Reincarnated as a Sword Season 2 has released a creditless version of its opening animation, featuring “DREAM OF BUTTERFLY” by FZMZ.

Fran and her sentient sword have returned for the new season, which is already available through streaming one week ahead of its television broadcast.

Reincarnated as a Sword Season 2 Creditless Opening

The “DREAM OF BUTTERFLY” digital single arrives on October 7, 2026. Pre-save and pre-add options are available now.

Anime Production Staff

Shinji Ishihara directs the adaptation at C2C, with Kazunobu Shimizu serving as assistant director. Takahiro Nagano handles series composition and scripts.

Atsuko Saito provides the character designs and serves as chief animation director. Yasuharu Takanashi of Team-MAX composes the music.

About Reincarnated as a Sword

Yuu Tanaka serialized the original novel on Shosetsuka ni Naro from October 2015 to February 2024. Micro Magazine publishes the print light novels under its GC Novels imprint, with illustrations by Llo and 21 volumes released in Japan. Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the English edition.

HIDIVE streams the anime. Based on its description, the story follows:

Reborn in another world as a living sword, a man finds an unlikely partner in Fran, a girl fighting to escape people who would sell her into slavery. With the sword’s power and guidance, she defeats her captors and wins her freedom. Their bond grows into an unusual partnership between teacher and student as they set out to protect the vulnerable and confront those who prey on others.