HIDIVE has announced that the upcoming anime series Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling will join its Winter 2026 lineup. The series, adapted from Nekoko’s popular isekai fantasy light novels, will be available exclusively on HIDIVE in the U.S., Canada, and key international markets including the U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
Fans in North America will get an early look at the series with its premiere at Anime Frontier 2025, ahead of the official January launch.
Key Visual:
STAFF:
Director: Yuta Takamura
Assistant Director: Nobukiyo Arai
Series Composition: Tatsuhiko Urahata
Monster Design: Hiroyasu Oda
Character Design: Masato Onoda
Music: Kow Otani
Animation Production: GA-CREW × Felix Film
CAST:
Shunichi Toki as Illusia
Ami Koshimizu as Voice of God
Miku Ito as Myria
Originally a web novel by Nekoko in August 2015, the light novel series launched in December 2015 with illustrations by Naji Yanagida. It spans 16 volumes, with the first 12 published by Earth Star Entertainment and volumes 13 onward by Square Enix. The English version is published by Seven Seas Entertainment.
HIDIVE describes Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling as follows:
Our hero needs to come out of his shell… literally! Reborn in another world inside a dragon egg, he doesn’t have the amazing magic or mighty physical strength of your typical isekai’d adventurer just yet. He’ll need to break free and grow from a weak hatchling and into a fearsome beast if he wants to escape the deep, dark forest unscathed. What battles and adventures await him in this unique take on the isekai phenomenon?
Source: Press Release
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