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Love Is Better the Second Time Around Season 2

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Love Is Better the Second Time Around Season 2 (Japanese: 恋をするなら二度目が上等 season2) is the second season of the Japanese boys' love television drama based on Keiko Kinoshita's manga. It began on Tuesday 1 September 2026 in the Dramaism slot, with MBS at 24:59 and TBS at 25:26 each week, and CBC, RKB and HBC carry it later the same night. It has seven episodes. TVer offers catch up for one week after the TBS broadcast, and FOD streams it exclusively.

The manga is complete, so the second season is an original story rather than a chapter by chapter adaptation. Keiko Kinoshita, the original author, read the script in advance. Three directors share the episodes, and Shinju Funabiki also writes the scripts. Erina Koyama composes the music. Culture Entertainment is the lead company and C&I Entertainment is the production company.

The story is set two years after the end of the first season. Miyata Akihiro (宮田晃啓) and Iwanaga Takashi (岩永崇) now live together and are happy. Then a magazine interview in which Iwanaga says that someone important has come into his life prompts his former partners to start moving again. Miyata begins to worry about the shadow of those earlier relationships, and the settled life the two have built is put to the test.

Makoto Hasegawa of THE RAMPAGE returns as Miyata and Robin Furuya returns as Iwanaga. Aloha Takamatsu of Cho Tokkyu returns as Shiraishi Yuto (白石優人), and Shunya Shiraishi returns as Sugimoto Kyosuke (椙本恭介). The cast also includes Motoki Fukami, Haruse Akune of ICEx and Yusuke Onuki.

CONTENT DETAILS

Native Title
恋をするなら二度目が上等 season2
Original Title
Koi wo Suru nara Nidome ga Joto Season 2
Also Known As
恋をするなら二度目が上等 season2, Koi wo Suru nara Nidome ga Joto Season 2
Adaptation
Original story set after the manga Koi wo Suru nara Nidome ga Joto (恋をするなら二度目が上等) by Keiko Kinoshita, published by Tokuma Shoten. The original author reviewed the script in advance.
Genres
DramaLate-Night DramaRomanceSequel
Themes
BL
Key Themes
SequelCohabitationFormer PartnersOriginal StoryManga Author ReviewDramaism SlotLate Night Broadcast
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
Networks
CBCFODHBCMBSRKBTBSTVer
Seasons
2
Episodes
7
Duration
30 minutes
Aired Start
Release Year
2026
Production Co
C&I Entertainment

Where to watch Love Is Better the Second Time Around Season 2

FOD

MAIN CAST & CHARACTERS

Makoto Hasegawa, Japanese actor
Makoto Hasegawa
Robin Furuya, Japanese actor
Robin Furuya

Before You Watch

  • Premiere: Season 2 began on Tuesday 1 September 2026 in the Dramaism slot of MBS and TBS.
  • Length: It has seven episodes.
  • Original story: The manga is complete, so the season is an original story set two years after season 1, and the author reviewed the script.
  • Credits: Three directors share the episodes, Shinju Funabiki writes, and Erina Koyama composes.
  • Returning cast: Makoto Hasegawa and Robin Furuya return as Miyata and Iwanaga, with Aloha Takamatsu and Shunya Shiraishi also returning.
  • Where to watch: TVer offers catch up for one week after the TBS broadcast, and FOD streams it exclusively.

Reviewed by Renkaze

A sequel proposed by its lead

Robin Furuya wrote a project proposal himself and submitted it to the production team, and that proposal helped bring the second season about. Because the manga has finished, the team could not simply adapt more chapters, so the season is an original story, and the original author, Keiko Kinoshita, read the script beforehand. Furuya has said that the process made him feel that love does reach people.

Two years later, and living together

The first season ended happily, and the second begins with the couple settled. Miyata and Iwanaga share a home and are happy. A setting of comfort is an unusual starting point for a romance, since the usual question of whether two people will come together has been answered. The season spends its seven episodes on what happens after that.

An interview that disturbs the calm

The trigger is a magazine interview in which Iwanaga mentions that someone important has come into his life. The article reaches his former partners, who start to move again. Miyata is left to think about those earlier relationships, so the season turns on a printed sentence and what each reader does with it.

