The first season of Uzaki-Chan Wants to Hang Out was a great hit, and the series became quite popular as well. As a result, the makers didn’t waste any time and greenlit Uzaki-Chan Wants to Hang Out Season 2. Fans are pretty excited that their favorite comedy-drama got an early renewal, and now they don’t have to face any hiatus to watch its sequel. So, when will the second season of this anime premiere? Here are all the latest details.
Uzaki-Chan Wants to Hang Out is a Japanese slice-of-life romantic-comedy anime series. It is an adaptation of Take’s manga series of the same name. ENGI animation studio animated this show, and it was the production studio’s second project. Moreover, the viewers first saw this series on July 10, 2020. It had a good run of twelve episodes before concluding on September 25 of the same year.
Uzaki-Chan Wants to Hang Out Season 2: Renewal & Production Details
The production studio didn’t make fans wait for anything and renew the show for its second run right after the completion of its first one. It might have happened due to the immense popularity of the series. At the time of writing, its debut is ranked at #533 in popularity and has more than 298K members in its group. The show’s second season is yet to premiere, and it already has more than 59K members in its MAL group.
So, these numbers clearly indicate how popular this franchise actually is and why the makers decided to give it an early renewal. ENGI studio confirmed that they are working Uzaki-Chan Wants to Hang Out Season 2. Its production has already started, so fans won’t have to wait much longer. If the studio doesn’t face any delays, it might get complete in the next few months.
Manga Compared To The Anime!
The inaugural installment of this anime followed the Uzaki-Chan Wants to Hang Out manga series very closely. It remained true to its story and only rearranged some of the events. ENGI reshuffled some chapters while adopting them into an episode. Except for the rearranging thing, most of the adaptations were straightforward. However, Episode 10 of the anime featured original content and didn’t follow any chapter from the manga series. The debut installment of the anime adopted a total of 33 chapters and found its stopping point at the end of Volumes.
Its ending was pretty dramatic, and now Chapter 34 will provide a good start to Uzaki-Chan Wants to Hang Out Season 2. The author has published only six books so far. Hence, the production studio will likely use all the content from the remaining three books in the second season. Fans can expect to see some original anime content in the sequel as well, just like its first season.
Uzaki-Chan Wants to Hang Out Season 2: Release Date
It has already been few months since Studio ENGI began to work on the anime’ second season. On average, the production of these shows likely takes somewhere between 12 to 18 months. So, we can hope that the production goes smoothly without facing any interruptions. If that happens, fans can expect Uzaki-Chan Wants to Hang Out Season 2 to release in the first half of 2022. We will update this section accordingly.