Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life (2026)

Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life (Japanese: 花織さんは転生しても喧嘩がしたい, Hepburn: Hanaori-san wa Tensei Shite mo Kenka ga Shitai; lit. 'Even Reincarnated, Hanaori's Still Spoiling for a Fight') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hekiru Hikawa. It began serialization in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Morning Two in August 2021. An anime television series adaptation produced by Liden Films premiered in July 2026.

Plot

The series follows Ryūsei Narukami, a NEET who lives alone and plays video games. He is actually the reincarnation of a demon lord from another world. One day, a high school girl named Meteor Hanaori shows up in his apartment, who turns out to be the reincarnation of the hero that defeated him during his life as a demon lord. Things get complicated when Ryūsei gets a job as a teacher in Meteor's high school.

Characters

Ryūsei Narukami (鳴神 流星, Narukami Ryūsei)

Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama (Japanese); Mauricio Ortiz-Segura (English)

A NEET and the reincarnation of the Demon Lord. He gets a job as a teacher at Meteor's high school. Despite their pasts, the two form a relationship and start dating.

Meteor Hanaori (花織 ミーティア, Hanaori Mītia)

Voiced by: Akira Sekine (Japanese); Kelly Greenshield (English)

A high school student and the reincarnation of the Hero that defeated the Demon Lord. She develops a relationship with Ryūsei, and they later start living together.

Mako Satsuki (皐月まこ, Satsuki Mako)

Voiced by: Seena Hoshiki (Japanese); Rebecca Danae (English)

Matsurika Nagamori (永守茉莉花, Nagamori Matsurika)

Voiced by: Hitomi Ueda (Japanese); Erin Nicole Lundquist (English)

Mana Kuraishi (倉石摩那, Kuraishi Mana)

Voiced by: Sora Tokui (Japanese); Victoria Vitti (English)

Minto Takigawa (多岐川眠兎, Takigawa Minto)

Voiced by: Nene Hieda (Japanese); Lara Woodhull (English)

Ayahime Takanashi (小鳥遊綾姫, Takanashi Ayahime)

Voiced by: Rie Takahashi

Eriko Asahina (朝比奈絵理子, Asahina Eriko)

Voiced by: Hiromi Igarashi

Moe Narukami (鳴神萌, Narukami Moe)

Voiced by: Ayasa Itō (Japanese); Emi Lo (English)

Sakura Rokudo (六道さくら, Rokudo Sakura)

Voiced by: Yoko Hikasa (Japanese); Lexa Childress (English)

Meru Tsumugina (紬奈愛琉, Tsumugina Meru)

Voiced by: Maaya Uchida

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Hekiru Hikawa, Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life began serialization in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Morning Two on August 23, 2021, with the first tankōbon volume released on February 22, 2022. Ten volumes have been released as of July 2026.

In December 2025, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they had licensed the series for English publication in an 2-in-1 omnibus format, with the first omnibus set to be released in October 2026.

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on September 21, 2025. It is produced by Liden Films and directed by Hideyo Yamamoto, with series composition handled by Yukie Sugawara, characters designed by Yousuke Okuda, and music composed by Yukari Hashimoto and R.O.N. The series premiered on July 12, 2026, on the Animazing!!! programming block on all ANN affiliates, including ABC Television and TV Asahi. The opening theme song is "High Maintenance Girl" (ハイメンテナンスガール, Hai Mentenansu Gāru), performed by Masayoshi Oishi, while the ending theme song is "Very Good Encounter" (ベリーグッド・エンカウント, Berīguddo・Enkaunto), performed by Maaya Uchida. Crunchyroll is streaming the series. Plus Media Networks Asia licensed the series in Southeast Asia for broadcast on Aniplus Asia.

Episodes

Notes

References

External links

Manga official website (in Japanese)

Anime official website (in Japanese)

Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia