The Great Indian Anime Show Gets Season 2 Following Strong Debut Performance

Zee Network has officially renewed The Great Indian Anime Show for a second season following a strong debut season which captured millions of viewers. 

The Great Indian Anime Show originally debuted as India’s first anime-centric talk show broadcast on national television.

Co-created and co-produced by the Inamdar brothers, Aryansahil and Sahilaryan, the series functions as a dedicated hub for Indian anime enthusiasts to celebrate their favorite medium through interviews, industry insights and deep-dive fandom discussions. 

“With the conclusion of Season 1 and the incredible response we received from the audience, a personal dream of mine — becoming India’s number one anime content creator — has become a reality. Over the last five years of my journey as an anime content creator in India, I have had the opportunity to collaborate with several anime guests, influencers, voice artists, and creators who have contributed to this growing community,” said Aryansahil, expressing his happiness at the new development.

The show’s 13-episode first season originally premiered on Dec 3, 2025 on television, before quickly spreading out to Zee5 OTT platform.

Sahilaryan and Aryansahil had estimated that the first season would reach around 5 million. However, it exceeded expectations, amassing over 10.3 million views across television and streaming platforms. 

A significant 76% of those viewers tuned in during the first 30 days of release. This number jumped to over 20 million views when combined with YouTube and other social media platforms.

In total, the debut season generated over 34.35 million minutes of watch time across the Zee television channels. The first episode featuring AnimeTm Talks and Ashley and the third episode featuring BNFTV in particular, accounted for roughly 44% of the season’s lifetime views, with 2.39 and 2.21 million views respectively.

The story is a bit different when it comes to YouTube though. At the time of writing, the episode, which features AnimeTm Talks as the guest, has over 400k views on YouTube. 

However, the episode featuring voice actor Sanket Mhatre (Voice of Sasuke Uchiha, Roronoa Zoro, Ben10, Deadpool, and other characters) and the one featuring cosplayer RaRa and creator Anshika  are the most viewed on the platform, with over 900k and 750k views respectively.

This is followed by the episode featuring Nachiket Dighe( Voice actor for Ash ketchum in Pokemon)  which had close to 700k views. The overall views on YouTube for the show has crossed 7.1 million views as of June 2026.

The Great Indian Anime Show Season 2 Heads to Japan:

Looking ahead, the brothers revealed that the second season is being planned to be shot entirely in Japan, making history as the first Indian television series about anime to be shot in the country.

“When we started planning Season 2 of The Great Indian Anime Show, our initial thought was to bring creators and talent from Japan to India. But we revisited that idea and asked ourselves — if we truly want to make this show known worldwide and build it into something bigger, why not take audiences to the heart of anime itself?” Sahilaryan elaborated.

The upcoming season will feature eight main episodes and four filler episodes with a runtime of 22 minutes each. Along with having conversations with guests and industry stalwarts, Aryansahil said that he will also guide audiences through iconic locations like Tokyo’s Akihabara district to explore vintage manga shops and maid cafes.

The crew is also gunning to gain access to working anime production studios, sound design facilities and voice recording sessions to break down the creative process behind popular series, while also looking to get access to historical places including Tokyo Tower, Himeji Castle, Sensoji Temple and other cultural points of interest for a better understanding of their content.

“The goal is to transform The Great Indian Anime Show from an Indian anime show into an international IP. We believe this journey will open doors for future seasons to explore anime communities, cultures, and creators across different countries, like America and Korea for the forthcoming seasons, making this a truly global celebration of anime,” Aryansahil added.

Though its in the planning stages, Season 2 is being projected to reach over 15 million viewers across the Zee network and digital platforms. 

That number seems possible as fans continued to discover the show well after its initial launch, resulting in a healthy long-tail consumption. For instance, approximately 71% of the views for the episode featuring AnimeTm Talks happened after the first 30 days of its launch. 

Both Aryansahil and Sahilaryan are now focusing on securing a strong guest list for the second season, in order to replicate the massive numbers posted by the first season of the show.

“As i mentioned at the start, AniLyst is now Indias biggest anime content creator and thus my goal is complete, Now, I set my eyes on getting the World’s Number 1 Anime Content Creator title,” Aryansahil added.

A couple of years ago, it would have been hard to imagine that anime creators, influencers and industry insiders from India would get a platform on television to talk about what they love the most – anime. However, that has now been made possible and it has also broken the stigma of anime not being viewed as mainstream.

The Great Indian Anime Show made an impact on linear television viewership for Zee Café, transforming a traditionally slow 3:30 PM afternoon slot by increasing its average minute audience by twenty times its normal rate. 

Viewers heading home from school or college turned the broadcast into an appointment viewing habit, building a daily average reach of over 81,000 viewers. The series also managed to establish a brand-new primetime audience at 9 PM, drawing in older millennials and families.

Taking all this into picture, the future looks bright, not just for The Great Indian Anime Show, but also for all the anime fans in the country as it brings about more avenues to discuss their favorite medium.