A new main trailer and two more cast members have been unveiled for the upcoming TV anime series Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling, which will premiere in Japan on January 10, 2026.
The two new cast members joining the series include Rie Kugimiya as Marielle and Tomori Kusunoki as Black Lizard.
They join a previously announced voice cast that stars Shunichi Toki as Illusia, Ami Koshimizu as the voice of God, and Miku Ito as Myria.
The trailer also highlights the opening theme “Gliding Claw” by Sizuk and ending theme “Sky Clipper” by TAO and SAK.
Yuta Takamura (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable chief director) is directing the anime series, with Nobuyoshi Arai as assistant director, Tatsuhiko Urahata (Hi Score Girl Seasons 1-2, GATE) as series composer, Hiroyasu Oda (I Parry Everything monster design) as monster designer, Masahito Onoda (Student Council’s Discretion Lv. 2 character design and chief animation direction) as character designer, and Ko Otani (Shakugan no Shana) as music composer. GA-CREW and Felix Film are handling the animation production.
The isekai fantasy light novel series is written by Necoco AKA Nekoko and illustrated by NAJI Yanagida. The series began as a web novel on Shosetsuka ni Naro on August 20, 2015. It was first published under Earth Star Entertainment’s Earth Star Novel imprint on December 15, 2015, with 12 volumes being released until May 15, 2020. Square Enix would later acquire the light novels for its SQUEX Novel imprint and published the 13th volume on January 7, 2021. Sixteen volumes have been released in Japan as of June 2022.
The light novels also inspired a manga adaptation by Rio in September 2017. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed both the light novels and manga adaptation for English release.
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HIDIVE will exclusively stream Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling in the U.S. and Canada, as well as in the U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. It describes the main premise as:
Our hero needs to come out of his shell… literally! Reborn in another world inside a dragon egg, he doesn’t have the amazing magic or mighty physical strength of your typical isekai’d adventurer just yet. He’ll need to break free and grow from a weak hatchling and into a fearsome beast if he wants to escape the deep, dark forest unscathed. What battles and adventures await him in this unique take on the isekai phenomenon?
Sources: Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling Official Twitter, Anime News Network, Comic Natalie
