She stood in the dark of the screening room while the crowd exhaled — a single image of Mizu, blood on her sleeve, and everyone knew the story wasn’t finished. I felt that hush; you probably did too when Netflix rolled the credits on season one. The question burned: when does the hunt resume?
Blue Eye Samurai Season 2: When Is It Coming Out?
At Anime NYC 2025 a short featurette flashed on stage and the room tightened — that moment was proof the show lived on.
I’ll be blunt: Netflix hasn’t given a firm date. What we have is a timeline you can read like a map. Production for season two officially kicked off in August 2025, the showrunners Michael Green and Amber Noizumi confirmed in press conversations, and Netflix’s public 2026 slate didn’t include Blue Eye Samurai. That combination turned a hopeful 2026 whisper into a realistic expectation for a 2027 arrival.
The tease at Anime NYC was a coiled spring — promise waiting to snap — and that tease, plus the lengthy animation pipeline and recently started voice sessions, is why you shouldn’t expect a late-2026 drop unless Netflix surprises everyone at an event such as Netflix TUDUM or Anime NYC 2026.
Is Blue Eye Samurai season 2 confirmed?
Yes. Netflix renewed the series and Green and Noizumi have been publicly attached to season two. The renewal moved the project from wishful thinking into active production, so you’re not waiting on a decision — you’re waiting on completion.
How many episodes will Season 2 have?
At a Collider interview the showrunners offered a quick, concrete detail that changed expectations in a single line.
Season two will be shorter: the team confirmed six episodes, down from the eight that made up season one. That’s not necessarily bad news — tighter runs can sharpen story arcs — but it does change pacing and what you should expect from Mizu’s next chapter.
Will Season 2 be set in London?
The first season’s cliffhanger dropped a breadcrumb: Mizu’s hunt pulls her out of Edo and toward 17th-century London. The change in setting is confirmed and it shifts the story’s tone from clan politics to a cross-cultural manhunt with new faces, darker alleys, and higher stakes.
What to expect while you wait
I watch industry patterns so you don’t have to guess. The animation cycle for a prestige Netflix anime-style project runs long: design, key animation, compositing, then post and ADR. Each stage takes weeks or months, and production timelines already shown by the creators point toward a 2027 release window.
Keep your eyes on two events: Netflix TUDUM and Anime NYC. Those are the most likely stages for a formal trailer or a release month. Until then, the show’s public signals are small — concept art drops, voice cast announcements, and the occasional behind-the-scenes clip — but they add up. Production is a lantern in fog, revealing only the next steps.
What else should fans watch for?
Follow Michael Green and Amber Noizumi interviews, Netflix press updates, and Collider or other trade outlets for the first confirmations. Social platforms like X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram will pick up cast news fast; if Netflix plans a release window, those channels will be the first to show it.
You’ve waited patient and impatient hours already; the safe bet is a 2027 premiere, six tight episodes, settings that leap from Edo to London, and a slow drip of official promos before anything concrete lands — so what detail are you most desperate to see revealed first?