Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles (精霊幻想記) is a Japanese light novel series written by Yuri Kitayama and illustrated by Riv. It was serialized online between February 2014 and October 2020 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Hobby Japan, which has published the series under its HJ Bunko imprint since October 2015. A manga adaptation with art by tenkla was serialized online via Hobby Japan's Comic Fire website from October 2016 to February 2017, being discontinued because of the artist's poor health. A second manga adaptation with art by Futago Minaduki has been serialized online via the same website since July 2017. Both the light novel and the second manga have been licensed in North America by J-Novel Club. An anime television series adaptation by TMS Entertainment aired from July to September 2021. A second season aired from October to December 2024.
Plot
Haruto Amakawa is a Japanese college student who died in a bus crash before he could reunite with his childhood friend, Miharu Ayase, whom he hadn't seen in five years. Next thing he knew his memories resurrected in the body of a boy, Rio, living in the slums of the Bertram Kingdom in the Stralh region of another world. Two people with entirely different backgrounds and values—Rio wants revenge on behalf of his mother, who was murdered in front of him. Complicating matters, Rio suddenly encounters a kidnapping involving the two princesses. After Rio is cleared of abduction, the royalist rewards him with acceptance to the kingdom's academy for studying magic and swordsmanship. However, Rio is shunned by most of the peers there due to being a peasant. His only companion there is Celia Claire, a young female teacher who invites him into her laboratory on a daily basis. Before graduating from the academy, due to a false accusation, Rio became a fugitive and was forced to flee the country. He promises Celia that he will return once he travels to the far east of his mother's homeland to find his roots and stabilize his mixed personality. Along with Haruto's memories, Rio awakens a "special power," and it seems that if he uses it well, he can live a better life.
Media
Light novels
The light novel is written by Yuri Kitayama and illustrated by Riv. It was serialized online between February 2014 and October 2020 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō but was later acquired by Hobby Japan which has published twenty-seven volumes since October 2015 under its HJ Bunko imprint. The light novels are licensed in North America by J-Novel Club.[3][4]
Manga
A manga adaptation by tenkla was serialized online via Hobby Japan's Comic Fire website from October 2016 to February 2017, being discontinued because of the artist's poor health. A second manga adaptation by Futago Minaduki has been serialized online via the same website since July 2017 and collected in twelve volumes. The second manga adaptation is also licensed in North America by J-Novel Club.[3][4] The second manga adaptation was added to the Crunchyroll Manga catalog in January 2026.[5]
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced by Hobby Japan on November 27, 2020. The series is animated by TMS Entertainment (with production cooperation by WAO World) and directed by Osamu Yamasaki, with Yamasaki, Mitsutaka Hirota, Megumu Sasano and Yoshiko Nakamura writing the scripts, Kyoko Yufu designing the characters, and Yasuyuki Yamazaki composing the series' music.[6] The series aired from July 6 to September 21, 2021, on TV Tokyo and other networks.[7][8] The opening theme song is "New story", performed by Marika Kōno, while the ending theme song is "Elder flower", performed by Aguri Ōnishi.[9] Crunchyroll streamed the series outside of Asia.[10] On October 28, 2021, Crunchyroll announced an English dub, which premiered on December 27 of the same year.[11]
A second season was announced on November 5, 2021,[12] which aired from October 8 to December 24, 2024.[13][14] The opening theme song is "Auftakt" (アウフタクト), performed by Aguri Ōnishi, while the ending theme song is "Harumachiuta" (春待歌), performed by Nanaka Suwa.[16]
Season 1 (2021)
Season 2 (2024)
Season 1 (2021)
Season 2 (2024)
Game
A free-to-play role-playing game, titled Seirei Gensouki Another Tale, was launched on the G123 game platform in July 2021.[23]
External links
- at Shōsetsuka ni Narō
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