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 April 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] A. Hitler (A・ヒトラー, A Hitorā)[3] Voiced by: Ayumu Murase[4] I. Newton (I・ニュートン, I・Nyūton)[3] Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa[5] A. Einstein (A・アインシュタイン, A Ainshutain)[3] Voiced by: Haruka Shiraishi[5] F. Nightingale (F・ナイチンゲール, F Naichingēru) Voiced by: Reina Ueda[5] Jubei Mitsuyoshi Yagyu (柳生十兵衞三厳, Yagyū Jūbē Mitsuyoshi) Voiced by: Marina Inoue[5] Hiroshi Funasaka [ja] (舩坂弘, Funasaka Hiroshi) Voiced by: Shūgo Nakamura[5] E. Schrödinger (E・シュレーディンガー, E Shurēdingā) Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama[6] Xiang Yu (項扇羽, Kōsenu) Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi[4] M. D'Armont (M・ダルモン, M Darumon) Voiced by: Miyu Tomita[4] Pol T. (ポル・T, Poru T) Voiced by: Masaaki Mizunaka[4] Hans U. Rudel (ハンス・U・ルーデル, Hansu U Ruderu) Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa[4] Carlos N. Hathcock (カルロス・N・ハスコック, Karurosu N Hasukokku) Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai[4] M. Nostradamus (M・ノストラダムス, M Nosutoradamusu) Voiced by: Shūhei Sakaguchi[4] Itsuki Kitazuka (北束斎, Kitazuka Itsuki) Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya[4] Yoshiki Minami (三並南毅, Minami Yoshiki) Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae[4] Alan Smithee (アラン・スミシー, Aran Sumishī) Voiced by: Nobuo Tobita[4]Written and illustrated by Mikihisa Konishi, Petals of Reincarnation began serialization in Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Blade magazine on May 30, 2014.[7] 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 in 22 tankōbon volumes as of August 2025.[8][9] The series is licensed digitally in English by Mangamo.[10]
No. Release date ISBN 1November 10, 2014[11]978-4-80-000376-8 2May 9, 2015[12]978-4-80-000453-6 3October 10, 2015[13]978-4-80-000505-2 4March 10, 2016[14]978-4-80-000542-7 5September 10, 2016[15]978-4-80-000613-4 6June 9, 2017[16]978-4-80-000693-6 7December 9, 2017[17]978-4-80-000735-3 8July 10, 2018[18]978-4-80-000787-2 9January 10, 2019[19]978-4-80-000821-3 10August 10, 2019[20]978-4-80-000882-4 11January 10, 2020[21]978-4-80-000929-6 12August 7, 2020[22]978-4-80-001000-1 13January 9, 2021[23]978-4-80-001042-1 14July 9, 2021[24]978-4-80-001109-1 15January 8, 2022[25]978-4-80-001165-7 16August 7, 2022[26]978-4-80-001225-8 17January 10, 2023[27]978-4-80-001284-5 18July 10, 2023[28]978-4-80-001348-4 19January 10, 2024[29]978-4-80-001412-2 20August 7, 2024[30]978-4-80-001481-8 21February 10, 2025[31]978-4-80-001552-5 22August 8, 2025[8]978-4-80-001626-3 23April 10, 2026[32]978-4-80-001731-4An anime television series adaptation was announced on August 1, 2024.[33] 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 on April 3, 2026 on Tokyo MX and BS NTV.[34][4][2] The opening theme song, "Glitch", is performed by eill, while the ending theme song, "ZERO", is performed by Sizuk.[5] The series is also co-produced by Sentai Filmworks and will be streamed on Hidive.[35]
By August 2024, the series had over 3 million copies in circulation.[36]
- Official manga website at Mag Comi (in Japanese)
- Official anime website (in Japanese)
- Petals of Reincarnation (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia