Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon Season 2

自動販売機に生まれ変わった俺は迷宮を彷徨う2nd season (Jidou Hanbaiki ni Umarekawatta Ore wa Meikyuu wo Samayou 2nd Season)

6.4(1)

OtakuDen

6.5(26,049)

MAL Score

Ranked #7943

Popularity #3085

Comedy
Fantasy
Isekai
Reincarnation

Episodes: 12
Duration: 23 min per ep
Aired: Jul 2, 2025 to Sep 17, 2025
Status: Finished Airing

Synopsis

Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon Season 2 continues Boxxo’s unlikely second life as a sentient vending machine and an indispensable presence in the village by Clearflow Lake. Able to shift into different vending machine forms and dispense an array of goods, he supports the settlement’s growth while taking on danger alongside Lammis, the strong hunter who became his first and most devoted customer.

After their clash with the Netherlord—one of the Demon Lord’s generals—the situation grows more precarious. In response, the leaders of the Hunter Associations decide to go on the offensive, sending their finest hunters into the fight. With familiar allies and new companions at their side, Boxxo and Lammis set out to stop the Netherlord’s schemes and safeguard what matters most to them.

Otaku Consensus

Season 2 lands as a firmly niche comfort sequel: AXsiZ and Studio Gokumi get the most mileage from the series’ rule-bound language-barrier comedy, vending-machine economics, and the more goal-oriented Netherlord conflict. Its 6.5 MAL score and 64/100 AniList score reflect a fandom split between viewers charmed by the adaptation’s committed absurdity and those who feel the novelty now outpaces the animation ambition and dramatic weight.

Why You Should Watch

Watch Season 2 if you want isekai problem-solving without the usual overpowered swordsman template. Its appeal is closer to Campfire Cooking in Another World’s item-based utility fantasy crossed with KonoSuba’s willingness to treat genre logic as a punchline, but with a stricter gimmick: communication limits and vending-machine functions shape nearly every joke, negotiation, and survival tactic. The season is especially suited to viewers who enjoy systems comedy, food-as-worldbuilding, and fantasy towns that feel like economies rather than backdrops. If you bounced off self-serious reincarnation power fantasies, Boxxo’s retail absurdity offers a lower-stakes but more mechanically specific alternative.

Key Characters

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Boxxo(VA: Jun Fukuyama)
Boxxo remains the rare isekai lead whose appeal comes from constraints rather than freedom, with Jun Fukuyama turning limited preset phrases into a recognizable comic personality.
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Lammis(VA: Kaede Hondo)
Lammis gives the series its emotional and physical momentum, functioning as both Boxxo’s closest partner and the high-energy counterweight to his immobility.

What Makes It Stand Out

1
The season is a 12-episode co-production by AXsiZ and Studio Gokumi, keeping the adaptation focused on clean comic timing and readable character reactions rather than trying to disguise the premise as conventional action fantasy.
2
AniList’s 100% Language Barrier tag is not decorative: Boxxo’s restricted speech remains one of the show’s central mechanics, forcing comedy and strategy to emerge from what he cannot directly say.
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The series leans harder into item-based worldbuilding than most isekai, reflected by AniList’s high Food (92%) and Economics (70%) tags; vending choices, supplies, and practical services matter as much as combat roles.
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Its Parody and Meta tags both sit at 79% on AniList, matching a sequel that understands the absurdity of its reincarnation hook and uses dungeon-fantasy conventions as material for jokes rather than just setting.
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The post-Netherlord material gives Season 2 a clearer forward drive than a pure slice-of-life continuation, letting the hunters’ organized offensive frame the gag-based encounters around a larger threat.

Fun Facts & Trivia

Fun fact 1: Season 2 aired in Japan from July 2, 2025 to September 17, 2025, finishing as a compact one-cour run of 12 episodes.
Fun fact 2: The original story is credited to Kuma Hiru, while the original character design credits list both Itsuwa Katou and Hagure Yuuki, a useful production note for fans tracking the light novel’s visual identity across adaptations.
Fun fact 3: The English dub credits include Emily Neves on ADR script, Jason Lord as ADR director, Susie Nixon as ADR producer, and James Baker as ADR mixer.
Fun fact 4: The Brazilian Portuguese localization has its own credited ADR team, with Juliana Martins on ADR script and both Ailton Rosa and André Rinaldi listed as ADR directors.
Fun fact 5: Despite its modest aggregate reception, the sequel retained a visible niche audience: the research data lists 26,049 MAL votes, a MAL popularity rank of #3085, and 284 AniList favourites.