My Ribdiculous Reincarnation
My Ribdiculous Reincarnation is a Japanese web novel series written by Antai. It was originally posted on the online publication platform Shōsetsuka ni Narō, with chapters posted between November 2017 and December 2024. It was later published as a light novel by Takarajimasha, which published a single volume with illustrations by Mebaru in January 2021. An anime television series adaptation produced by Qzil.la and S.o.K is set to premiere in April 2026.
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My Ribdiculous Reincarnation
My Ribdiculous Reincarnation is a Japanese web novel series written by Antai. It was originally posted on the online publication platform Shōsetsuka ni Narō, with chapters posted between November 2017 and December 2024. It was later published as a light novel by Takarajimasha, which published a single volume with illustrations by Mebaru in January 2021. An anime television series adaptation produced by Qzil.la and S.o.K is set to premiere in April 2026.
Plot
My Ribdiculous Reincarnation
After an untimely death, the protagonist finds himself reincarnated in another world. A goddess greets him and tells him he can be reincarnated as anyone he wants. He decides to reincarnate as a hero with a harem, but is told that it is so popular that he has to wait 50,000 years before he can be reincarnated. After finding out that others had shorter waiting times due to having more ridiculous requests, he decides to try out multiple reincarnations, including being a hero's rib and being a hermit crab.
Characters
My Ribdiculous Reincarnation
Protagonist (主人公, Shujinkō): Voiced by: Atsushi Abe The unnamed protagonist, he lived a pathetic life before his untimely death. He becomes involved in absurd reincarnations in his next life. Goddess (女神様, Megami-sama): Voiced by: M.A.O A goddess who greets recently-deceased people and helps them choose their chosen reincarnation. She is actually lazy. Master Sockeye Salmon (紅鮭師匠, Benizake Shishō): Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa Tanaka-san (田中さん): Voiced by: Toshihiko Seki God of Creation (創造神, Sōzō-shin): Voiced by: Show Hayami Jiyōku (ジヨーク): Voiced by: Takahiro Ogata (Panther)
Media
Light novel
The series is written by Antai, who originally began posting it as a web novel on the online publication platform Shōsetsuka ni Narō. Chapters were posted between November 29, 2017, and December 9, 2024; chapters were also posted to Kadokawa's online publication platform Kakuyomu. The series was one of the works cited at the 8th Internet Novel Awards. Takarajimasha later picked up the series for publication, releasing a single light novel volume on January 15, 2021; the volume features illustrations by Mebaru.
<table><thead><tr><th>No.</th><th>Release date</th><th>ISBN</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>January 15, 2021</td><td>978-4-299-01262-3</td></tr></tbody></table>
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on January 27, 2026. The series is produced by Qzil.la and S.o.K and directed by Yasufumi Soejima, with Zipper Sōjō handling series composition, Miki Matsumoto designing the characters, and Yūta Uraki, Kayo Konishi, Yukio Kondō, Nomi (VSQ sports) and Shunya Watanabe composing the music. It is set to premiere on April 8, 2026, on Nippon TV's AnichU programming block and other networks. The opening theme song is "Tensei Ganbō" (転生願望), performed by Shukatsu Club, and the ending theme song is "Nan-nan Desu ka?" (何なんですか？; 'Wh-what is it?'), performed by shallm. Crunchyroll will stream the series.