Image source: Reincarnated as a Sword’s website, Press release — via Anime News Network
The website for the television anime of Yuu Tanaka and LLO's Reincarnated as a Sword (Tensei Shitara Ken Deshita) light novel series revealed on Sundaythe September 30 streaming debut, October 7 television debut, and a new key visual for theanime's second season. HIDIVE began streaming an English-subtitled trailer for the seasonthat previews its opening theme song and reveals its ending theme song.
FZMZperforms the opening theme song "Dream of Butterfly" and Hanabie. performs the ending theme song "Baribari Buddy."
The anime will first debut on the ABEMA streaming service on September 30, before airing on television on the Tokyo MX and ABC TV channels on October 7.
Itsuki Fujioka (romanization of manga creator's name is unconfirmed) will launch a manga spinoff for the franchise titled Tensei Shitara Ken Deshita My Dish on Micro Magazine's Comic Ride service on September 30.
HIDIVE will stream the anime as it airs in Japan, and will screenthe North American premiere of the new season on August 22 at Anime NYC. The panel will feature director Shinji Ishihira and producers Yōsuke Shimada and Genta Ozaki.
The company describes the anime:
The first anime season premiered on Tokyo MX in October 2022 before airing on ABC TV and BS Asahi. Episodes debuted a week early ABEMA service, starting in September 2022. HIDIVE streamed the anime as it aired and also streamed an English dub.
The series stars Ai Kakuma as Fran, Shinichirō Miki as Master, and Yūma Uchida as Jean du Vix.
Shinji Ishihira (Fairy Tail, Log Horizon, Edens Zero) returns to direct the anime at at C2C. Takahiro Nagano (Duel Masters script writer) is writing and supervising the scripts. Atsuko Saitō (Hitori Bocchi no MarumaruSeikatsu, Wandering Witch – The Journey of Elaina episode animation director) designs thecharacters. Yasuharu Takanashi is composing the music.
Additional staff members include:
Tanaka launched the novels on the Shōsetsuka ni Narou website inOctober 2015, and Gentosha began publishing the series with illustrations by LLO in July2016. Tomowo Maruyama launched a manga adaptation of the novels on Gentosha's Denshi Birzwebsite in December 2016. Seven Seas Entertainment is releasing both the original light novels and Maruyama's manga adaptation in English. The company also launched audiobooks of the novels narrated by Josh Hurley in August 2024.
Hinako Inoue launched the Tensei Shitara Ken Deshita: Another Wish manga spinoff in June 2020 and ended it in its sixth compiled book volume in March 2023.