Yofukashi no Uta Season 2

Good sequels don't announce themselves-- they just continue where the conversation left off.

Call of the Night Season 2 picks up exactly where we left everyone, only that there's been a slight change. The animation has improved, with special detail and care being put into the background and compositing work. This was already a highlight in Season 1, but the improvements make the environments feel more real, more breathable. The camera work does more than show off characters and environments; it makes the viewer feel almost complicit with their activities.

Creepy Nuts returns for both the OP and ED, completely refreshing the original aesthetic Season 1 had. ... This music that feels just familiar enough to vibe to, yet mature enough to suggest marked growth since 2022. The voice acting remains stellar. Sora Amamiya's portrayal of Nazuna retains all of her playfulness and complexity, while Gen Sato continues to navigate Kou's deep character with remarkable subtlety and room for good laughs.

This new season deepens the original story well. The exploration of love as a process rather than a destination continues, and the return of a deceptively friendly (and hot) face provides some serious tension. Conversations reveal depth to characters while maintaining the essential mystery that makes the entire anime worth watching. This is a series that understands exactly what it does well and continues to execute it with outstanding results.

While only a few episodes have aired, I am confident the remaining ones will maintain this level of careful consideration. Call of the Night Season 2 is a well-kept promise; a stellar run that never ended but simply paused to breathe.

This is an essential viewing for anyone who enjoyed the first season. The quality bump is real but not obtuse, the technical improvement is undeniable, and I'm all for it.

Call of the Night Season 2 Review (this will not contain spoilers)

Return of a Masterpiece

The first episodes of this very awaited sequel reminded us why this series became so loved in the first place. Its Vibe/Aesthetic. The vibe this anime gives off, constantly taking place during the night paired with the greatest visuals possible is what made it stand out heavily to fans. With an incredible setting, a good MC, nice cast and a unique premise (romance with vampires). These elements are what keeps us coming back every week. Through amazing night skies, great introductions and the plot developing rapidly is why i think this ... is the best romance to come out recently. And why i recommend you to watch this sequel especially if you liked the first season.

Characters: 8/10
Soundtracks: 1000/10
Animation: 8/10
Plot: 9/10
Setting: 11/10
Enjoyment: 9/10
Personal Rating = 10/10

“If the roots are deep, there is no reason to fear the wind.”

Yofukashi no Uta already established its roots with a strong first season, and since the manga is finished, all the anime needs to do is adapt it as closely and accurately as possible. It’s a no‑brainer that an anime studio would give a faithful adaptation to a well‑known and beloved manga series, but there was an attempt by another studio to “adapt” a different manga in the completely opposite way—tanking the ratings and basically making everyone hate the adaptation. Luckily, Yofukashi no Uta doesn’t follow that route and continues to please fans of ... Season 1 with the exact same quality of animation, the same top‑notch OST, and the same satisfying feel—as if both halves were made at the same time but released three years apart for some reason.

Overall, if you finished and loved the first season, there’s a good chance you’ll love this season as well.

If you haven’t watched the first season, well… watch it, man!

YOFUKASHI NO UTA SEASON 2 – FIRST IMPRESSION REVIEW

I really wasn’t expecting much from Season 2, but it actually caught me off guard. The nights are still neon and cool, but this time there’s real danger. The cozy, easygoing vibe is gone—now it’s all tension and “what the hell is gonna happen next?”

[Story]
We’re back with Kou and Nazuna, but things aren’t chill anymore. There’s a real deadline now, weird new vampire rules, and actual threats—Anko’s out for blood, Kiku’s chaos, and suddenly nobody feels safe. It’s way less about romance, way more about survival. I didn’t see that coming, honestly.

[Characters]
Kou is still awkward, but at ... least he’s trying. Nazuna feels less untouchable, finally. Anko goes full-on menace mode, and Kiku? No idea what to make of them, but they make everything messier in a fun way. Everybody’s got their own baggage.

[Animation]
Still gorgeous—lots of neon, lots of mood. Fights look slick, tense scenes have weight, and nothing looks cheap. Direction feels sharp, like they actually care about how things look.

[Sound]
OP by Creepy Nuts is a banger again (can’t get it out of my head). Music keeps the mood on point. Voice acting is solid, especially when things get tense.

[Enjoyment]
Honestly, I got sucked in way more than with Season 1. It’s not just aimless nights anymore—there’s danger, mystery, actual stakes. I kinda miss the chill, but I like this direction a lot.

[Final Verdict]
Season 2 doesn’t play it safe. It ditches the old formula and just goes for it—darker, riskier, and honestly better for it. If you want another round of comfy night walks, you might be disappointed. But if you’re up for something moody and surprising, you’re in for a treat.

Recommended for:

* Fans of stylish, atmospheric anime
* People who like tension, mystery, and character drama
* Anyone who doesn’t mind a show shaking things up

Avoid if:

* You only want a chill, cozy romance
* Slow pacing bugs you
* You’re just here for light vibes

Score:
Story: 8
Animation: 8
Sound: 9
Characters: 8
Enjoyment: 8
Overall: 8/10

There is a certain type of anime that LIDENFILMS seems to be specialized at - anime about the beauty of the night, the enchanting loneliness and tranquility, to the tone of a sky full of stars. And they deliver it. Again. Yofukashi no Uta strikes where it needs to with its second season, expanding on the idea presented in the first season with atmost grace.
But there is a catch: this time the night isn't safe, we stray away from the laid-back, slice-of-life vibe of the first season, and it's a good change. We still see moments of that call of the night the series ... is titled after, the other face of the city, unknown to most people. But it's mixed with some tension, some risk, to create another part of the night - the danger that it brings.
Of course, the openings and endings are made again by the great Creepy Nuts (and they also get another cameo in this season), which is always on point. "Mirage" fits the series perfecty, but that's what we expect at this point. The soundtrack full of slow-paced lo-fi is what this series needs, but we know that from the first season. This is a series based on a song (Yofukashi no Uta by Creepy Nuts), and it' respected by both the authors of the song and the studio.
It is an adaptation that this series reserved. LIDENFILMS carves its place as the best skypainters in the industry and feed us with another 12 episodes of great animation, music and characters. It's a must-watch this season and I can only hope that we'll get a full adaptation that has the same quality we see in this seasons.

Bleh.

This show doesn't know what it wants to be. It is sometimes a relaxed exploration of nightlife, sometimes a rom-com, and sometimes a paranormal detective drama. The first season was somewhat able to get away with this ménage à trois by only adding the other aspects in halfway through, but by the second season they're clashing for airtime in uncomfortable ways.

The open ended feel of the first half of the first season cannot thrive as the show moves in a more plot-driven direction, so the quiet ambience of nightlife is relegated to backgrounds and cutaways.

The characters aren't really interesting enough to be compelling ... (the protagonist's distinctive features include "liking the night" and "generally being nice" and "not currently feeling like he's in love"), and the setup of two characters who are already essentially in a relationship but have not yet been declared overtly to be in love really leaves no development left, except for when some "incident" allows the writers to declare them officially in love (at which point the show will end). There's only so many times you can pull the "person doesn't like their current life, so swell the music and have them become a vampire."

The detective villain is pathetic, and by the constraints of this triple setup must be far smarter and stronger than every other character, but simultaneously an idiot and utterly pathetic (and ditto for the paranormal stuff). She must be motivated by something as potent as the extermination of all vampires, and yet spend her time dropping one-liners and leaving the characters "until next time", lest she jeopardize the rom-com sections. You can't have a villain that is both scary and situated within a generally lighthearted atmosphere, so the best they can do is switch rapidly between the two, and hope the audience's low attention span smooths out those violent transitions.

The result is a show with many mediocre aspects, and no strong central element to position them around. The setup is interesting enough that the occasional compelling idea is presented, and that's enough to not make it a total slog, but rarely are these interesting ideas given enough weight to really stand on their own. There's enough of these modern, boilerplate, sanded-edges romance animes around. They're all fine. Go pick a different one.