Worlds End Harem Season 2 is one of the most anticipated anime sequels. Fans are getting desperate to see its second season, especially after hearing the rumour about its renewal. It has been months since the completion of the anime’s first season, and there is already a great demand for the following installment. So, when will the series return with another set of adventures? Here is everything to know.
Worlds End Harem, also known as “Shuumatsu no Harem,” is a sci-fi, harem anime based on the manga series written by Link and illustrated by Kotaro Shono. Studio Gokumi and AXsiZ together animated the show, which aired for 11 episodes from October 8, 2021, to March 18, 2022, on various local Japanese networks.
Crunchyroll streamed the anime outside of Japan and it received a mixed response from viewers. Some praised it for its character-driven story and how it integrates elements of sci-fi in a traditional harem story, while others completely disapproved of the adaptation due to its heavy censorship. Some scenes were covered with black censorship bars, and some viewers felt that the censorship detracted from the overall viewing experience. Additionally, some viewers were not happy with how weenie the protagonist was.
CONTENTS
- Will there be a Season 2 of Worlds End Harem?
- Is there enough material available for Worlds End Harem Season 2?
- Manga Sales
- Blu-ray/ DVDs and other Merchandise sales
- Popularity in Japan and the West
- Multiple Spin-offs and Other media adaptations
- Worlds End Harem Season 2 Release date and Countdown
- Shuumatsu no Harem Season 2 Countdown:
- Worlds End Harem Season 2 Trailer
- What will happen in Season 2?
- Related
Will there be a Season 2 of Worlds End Harem?
As of writing, neither Studio Gokumi, Studio AXsiZ, publisher Shueisha, nor any other member of the production committee has officially renewed the anime for a second season. It’s important to note that anime productions can sometimes take years to get renewed for a new season.
| SEASON | RELEASE DATE |
| Worlds End Harem Season 1 | October 8, 2021 |
| Worlds End Harem Season 2 | Yet to be Announced |
However, it is possible to speculate whether an anime will get a new season or not by carefully evaluating three factors:
- Availability of source material
- Sales
- Popularity
We will now examine these factors to see if Worlds End Harem anime will have a season 2 or not.
Is there enough material available for Worlds End Harem Season 2?
Worlds End Harem anime is inspired from the manga written by Link and illustrated by Kotaro Shono. It started serialization in Shueisha’s online magazine Shnen Jump+ in May 2016 and ended on June 2020 while a sequel manga titled World’s End Harem: After World, started publication in May 2021. The first volume was released on September 2, 2016, and the latest issue came out on September 2, 2022. A total of 16 volumes have been released so far, and the manga is still ongoing.
The first season of anime adapted 4 volumes leaving behind 12 volumes worth of content to adapt.
Conclusion: Currently, there are 12 volumes of content available to adapt, which is good news since the studio has more than enough material to create two more installments. Moreover, the series is still ongoing with a consistent release of new volumes, so that’s a big plus for getting a sequel.
Manga Sales
Before we proceed, it’s important to understand that most of the anime we watch are created primarily to promote and boost the sales of its source material (in this case a mangal). Sales from the manga and related merchandise are the main source of income for the producers, while revenue from advertising fees, online streaming licensing, and Blu-ray sales are considered secondary
Typically, an 11-episode anime television series costs around $3,000,000 to produce.
As of August 2022, the series “World’s End Harem” had reached 8.5 million copies in circulation, while its spinoff “World’s End Harem: Fantasia” had reached 1.5 million copies in circulation, bringing the total number of copies for the whole series to 10 million.
Conclusion: typically, a manga with 2,000,000 to 5,000,000 copies in circulation is considered successful, so Worlds End Harem is performing well with its impressive sales numbers. Moreover, the above count hasn’t been updated for over 6 months and doesn’t include the sales of volume 16. After the anime boost, the new circulation number might have reached 12 million or even more.
Blu-ray/ DVDs and other Merchandise sales
While Blu-rays and DVDs are no longer key players in determining anime success as they used to be back in the 2010s, they are still a great tool to understand a show’s popularity among the general Japanese audience. In general, if an anime’s disc sales are over 3,000, a second season would be promising.
