Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life

花織さんは転生しても喧嘩がしたい (Hanaori-san wa Tensei shitemo Kenka ga Shitai)

7.0(4,623)

MAL Score

Ranked #4659

Popularity #4470

Comedy
Romance
Supernatural
Reincarnation
School

Episodes: 12
Duration: 24 min per ep
Aired: Jul 12, 2026 to Sep 27, 2026
Status: Currently Airing

Synopsis

Narukami Ryusei leads a life of leisure as a reclusive NEET, indulging in video games and avoiding responsibilities. However, beneath this facade lies the memory of his past as a formidable demon king in a different realm. With his new life offering a chance to pursue his desires without the weight of his previous battles, Ryusei embraces the freedom—until he discovers that the hero who defeated him has also been reborn in this world, taking the form of an adorable high school girl.

As Ryusei navigates this unexpected twist, he must confront the complexities of their past encounters while adapting to his new surroundings. The clash of their histories sets the stage for both comedic and romantic moments, leaving Ryusei to wonder if he can maintain his laid-back lifestyle or if fate will draw him into conflict once more.

Otaku Consensus

Early audience data positions Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life as a modestly liked niche romcom rather than a breakout, with a 7.07 MAL average from 1,501 votes and a parallel 67/100 on AniList. Its strongest identity is the high-concept reverse-isekai parody, helped by slapstick school-comedy pacing and the star contrast between Jun Fukuyama and Akira Sekine; the recurring limitation is that its appeal depends heavily on buying into the age-gap reincarnation rivalry before the romance can land.

Why You Should Watch

Watch this if you want a reverse-isekai romcom that treats fantasy lore as ammunition for jokes, not as homework. It scratches a nearby itch to The Devil Is a Part-Timer! in the way it drags grand old identities into petty modern routines, but its engine is closer to a combative school romance: pride, provocation, and the refusal to let an old grudge stay dead. The AniList tag mix tells you exactly who it is for: Reverse Isekai at 90%, Parody at 79%, Reincarnation at 75%, plus Slapstick and School both at 60%. If you like supernatural baggage compressed into sharp, unserious exchanges and do not need a sprawling fantasy campaign, this is a compact seasonal pick with a very specific flavor.

Key Characters

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Meteor Hanaori(VA: Akira Sekine)
Meteor Hanaori stands out as a heroine built on contradiction: adorable school-comedy surface, heroic pride underneath, and a talent for turning romantic tension into a challenge match.
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Ryuusei Narukami(VA: Jun Fukuyama)
Ryuusei Narukami is the series’ comic pressure point, with Jun Fukuyama’s casting giving extra bite to a man whose old-world menace has been reduced to modern deadbeat inertia.

What Makes It Stand Out

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AniList classifies the series first and foremost as Reverse Isekai at 90%, which is more specific than its broader Comedy, Fantasy, and Romance genre labels and better captures its structural joke.
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The tag profile is unusually blunt about the show’s tonal recipe: Parody at 79%, Reincarnation at 75%, School at 60%, and Slapstick at 60%, signaling a romcom that weaponizes genre memory instead of building a traditional adventure arc.
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LIDENFILMS handles the animation production, placing the series in the hands of a studio with broad experience across action, comedy, and seasonal genre adaptations rather than a boutique romcom-only pipeline.
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The music is credited to both Yukari Hashimoto and Ryuuta Iida, a dual-composer setup that suits a series shifting between fantasy-legacy grandeur and everyday comedic timing.
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Its early popularity footprint is still specialized: MAL lists it at #5528 in popularity, while AniList records 107 favourites, making it a lower-visibility seasonal title with a measurable but not mainstream core audience.

Fun Facts & Trivia

Fun fact 1: The anime is based on the work of original creator Hekiru Hikawa, with Hideyo Yamamoto directing and Yukie Sugawara in charge of series composition.
Fun fact 2: Yousuke Okuda is credited with character design, while Mineyo Oonishi handles color design and Yukihiro Nakano serves as director of photography.
Fun fact 3: The Japanese leads are Akira Sekine as Meteor Hanaori and Jun Fukuyama as Ryuusei Narukami, giving the central pair a voice-cast contrast between youthful sharpness and seasoned comic authority.
Fun fact 4: The production credits include Samuel Fernandes as ADR Assistant Director for the Brazilian Portuguese version, indicating an international localization pipeline while the series is still airing.
Fun fact 5: The series premiered on July 12, 2026 and is listed as currently airing, so its MAL score, ranking, and popularity figures are early-season indicators rather than final reception.