Anime

Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles (精霊幻想記) is a Japanese anime television series adaptation based on the light novels of the same name by Yuri Kitayama and Riv. Produced by TMS Entertainment, the series aired on July 6, 2021, and ran for twelve episodes. An English dub premiered on December 27, 2021. A second season has been announced.

The anime can be watched on Crunchyroll.

Synopsis
Amakawa Haruto is a young man who died before reuniting with his childhood friend who disappeared five years ago. Rio is a boy living in the slums who wants revenge for his mother who was murdered in front of him when he was five years old.

Earth and another world. Two people with completely different backgrounds and values. For some reason, the memories and personality of Haruto who should've died is resurrected in Rio's body. As the two are confused over their memories and personalities fusing together, Rio decides to live in this new world.

Along with Haruto's memories, Rio awakens an unknown "special power" and it seems that if he uses it well, he can live a better life. But before that, Rio encounters a kidnapping that turns out to be of a princess of the Bertrum Kingdom that he lives in.

After saving the princess, Rio is given a scholarship at the Royal Academy, a school for the rich and powerful. Being a poor orphan in a school of nobles turns out to be an extremely detestable place to be.

Music

 * Opening Theme: "New Story" by Marika Kōuno
 * Ending Theme: "Elder Flower" by Aguri Ōnishi

Staff

 * Original Work: Yuri Kitayama, Riv
 * Director: Osamu Yamasaki
 * Art Director: Takehiko Segawa
 * Sound Director: Hiroto Morishita
 * Series Composition: Osamu Yamasaki
 * Composer: Yasuyuki Yamazaki
 * Character Design: Kyoko Yufu
 * Director of Photography: Norimasa Teramoto
 * Editor: Keisuke Yanagi
 * Animation Work: TMS Entertainment

Japanese

 * Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Rio/Haruto
 * Akane Fujita as Celia Claire
 * Yuuki Kuwahara as Aishia
 * Tomori Kusunoki as Latifa
 * Sayaka Harada as Ayase Miharu
 * Sayumi Suzushiro as Christina Beltrum
 * Hondo Kaede as Flora Beltrum
 * Nao Tōyama as Liselotte Cretia
 * Hiyori Nitta as Sara
 * Asuka Nishi as Alma
 * Shutou Yukina as Orphia
 * Kaneko Sayaka as Roanna Fontaine
 * Kouji Yusa as Reiss Vulpe
 * Hamada Kenji as Alfred Emerle
 * Atsushi Tamaru as Charles Arbor
 * Maki Kawase as Vanessa Emerle
 * Inoue Yuuki as Alphonse Rodan

English

 * Kieran Regan as Rio/Haruto
 * Madeline Dorroh as Celia Claire
 * Morgan Garrett as Aishia
 * Julia Gu as Latifa
 * Sarah Williams as Ayase Miharu
 * Connor Colquhoun as Reiss Vulfe