If you bookmark one spring opener this week, make it The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior Season 2. OLM returns April 7, 2026 with 12 episodes locked in, and the early read is everything except ordinary.
The hook
Second season of Higeki no Genkyou to Naru Saikyou Gedou Last Boss Joou wa Tami no Tame ni Tsukushimasu.. Source readers already know the cliff this arc is walking off. Newcomers get the cleanest opening anywhere — the studio framed episode one for people who've never touched the light novel.
Who's behind it
Production sits at OLM; Mainichi Broadcasting System, Movic, DAX Production handle the committee. The studio's track record on adjacent material is the reason fans of the source went from cautious to optimistic the moment the staff list dropped.
Where to catch it
Tuesdays at 22:00 (JST). Episode count: 12. Same-day simulcast windows are on the usual Western streamers — check your local Crunchyroll, HIDIVE, or Hulu listing for the timed slot.
Should you actually watch
MAL has it at 7.22 off 3,037 ratings — not chart-topping, but the kind of number that holds when the rest of the season starts thinning out around week four. Give it three episodes. If the third doesn't lock you in, drop it without guilt — but I'd bet money it does.