Magical Sisters LuluttoLilly Cour 2 Main PV Features ILLIT's Swingin' Magic Ahead of October 4 Premiere

Magical Sisters LuluttoLilly (魔法の姉妹ルルットリリィ) has released its cour 2 main PV on September 24, 2026. The new video features ILLIT's “Swingin' Magic,” replacing the first cour's “Bubee” as the opening theme while offering the clearest look yet at the direction of the story when the anime returns on October 4, 2026.

The PV brings Lilly and Lulu together with Toko, Sena and Asahi Araki, the newest member of Production Once More who will have a larger role in the second cour. At the same time, appearances from characters tied to the magical world and several noticeably uneasy scenes suggest that the story is moving beyond everyday idol life and deeper into the magic connecting Fuu and Rui.

> Light spoiler notice: this article discusses the first cour's core premise and officially released material from the cour 2 main PV, but does not reveal story developments that have not been officially announced.

Quick Summary

• Japanese title: 魔法の姉妹ルルットリリィ
• Official English title: Magical Sisters LuluttoLilly
• Format: original TV anime
• Latest part: cour 2
• Broadcast format: split two-cour
• First cour: Episodes 01–12
• First-cour period: April 5–June 21, 2026
• Second cour begins: October 4, 2026
• Opening episode of cour 2: Episode 13
• Cour 2 main PV: released September 24, 2026
• PV focus: the story's next stage and the magical world
• Cour 2 opening: Swingin' Magic
• Opening artist: ILLIT
• Swingin' Magic release date: September 21, 2026
• Song format: ILLIT Japan 4th Digital Single
• Musical direction: rhythmic New Jack Swing groove
• Cour 2 ending: どりぃむアラモード
• Ending performer: LuluttoLilly
• LuluttoLilly: CompatoLilly and MashuLulu
• Protagonist: Fuu Nonoyama
• Protagonist: Rui Nonoyama
• Fuu's magical idol identity: CompatoLilly
• Rui's magical idol identity: MashuLulu
• Magic rule: the power lasts only one year
• Magic rule: nobody can be allowed to learn about the magic
• Central situation: Fuu and Rui work as idols without knowing each other's secret
• Character receiving a larger role: Asahi Araki
• Asahi CV: Kyori Nemoto
• Asahi: a devoted Lilly fan
• Asahi: joins Production Once More after auditioning
• Magical-world character: Meeter
• Magical-world character: Orinz
• New cour 2 magical-world character: Mucchi
• New cour 2 magical-world character: Shiromofu
• Magical world: Felix Star
• Director / original character concept: Shintaro Doge
• Assistant director: Mitsuyuki Masuhara
• Series composition / script: Yuko Kakihara
• Music: ha-j
• Animation production: Studio Pierrot
• Original work: Studio Pierrot and Bandai Namco Filmworks
• TOKYO MX: Sundays at 10:30 PM JST from October 4
• ABC TV: Sundays at 12:40 AM JST from October 4
• TV Aichi: Sundays at 1:20 AM JST from October 4
• BS NTV: Mondays at 12:30 AM JST from October 5
• AT-X: Thursdays at 8:30 PM JST from October 8
• Japanese streaming: rolling release every Sunday from 11:00 PM JST beginning October 4
• First-cour recap: October 3, 2026
• Recap title: Magical Sisters LuluttoLilly: Chikakute Tooi Futari no Kyori
• TOKYO MX recap: October 3 at 7:00 PM JST
• YouTube recap: October 3 premiere at 7:00 PM JST
• ABEMA marathon: Episodes 01–12 on October 4 from 4:00–10:00 PM JST
• Episode 13 WEB preview: scheduled for October 2
• WEB preview narrator: Meeter, voiced by Hikaru Yaotome
• Song Collection & Soundtrack2: releases December 23, 2026
• Soundtrack2 price: ¥4,070 including tax
• Soundtrack2 format: two CDs
• Current status: awaiting the October 4 cour 2 premiere

Cour 2 Main PV, Main Visual and New Story Stage

The Main PV Begins to Reveal a More Mysterious Side

The first cour spent much of its time on Fuu and Rui's everyday lives, their paths as idols and the emotional distance that had grown between the two sisters. Magic was always the foundation of the premise, but school, family life and Production Once More remained a major part of the narrative.

The cour 2 main PV begins shifting that balance.

