Episode 13 Skips the Reset and Heads Straight Into Christmas
Season 2 carries the episode numbering over, so the new season opens with Episode 13, "Christmas Eve" (クリスマスイヴ), continuing directly from the 12-episode first season that wrapped in March. According to the synopsis and preview stills published by Japanese anime news site Anime Anime, Suzuki and Tani are facing their first Christmas Eve spent together, and they plan a date for the occasion. That date involves making a cake, and Suzuki's heart skips a beat as she watches Tani take the baking completely seriously. The synopsis cuts off right there, so we'll find out what complicates the evening when the episode airs.
The Season 1 Team Returns at Lapin Track
You and I Are Polar Opposites adapts the romantic comedy by Kocha Agasawa (阿賀沢紅茶), which ran on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ app until 2024, has passed 2.1 million copies in circulation including digital editions, and picked up multiple manga awards along the way. The premise is right there in the title: Suzuki is a relentlessly cheerful girl who secretly worries about how others see her, while Tani is a quiet boy who has no trouble saying exactly what he thinks. The series follows the two as they slowly learn to understand each other, alongside everyday school life with their circle of friends.
Director Takakazu Nagatomo again leads the production at Lapin Track, with Teruko Utsumi handling series composition, Mako Miyako on character designs, and tofubeats composing the music. Sayumi Suzushiro (Nijika Ijichi in Bocchi the Rock!) voices Suzuki opposite Shogo Sakata (Aki Hayakawa in Chainsaw Man) as Tani, and the friend group from Season 1, including Tomori Kusunoki as Honda, returns as well.
Broadcast Details for Japan
Episode 13 airs Sunday, July 5, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. on the MBS/TBS network across 28 stations nationwide. Japanese streaming service ABEMA and Prime Video carry each episode from 5:30 p.m. the same day, and the satellite anime channel AT-X starts its run on Friday, July 10, with reruns on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The new season also brings new theme songs: 7co performs the opening theme "Nekojarashi," while Mega Shinnosuke handles the ending theme "Unmei no Kimi."
Looking Ahead
Crunchyroll streams You and I Are Polar Opposites internationally and produced an English dub of Season 1 that began rolling out in January 2026, while Medialink carries the series in Greater China and South and Southeast Asia through the Ani-One Asia YouTube channel. Anyone who wants to read ahead can find Kocha Agasawa's original manga in English from Viz Media, with chapters also available on Manga Plus. In Japan, new episodes arrive weekly on Sundays.