The Elusive Samurai Season 2 anime revealed today that Botchi Boromaru will perform the new ending theme song for the new season, titled “Romantic ga Hoshiinara”. The song features three guest performers from Hinatazaka46, who will be revealed after the first episode of the new season broadcasts. Botchi Boromaru also performed the previous ending theme for the series, titled “Kamakura Style”. The Elusive Samurai Season 2 will broadcast in Japan beginning on July 17, and Crunchyroll will also stream it as part of the summer 2026 anime simulcast lineup . Yusei Matsui serialized the original The Elusive Samurai manga from January 2021 to February 2026 in Weekly Shonen Jump, with 25 volumes published in total. VIZ Media also publishes an English-language version. Yuta Yamazaki directs the TV anime at animation studio CloverWorks, with assistant direction by Yusuke Kawakami, series composition by Yoriko Tomita, character designs and chief animation direction by Yasushi Nishiya, animation direction by Shinnosuke Ota, and music by Akiyuki Tateyama and GEMBI. Crunchyroll streams The Elusive Samurai and describes the story: In the year 1333, the Kamakura shogunate government comes crumbling down. A trusted vassal, Ashikaga Takauji, betrays the shogunate and organizes a rebellion.