Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling Anime Premieres in 2026

Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures released the first promotional video for the anime adaptation of Nekoko and NAJI yanagida’s Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling (Tensei Shitara Dragon no Tamago Datta: Saikyō Igai Mezasanee) light novel. Additionally, a key visual was released along with information on the cast and staff.

Check out the video below:

The cast and staff of the anime include:

• Shunichi Toki as Ilusia
• Ami Koshimizu as Divine Voice
• Miku Itō as Myria

Yūta Takamura is directing the anime at GA-CREW and Felix Film. Nobuyoshi Arai serves as assistant director, and Tatsuhiko Urahata is handling the series scripts. Masahito Onoda is the character designer, while Hiroyasu Oda is the monster designer. Kō Ōtani is composing the music at IMAGINE, and Tsuyoshi Takahashi is the sound director.

Nekoko began releasing the Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling novel on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in August 2015. The story was published in print by Earth Star Entertainment in December 2015 with art by NAJI yanagida, and was published in 12 volumes.

Lastly, here is an overview of the series via Seven Seas Entertainment:

In a world full of dangerous monsters, our unnamed protagonist finds himself reborn at the very bottom of the food chain as an immobile, powerless egg. Even just hatching will require leveling up by fighting monsters–the same monsters who’d love to eat him as a snack. But with the help of the mysterious voice in his head, he’s determined to grow into the most powerful creature in the world!