Between footage of Lilly and Lulu performing, the video shows characters tied to Felix Star and several scenes deliberately presented with a more unsettling atmosphere. Official promotional material specifically describes the PV as hinting at a “major development” in the story.

That direction follows the earlier cour 2 teaser visual, which placed Fuu and Rui in front of a large magical hourglass.

Because their powers are limited to one year and their magic must remain secret, the new emphasis on the magical world gives those two rules greater potential importance as the series enters its second half.

Asahi Moves Into Production Once More's Main Circle

One of the characters receiving the clearest increase in attention is Asahi Araki, voiced by Kyori Nemoto.

Asahi is not a completely new arrival in the second cour. She had already appeared several times during the first cour as an idol enthusiast and an especially passionate fan of Lilly.

After watching a LuluttoLilly live performance, Asahi enters an audition and eventually joins Production Once More.

The previously released cour 2 main visual placed all five Production Once More members together, while the latest PV further establishes Asahi as part of the main idol group.

Her addition creates a different dynamic because she enters the agency from the position of a fan. How that relationship develops as Fuu and Rui's secrets face increasing pressure is now an open narrative space, although no specific outcome has been announced.

Felix Star's Residents Move Closer to the Main Story

Another notable change is the increasing presence of characters from the magical world of Felix Star.

Alongside Meeter and Orinz, the second cour adds Mucchi, voiced by Yusuke Shirai, and Shiromofu, voiced by Yuko Natsuyoshi.

Mucchi is introduced as a resident of Felix Star who serves as chairman of the “Magic Festival” and is constantly busy. Shiromofu is a small, fluffy, ball-like creature from the same world.

The main PV does not reveal their complete roles in the upcoming conflict, but their appearance reinforces that cour 2 will not revolve only around the protagonists' idol careers.

Earlier cour 2 promotional material had already said that, after a first cour centered more heavily on everyday life and idol activity, the next part would begin showing the magical world more directly.

ILLIT Returns With Swingin' Magic

ILLIT returns to the anime after performing “Bubee” as the first-cour opening.

The new opening, “Swingin' Magic,” launched as ILLIT Japan's 4th Digital Single at midnight JST on September 21, 2026, several days before the main PV was released.

ILLIT describes the song through its New Jack Swing rhythm, bright energy and rich harmonies, creating a colorful, free-moving atmosphere meant to feel almost magical.

Kanata Okajima participated in the lyrics and composition, while the anime's official credits list SHINKUNG and Junhyuk as producers.

Cour 2 also introduces a new ending theme, “どりぃむアラモード,” performed by LuluttoLilly—the unit formed by CompatoLilly, voiced by Mei Tachibana, and MashuLulu, voiced by Nao Ojika.

The First Cour Gets a Recap One Day Before Episode 13

The production is offering two ways to revisit Fuu and Rui's journey before the second cour begins.

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On October 3 at 7:00 PM JST, a recap titled “魔法の姉妹ルルットリリィ 近くて遠いふたりの距離” will air on TOKYO MX and simultaneously premiere on YouTube.

The recap restructures Episodes 01–12 around Fuu and Rui's story as sisters, and its ending will also include new footage from cour 2.

Then, on October 4 from 4:00–10:00 PM JST, ABEMA Anime LIVE2 will run a marathon of all twelve first-cour episodes.

Only 30 minutes after that marathon ends, TOKYO MX will begin Episode 13 at 10:30 PM JST, making the schedule a direct bridge into the new story.

WEB Previews and Cour 2 Music Continue Alongside the Broadcast

The “Meeter no Jikai Yokokubin” WEB preview format will also return in the second cour.

Meeter, voiced by Hikaru Yaotome, remains the narrator, with the Episode 13 preview scheduled to arrive on October 2 through official social media accounts and YouTube.

For regular television broadcasting, TOKYO MX begins the cour on October 4 at 10:30 PM JST. ABC TV and TV Aichi follow that night, with BS NTV and AT-X beginning over the following days.

Japanese streaming services will begin rolling out Episode 13 from 11:00 PM JST on October 4, including ABEMA, DMM TV, d Anime Store, Prime Video, U-NEXT, FOD, TELASA and others.

Cour 2 music will also be collected in Song Collection & Soundtrack2, a two-CD album containing theme songs, insert songs and score music. It is scheduled for December 23, 2026 at ¥4,070.

