The TV anime adaptation of Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life is scheduled to premiere in July 2026. It was announced during AnimeJapan 2026, where the key visual and trailer were also revealed.
Additionally, new cast members have also been announced. The new cast is as follows:
- • Seena Hoshiki as Mako Satsuki
- • Hitomi Ueda as Marika Nagamori
- • Sora Tokui as Mana Kuraishi
- • Nene Hieda as Minto Takigawa
- • Rie Takahashi as Ayame Takanashi
- • Hiromi Igarashi as Eriko Asahina
- • Ayasa Ito as Moe Narukami
- • Yoko Hikasa as Sakura Rokudo
They will be joining Jun Fukuyama, who voices Ryusei Narukami, and Akira Sekine, who voices Meteor Hanaori. The series was first announced in September 2025.
Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life is based on the original manga by Hekiru Hikawa. It first started serialization in 2021 under Kodansha’s Morning Two seinen magazine. As of March 2026, the series has released 8 manga volumes.
Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed and is publishing the manga in English, with the first volume releasing on October 27, 2026. They describe the series as:
Narukami Ryusei is your typical NEET. He spends his days shut in his room playing video games without a care in the world, living a lazy life. But the truth is, Ryusei used to be a powerful demon king in another world! So why not spend this new life doing whatever he wants? Except, he wasn’t the only one reincarnated into this world. The hero who struck him down is here too—and she’s a really cute high school girl?! Can Ryusei survive reuniting with his foe in a new world, or will he find himself fighting even in this life?
Staff:
- • Director: Hideyo Yamamoto (Strike the Blood)
- • Series composition: Yukie Sugawara (Tune In to the Midnight Heart)
- • Character designer: Yosuke Okuda (Is the Order a Rabbit?)
- • Animation production: LIDENFILMS
Sources: official X/Twitter, official website
