The Fable Season 2 Announces New Cast for 2027 Premiere
The second season of 'The Fable' anime has revealed six new cast members and will premiere on Nippon TV on January 10, 2027, adapting the Yamaoka Arc.
The Fable Season 2 TV anime has announced six new cast members for key roles alongside returning staff and cast. The series is scheduled to premiere on the Nippon TV network on January 10, 2027, airing every Sunday at 12:55 a.m.
Six new actors are joining the crime comedy's ensemble. They will voice key characters from the upcoming Yamaoka-hen (Yamaoka Arc) storyline.
Director Ryousuke Takahashi is returning to helm the second season at Tezuka Productions. Sci-fi writer Yūya Takashima is handling the series composition and writing scripts with Mayumi Morita. Character designers Kyūma Ōshita and Saki Hasegawa are also back, while Yo Tsuji joins as the new music composer. Yasuyuki Urakami returns as sound director.
Returning Cast and Crew
The core voice cast from the first season will reprise their roles. This includes Kazuyuki Okitsu as the legendary hitman Akira Satō and Miyuki Sawashiro as his partner Yōko Satō. Other returning actors feature Kana Hanazawa as Misaki Shimizu, Akio Ohtsuka as Takeshi Ebihara, and Yūki Kaji as Yūki Kawai. The extensive list ensures continuity for the series' large ensemble of characters.
Production and Broadcast Details
The second season will adapt the Yamaoka Arc from Katsuhisa Minami's original manga. Ryousuke Takahashi confirmed he "is returning to direct the second season at Tezuka Productions." Yuuyu Takashima stated he "is handling the series composition." The production will follow the same Sunday late-night schedule on Nippon TV as its predecessor.
Manga Background and Availability
The original 'The Fable' manga by Katsuhisa Minami was serialized in Weekly Young Magazine from November 2014 to November 2019, concluding with 22 volumes. It won Best General Manga at the 41st annual Kodansha Manga Awards in 2017. The franchise has continued with sequels: 'The Fable: The Second Contact' ran from July 2021 to July 2023, and 'The Fable: The Third Secret' began serialization in March 2025. Kodansha USA licensed the original manga for English release in March 2022, with the final volume shipping in January 2024. All three manga series are available via simulpublication on the K Manga platform.
The first anime season aired for 25 episodes across two continuous cours in Spring 2024. It was simulcast globally on Disney+ and on Hulu in the United States, complete with an English dub. The franchise also includes two live-action films released in Japan in June 2019 and June 2021. Also, the manga is inspiring 'The Fable: Manga Build Roguelike,' an upcoming deckbuilder game from Kodansha Game Creators' Lab and developer Mono Entertainment. The second season is scheduled to premiere on the Nippon TV network on January 10, 2027, airing every Sunday at 12:55 a.m.
