Hotel Inhumans Season 2 Reveals Key Visual and Main PV Ahead of October 4 Premiere

Hotel Inhumans now has a firm return date. Season 2 will premiere on October 4, 2026 at 11:45 PM JST across the TV Tokyo network, accompanied by a new key visual placing Ikuro Hoshi, Sara Haizaki and Shiba Kirihara together as the anime's three central concierges.

The September 8 announcement also delivered the Season 2 main PV and its theme-song lineup. The video provides the first audio previews of “Rasen” by GAN (Takanori Iwata) as the opening and “Sweet Pea” by Phantom Siita as the ending, while the new promotional material more directly hints that Ikuro's past will finally begin coming to light.

> Light spoiler notice: this article mentions the existence of Ikuro's past arc in the original manga but does not reveal its major events or answers.

Quick Summary

• Anime: Hotel Inhumans
• Japanese title: ホテル・インヒューマンズ
• Season: Season 2
• Format: TV anime
• Status: scheduled
• Premiere date: October 4, 2026
• TV Tokyo time: 11:45 PM JST
• Broadcast day: Sunday
• Primary network: TV Tokyo network
• BS TV Tokyo: October 5, 2026 at 12:30 AM
• AT-X: October 6, 2026 at 9:30 PM
• AT-X repeat: Thursdays at 9:30 AM
• AT-X repeat: Mondays at 3:30 PM
• Season 2 key visual: released September 8, 2026
• Season 2 main PV: released September 8, 2026
• Latest tagline: 答え合わせをしよう
• Promotional tease: Ikuro's past will begin to be revealed
• Main concierge: Ikuro Hoshi
• Main concierge: Sara Haizaki
• New concierge: Shiba Kirihara
• Shiba nickname: Koshiba
• Ikuro voice actor: Yusuke Kobayashi
• Sara voice actor: Hinano Shirahama
• Shiba voice actor: Hina Yomiya
• Season 2 opening: Rasen / 螺旋
• Opening artist: GAN
• GAN: Takanori Iwata
• Season 2 ending: Sweet Pea / スイートピー
• Ending artist: Phantom Siita
• ED songwriter: Miku Nakamura of Cö shu Nie
• OP and ED in the PV: first audio previews
• Original creator: Ao Tajima
• Original manga: Hotel Inhumans
• Manga publisher: Shogakukan
• Original platform: Sunday Webry
• Manga status: completed
• Total manga volumes: 12
• Volume 1: October 12, 2021
• Final volume: Volume 12
• Volume 12: September 19, 2025
• Volume 7: begins Ikuro's past arc
• Volume 7: November 10, 2023
• Volume 7 ISBN: 9784098530106
• Volume 7: 176 pages
• Season 2 adaptation range: unannounced
• Director: Tetsuro Amino
• Series Composition: Shoji Yonemura
• Character Design: Shingo Fujisaki
• Prop Design: Hidefumi Kimura
• Art Director: Yoshimi Umino
• Art Setting: Junko Nagasawa
• Color Design: Fuyuhito Muraguchi
• Director of Photography: Toshiyuki Sadamatsu
• Editor: Daisuke Imai
• Sound Director: Yo Yamada
• Music: Koharu of Charan-Po-Rantan
• Music Production: TV Tokyo Music
• Animation Production: Bridge / AISLE
• Season 1: 13 episodes
• Season 1 rerun: begins October 5, 2026 on TV Tokyo at 3:20 AM
• Season 2 streaming: not yet detailed in the latest announcement

Season 2 Key Visual and Main PV

Three Concierges Take Center Stage in the New Key Visual

The latest visual marks a significant change to the central Hotel Inhumans lineup.

Ikuro Hoshi and Sara Haizaki are now joined by Shiba Kirihara, a concierge transferred from the London branch who becomes an additional main character in Season 2. Shiba was initially introduced in March 2026 and has a long-standing connection with Sara.

She has admired Sara for years and followed her around so closely that she was nicknamed “Koshiba,” after a small Shiba dog.

Her opinion of Ikuro is far less positive. The official character profile specifically says that she dislikes his “softness,” giving the three-concierge team a different internal dynamic from the Ikuro-and-Sara partnership that defined much of Season 1.

The visual also reflects several new guests in Ikuro's glasses, suggesting that encounters with different assassins will remain an essential part of the series.

“Let's Check the Answers” and the Mystery of Ikuro's Past

One of the most striking promotional lines is “答え合わせをしよう,” roughly conveying the idea of “let's check the answers.”

The official account goes one step further by teasing that Ikuro's past will finally begin to be revealed in Season 2.

