Summer 2026 anime Kimi ga Shinu made Koi wo Shitai (I Want to Love You Until You Die) aired its second episode, titled “Chanto Itai yo” (“It Really Does Hurt”), on 14 July 2026. After episode one drew widespread praise — “an incredibly high-quality yuri anime” and “serious yuri wrapped in a genuinely gritty war setting” — episode two raised the stakes dramatically.

About the Series

The manga is written and drawn by Aono Nachi, serialised on Ichijinsha’s web manga platform “Ichijin Plus.” The story is set in an orphanage that is secretly a military magic-weapon training facility. The girls there attend classes on how to kill, live alongside death without even the luxury of grief, and yet still find room for pure, bittersweet love and the will to live.

Fourteen-year-old Totsuki Sheena struggles to accept this brutal reality — until she meets Kagari Mimi, rumoured to be the school’s secret weapon, whose childlike appearance and sunny personality belie terrifying power.

Cast and Staff

The voice cast from the volume 4 (June 2021) and volume 6 (January 2023) commemorative PVs returns in full:

• Takahashi Rie — Totsuki Sheena
• Hidaka Rina — Kagari Mimi
• Seto Asami — Lizzy Seiran
• Ishikawa Yui — Maude Ari

Series composition and scripts are handled by Hanada Jukki, known for Sound! Euphonium and A Place Further Than the Universe. Animation production is by ROLL2.

Episode 2: Kisses, Combat, and a Severed Arm

Picking up from episode one’s surprise kiss — in which Mimi pressed her lips to a suffering Sheena to transfer magical energy — Sheena spends yet another sleepless night, much to fans’ amusement: “She didn’t sleep again?!” and “How many all-nighters is that now?” During class the next day, Sheena can barely concentrate, wondering whether her classmates have all already experienced such magical kisses. Fans responded warmly: “She’s 14 and deep in her first crush — of course she’s like this” and “She’s so cute being this flustered over a kiss.”

Battle Scenes That Wowed Viewers

The following day brings a mock battle exercise. Homeroom teacher Omi instructs students to conserve their magical energy. The drill pits them against conjured “virtual enemies,” scored by how many they defeat. Mimi dispatches around ten with ease; Sheena, exhausted, cannot defeat a single one.

The animation quality in the combat sequences drew particular praise: “The battle animation is seriously impressive,” “The fight scenes are drawn with real commitment,” and “Very satisfied with how the action was handled.”

Shock Moment: Sheena Loses Her Left Arm

As Sheena steels herself and tries to fight on, an enemy sneaks up from behind and severs her left arm. She collapses, thinking: “What… is this… Am I dying… No…”

School nurse Fran reveals the attacker was a real enemy, not a conjured one. Mimi searches for Sheena’s arm but cannot find it. Fran attempts to flood Sheena with magical energy via a kiss to trigger regeneration, but Sheena is too weak to respond. Unable to stand by any longer, Mimi declares “I’ll do it!” and kisses Sheena herself.

The result stuns everyone: Sheena’s left arm regenerates. Fan reactions exploded online — “Her arm grew back!” “A kiss healed her arm?!” “The power of a kiss is incredible…” and “I never expected restoration magic to be tied to a kiss like this.”

“The World Is Hard — But Yuri Is Here”

When Sheena wakes that night, her arm has returned — but when Fran unwraps the bandages, the raw scar tissue is deeply unsettling. Fans reacted: “That wound looks so fresh,” “It healed but the seam is horrifying,” and “That goes beyond just looking painful.”

Mimi tells Sheena that she herself has had limbs and other parts of her body torn apart before — strong enemy magic causes flesh to rip. When Sheena wonders aloud what would have happened without Fran’s treatment, Mimi corrects her: “It was Mimi who healed you.” She then leans in, offering to “show you again…”

Episode 2 incorporates a number of anime-original scenes alongside the source material, yet fans were overwhelmingly positive: “There are lots of anime-original additions, but they’re clearly well thought-out — I’m moved,” and “It’s been a long time since I’ve seen an anime with this many original scenes that’s still this good.”

The episode’s atmosphere also resonated deeply: “It’s only just started and there’s already brutal content — this series is seriously heavy,” “The way it portrays the temperature difference of living on the border between life and death is masterfully done,” and “The world here is a little on hard mode — but yuri is still here…”

OP, ED, and Bonus Art

Following the broadcast, original author Aono Nachi shared a new illustration of Mimi to celebrate the episode. Studio ROLL2 also released key animation frames from the mock-battle sequence featuring Sheena, Mimi, Seiran, and Ari.

Non-credit versions of the OP and ED have also been released. The opening theme is “Amore” by ReoNa; the ending theme is “Éternel” by sajou no hana.

Broadcast Schedule

Kimi ga Shinu made Koi wo Shitai airs every Tuesday at 21:30 on AT-X, 24:30 on KBS Kyoto / Sun TV / BS11, and from 14 July at 24:00 on WOWOW. Streaming simulcasts are available on dAnime Store, U-NEXT, and Anime Hōdai every Tuesday at 21:30, with wider streaming platform availability from every Friday at 24:00.