Why This Matters

1) The story is shifting from idol life toward its magical secrets

The main PV keeps the idol stage intact, but Felix Star and the more uneasy imagery bring the supernatural side noticeably closer to the central conflict.

2) The one-year limit is becoming increasingly relevant

The rule has existed from the beginning. With the anime entering its second cour, that deadline becomes harder to separate from Fuu and Rui's continuing journey.

3) Asahi changes the composition of the main idol circle

A character who began as a fan has now officially joined Production Once More and occupies a much more prominent place in cour 2 promotional material.

4) The transition into Episode 13 is unusually comprehensive

A recap, twelve-episode marathon, WEB preview, new main PV, new theme song and full streaming schedule are all being lined up around October 4.

Anime Information

For now, the additional important information currently known includes:

• Magical Sisters LuluttoLilly is an original TV anime
• its official Japanese title is 魔法の姉妹ルルットリリィ
• the English name Magical Sisters LuluttoLilly is used in official international material
• the anime is the latest entry in the Pierrot Magical Girl Series
• its broadcast uses a split two-cour format
• the first cour consists of Episodes 01–12
• Episode 12 concluded the first cour on June 21, 2026
• cour 2 begins with Episode 13
• the cour 2 start date is October 4, 2026
• the cour 2 main PV was published on September 24, 2026
• the main PV uses ILLIT's Swingin' Magic
• footage features Lilly, Lulu, Toko, Sena and Asahi
• it also features residents of the magical world
• official material describes some of the imagery as having a somewhat ominous atmosphere
• the presentation hints at a major story development
• Fuu is the younger sister and an elementary school student
• Rui is her older sister and a middle school student
• the sisters were once very close but have developed emotional distance
• Fuu receives magical power after encountering a mysterious spacecraft
• Rui separately gains magical power as well
• both can transform into the adult forms they dreamed of becoming
• Fuu performs as CompatoLilly
• Rui performs as MashuLulu
• their magical power lasts for one year
• they cannot allow others to discover the existence of their magic
• Fuu and Rui work as idols without knowing each other's secret identity
• Asahi Araki is a passionate Lilly fan
• Asahi joins Production Once More after auditioning
• Asahi is voiced by Kyori Nemoto
• Mucchi is voiced by Yusuke Shirai
• Shiromofu is voiced by Yuko Natsuyoshi
• Orinz is voiced by Yuya Hirose
• Meeter is voiced by Hikaru Yaotome
• the second-cour opening is Swingin' Magic
• Swingin' Magic was released on September 21, 2026
• it is ILLIT Japan's 4th Digital Single
• the single also includes Swingin' Magic (Korean Ver.)
• the second-cour ending is どりぃむアラモード
• the ending is performed by CompatoLilly and MashuLulu as LuluttoLilly
• Studio Pierrot handles animation production
• Shintaro Doge serves as director and original character concept artist
• Yuko Kakihara handles series composition and scripts
• ha-j composes the music
• the first-cour recap airs October 3 at 7:00 PM JST
• the recap will also premiere on YouTube at the same time
• the recap premiere URL was not yet announced in the initial notice
• ABEMA will stream Episodes 01–12 on October 4 from 4:00–10:00 PM JST
• Episode 13 airs on TOKYO MX on October 4 at 10:30 PM JST
• domestic streaming begins from 11:00 PM JST
• the Episode 13 WEB preview is scheduled for October 2
• Song Collection & Soundtrack2 releases December 23, 2026
• the album comes on two CDs
• its official price is ¥4,070 including tax
• official series information is available through the Official Website
• broadcast and streaming schedules are available through the Official On Air Page
• staff and cast information is available through Official Staff & Cast
• the main announcement is available through the Official X Post
• the full video is available through the Official Cour 2 Main PV
• Swingin' Magic information is available through ILLIT Japan Official
• recap information is available through the Official Cour 1 Recap Announcement
• cour 2 soundtrack information is available through the Official Song Collection & Soundtrack2 Announcement

Closing

The cour 2 main PV makes it increasingly clear that Magical Sisters LuluttoLilly is moving Fuu and Rui's relationship into a new stage, with Felix Star and the secrets surrounding magic taking a larger role without abandoning the idol side that shaped the first cour.

Cour 2 begins with Episode 13 on October 4, 2026. The central conflict, the eventual consequences of the one-year magic rule and how far the sisters' secrets will be exposed all remain deliberately unrevealed ahead of the broadcast.