Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship! Light Novel Gets Anime Adaptation

Japanese publisher KADOKAWA announced today that Ryuto's isekai sci-fi light novel series Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship! will receive an anime adaptation. It is not yet clear when and how the anime will be distributed as of this reporting. The novel series has been serialized on the Japanese novel self-publishing website Shousetsuka ni Narou since February 2019. KADOKAWA's KADOKAWA BOOKS imprint has published the novel's print edition featuring illustrations by Tetsuhiro Nabeshima since July 2019, releasing 13 volumes to date. Additionally, the novel's manga adaptation illustrated by Shunichi Matsui has been running on the Kadocomi and Nico Nico Manga websites, with nine volumes available now. As of February 2025, the total number of copies of the whole series printed has exceeded 1.3 million (including the manga adaptation and digital editions). Seven Seas Entertainment, which has licensed the English editions of both the novel and manga , describes the synopsis as such: When Satou Takahiro is swept away from his ordinary life into the world of his favorite video game, a universe of space battles, interstellar colonies, and danger in the vastness of outer space awaits. Soon, he’s living as “Hiro” the mercenary, with a tricked-out spaceship and a babe on each arm! There are space pirates to fight, girls to rescue, and trouble to get into (and hopefully out of). Hiro is going to live his new life to the fullest! KADOKAWA BOOKS editorial department's official X (formerly Twitter) has also announced the news. Novel 14th volume cover (February 10, 2025 release) Manga 9th volume cover (January 23, 2025 release) Source : KADOKAWA press release

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