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Live-Action Love is Better the Second Time Around Season 2 Series Reveals 3 New Cast Members, Opening Song in New Video
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The official website for the live-action series of Keiko Kinoshita's Koi o Suru Nara Nidome ga Jōtō (falling in love for the second time, bring it on; the live-action series uses the English title Love is Better the Second Time Around) boys-love manga started streaming a new trailer video and revealed three new cast members for the series' second season on Tuesday. The video reveals and previews the second season's opening theme song "Scenario" by artist Mel, who also performed the first season's opening theme song.
The three new cast members, who will all play as Takashi's ex-boyfriends are (image above from left to right):
- Motoki Fukami as Takaaki Hibino
- Akune Haruse (boy band ICEx member) as Rui Taniguchi
- Yūsuke Ōnuki as Sōta Arima
The Rampage male idol group member Makoto Hasegawa (left in visual right) reprises his role as Akihiro Miyata, while Robin Furuya (right) returns as Takashi Iwanaga. Other returning cast members are Aloha Takamatsu as Yūto Shiraishi, and Junya Shiraishi as Kyōsuke Sugimoto.
Yuka Yasukawa and Nao Nomura return as directors alongside new director Shinju Funabiki. Funabiki is also penning the scripts for the series. Erina Koyama is composing the music. Mamino Kawamoto is credited as LGBTQ advisor.
The second season will premiere on the "Dramaism" programming block on MBS, TBS, CBC, RKB, and HBC on September 1.
The first season premiered in March 2024.
The manga's story begins when Miyata, a business magazine editor who just entered the 10th year of his career, receives a proposal for a new column from a popular college professor named Iwanaga, who happens to be his first love. Miyata promised to elope with Iwanaga in their high school years, but got teased for it, leading to their eventual breakup. With their new professional reunion, a relationship both old and new begins.
Kinoshita launched the manga in Tokuma Shoten's Chara Selection magazine in March 2018, and ended the series with its third compiled book volume in April 2023.
Digital Manga Publishing has previously released Kinoshita's Little Crybaby, You & Harujion, That Cute Kid is Mine and Mine, Kiss Blue, The Boyfriend Next Door, Honey Colored Pancakes, Want to Depend on You, Yuri Sensei Is In A Good Mood Today As Well, A Night Of A Thousand Nights, and You and Tonight manga in English. JManga has released Kinoshita's I Love You, Chief Clerk! manga in English.
Sources: Koi o Suru Nara Nidome ga Jōtō live-action series' website, Comic Natalie
