Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life Manga Gets 2026 TV Anime Adaptation From Pony Canyon
A TV anime adaptation of Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life, the manga by Hekiru Hikawa, is set to air in 2026. The official website confirmed the news, with Pony Canyon making the announcement alongside a teaser visual.
You can check out the teaser visual below:
✨Anime Adaptation Announced!✨
“Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life” 🎬
From Pani Poni’s Hekiru Hikawa 🖊️A story about a shut-in who was once a Demon King 👑 and the Hero who defeated him ⚔️—now reborn as a high school girl 🎓💕
Teaser visual out now! 🌟… pic.twitter.com/0ykVFZsXnD
— PONY CANYON ANIME (@ponycan_anime) September 21, 2025
The series follows Meteor Hanaori, a reincarnated hero now living as a high school girl, and Ryūsei Narukami, the reincarnated demon king who has become a shut-in gamer. Their unusual afterlives take another turn when Ryūsei ends up working as a teacher at Meteor’s high school.
Hikawa, also known for creating Pani Poni, launched the manga in Kodansha’s Monthly Morning Two magazine in August 2021. As of September 2025, eight collected volumes have been released, with the latest out on September 22.
Cast and staff details for the anime have not yet been revealed.
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