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Reborn as a Space Mercenary

Reborn as a Space Mercenary is a completed television anime production scheduled to debut on October 4 on Tokyo MX, with Crunchyroll streaming and the main promotional video already released.

Synthesized from 3 Yomimono stories · updated 19h ago

Reborn as a Space Mercenary went from a fall scheduling announcement to a fully detailed production in about ten weeks. The first concrete plans arrived in early July, when the light novel series by Ryuto and Tetsuhiro Nabeshima was confirmed for an October television premiere on Tokyo MX, Yomiuri TV, and Chukyo TV, with Crunchyroll handling streaming. FLOW was set for the opening theme, ASTERISM for the ending theme.

By mid-September the schedule firmed up. The Aniplex One Focus livestream on Saturday named October 4 as the debut date and Tokyo MX as the broadcaster, with a 9:30 p.m. JST timeslot. It also confirmed Makoto Furukawa as the lead voice and repeated the two theme bands and the Crunchyroll streaming home. The three stories agree on the date, the broadcaster and the music, and later reporting narrows the earlier three-station list to Tokyo MX as the named channel.

The October 4 date is now the fixed point. The main promotional video is out, and the production is filling in supporting cast: Saori Onishi voices Shoko and Kana Ueda voices Mei. The video previews FLOW's "Unstoppable," while ASTERISM remains on the ending theme. The coverage has moved from announcing the project to assembling its final marketing pieces, and the remaining question in the stories is not whether the series arrives but who else joins the cast.

Key facts

Premiere date
October 4 ↗
Broadcaster and timeslot
Tokyo MX at 9:30 p.m. JST ↗
Streaming
Crunchyroll ↗
Opening theme
FLOW performs "Unstoppable" ↗
Ending theme
ASTERISM performs the ending theme ↗
Lead voice
Makoto Furukawa ↗
Added cast
Saori Onishi as Shoko, Kana Ueda as Mei ↗
Source material
Light novel series by Ryuto and Tetsuhiro Nabeshima ↗

Timeline

Synthesized by Yomimono from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself sourced, then editorially reviewed. Every fact links the story it came from.

Facts

Release
tv · 2026-10-04 · 2026-09-12
Release
tv · October 2026 · Japan · 2026-07-05
Licensed by
Crunchyroll (Crunchyroll streaming) · 2026-09-15
Announced
theme song artists · 2026-07-05

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All coverage

19h ago

Crunchyroll Adds Same-Day Dubs For Three Anime

Crunchyroll is streaming same-day English dubs for FX Fighter Kurumi-chan, #I'm Looking For Zombie, and Reborn as a Space Mercenary. The Kurumi-chan dub began Thursday and stars Kimoy Lee as Kurumi and Kate Clarke as Kozue. The #I'm Looking For Zombie dub starts Saturday with Madeline Dorroh as Aki. The Reborn as a Space Mercenary dub starts Sunday with Kyle Phillips as Hiro.

Sep 15

Reborn As A Space Mercenary Anime Adds Saori Onishi And Kana Ueda

The Reborn as a Space Mercenary anime site posted its main promotional video, two new cast members, and a key visual on Tuesday. Saori Onishi voices Shoko and Kana Ueda voices Mei. The video previews the opening theme "Unstoppable" by FLOW. The series debuts October 4 on Tokyo MX, with Crunchyroll streaming and ASTERISM on the ending theme.

Sep 12

Reborn as a Space Mercenary Anime Sets October 4 Debut

The Aniplex One Focus livestream on Saturday announced that Reborn as a Space Mercenary, the television anime of Ryuto and Tetsuhiro Nabeshima's light novel series, will debut on October 4. It airs on Tokyo MX at 9:30 p.m. JST. FLOW performs the opening theme, ASTERISM the ending theme, Crunchyroll streams the series, and Makoto Furukawa leads the cast.

Jul 5

Reborn as a Space Mercenary Anime Reveals Theme Song Artists

The television anime of the light novel series Reborn as a Space Mercenary will open with rock band FLOW's "Unstoppable" and close with metal band ASTERISM's "My Way." The series premieres in October on Tokyo MX, Yomiuri TV, and Chukyo TV, and will stream on Crunchyroll.