According to Kudasai, a reliable anime news source, the first Blu-ray volume of Shuumatsu no Harem sold a total of 2,631 copies. The second box saw a spike in sales, selling 3,406 in its first week. While we don’t have any reliable numbers on the third and fourth volumes, it’s safe to say they averaged around 2,500-3,300 copies, bringing the total sales to around 12,000, which is three times the expected count.
Popularity in Japan and the West
The World’s End Harem manga is quite pretty popular in Japan. It is one of the best-selling titles for Shueisha and multiple volumes of it have ranked in Oricon’s Top Selling Monthly and Weekly charts with an average sale of 150k copies per volume. Its first volume managed to stay in top selling charts for 9 weeks straight while the latest stood for 5 weeks. Here is a tweet showing the estimated total of sales for each of its volumes and how long it stayed in the best-selling charts.
The debut run of the “World’s End Harem” anime adaptation received mixed reviews, with many viewers and critics praising it for being even better than the source material in some aspects. The series has garnered multiple reviews from viewers around the world, earning a decent score of 5.9 on MyAnimeList. However, it is ranked at #992 in popularity, with more than 230k members in its MAL group, showing that while it wasn’t a critical hit, it still managed to entertain a large audience.
Multiple Spin-offs and Other media adaptations
“World’s End Harem” is currently the biggest ecchi manga with multiple spinoffs, starting with “World’s End Harem: Fantasia,” written by LINK and illustrated by SAVAN. The series has been collected over 12 volumes and has reached 1.6 million copies in circulation as of November 2023.
Moreover, this spin-off manga has inspired a spin-off manga of its own titled “World’s End Harem: Fantasia Academy,” which is also written by LINK and illustrated by Okada Ando and has released 2 compiled volumes so far.
Additionally, the series has inspired a third spinoff titled “World’s End Harem: Britannia Lumiére,” which is the complete opposite of the main story where the main character is the only remaining female in the world. The series has also inspired a virtual reality video game called “World’s End Harem VR,” which was released in March 2019.
All of these multimedia adaptations shows the popularity of the series and the large demand for more inspired projects.
In conclusion, the series is quite popular in Japan and the West. Moreover, there is enough source material available currently and the series has made tons of money from merch sales, so it won’t take a long time to get a new season.
Worlds End Harem Season 2 Release date and Countdown
At this time, there has been no official announcement regarding the renewal of the Worlds End Harem for season 2. However, if a new season is confirmed, it is likely to air sometime in Early-2024, or possibly in Mid-2024, given that the first season premiered from October 2021 to March 2022 and it typically takes around 1-2 years to produce a new season.
As of now, no official announcements have been made yet, hence the readers need to keep in mind that these are just speculations. But, keep an eye out for this space as we will update it as soon as something official is announced. We can expect the announcement in the next few months.
Shuumatsu no Harem Season 2 Countdown:
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CountdownWorlds End Harem Season 2 Trailer
There is no trailer for the World End Harem season 2 available yet to watch, but we will update this page if one gets released on their official youtube channel.
On the other hand, here’s a trailer for the first season, which you should watch to recall how mind-blowing the first season of Worlds End Harem was.
What will happen in Season 2?
Since the first season only covered four volumes from the manga, the next season of Worlds End harem will begin by adapting the fifth volume. Seven Seas Entertainment, the official English publisher of the manga describes the contents of volume 5 as follows:
“The women of the sacred Village of Izanami have plans for Zen: a night of ritual intrigue to satisfy their worldly desires, starring their hapless slave! Meanwhile, a power struggle unfolds at UW’s Japan Branch when Kyoji’s favourite girl, Rena, is coerced into an intimate encounter with Shota. And finally, Reito and company arrive in Hong Kong, only to discover the situation is even worse than they previously believed.”
This article will get updated again next year, and we will see if something perhaps changed. In the meantime, you can check the Battle in 5 Seconds After Meeting Season 2 and Tomodachi Game Season 2.
I hope this article helped you understand what are the chances that we will get Worlds End Harem Season 2 or not.