That is an important shift. Season 1 established Ikuro as a rookie concierge uncomfortable with killing and blood, but several questions about his personal history and connection to the world surrounding Hotel Inhumans remained open.

The original manga provides useful context.

Shogakukan officially describes Volume 7 as the point where Ikuro's past arc begins. The story looks back at a 19-year-old Ikuro living an ordinary life with his mother, Mika, and his music friends before he encounters a secret that changes the direction of his life.

The anime's exact adaptation range has not been announced, however. Volume 7 is therefore relevant source-material context, not confirmation that Season 2 begins or ends at a specific volume.

The Main PV Introduces New Stories and New Guests

The Season 2 main PV expands substantially on the teaser material first released in March.

Ikuro and Sara return to their work at a hotel dedicated to assassins, where the services extend far beyond food and accommodation to include weapon procurement, identity falsification and disposal of evidence.

Shiba now enters the concierge structure as a third central member, creating a team responsible for handling the requests of a new set of guests.

The new footage preserves the series' central contrast: Hotel Inhumans is elegant and carefully managed, while many of the people checking in inhabit a world built around murder.

Season 2 appears set to retain the guest-driven storytelling at the heart of the series while bringing Ikuro's personal narrative further into the foreground.

As the PV is a dedicated non-live promotional video and a major component of this announcement, the article's 12-image grid uses frames from that footage.

GAN Performs the New Opening “Rasen”

Season 2's opening theme is “Rasen” (螺旋) by GAN, Takanori Iwata's music project.

In his official comment, GAN explains that the track was written specifically for Hotel Inhumans Season 2.

The song blends rap with an emotional melodic section in a modern hip-hop arrangement. Its “spiral” concept represents a relationship in which people love and hurt each other, try to separate, yet continue being drawn back together.

The lyrics and atmosphere also reference the noise of the city and the boundary between life and death, themes that fit closely with the anime's setting.

The main PV marks the first official preview of the song.

A standalone release date for “Rasen” has not yet been detailed in the verified anime announcement.

Phantom Siita Handles the Ending With “Sweet Pea”

The Season 2 ending is “Sweet Pea” (スイートピー) by Phantom Siita.

The song was written for the anime by Miku Nakamura of Cö shu Nie.

Phantom Siita's official comment emphasizes the contrast they found in the original manga: beneath its cold and tense world are characters who remain capable of caring deeply about other people.

“Sweet Pea” is designed to carry that warmth into the closing moments of each episode.

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Like “Rasen,” its first anime audio preview appears in the main PV.

The announcement has not yet provided complete information about a digital or physical standalone release for the ending.

Shiba Kirihara Changes the Concierge Dynamic

Season 1 introduced Hotel Inhumans primarily through two concierges with very different approaches.

Ikuro retains a relatively ordinary reaction to murder and often tries to understand the human side of the guests he serves.

Sara is much more experienced and places guest hospitality above almost everything else, even when that involves murder or physical threats. She is also an exceptionally capable fighter.

Season 2 adds Shiba as the third concierge.

She arrives from the London branch, has known Sara for years, and takes a much harsher view of Ikuro's approach to guests.

The addition therefore does more than increase the cast count; it changes the balance within the concierge team itself.

Their relationship can also serve as a bridge between the series' guest-of-the-episode structure and the deeper questions surrounding Ikuro.

TV Broadcast Schedule Is Set, Streaming Details Remain Pending

The TV Tokyo network begins Season 2 on Sunday, October 4 at 11:45 PM JST.

BS TV Tokyo follows on October 5 at 12:30 AM, with AT-X beginning on October 6 at 9:30 PM.

AT-X will also air repeat broadcasts on Thursdays at 9:30 AM and Mondays at 3:30 PM.

Season 1 will return to TV Tokyo beginning October 5 at 3:20 AM, giving viewers another way to revisit its 13 episodes alongside the new season.

Specific Season 2 streaming platforms and schedules were not detailed in the verified September 8 announcement.

The availability of Season 1 on particular streaming services is therefore not being used to assume Season 2 distribution.

Why This Matters

1) Ikuro's mystery is finally moving forward

The promotion does not only promise new assassin guests; it directly states that his past will start coming into focus.

2) The concierge team grows from two to three

Shiba's established relationship with Sara and her friction with Ikuro create a different internal structure.

3) The main PV introduces both new theme songs

Rasen and Sweet Pea receive their first audio previews in the same footage, immediately establishing a different musical identity for Season 2.

