# Netflix’s Adults-Only Animated Series Officially Sets Release Date

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/netflixs-adults-only-animated-series-officially-sets-release-date/
- Published: 2026-11-03T16:08:54+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/blue-eye-samurai-season-2-release-date/
- Topics: Entertainment, TV

## Key points

- Season two premieres on 19 January 2027.
- Mizu travels to London in search of two possible fathers.
- Akemi, Taigen and Ringo continue their stories in Japan.

## Summary

Netflix has set 19 January 2027 as the release date for the second season of *Blue Eye Samurai*, with six episodes continuing Mizu’s story beyond Japan. The announcement gives viewers a date for the next chapter of the Emmy-winning animated series, which ended with several characters facing uncertain futures.

Mizu travels to London to find the two remaining men who may be her father, encountering new allies, familiar enemies and questions about her identity. In Japan, Akemi and Taigen face life under a dangerous new shogun at Edo Castle, while Ringo searches for a new purpose. Maya Erskine, Brenda Song, Darren Barnet and Masi Oka return, with Jonathan Pryce, Joel Kim Booster and Sherry Cola joining the voice cast; Blue Spirit returns as the animation studio.

## Coverage

- [Collider: Netflix’s Adults-Only Animated Series Officially Sets Release Date](https://collider.com/blue-eye-samurai-season-2-release-date/)
- [Variety: ‘Blue Eye Samurai’ Sets Season 2 Release Date at Netflix](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/blue-eye-samurai-season-2-release-date-netflix-1236938383/)
- [Deadline: ‘Blue Eye Samurai’ Sets Season 2 Release Date At Netflix](https://deadline.com/2026/11/blue-eye-samurai-season-2-release-date-netflix-1237212165/)

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