Reincarnation in the Game World Dan-Katsu Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, January 2027 Debut
The announcement confirms a concrete premiere window for a light novel series that has already reached 16 volumes, signaling TO Books' continued investment in adapting its Kakuyomu-originated properties into anime.
Key Facts
- The Reincarnation in the Game World Dan-Katsu anime is scheduled to debut in January 2027.
- Yuto Uemura voices the protagonist Zephyrus in the anime.
- Nagisa Miyazaki directs the anime at STUDIO MASSKET, with Yuji Kobayashi handling series composition and scripts.
- The 16th volume of the light novel series ships on August 15.
- The light novel series launched on Kakuyomu in January 2021 and began print publication by TO Books in March 2022.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, Anime Corner.
The television anime adaptation of Kaede Nishikigi's light novel series Reincarnation in the Game World Dan-Katsu has revealed its main cast, staff, teaser visual, and promotional video, along with a January 2027 premiere date. The announcement came via the anime's official website on Monday. Yuto Uemura, known for roles such as Thorfinn in Vinland Saga and Atsushi Nakajima in Bungo Stray Dogs, will voice the protagonist Zephyrus. Nagisa Miyazaki, whose credits include Negima! and Eternal Alice, is directing the series at STUDIO MASSKET, with Yuji Kobayashi handling series composition and scripts. The story follows a gamer who has spent over 8,000 hours playing the dungeon-crawl game Dungeon Shukatsu no Susume, only to lose all save data and die of shock. He wakes up reincarnated in the game's unconquered world, gaining the strongest job of hero and starting a new game in that world. Nishikigi launched the story on Kakuyomu in January 2021, and TO Books began publishing the novels with illustrations by Shuri in March 2022. The 16th novel volume ships on August 15, and a manga adaptation by Hiroshi Asagi has been running on TO Books' Corona EX website since April 2022.
The anime's official website opened on Monday with the super teaser promotional video and teaser visual, giving the first look at Zephyrus as voiced by Uemura. Uemura commented on the premise of entering a beloved game and living freely as its protagonist, saying he hopes to convey Zephyrus' enthusiasm for finally experiencing the game for real.
Miyazaki's previous directorial work includes Final Examination Kujira, while Kobayashi has written for Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal: Season III and Kusunoki's Garden of Gods. The production committee for the anime includes TO Books, as indicated by the official credit.
The source material began as a web novel on Kakuyomu in January 2021, with TO Books publishing the print edition starting March 2022. The manga adaptation, illustrated by Hiroshi Asagi, launched on the Corona EX website in April 2022, with its fifth compiled volume released in October 2025. The 16th novel volume is scheduled to ship on August 15, just days after this announcement.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.