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I’ve been on the record here to say that I’m absolutely vibrating with excitement at the prospect of seeing more Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt. It has been nearly 15 years since season one, so excuse me if I’m stocked that we’re finally seeing New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt coming out way. However, it isn’t Crunchyroll that has secured this title for international release. Instead, Panty & Stocking season two is coming to Amazon’s Prime Video.

The announcement came as a bit of a surprise to me – Amazon is not a known player in the anime industry. Considering you can stream season one of Panty & Stocking on Crunchyroll, this felt like an easy win for the streamer. However, Prime Video announced that they would be streaming the long-awaited new episodes. New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt will arrive on Prime Video on July 9, 2025, with new episodes to follow weekly.

Fans who will be at Anime Expo 2025 will get a sneak peek of the first episode of Panty & Stocking season two, with both censored and uncensored versions taking place during the event. The fact that we’re getting a censored version of Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt is another interesting development – we wonder if there will be two different broadcasts. Considering how risqué the original show was, it wouldn’t be a huge surprise.

How Amazon’s Prime Video landed the rights to Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt season two we’ll probably never know but it could be a big win for the streamer. Anime is becoming bigger in overseas markets every year, though we’d say that New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt is a very interesting show to help them step into that space.

Each week, Popverse's resident anime expert Trent Cannon runs down the latest and, dare we say "greatest," in anime and manga in Popverse Jump. Some recent columns have included... 

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