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Call of the Night Season 2: Release date, cast and plot details – Everything we know so far
By Aman Shukla Published on June 3, 2025, 19:30 IST Last updated June 3, 2025, 13:23 IST Since its debut in July 2022, Call of the Night (also known as Yofukashi no Uta ) has captivated anime fans with its unique blend of supernatural intrigue, heartfelt romance, and stunning visuals. Adapted from Kotoyama's manga, the story of Ko Yamori, a restless teen, and Nazuna Nanakusa, a charming vampire, struck a chord with viewers, leaving them craving more after Season 1's 13-episode run. With its dreamy nighttime aesthetic and exploration of love, identity, and the allure of the unknown, the series quickly became a standout in the Noitamina block. Now, with Season 2 on the horizon, anticipation is at an all-time high. Here's everything we know so far about Call of the Night Season 2. Call of the Night Season 2 Release Date Fans of the supernatural romance anime Call of the Night (also known as Yofukashi no Uta ) have been eagerly awaiting news of a second season, and the wait is finally over! Officially announced on March 11, 2024, during the Fuji TV Anime Lineup Press Conference 2024, Call of the Night Season 2 is scheduled to premiere in July 2025. Call of the Night Season 2 Cast The second season of Call of the Night is expected to bring back the core voice cast that made the first season a hit, with new additions to expand the nocturnal world. Here's the confirmed and anticipated cast list based on available updates: Nazuna Nanakusa (voiced by Sora Amamiya): The flirtatious vampire who introduces Ko to the thrills of the night. Ko Yamori (voiced by Gen Sato): The insomniac middle schooler seeking to become a vampire by falling in love with Nazuna. Akira Asai (voiced by Yumiri Hanamori): Ko's friend, adding depth to his journey. Seri Kikyo (voiced by Haruka Tomatsu): A lively vampire in Nazuna's circle. Niko Hirata (voiced by Eri Kitamura): A cunning and enigmatic vampire. Kabura Honda (voiced by Shizuka Ito): A vampire with a bold personality. Midori Kohakobe (voiced by Naomi Ozora): A charming and playful vampire. Hatsuka Suzushiro (voiced by Azumi Waki): A stylish vampire in the group. Mahiru Seki (voiced by Kensho Ono): A friend of Ko's with his own night-time adventures. Akihito Akiyama (voiced by Hiroyuki Yoshino): Another key figure in Ko's circle. Anko Uguisu (voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro): A mysterious character tied to the night. Kiku Hoshimi (voiced by Rina Sato): A newly announced character for Season 2, set to play a pivotal role, with Rina Sato known for roles in Bleach , Demon Slayer , and One Piece . Haru Nanakusa (voiced by Maaya Uchida): A nurse and a key to unlocking Nazuna's past, introduced for the Cigarette Case Arc. Call of the Night Season 2 Potential Plot Call of the Night Season 2 picks up where the first season left off, continuing the story from Kotoyama's manga, which ran in Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday from August 2019 to January 2024, concluding with 200 chapters across 20 volumes. The anime, produced by LIDENFILMS, follows Ko Yamori, a disillusioned middle schooler who, unable to sleep or find satisfaction in daily life, wanders the streets at night. His encounter with Nazuna Nanakusa, a vampire, sparks a desire to become a night-walker himself—but to do so, he must fall in love with her. Season 2 is expected to dive deeper into the supernatural romance and Ko's journey, starting from manga chapter 46. The teaser hints at the Cigarette Case Arc, introducing Haru Nanakusa, a nurse linked to Nazuna's past, and new character Kiku Hoshimi, voiced by Rina Sato, who adds mystery to the narrative. The tagline 'The night isn't over yet' suggests more late-night adventures, exploring themes of love, identity, and the allure of the paranormal. Aman Shukla is a post-graduate in mass communication . A media enthusiast who has a strong hold on communication ,content writing and copy writing. Aman is currently working as journalist at
NZ Herald
6 days ago
- Sport
- NZ Herald
Lydia Ko off the pace at US Open, Ryan Fox starts well at the Memorial
Lydia Ko is five shots off the pace during the opening round of the US Open at Erin Hills after an errant drive proved costly. Starting at the 10th tee, Ko was even par through the front nine before a bizarre drive at the first tee - a par five.
