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Muse India Streams The Detective Is Already Dead Season 2 Anime
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The Muse India Instagram account has also posted countdowns for second season of the television anime of writer Buncololi and illustrator Kantoku's Sasaki and Peeps (Sasaki and Pichan) novels, where it has not confirmed the broadcast platforms for the season. Crunchyroll will stream the anime season in India.
The second season of the The Detective Is Already Dead will also stream on Crunchyroll and get dubs in English and Hindi.
Manabu Kurihara returns to direct the second season at ENGI. Deko Akao is again in charge of series scripts, and Yōsuke Itō is again designing the characters.
40mP is composing the anime's music, along with composing, arranging, and writing the lyrics for the theme songs. Kōme performs the opening "Kono Shinzō ni Hanabata wo" (A Bouquet for This Heart), and Kagura Nana returns to perform the ending "Hakuchumu" (Daydreams).
The anime's second season was first announced in July 2022.
The anime's first season premiered with a one-hour special in July 2021 and aired for 12 episodes. Muse Asia streamed the anime in India as it aired in Japan. The channel discontinued streaming the anime in October 2021. The Muse India YouTube channel began streaming it in June 2023. Crunchyroll added a Hindi dub for the anime in August 2023.
Nigojū published the first volume in the light novel series with illustrations by Umibōzu in November 2019 under Kadokawa's MF Bunko J imprint. The novel won the 15th MF Bunko J newcomer award in 2019. Kadokawa published the 13th volume in July 2025. Yen Press is publishing the original novels in English.
Hoko Hinachi and Minori Chigusa launched a new spinoff novel titled Charlotte wa Tada, Jiken o Tokitai. Tantei wa Mō, Shindeiru. Code:RED in May 2024. Nigojū is credited for the original work and as a supervisor for the novel.
Mugiko launched the manga adaptation of the novels in Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Alive magazine in May 2020, and ended it in October 2023. Kadokawa published the manga's sixth and final compiled book volume in October 2023.
Source: Muse India's Instagram account (link 2)
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