The popular hip-hop duo Creepy Nuts are officially back to perform the opening theme song for the highly anticipated second season of the anime series “Call of the Night”. A new trailer has been released, previewing their new song titled “Mirage,” and offering fans a taste of what’s to come in this supernatural romance. The premiere of Season 2 is scheduled for July 4th, 2025, at 11:30 p.m. JST, airing on Fuji TV’s Noitamina programming block.
A Perfect Match: Creepy Nuts and “Call of the Night”
Creepy Nuts previously performed both the opening (“Daten”) and ending (“Yofukashi no Uta”) themes for the first season, creating a strong association between their music and the anime’s unique atmosphere. The title of the original manga was even inspired by Creepy Nuts’ 2018 song “Call of the Night” (“Yofukashi no Uta” in Japanese). Their return for Season 2 highlights the synergy between the artists and the source material.
R-Shitei of Creepy Nuts commented on their involvement with Season 2: “Season 1 depicted the dry kindness of the night and its role as a refuge for those who are saved there. In contrast, Season 2 depicts the dampness of the night and its role as a place to dump lingering attachments and regrets, along with the adults struggling to come to terms with it… As someone who has been staying up late at night for 20 years, I just can’t see it as something that doesn’t concern me… I know I have to live in the morning and day, and I should finally cut ties with it, but the relationship drags on… The song is about the sordid relationship between myself and the night.”
About Creepy Nuts
Creepy Nuts is a Japanese hip-hop duo formed by rapper R-Shitei and DJ Matsunaga. R-Shitei is known for his skills in rap battling, having won Japan’s rap battling competition three times in a row. DJ Matsunaga won the DMC World DJ Championships in 2019, showcasing his expertise in turntablism. The duo debuted under Sony Music Entertainment Japan in 2017.
Creepy Nuts’ discography includes:
Studio Albums:
- Creep Show (2018)
- Case (2021)
- Ensemble Play (2022)
- LEGION (2025)
Mini-Albums:
- To Us Former Prodigies (2020)
EPs:
- Yofukashi no Uta (2019)
- Nidone / Bling-Bang-Bang-Born (2024)
Their hit song “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born,” which served as the opening theme for the second season of “Mashle: Magic and Muscles,” reached the 2nd position on the Billboard Global 200 and topped the Japan Hot 100 chart for 16 weeks.
Season 2: What to Expect
“Call of the Night” Season 2 promises to delve deeper into the mysteries of the night, with teases of Nazuna’s past and new “night terrors” in the trailer. Tomoyuki Itamura continues to direct at studio LIDEN FILMS, with Michiko Yokote handling scripts, Haruka Sagawa designing characters, and Yoshiaki Dewa composing the music. Izumi Takizawa and Nao Miyoshi are serving as assistant directors for the sequel. Maaya Uchida joins the cast as Haru Nanakusa, a nurse who resembles Nazuna, and Rina Satō joins as Kiku Hoshimi.
HIDIVE will stream the anime as it airs. An advanced screening of the first three episodes will be held on June 14 at United Cinemas Toyosu Screen 10, with main cast members Gen Sato (Ko) and Sora Amamiya (Nazuna) in attendance.
A Brief Synopsis of “Call of the Night”
“Call of the Night” follows Ko Yamori, a middle school student struggling with insomnia and a sense of dissatisfaction with his daily life. He stops attending school and begins wandering the streets at night, where he meets Nazuna Nanakusa, a vampire. Nazuna shows Ko the joys of being a night-walker, leading him to desire to become a vampire himself. However, to achieve this, Ko must first fall in love with Nazuna, a task that proves to be more complicated than he initially anticipated.
VIZ Media, which publishes the manga in English, describes the story as