Hindustan Times
7 days ago
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
A major test: Golfers face new track at 80th US Women's Open
When it comes to the USGA's desire to challenge the best players in the world, the U.S. Women's Open is no different from the men's version. "It's the biggest test in the game of golf," World No. 1 Nelly Korda said. "Definitely has tested me a lot. I love it." The LPGA schedule has reached its summer stretch, when majors dominate the landscape. This week, a field of 156 will test themselves at the 80th U.S. Women's Open at Erin Hills in Erin, Wis. The championship's winning score has been just 3 or 4 under par in three of the last five editions, and players are planning for another stiff test in Erin Hills' U.S. Women's Open debut. The most difficult major is also the most lucrative: It featured a record $12 million in prize money in 2024, a number expected to rise again this week. Erin Hills is on the lengthier side for the ladies as a par-72, 6,829-yard track. That won't faze Korda, one of the longest drivers in the women's game, but she's got an eye on the various fairway bunkers that threaten to eat up tee shots. Korda is having a much different start to this season than in 2024, when she won five starts in a row and seven tournaments in total. She's notched three top-10 finishes but no victories just yet. "Definitely have had a bit of good and a bit of bad," she said. "Kind of a mix in kind of every event that I've played in. I would say just patience is what I've learned and kind of going back home and really locking in and practicing hard." With one more week in the top spot of the Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings, Korda will become the first American woman to spend 100 weeks at No. 1 in her career. She's hardly the only player chasing history this week. Lydia Ko of New Zealand is building toward a career Grand Slam after picking up the Women's British Open last August. She has yet to win the U.S. Women's Open or Women's PGA Championship. "It's a great golf course. I think it's fun," Ko said of Erin Hills. "I don't think it's, like, for one type of player, which is something that I tend to really prefer because it kind of brings the whole field into it. Hopefully I can hit some good shots and get a few good lucky bounces and kind of go from there." Ko, who captured the HSBC Women's World Championship in Singapore, is one of 12 different players to win the first 12 events of the LPGA season. Mao Saigo of Japan won the Chevron Championship last month, emerging from a five-woman playoff, a record for a women's major. The hottest player of the year is World No. 2 Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand, who has five top-fives and won her most recent start, the Mizuho Americas Open. She's just 22, but she's keen on adding her first major to her resume. "I think to me, , British Open and U.S. Open definitely going to test my patience," Thitikul said. "... Playing in tough conditions, tough course, tough mental, because it's a big stage playing against all the best players in the world, but patience has always been the key that I want to keep until the final round." The defending champion is Japan's Yuka Saso, who became the youngest two-time winner of the U.S. Women's Open . "I think the USGA prepares me very, very well for this event with its amateur championships," the 23-year-old said. "But I think I'm used to it, and I think I really need to come here early and really need to get to know the golf course as much as I can in a short period of time." Field Level Media
The Herald Scotland
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
Lydia Ko targets more major glory in US Women's Open
That's probably what you were going to say it was once you'd had a little think about it, eh? Anyway, YouTube allows users to create, upload, search for and watch just about anything that tickles their fancy. And, as you can imagine, there are some weird and wonderful fancies being tickled. In the more genteel world of golf, meanwhile, the great Lydia Ko has been using YouTube to aid her preparations for this week's US Women's Open at Erin Hills in Wisconsin. 'I watched some YouTube golf before coming here and seeing how players played it to get an idea of what the course is like,' said the Hall of Famer of a venue which hosted the men's US Open back in 2017. 'It's probably not the preparation that many of the other players did, but it was just a good way for me to see the golf course.' Poring over video footage of Erin Hills may have given Ko a little taste of what to expect but she's had the full dining experience since arriving on site to begin her build-up to the second women's major of the season. 'I said to myself on Monday, 'this course is hard',' said Ko of a typically robust major examination. 'But if it's hard for me, it's going to be hard for everyone. It's not like it's hard for a certain type of player.' Ko has won three of the five majors on offer in the women's game. Her thrilling victory in the AIG Women's Open at St Andrews last season, her first major win since 2016, came hot on the heels of her gold-winning efforts at the Paris Olympics. That top-of the-podium performance ensured she would become the youngest player to be inducted into the LPGA's shimmering Hall of Fame. It had something of a liberating effect. 'I think there was kind of an internal handcuff that I had put on myself, whether it was pressure or expectations,' reflected the 28-year-old Ko, who has been winning professional titles since the age of 14 and breaking more records than a bull at a vinyl fare. 'With all that (Hall of Fame) being done, I was just able to play with a lot more freedom, that was clear at St Andrews where I was just enjoying being there, enjoying the town and slowly creeping up the leaderboard. 'All of this has made me feel a little bit more relaxed on the golf course.' Relaxed is not a word Ko would use to describe her first appearance in a US Women's Open as a teenage amateur back in 2012. 'I was very nervous, and I remember I couldn't even line up my ball on the first green,' said Ko, who would go on to finish as the leading player from the unpaid ranks in a share of 39th. 'I tried a couple times and then gave up. That's when I really realised that this meant a lot to me, and the US Women's Open was different to any other event I had played in.' An expansive, exposed property, Erin Hills will play a hefty 6,829 yards. The line from the 18th tee, meanwhile, is on the spires of Holy Hill, a Catholic basilica perched up high some three miles away. There may be a few Hail Marys whispered if things are getting tight at the sharp end on Sunday. Along with Ko, the headline acts in this 80th staging of the championship are the world No 1, Nelly Korda, and the last three US Women's Open champions, namely Yuka Saso, Allisen Corpuz and Minjee Lee. Aberdeen's Solheim Cup player Gemma Dryburgh, making her fourth US Women's Open appearance, is the lone Scot in an event boasting a purse of $12 million, the largest in women's golf. A year ago, in the build-up to the US Women's Open, Lexi Thompson announced that she'd be stepping away from full-time golf at 29. The former world No 1 embarked on something of a farewell tour during the second half of the 2024 campaign but she's still playing more than perhaps people expected. This week will be her 19th straight US Women's Open outing. Thompson was just 12 when she made her debut. Footage of that is on YouTube somewhere.
