The official website for the television anime adaptation of Mikihisa Konishi's Petals of Reincarnation(Reincarnation no Kaben) manga revealed on Monday the first promotional video, key visual, main cast, staff, and 2026 debut.
The anime stars:
Shun Kudō (Grendizer U) is directing the anime at Benten Film (formerly Gaina). Atsuo Ishino (The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor) is in charge of series composition. Haruna Katō is designing the characters with supervision by Sayaka Ono (BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-). Kohta Yamamoto (Attack on Titan The Final Season) is composing the music. Pony Canyon is producing the music. Kōsuke Murayama(Grisaia Phantom Trigger) is the assistant director, and Kentarō Azuma is the action director. Yukio Nagasaki(Love Live! Sunshine!!) is the sound director.
HIDIVE is co-producing the anime.
The manga's story centers on Tōya Senji, a high school boy who, despite excelling academically, sees himself as average due to constantly comparing himself to his overachieving older brother. He desires to excel in something and become special. He encounters a long-absent classmate named Haito La Buffet, who he deems as someone exceptionally talented. He learns from her that she used a "branch of reincarnation" to claim talent from her "past life," where she was the legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi, effectively becoming a "Returner," a person reincarnated with their past life talent. Tōya also learns from Haito that there are other Returners, who have more ambitious plans with their talents.
Mag Garden announced the anime adaptation in August 2024 as part of the series' 10th anniversary celebration.
Konishi launched the manga in Mag Garden's Comic Blade magazine in May 2014, but transferred to the magazine's online website in September 2014 due to the magazine ceasing publication. Mag Gardenshipped the 21st compiled book volume on February 10.
Sources: Petals of Reincarnation anime's website, Comic Natalie