4) The manga is complete, leaving substantial source material available

The original story is finished across 12 volumes, while Volume 7 officially begins Ikuro's past arc. Season 2 therefore has completed source material to draw from even though its exact adaptation range remains unannounced.

Anime and Manga Information

For now, the additional important information currently known includes:

• Hotel Inhumans is adapted from the manga by Ao Tajima
• its Japanese title is ホテル・インヒューマンズ
• the original work is published by Shogakukan
• serialization ran through Sunday Webry
• the manga is now complete
• Shogakukan lists 12 collected volumes
• Volume 1 was released on October 12, 2021
• Volume 12 was released on September 19, 2025
• Volume 12 contains 192 pages
• Volume 12 concludes the manga
• the anime's first season aired in 2025
• Season 1 contains 13 episodes
• Season 2 production was announced after the Season 1 finale
• Season 2 was scheduled for October 2026 in March 2026
• the Season 2 teaser visual was revealed on March 6, 2026
• Shiba Kirihara was announced as an additional main character on the same date
• Hina Yomiya voices Shiba
• the final Season 2 key visual was revealed on September 8, 2026
• the visual features Ikuro, Sara and Shiba
• new guests can be seen reflected in Ikuro's glasses
• the promotional line uses 答え合わせをしよう
• the official account teases the revelation of Ikuro's past
• the Season 2 main PV was also released on September 8
• the main PV is a prerecorded promotional video rather than a livestream
• the PV serves as the source for this article's image grid
• the Season 2 opening is Rasen
• its Japanese title is 螺旋
• the opening is performed by GAN
• GAN is Takanori Iwata's music project
• the song was written for Season 2
• Rasen receives an audio preview in the main PV
• the Season 2 ending is Sweet Pea
• its Japanese title is スイートピー
• the ending is performed by Phantom Siita
• the song was written by Miku Nakamura of Cö shu Nie
• Sweet Pea receives an audio preview in the main PV
• standalone release dates for the two themes have not been fully detailed in the main announcement
• Ikuro Hoshi is voiced by Yusuke Kobayashi
• Sara Haizaki is voiced by Hinano Shirahama
• Shiba Kirihara is voiced by Hina Yomiya
• Shiba transfers from Hotel Inhumans' London branch
• she has known and admired Sara for years
• Shiba's nickname is Koshiba
• she dislikes Ikuro's soft approach
• the anime is directed by Tetsuro Amino
• series composition is handled by Shoji Yonemura
• character design is handled by Shingo Fujisaki
• prop design is handled by Hidefumi Kimura
• art direction is handled by Yoshimi Umino
• art setting is handled by Junko Nagasawa
• color design is handled by Fuyuhito Muraguchi
• Toshiyuki Sadamatsu serves as director of photography
• editing is handled by Daisuke Imai
• Yo Yamada serves as sound director
• music is composed by Koharu of Charan-Po-Rantan
• animation production is handled by Bridge and AISLE
• Season 2 begins October 4, 2026
• the TV Tokyo network airs it every Sunday at 11:45 PM
• BS TV Tokyo begins October 5 at 12:30 AM
• AT-X begins October 6 at 9:30 PM
• AT-X repeats air Thursdays at 9:30 AM
• AT-X repeats also air Mondays at 3:30 PM
• Season 1 receives a TV Tokyo rerun beginning October 5 at 3:20 AM
• Season 2 streaming details have not yet been fully announced
• the Season 2 episode count remains unannounced
• its precise manga chapter or volume adaptation range remains unannounced
• manga Volume 7 officially begins Ikuro's past arc
• Volume 7 was released November 10, 2023
• Volume 7 contains 176 pages
• Volume 7 ISBN is 9784098530106
• official anime information is available through the Hotel Inhumans Official Website
• official updates are available through Hotel Inhumans Official X
• the latest key visual is available through the Hotel Inhumans Season 2 Official X Post
• theme-song information is available through the Hotel Inhumans Official OP and ED X Post
• the full video is available through the Hotel Inhumans Season 2 Main PV
• character profiles are available through the Hotel Inhumans Official Character Page
• staff and cast details are available through the Hotel Inhumans Official Staff and Cast Page
• Volume 7 information is available through Shogakukan Hotel Inhumans Volume 7

Closing

Hotel Inhumans Season 2 now has its premiere date, final key visual and full promotional video ahead of its October 4 return. Shiba Kirihara expands the concierge lineup to three, while Rasen and Sweet Pea establish a new musical identity for the continuation.

The larger unanswered question is how far the anime will go into Ikuro's past and which portions of the completed manga it will adapt. The episode count, exact adaptation range and full Season 2 streaming schedule also remain unannounced.