Straits Times
28-05-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
World's top golfers expect tough test at US Women's Open
Nelly Korda of the United States hits her tee shot on the fourth hole prior to the US Women's Open. PHOTO: AFP CHICAGO – Top-ranked Nelly Korda, world No. 2 Jeeno Thitikul and third-ranked Lydia Ko are chasing a Major title none of them has won before when the 80th US Women's Open tees off on May 29. Defending champion Yuka Saso of Japan, meanwhile, is seeking her third US Women's Open crown in five seasons at the par-72, 6,829-yard Erin Hills layout in Erin, Wisconsin. 'Conditions here can be very difficult,' Saso said. 'I think it's going to be a good challenge. 'It would be nice to win another one. Any other tournament would make me as happy, but if I win again, it would be more special. Winning keeps me motivated.' Korda, a two-time Major champion, seeks the only Major title on home soil that has eluded her. 'It's going to test everyone's game, very demanding,' the American said. 'The bunkers are not easy. It doesn't really matter how far you hit it. It's all about accuracy at the end of the day. 'It's firm. It's fast as well. Even if you think you've hit it good, you can never exhale when you see it stop.' Ill winds could blow away the chances of contenders, Korda warned. 'Weather plays a pretty big role out here, especially with no trees to block it,' she added. 'When it gets windy out here, it's really going to play with your golf ball.' The 26-year-old has never finished better than eighth in 10 prior starts. 'It's the biggest test in the game,' she said. 'Definitely has tested me a lot. Not even just our games, our mental as well. I love it.' Thailand's Jeeno won her first title of the year three weeks ago at the LPGA Mizuho Americas Open. 'Game has been a little bit better ball-striking-wise,' she said. 'But I think what is doing pretty well is the mental side. I'm just more relaxing, like natural, not forcing anything.' The 22-year-old chases her first Major victory this week. 'I think the Major win, it should be really tough for me,' Jeeno added. 'What I want to accomplish, just one Major, it's just my process. Definitely going to test my patience. I promise that patience is really the key.' New Zealand's Ko, the reigning Olympic champion and a three-time Major winner, would love to collect one of only two Major prizes to have eluded her. 'This would be the one that I'd say, 'Oh, I wish I was a US Women's Open champion',' Ko said. 'It may seem like a large pool of people that are the past champions, but it's actually quite small, and I would obviously love to be part of that US Women's Open club.' Ko, who won her 23rd LPGA title in March at Singapore, says playing on unfamiliar courses with limited practice time makes the US Women's Open more difficult to win. 'There's a lot of pressure,' she said. 'I don't know what kind of mindset I'm going to have going into this week but I'm really excited. 'I think you need to have a really good short game and an open mind to how you're going to play around this golf course, and for the most part, I feel pretty comfortable. 'But I think this is also the type of golf course you need to hit a lot of quality golf shots and also get a little bit of luck.' While the top three have no experience of winning the US Women's Open, Saso was only 19 years old when she won her first title back in 2021. 'I could call myself a two-time Major champion, and better than that, two-time US Women's Open champion,' the Philippines-born Japanese said of her 2024 victory. 'I think it's a great tournament to have beside my name, and – I don't know, maybe because I dreamt of winning this, and winning it twice is much better.' A third time would definitely be the icing on the cake. AFP, REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