A returning ensemble

Makoto Hasegawa of THE RAMPAGE and Robin Furuya return in the lead roles, joined again by Aloha Takamatsu and Shunya Shiraishi from the first season. Motoki Fukami and Haruse Akune of ICEx play former partners of Iwanaga, and Yusuke Onuki plays the editor Arima Sota.

Shinju Funabiki writes the scripts and shares the directing with two other directors, while Erina Koyama is the composer. Mamino Kawamoto, a lawyer, is credited as adviser on LGBTQ matters.

Schedule

The drama airs in the Dramaism slot on Tuesday nights, with MBS at 24:59 and TBS at 25:26, and CBC, RKB and HBC carry it later the same night. Because the run is weekly from 1 September, the seven episodes extend into October, with episode 6 on 6 October. TVer gives one week of catch up after the TBS broadcast, and FOD is the exclusive home for streaming every episode.

Themes

The season builds its tension from what a relationship has to carry once the question of whether two people will come together has been settled. Miyata and Iwanaga live together, and the pressure comes from outside the home: a magazine interview in which Iwanaga mentions someone important brings his former partners back into view. The drama treats a printed sentence as an event, since each reader, from Miyata to the earlier partners, understands it in a different way.

Jealousy and the weight of earlier relationships are the central subjects. Miyata begins to worry about the shadow of those relationships, and the settled life the two have built is tested by it. Because the manga is complete and the season is an original story, the screenplay by Shinju Funabiki explores the years after the source rather than retelling it.

Best scenes

In episode 5, broadcast on 29 September, Iwanaga asks Miyata whether he will become his lifelong partner, and Miyata cannot give an answer.

Interesting facts

  • The first season began on 6 March 2024 in the same Dramaism slot and ran six episodes.
  • A theatrical special edition of the first season opened at TOHO Cinemas Ikebukuro and other theaters in Japan on 13 December 2024.
  • Season 2 is broadcast on five stations: MBS, TBS, CBC, RKB and HBC.
  • The original manga is published by Tokuma Shoten in its Chara Comics line.

How it was made

The manga is complete, so the second season is an original story. Robin Furuya wrote a project proposal and submitted it to the production team, and the original author reviewed the script in advance. Culture Entertainment leads the production, with C&I Entertainment as the production company. The series is produced by the season 2 production committee together with MBS.

OFFICIAL TRAILER

OFFICIAL OST

Episode guide: Love Is Better the Second Time Around Season 2

7 / 7 episodes aired · Completed
EP 1
01 Sep 2026
Aired
EP 2
08 Sep 2026
Aired
EP 3
15 Sep 2026
Aired
EP 4
22 Sep 2026
Aired
EP 5
29 Sep 2026
Aired
EP 6
06 Oct 2026
Aired
EP 7
13 Oct 2026
Aired

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

When did Love Is Better the Second Time Around Season 2 start?

It began on Tuesday 1 September 2026 in the Dramaism slot, with MBS at 24:59 and TBS at 25:26. CBC, RKB and HBC also broadcast it on Tuesday nights.

How many episodes does it have?

Seven, broadcast weekly on Tuesdays.

Where can it be watched?

MBS and TBS broadcast it in the Dramaism slot, and CBC, RKB and HBC also carry it. TVer gives a one week catch up window after the TBS broadcast, and FOD is the exclusive streaming home.

What time does each episode air?

MBS airs it at 24:59, CBC at 25:20, TBS at 25:26, RKB at 25:28 and HBC at 25:29, every Tuesday.

Is season 2 based on the manga?

The manga by Keiko Kinoshita is complete, so season 2 is an original story set two years after season 1. The author reviewed the script in advance.

Who stars in it?

Makoto Hasegawa of THE RAMPAGE plays Miyata Akihiro and Robin Furuya plays Iwanaga Takashi, with Aloha Takamatsu and Shunya Shiraishi also returning.

Who made it?

Yuka Yasukawa, Shinju Funabiki and Nao Nomura direct, Funabiki writes the scripts, and Erina Koyama composes. C&I Entertainment is the production company.

Written and verified by Renkaze · Last updated 3 October 2026

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