Petals of Reincarnation (Japanese: リィンカーネーションの花弁, Hepburn: Rīnkānēshon no Kaben) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mikihisa Konishi. It began serialization in Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Blade magazine in May 2014. After the magazine published its final issue in July, the series was transferred to the Comic Blade website in September that same year.
An anime television series adaptation produced by Benten Film is set to premiere in 2026.
The story follows the protagonist, Touya Senji, who joins the "Forest of the Greats" to fight against a rival organization, the "Sinners", who resurrect infamous and evil historical figures. The story explores identity, morality, and the struggle between embracing a past life and forging a new future.
Tōya Senji (扇寺東耶, Senji Tōya) Voiced by: Shōya Chiba[2] Haito Luo Buffett (灰都・ルオ・ブフェット, Haito Ruo Bufetto) / Miyamoto Musashi (宮本武藏, Miyamoto Musashi)[3] Voiced by: Wakana Maruoka[2] John V. Neumann (ジョン・V・ノイマン, Jon V. Noiman) Voiced by: Ayane Sakura[2] Adolf Hitler (アドルフ・ヒトラー, Adorufu Hitorā)[3] Isaac Newton (アイザック・ニュートン, Aizakku Nyūton)[3] Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa[4] Albert Einstein (アルベルト・アインシュタイン, Aruberuto Ainshutain)[3] Voiced by: Haruka Shiraishi[4] Florence Nightingale (フローレンス・ナイチンゲール, Furōrensu Naichingēru) Voiced by: Reina Ueda[4] Jubei Mitsuyoshi Yagyu (柳生十兵衞三厳, Yagyū Jūbē Mitsuyoshi) Voiced by: Marina Inoue[4] Hiroshi Funasaka (舩坂弘, Funasaka Hiroshi) Voiced by: Shūgo Nakamura[4] E. Schrödinger (E・シュレーディンガー, E Shurēdingā) Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama[5]Written and illustrated by Mikihisa Konishi, Petals of Reincarnation began serialization in Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Blade magazine on May 30, 2014.[6] After the magazine published its final issue on July 30 that same year, the series was transferred to the Comic Blade website on September 1. Its chapters have been collected into twenty-two tankōbon volumes as of August 2025.[7][8] The series is licensed digitally in English by Mangamo.[9]
No. Release date ISBN 1November 10, 2014[10]978-4-80-000376-8 2May 9, 2015[11]978-4-80-000453-6 3October 10, 2015[12]978-4-80-000505-2 4March 10, 2016[13]978-4-80-000542-7 5September 10, 2016[14]978-4-80-000613-4 6June 9, 2017[15]978-4-80-000693-6 7December 9, 2017[16]978-4-80-000735-3 8July 10, 2018[17]978-4-80-000787-2 9January 10, 2019[18]978-4-80-000821-3 10August 10, 2019[19]978-4-80-000882-4 11January 10, 2020[20]978-4-80-000929-6 12August 7, 2020[21]978-4-80-001000-1 13January 9, 2021[22]978-4-80-001042-1 14July 9, 2021[23]978-4-80-001109-1 15January 8, 2022[24]978-4-80-001165-7 16August 7, 2022[25]978-4-80-001225-8 17January 10, 2023[26]978-4-80-001284-5 18July 10, 2023[27]978-4-80-001348-4 19January 10, 2024[28]978-4-80-001412-2 20August 7, 2024[29]978-4-80-001481-8 21February 10, 2025[30]978-4-80-001552-5 22August 8, 2025[7]978-4-80-001626-3An anime television series adaptation was announced on August 1, 2024.[31] The series will be produced by Benten Film and directed by Shun Kudō, with Kōsuke Murayama serving as assistant director, Atsuo Ishino handling series composition, Haruna Katō designing the characters and Kohta Yamamoto composing the music. It is set to premiere in April 2026 on Tokyo MX and BS NTV.[32][2] The opening theme song, "Glitch", is performed by eill, while the ending theme song, "ZERO", is performed by Sizuk.[4] The series is also co-produced by Sentai Filmworks and will be streamed on Hidive.[33]
By August 2024, the series had over 3 million copies in circulation.[34]
- Official manga website at Mag Comi (in Japanese)
- Official anime website (in Japanese)
- Petals of Reincarnation (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
