A third season of the Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles TV anime series has been announced. The staff and premiere date for the third season have not been confirmed, as of the time of writing.
Osamu Yamasaki (Season 1 director) served as the second season’s chief director, series composer, and co-scriptwriter. Other staff included Hiroshi Kubo (Season 1 ending animation storyboard artist and director, Magikano compositing director) as director and Kyoko Yufu (returning) as character designer. TMS Entertainment Studio 6 (returning) handled the animation production, with WAO World (returning) credited with the animation production assistance.
Meanwhile, the anime’s main voice cast stars:
- • Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Rio/Haruto Amakawa
- • Akane Fujita as Celia Claire
- • Yuki Kuwahara as Aishia
- • Marika Kono as Aki Sendo
- • Aguri Onishi as Masato Sendo
- • Hiroyuki Yoshino as Hiroaki Sakata
The first season of the Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles anime aired for 12 episodes from July 2021 to September 2021. A second season containing another 12 episodes was released from October 2024 to December 2024.
The isekai fantasy light novel series is written by Yuri Kitayama and illustrated by Riv. It was first published by Hobby Japan’s HJ Bunko on October 1, 2015 and has released 27 volumes in Japan as of May 2026. A 28th volume will be published on October 9, 2026. The series began as a web novel on Shosetsuka ni Naro from February 2014 to October 2020.
The light novels also inspired two manga adaptations, with the first manga series published between 2016 and 2017. The second manga has been serialized in HJ Comics’ Comic Fire magazine since July 2017. J-Novel Club licensed the light novels and second manga adaptation for English release digitally.
Crunchyroll is streaming Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles in select countries and territories and describes the synopsis as:
His past life and current life are intersecting — a boy with memories of two lives faces his destiny!
After his mother was killed at an early age, the orphaned Rio fought his hardest to survive in the slums.
One day, he awakens to the memories of Haruto Amakawa, who died in an accident while dreaming of being reunited with his childhood friend, and Rio realizing he has reincarnated in a world of swords and sorcery.
Sources: Seirei Gensouki Official X/Twitter, Anime News Network
