Fate Rewinder Anime Reveals Cast, Trailer, April 2027 Premiere
This marks Bones Film's first major TV anime production under director Rie Matsumoto, whose prior work has been primarily at Toei Animation and Studio Colorido, signaling a new creative direction for the studio.
Key Facts
- The Fate Rewinder anime debuts in April 2027 on TV Asahi's ImAnimation block.
- Crunchyroll will stream the series, announced at Anime Expo on July 2, 2026.
- Director Rie Matsumoto leads the project at Bones Film, with Kimiko Ueno on series composition and Satoshi Murai on music.
- The cast includes Shō Komura as Chrono, Kōki Uchiyama as Shirai, Kōhei Amasaki as Akaba, and Reina Ueda as Lemon.
- The manga has twelve compiled volumes as of April 2026, with Yen Press releasing the first English volume in October 2026.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, Anime Corner.
The television anime adaptation of Futa Kimura's manga "Unmei no Makimodo Shi - Fate Rewinder" received its first teaser trailer and key visual on July 3, 2026. The trailer confirmed the anime's cast, staff, and an April 2027 debut on TV Asahi's "ImAnimation" programming block. Crunchyroll announced at Anime Expo on July 2 that it will stream the series. Director Rie Matsumoto, known for "Blood Blockade Battlefront" and "Kyousougiga," is helming the project at Bones Film. Kimiko Ueno handles series composition, and Satoshi Murai composes the music. The cast includes Shō Komura as protagonist Chrono, Kōki Uchiyama as Shirai, Kōhei Amasaki as Akaba, and Reina Ueda as Lemon. The story follows Chrono, a boy whose right eye contains the "Rewinder," a power to rewind time, as he works with a special time police unit to prevent dark futures. The manga launched in Shogakukan's Coro Coro Comics in January 2022 and has twelve compiled volumes as of April 2026. Yen Press will release the first English volume in October 2026.
The teaser trailer and visual for "Fate Rewinder" debuted on the anime's official website on Saturday, July 3, 2026, following Crunchyroll's streaming announcement at Anime Expo the previous day. The anime is set to air on TV Asahi's "ImAnimation" block, which has hosted other shonen adaptations. Bones Film, the studio behind "My Hero Academia" and the upcoming "Gachiakuta" Season 2, is producing the series. Director Rie Matsumoto's previous credits include the "Heartcatch Precure!" film and the "Blood Blockade Battlefront" TV series. The manga by Futa Kimura was nominated for the 69th Shogakukan Manga Awards in 2023 and began as a one-shot before regular serialization in Monthly CoroCoro Comic. A net anime adaptation previously debuted on YouTube in spring 2022. Production is credited to Story Inc.
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