TV series
2026 · 1 season · 13 ep · Action & Adventure · Mystery · Animation
Toya Senji is talentless. He's tried everything but he can't seem to excel at anything no matter how hard he tries. Then he meets Haito, a Kendo champion and... humanity's protector? She uses the Stem of Reincarnation to draw on the abilities of her past lives, but it only works when she slits her own throat. And now she wants Toya to join her?!
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Shoya Chibaas Tōya Senji (voice)
Wakana Maruokaas Haito Luo Buffett (voice)
Ayane Sakuraas John V. Neumann (voice)
Haruka Shiraishias A. Einstein (voice)
Kaito Ishikawaas I. Newton (voice)
Reina Uedaas F. Nightingale (voice)
Marina Inoueas Jubei Mitsuyoshi Yagyu (voice)
Shugo Nakamuraas Hiroshi Funasaka (voice)Cast & crew political lean — 4 of 8 researched: 0 left · 0 center · 0 right · 4 no public record. Based only on cited public statements, endorsements, and documented donations.
Petals of Reincarnation (Japanese: リィンカーネーションの花弁, Hepburn: Rīnkānēshon no Kaben) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mikihisa Konishi. It began serialization in Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Blade magazine in May 2014. After the magazine published its final issue in July, the series was transferred to the Comic Blade website in September that same year.
An anime television series adaptation produced by Benten Film aired from April to June 2026.
The story follows the protagonist, Touya Senji, who joins the "Forest of the Greats" to fight against a rival organization, the "Sinners", who resurrect infamous and evil historical figures. The story explores identity, morality, and the struggle between embracing a past life and forging a new future.
Tōya Senji (扇寺東耶, Senji Tōya) / Ishikawa Goemon (石川五右衛門)
Voiced by: Shōya Chiba (Japanese); Stephen Alcalá (English)
A high schooler who has an excellent academic record, but with an inferiority complex over a lack of talent, which dates back to the time when his brother still lived. He got his hands on an artifact that allows him to gain a talent from an important person out of the entire history.
Haito Luo Buffett (灰都・ルオ・ブフェット, Haito Ruo Bufetto) / Miyamoto Musashi (宮本武藏)
Voiced by: Wakana Maruoka (Japanese); Ginger Sue (English)
A mysterious girl with gray hair and eyes. She is Touya's classmate, but does not attend school very often. She was invited to the kendo club as a scholarship student and is a master swordsman feared by those around her. She has a bright and combative personality and sometimes even enjoys fighting.
John V. Neumann (ジョン・V・ノイマン, Jon V. Noiman)
Voiced by: Ayane Sakura (Japanese); Jessica Boone (English)
A girl who is always seated in a wheelchair. She is the leader of the group of wanderers known as the Forest of the Greats, whose goal is "world peace," and is one of the original members. Contrary to her youthful appearance, she is always calm, composed, and rational, and single-handedly takes charge of the chain of command for her comrades.
I. Newton (I・ニュートン, I・Nyūton)
Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa (Japanese); Benjamin McLaughlin (English)
He possesses both the talent to fight and calm judgment, making him one of the two strongest alongside Einstein. For some reason, when he gets hurt, he shouts out the name of an apple variety.
A. Einstein (A・アインシュタイン, A Ainshutain)
Voiced by: Haruka Shiraishi (Japanese); Elissa Cuellar (English)
One of the original members of the Forest of the Greats. She primarily handles combat and movement, and is considered one of the two strongest alongside Newton. She has a strong dislike for men, to the point of being reluctant to even see other women interacting with men.
F. Nightingale (F・ナイチンゲール, F Naichingēru)
Voiced by: Reina Ueda (Japanese); Kristen McGuire (English)
A demure woman with long bangs that conceal her eyes. At the Forest of the Greats, she is mainly in charge of treating her fellow patients. She sometimes uses her talents by touching patients in a lewd manner during treatment, which has led Neumann to call her a "lustful nurse."
Jubei Mitsuyoshi Yagyu (柳生十兵衞三厳, Yagyū Jūbē Mitsuyoshi)
Voiced by: Marina Inoue (Japanese); Natalie Rial (English)
A woman wearing an eyepatch over her left eye. A member of the Forest of the Greats, she fights using the sword she carries at her waist as her weapon. A warrior who travels throughout the country, confronting traveling sword masters in various regions, in pursuit of the ultimate mastery of swordsmanship.
Hiroshi Funasaka (舩坂弘, Funasaka Hiroshi)
Voiced by: Shūgo Nakamura (Japanese); Tyler Galindo (English)
A young man with an expressionless face and few words. He is the foremost combatant of the Forest of the Greats, having stood on and devastated battlefields around the world, but because he is immortal, he has little fear of death. He has a single-minded personality and speaks with a distinctive way of ending his sentences, "~de arimasu" (a formal, archaic way of saying "it is").
E. Schrödinger (E・シュレーディンガー, E Shurēdingā)
Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama (Japanese); Brandon Hearnsberger (English)
A gentleman with the appearance of a cat. A member of the Forest of the Greats, he fights using a handgun as his weapon. Although his shooting skills are low, he can inflict fatal wounds on his opponents by combining them with his talent.
P. Picasso (P・ピカソ, P Pikaso)
Voiced by: Chiemi Tanaka (Japanese); Cynthia Martinez (English)
H. Driesch (H・ドリーシュ, H Dorīshu)
Voiced by: Shinya Takanashi
Charles R. Darwin (チャールズ・R・ダーウィン, Chāruzu R Dāuin)
Voiced by: Ryunosuke Watanuki (Japanese); John Gremillion (English)
B. Fischer (B・フィッシャー, B Fisshā)
Voiced by: Toshiyuki Toyonaga (Japanese); Bobby Haworth (English)
S. Häyhä (S・ヘイヘ, S Heihe)
Voiced by: Riho Sugiyama (Japanese); Kara Greenberg (English)
Jean H. Fabre (ジャン・H・ファーブル, Jan H Fāburu)
Voiced by: Makoto Koichi (Japanese); Gabriel Regojo (English)
W. Wright (W・ライト, W Raito) and O. Wright (O・ライト, O Raito)
Voiced by: Aina Suzuki (W.) and Miharu Hanai (O.) (Japanese); Karlii Hoch (English)
Nobel (ノーベル, Nōberu)
Voiced by: Yoshinori Shimomura
N. Tesla (N・テスラ, N Tesura)
Voiced by: Kohsuke Toriumi
Yuri A. Gagarin (ユーリイ・A・ガガーリン, Yūrii A Gagārin)
Voiced by: Hiromu Mineta
Seiya Senji (扇寺西耶, Senji Seiya) / Leonardo da Vinci (レオナルド・ダヴィンチ, Reonarudo Davuinchi)
Voiced by: Miyu Irino (Japanese); Ty Mahany (English)
Tōya's deceased brother who became a Returner. He was a founding member of the Forest of the Greats.
Albert (アルベルト, Aruberuto)
Voiced by: Misaki Kuno
A Returner who claims to be the true reincarnation of Albert Einstein.
A. Hitler (A・ヒトラー, A Hitorā)
Voiced by: Ayumu Murase (Japanese); Sarah Wiedenheft (English)
One of the Five Tiger Generals of the Sinners. A wanderer with overwhelming analytical and strategic thinking abilities, possessing a talent described as "omniscient."
Xiang Yu (項扇羽, Kōsenu)
Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi (Japanese); Aaron Campbell (English)
He is a wandering warrior with unparalleled martial arts talent and the leader of the Sinners, a group of wandering criminals. He is an enemy of the Forest of the Greats, but he is a mysterious figure who knows the origins of the Forest of the Greats.
M. D'Armont (M・ダルモン, M Darumon)
Voiced by: Miyu Tomita (Japanese); Molly Searcy (English)
A close associate of Xiang Yu, a member of the Sinners. A quiet woman who is always by Xiang Yu's side.
Pol T. (ポル・T, Poru T)
Voiced by: Masaaki Mizunaka (Japanese); Luis Galindo (English)
One of the Five Tiger Generals of the Sinners. A silent, expressionless wanderer with overwhelming offensive power and talent.
Hans U. Rudel (ハンス・U・ルーデル, Hansu U Ruderu)
Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa (Japanese); Mike Yager (English)
One of the Five Tiger Generals of the Sinners. Possessing the talent of "unchanging immortality," he is a wanderer who finds himself bored.
Carlos N. Hathcock (カルロス・N・ハスコック, Karurosu N Hasukokku)
Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai (Japanese); Adam Gibbs (English)
A sniper with an appearance covered in white feathers. He defected from the Forest of the Greats.
M. Nostradamus (M・ノストラダムス, M Nosutoradamusu)
Voiced by: Shūhei Sakaguchi (Japanese); Jay Hickman (English)
A strategist in the Sinners, wearing a bird-beak mask. He possesses a "book of prophecy" that allows him to foresee the future.
Gaius J. Caesar (ガイウス・J・カエサル, Gaiusu J Kaesaru)
Voiced by: Yūsuke Kobayashi (Japanese); Houston Hayes (English)
One of the Five Tiger Generals of the Sinners. He was sent to spy on the Forest of the Greats.
