In August 2018, it was announced that Kakegurui season 2 would debut in Japan in January 2019.[12] A second season[13] titled Kakegurui ×× aired from January 8 to March 26, 2019. The cast reprised their roles, and the staff returned for the second season. Kiyoshi Matsuda joined Yuichiro Hayashi as director for the second season.[14] For season 2 of the anime, Yasuko Kobayashi and Manabu Akita served respectively as writer and character designer, with MAPPA handling animation for the second season as well.[15] Mitsuki Saiga was added to the season 2 cast, voicing the new character Miloslava Honebami.[16] The second season's opening theme song is "Kono Yubi Tomare" (コノユビトマレ) performed by JUNNA,[17] while the ending theme is "AlegriA" performed by D-selections.[18] The second season ran for 12 episodes.[19]