
The song focuses on the idea of continuing to move forward even when the future appears fragile and uncertain. It also reflects the bond between Desir and his companions and the importance of caring for the people around you.
That makes “Everlasting” a natural fit for a story built around changing fate.
Desir already knows what happened in the original timeline. After returning to the past, he is given another opportunity to change events and protect the people who previously died.
The second season continues that struggle, making themes such as hope, friendship, sacrifice, determination, and changing destiny particularly important.
The Ending Theme Was First Revealed at Anime Expo 2026
The song was first announced internationally during Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles, where a world-premiere screening of A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special Season 2 was held.
Sony Music announced that krage had written “Everlasting” specifically for the anime and would perform it as the second season’s ending theme.
The announcement gave international fans an early look at the musical direction of the new season.
Later, on August 25, 2026, a special ending-theme preview was released, giving fans their first official taste of the song in the anime context.
The preview features Desir and Romantica together while highlighting krage’s distinctive vocals.
The combination of the emotional visuals and the song’s atmospheric sound has helped build anticipation for the second season.
New krage Artist Photos Were Shot Underwater.
Alongside the release announcement, new promotional photographs of krage were unveiled.
The photos were shot underwater, creating a surreal and fantastical visual style.
The underwater concept was chosen to reflect the name “krage” and give the new release a distinctive visual identity. The photographs feature a dreamlike atmosphere that matches the emotional character of “Everlasting.”
The imagery also fits the song’s themes of uncertainty, emotion, and hope.
Rather than using a straightforward anime promotional image, artist’sist photography gives the single its own identity while maintaining a connection to the fantasy atmosphere of A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special.
CD Edition Includes krage’s “Lunar Eclipse” Streaming Live.
The physical release contains an additional bonus that will be particularly interesting for krage fans.
The limited-production CD + Blu-ray edition includes the complete video of krage Streaming Live “Lunar Eclipse,” held on September 12, 2025.
This is significant because “Lunar Eclipse” was krage’s first streaming live performance.
The Blu-ray also includes the non-credit ending animation for A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special Season 2.
As a result, the package combines the new anime song with a substantial live-performance video, making it more than a standard theme-song single.
“Everlasting” CD Tracklist
The October 28 CD release will include four tracks on the CD:
- Everlasting
- One Last Cry
- Everlasting [TV Edit]
- Everlasting [Off Vocal]
The title song was written and composed by krage and arranged by Akitsugu Fukushima.
The inclusion of the TV Edit gives listeners the shorter version used for the anime broadcast, while the Off Vocal version provides the instrumental arrangement without krage’s vocals.
Blu-ray Contents
The accompanying Blu-ray includes:
- krage Streaming Live “Lunar Eclipse” — September 12, 2025
- Non-credit ending video for A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special Season 2
The release is priced at 2,800 yen, including tax, and is listed as a limited-production edition.
Special Pre-Order Bonuses Have Been Announced
Several retailers are also offering exclusive bonuses for people who pre-order the CD.
The announced bonuses include:
- Sony Music Shop: Signed and personalized postcard featuring Kragee
- Amazon Japan: Mega jacket featuring anime artwork
- Rakuten Books: Can badge
- Seven Net Shopping: Acrylic carabiner-style accessory
- Animate: Square bromide featuring anime artwork
- Participating krage support stores: Postcard featuring anime artwork
The Sony Music Shop campaign is particularly notable.
Customers who preorder during the specified campaign period can receive a postcard featuring krage’s handwritten signature and the purchaser’s registered name.
The eligible reservation period runs from September 17 through September 30, 2026, subject to the conditions listed by Sony Music.
For collectors, this makes the early reservation period important.
A Pre-Add and Pre-Save Campaign Is Also Underway
Fans who want to listen to “Everlasting” as soon as it becomes available can also participate in the song’s Pre-add/Pre-save campaign.
Pre-add and Pre-save allow listeners to register a song before its official release so that it can be added to their music library when the track becomes available.
The campaign also offers a digital wallpaper featuring Krage as a special bonus.
This gives fans another way to celebrate the upcoming release before September 23.
When Does A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special Season 2 Start?
The second season will premiere in Japan on October 7, 2026.
It will air through Fuji TV’s +Ultra programming block, with the first broadcast scheduled for 24:45 JST, which technically falls in the early hours of October 8 by conventional clock notation.
Other Japanese networks will follow:
- Fuji TV: October 7, Wednesdays at 24:45
- Kansai TV: October 8, Thursdays at 26:15
- Tokai TV: October 10, Saturdays at 26:00
- AT-X: October 10, Saturdays at 21:30
The series will also be distributed through multiple streaming platforms, with early distribution beginning on October 7 through services including d Anime Store, U-NEXT and Anime Hodai.
International viewers will also be able to watch the second season through Crunchyroll, which has confirmed the series as part of its Fall 2026 lineup.
FLOW Performs the Season 2 Opening Theme
While krage is responsible for the ending theme, the second season’s opening song comes from another major Japanese music act.
FLOW performs the opening theme “Sorrow.”
This continues the band’s connection with the anime after performing the first season’s opening song, “GET BACK.”
FLOW’s new song was created to reflect the increasingly intense battles faced by Desir and his companions.
The band explained that “Sorrow” explores the sadness and pain experienced by the characters and the strength that can emerge from those experiences.
The full song was previewed in the second Season 2 promotional video released in September.
This gives the new season a musical pairing of FLOW’s powerful opening theme and krage’s more emotional ending song.
A New Trailer and Main Visual Have Been Revealed
The latest promotional campaign for Season 2 reached another milestone on September 15, 2026, when a new promotional video and main visual were unveiled.
