The Girl Downstairs Donghua Confirmed for Season 2, Targeting 2028

What was announced

The Girl Downstairs is getting a second season. The reveal came during Anime Expo 2026, where a teaser trailer for the new season of the The Girl Downstairs donghua was shown to attendees. Based on reporting from outlets covering the Anime Expo announcement, the second season is expected to arrive sometime in 2028 in China. A specific premiere date has not been announced, and the production staff for the new season have not yet been confirmed.

What we know so far

For now, the reveal is limited to a season order, a target year, and the footage shown at the convention. No release date, no cast list, and no staff roster have been attached to the continuation yet. That makes the 2028 window the headline detail, and even that is presented as an expectation rather than a locked date. If the timing holds, it would place the second season roughly five years after the first, a long gap that still leaves plenty of room for the story to rebuild anticipation.

Background

The Girl Downstairs first aired as a 22 episode donghua between April and June 2023. That first season was produced at Red Dog Culture House, the studio behind Heaven Official's Blessing, and directed by Yi Dong. The series adapts the webtoon by Min Songa, which was serialized from 2019 to 2022 across eleven volumes, giving the animated version a substantial well of source material to draw from.

The story follows Joon, a college freshman who moves into a new apartment and discovers that Doona, a former celebrity keeping a low profile, is living one floor below him. What starts as an awkward arrangement between neighbors slowly grows into something closer, and the romance drama built its audience on the quiet push and pull between its two leads. Leaning on that slow burn mix of drama and romance, the first season set up the emotional stakes that a continuation is well positioned to carry further.

What comes next

With only a target year confirmed, the next things to watch are the staff announcements and a firmer release window as 2028 draws nearer. The teaser shown at Anime Expo 2026 is the first look at the continuation, and more concrete details are expected closer to launch. For a series that wrapped its first season back in 2023, the confirmation that the story will continue is the news that matters most right now.