During AnimeJapan 2025, the official website for the TV anime of Matsuura and keepout’s Reincarnated as the Daughter of the Legendary Hero and the Queen of Spirits light novel series revealed the anime’s cast and staff. A new key visual was also unveiled.
The cast of Reincarnated as the Daughter of the Legendary Hero and the Queen of Spirits includes (left to right):
- Origin: Mai Nakahara
- Ellen: Seria Fukagawa
- Rovel: Kazuyuki Okitsu
Riki Fukushima directs the anime series at J.C. Staff with Touko Machida writing and supervising the series scripts. Mina Ōsawa is the character designer.
Matsuura launched the light novel series on the Let’s Become Novelists website in 2016, and it ran for four years until 2020. Kadokawa published the light novel series’ first volume with illustrations by keepout in 2018. The ninth and final volume released in October 2022.
Ohhori launched the series’ manga adaptation in Square Enix’s Monthly Big Gangan magazine in September 2018. Square Enix will publish the 13th compiled manga volume on March 25. The manga is published in English by Square Enix’s Manga UP!.
Lastly, here’s an overview of the series via Manga UP!:
“I became the spirit of elements when I reincarnated?!”
Ellen is a young girl reincarnated from modern-day Japan as a half-spirit. Her father, Rovel, is the legendary hero who saved the kingdom, and her mother, Origin, is the primordial queen and ruler of all spirits. Furthermore, she herself has the overpowered ability to manipulate the elements.
While looking absolutely adorable, this perfect little girl will fall back on her past life’s knowledge and the power of the spirits to protect her precious family!