Albert H. Fish (アルバート・H・フィッシュ, Arubāto H Fisshu)
Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki (Japanese); Chris Hutchison (English)
Vlad III (ヴラド三世, Vurado Sansei)
Voiced by: Kenyu Horiuchi (Japanese); Jeremy Gee (English)
John W. Gacy (ジョン・W・ゲイシー, Jon W Geishī)
Voiced by: Hironori Kondo (Japanese); Rob Mungle (English)
Edward T. Gein (エドワード・T・ゲイン, Edowādo T Gein)
Voiced by: Kosuke Echigoya (Japanese); John Swasey (English)
A. DeSalvo (A・デサルボ, A Desarubo)
Voiced by: Hironori Kondo (Japanese); Cyrus Rodas (English)
Andrei R. Chikatilo (アンドレイ・R・チカチーロ, Andorei R Chikachīro)
Voiced by: Kosuke Echigoya (Japanese); Adam Gibbs (English)
Charles J. Whitman (チャールズ・J・ホイットマン, Chāruzu J Hoittoman)
Voiced by: Hiroyuki Endo (Japanese); Kyle Colby Jones (English)
Wild B. Hickok (ワイルド・B・ヒコック, Wairudo B Hikokku)
Voiced by: Yuki Ishikari (Japanese); Ty Mahany (English)
Okada Izō (岡田以蔵)
Jahangir (ジャハーンギール, Jahāngīru)
Voiced by: ??? (Japanese); Brittney Karbowski (English)
Gottfried V. Berlichingen (ゴッドフリード・V・ベルリヒンゲン, Gottofurīto V Berurihingen)
Voiced by: Masaaki Mizunaka
J. Henri (J・アンリ, J Anri)
Voiced by: Sora Tokui
Joshua A. Norton (ジョシュア・A・ノートン, Joshua A Nōton)
Voiced by: Kosuke Echigoya
Carl V. Linné (カール・V・リンネ, Kāru V Rin'ne)
Voiced by: Anna Mugiho
August F. Möbius (アウグスト・F・メビウス, Augusuto F. Mebiusu)
Voiced by: Hiroyuki Endo
Franz A. Mesmer (フランツ・A・メスメル, Furantsu A Mesumeru)
Leo L. (レオ・L, Rio L)
Kotaro Honda (本多光太郎, Honda Kōtarō)
Voiced by: Yoshinori Shimomura
Wallace H. Carothers (ウォーレス・H・カロザース, Uōresu H Karozāsu)
Voiced by: Yuina Yamada
Itsuki Kitazuka (北束斎, Kitazuka Itsuki)
Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya (Japanese); Joe Daniels (English)
He is the captain of the Self-Defense Force's Black Edge Unit and a close friend of Touya's older brother, Seiya. He is skilled in martial arts and is strong enough to subdue Haito after she has been reincarnated as Musashi. He claims to be the strongest human. He is investigating the Returners in order to uncover the truth behind Seiya's disappearance.
Yoshiki Minami (三並南毅, Minami Yoshiki)
Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae (Japanese); Shannon Emerick (English)
He is a member of the SDF's Black Edge Unit and the head of the "Traveler" Research Lab. He supports Kitazuka with his extensive knowledge and advanced engineering skills, but he often conducts experiments without regard for safety for the sake of research. He can cry out when extremely upset.
Alan Smithee (アラン・スミシー, Aran Sumishī)
Voiced by: Nobuo Tobita
The creator of the Branches of Reincarnation. An entity of unknown origin.
Written and illustrated by Mikihisa Konishi, Petals of Reincarnation began serialization in Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Blade magazine on May 30, 2014. After the magazine published its final issue on July 30 that same year, the series was transferred to the Comic Blade website on September 1. Its chapters have been collected in 24 tankōbon volumes as of July 2026. The series is set to end with the release of its 25th volume. The series is licensed digitally in English by Mangamo.
An anime television series adaptation was announced on August 1, 2024. The series was produced by Benten Film and directed by Shun Kudō, with Kōsuke Murayama serving as assistant director, Atsuo Ishino handling series composition, Haruna Katō designing the characters and Kohta Yamamoto composing the music. It aired from April 3, to June 26, 2026 on Tokyo MX and BS NTV. The opening theme song, "Glitch", is performed by eill, while the ending theme song, "ZERO", is performed by Sizuk. The series is also co-produced by Sentai Filmworks and streamed on Hidive. Medialink licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia for streaming on Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel. An English dub directed by Kyle Colby Jones premiered on HIDIVE on May 13, 2026.
By August 2024, the series had over 3 million copies in circulation.
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