📝 Highlights & Appeal Light spoilers
01① Based on Honobu Yonezawa's popular youth mystery novels
The source material is the popular novel series by Naoki Prize-winning author Honobu Yonezawa, also known for Hyouka, with over 1.1 million copies sold.
02② Adapts Autumn Limited Kurikinton Case
After Kobato and Yuki dissolve their mutual pact and each start new relationships, an arson case unfolds around them.
03③ Followed by Winter Limited Bonbon Chocolat Case
A hit-and-run accident involving Kobato forces him to confront a painful memory from his middle school days.
04④ Produced by Lapin Track
Lapin Track continues as the animation studio from Season 1, carefully rendering the streets of Gifu.
05⑤ The OP is Yorushika's Kaseijin
The opening theme, Yorushika's Kaseijin (Martian), mirrors the complex feelings between Kobato and Yuki.
06⑥ The ED is Yanagi Nagi's SugaRiddle
The ending theme, Yanagi Nagi's SugaRiddle, colors the mysterious atmosphere of each case.
07⑦ The voice cast returns
Shuichiro Umeda as Kobato and Hina Yomiya as Yuki return from Season 1, along with the rest of the main cast.
08⑧ Aired in the NUMAnimation programming block
12 episodes aired from April 5 to June 28, 2025, with an Amazon-exclusive Blu-ray box set also released.
💡 Key Points & Predictions Some spoilers
As the original Shoshimin novel series continues with further volumes, expectations remain high for a future anime continuation.
🧾 Story So Far Contains spoilers
Having dissolved their mutually beneficial pact, Kobato and Yuki each try to live ordinary high school lives with new partners. But an arson case pursued by Yuki's boyfriend Urino draws the pair back into intrigue. As winter arrives, Kobato is hit by a hit-and-run driver, forcing him to confront memories of a similar accident that claimed a middle school classmate. Yuki, worried for him, quietly begins investigating the truth behind it.
✅ Recommended Viewing Points
Recommended for fans of youth drama blended with proper mystery-solving, and anyone who wants to soak in puzzles hidden in everyday life. Fans of Hyouka will likely feel right at home here too.
👀 Trivia & Fun Facts
💫 Unresolved Foreshadowing Contains spoilers
Even after dissolving their pact, Kobato and Yuki's continued concern for one another hints at where their relationship is ultimately headed.