The second trailer also gives viewers their first substantial preview of FLOW’s “Sorrow.”
The new material comes shortly before the October premiere, making September an important month for the series’ promotional campaign.
With both the opening and ending themes now revealed, fans have a much clearer picture of the atmosphere Season 2 will bring.
Who Is Desir Herrman?
For newcomers, Desir Herrman is the protagonist of A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special.
The story takes place in a world threatened by dangerous Shadow Worlds.
In the original future, Desir and his companions fight through a deadly Shadow World but ultimately fail to prevent catastrophe.
Desir is one of the few survivors of the final battle.
Instead of dying, however, he is unexpectedly sent 13 years into the past.
He returns to a time when he is still a student at Hebrion Academy.
The most important difference is that Desir remembers the future.
His friends do not.
This gives Desir a unique opportunity to change the events that led to the destruction of the world.
Why Desir’s Return Matters
The basic idea behind the series is simple:
What if someone who already knew the future was given another chance to change it?
Desir knows which dangers are coming.
He knows which people are important.
He remembers the battles that caused the deaths of his friends.
And he knows that simply becoming stronger will not necessarily be enough.
Instead, Desir attempts to gather his friends earlier and prepare them for threats they have not yet encountered.
This creates an interesting mixture of fantasy action, magic-school storytelling, strategy, and time travel.
The second season continues this concept as Desir and his companions encounter increasingly difficult challenges.
Romantica, Pram and Azest Return
The core cast of Season 2 includes the major characters from the first season.
Takuma Terashima returns as Desir Herrman.
Sayumi Suzushiro voices Romantica Eru, the talented wind mage who becomes one of Desir’s most important companions.
Natsumi Fujiwara returns as Pram Schnaizer.
Asami Seto voices Azest Kingscrown.
The characters are central to Desir’s attempt to change the future and prevent the tragedies he remembers from happening again.
For returning viewers, Season 2 will therefore continue the relationships and conflicts established during the first season rather than starting over with a completely new cast.
The Anime Is Based on a Korean Webtoon
A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special is based on the fantasy series created by Wookjakga and Usonan, published by D&C MEDIA.
The work originally became popular as a Korean web novel/webtoon series before receiving its Japanese anime adaptation.
The manga/comic version is also available through the Japanese digital manga and novel service Piccoma, while the Japanese collected editions are published under KADOKAWA’s MF Comics label. The official anime materials currently list three collected comic volumes in Japan.
The story’s combination of magic, academy life,e and time regression has helped it attract readers beyond the traditional Japanese manga market.
Who is krage?
krage is a Japanese singer-songwriter whose music is known for its atmospheric sound and expressive vocals.
The artist began pursuing music professionally under Sony Music Associated Records in April 2022.
krage has also become increasingly associated with anime music.
One of the artist’s earlier major anime connections was the ending theme “request” for Solo Leveling. The song later won the Best Anime Song/Ending-related award at the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards, giving krage additional international attention.
That background makes “Everlasting” another notable addition to krage’s growing collection of anime theme songs.
krage Has Been Active With New Music in 2026
“Everlasting” is not krage’s only musical activity this year.
In April 2026, the artist released the digital single “kagerou,” a ballad created in collaboration with arranger Akitsugu Fukushima.
The song focuses on feelings surrounding a person who is changing and the emotional distance that can develop between two people.
krage also participated in the song “夜の女王の狼たち feat. krage” by Mirai Kodai Gakudan, released digitally in May 2026.
The release of “Everlasting” therefore arrives during an active period in the artist’s career.
“Everlasting” Fits the Story’s Emotional Side
While A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special contains plenty of magical battles and fantasy action, its story is also deeply connected to relationships.
Desir’s entire mission is built around his desire to protect people who were lost in the original timeline.
He knows what it feels like to lose his friends.
He also understands that changing the future will require trust and cooperation.
The emotional focus of “Everlasting” therefore complements the series’ central themes.
According to Krage, the song was written while thinking about Desir and the people who support him as they fight against their difficult fate.
That connection between the music and story is also reflected in the ending-theme preview, which places Desir and Romantica at the center of the visual presentation.
What to Expect From Season 2
Season 2 will continue Desir’s attempt to rewrite the future.
The characters now have more experience than they did at the beginning of the story, but the threats facing them are becoming more dangerous.
The official promotional material emphasizes that Desir and his companions will face increasingly intense battles.
For returning viewers, this means the second season will build on the foundation established in Season 1 rather than simply repeating its academy-focused setup.
For new viewers, the central question remains easy to understand:
Can Desir change the future before the same tragedy happens again?
That question remains at the heart of the story.
krage’s “Everlasting” is preparing to make its full debut just ahead of A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special Season 2.
The song will be available digitally on September 23, giving fans an opportunity to hear the complete track before the anime premieres on October 7. The physical CD will then arrive on October 28, accompanied by a Blu-ray containing krage’s complete 2025 “Lunar Eclipse” live streaming performance and the anime’s non-credit ending sequence.
The release also continues krage’s growing relationship with anime music following the success of earlier theme songs.
Meanwhile, A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special Season 2 is entering its final promotional stage. A new main visual and trailer have been released, FLOW’s “Sorrow” has been confirmed as the opening theme, and the latest broadcast information has established October 7 as the Japanese premiere date.
For newcomers, the anime offers a fantasy story about a mage who returns 13 years into the past with knowledge of a catastrophic future. For longtime viewers, Season 2 promises to continue Desir’s attempt to change destiny while deepening the relationships between him and his companions.
With FLOW’s “Sorrow” opening the story and krage’s “Everlasting” bringing each episode to an emotional close, the second season is set to have a strong musical identity.
