Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles will return for a third season.
Good news for Seirei Gensouki fans! The official website for the television anime adaptation of Yuri Kitayama’s Seirei Gensouki light novel has announced that the series will return for a third season, two years after Season 2 aired.
The announcement was made on Wednesday, although further details about the upcoming season have yet to be revealed.
What do we know about Seirei Gensouki Season 3?
The third season will continue the story of Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles, although its premiere date and production details have yet to be announced.
More information about the cast and staff is also expected to be revealed at a later date.
The official website released a celebratory message from series creator Yuri Kitayama, which reads (English translation):
"What about Season 3?" "Is there a Season 3?"
The decision to produce a third season is all thanks to the fans—both in Japan and abroad—who continued to share their passionate support even after Season 2 ended.
In Season 1, Rio swore revenge. In Season 2, he finally reunited with the target of that vengeance. Yet, by his side, there is also his mentor, Celia, and Miharu—the childhood friend he loved in his past life...
The past life and the present life.
The happiness right here beside him now, versus the happiness from back then—a happiness he can no longer grasp.
What will Rio reach out for?
Or perhaps, what will he try to distance himself from?
Reflecting on this, the theme I focused on when writing the original story was: "It is incredibly important to put your feelings into words and convey them."
After all, if you don't communicate them, you are essentially dumping the entire burden of that unspoken sentiment onto the other person.
That burden is invisible to the eye, yet it certainly accumulates within the other person.
And if it keeps piling up, I believe it turns into immense stress.
In other words... things are about to get complicated—and that makes for a great story!
Please look forward to the TV anime *Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles* Season 3!
What is Seirei Gensouki about?
Yuri Kitayama launched the adventure fantasy light novel on the Shousetsuka ni Narou website in February 2014. He also began publishing side stories on Hobby Japan’s Novel Up+ website in December 2019.
Hobby Japan began publishing the light novel with illustrations by Riv in October 2014. The 28th volume was shipped on February 28.
The series received its first manga adaptation by tenkla on the Comic Fire website in October 2016. However, the manga was discontinued in February 2017 due to the artist’s poor health. Futago Minazuki launched a new manga adaptation on the same website in July 2017.
J-Novel Club licensed both the light novel and second manga adaptation for digital release in English in July and November 2018, respectively.
Crunchyroll streams both Season 1 and 2, and describes the story as:
His past life and current life are intersecting–a boy with memories of two lives faces his destiny! After his mother was killed at an early age, the orphaned Rio fought his hardest to survive in the slums. One day, he awakens to the memories of Haruto Amakawa, who died in an accident while dreaming of being reunited with his childhood friend, and Rio realizing he has reincarnated in a world of swords and sorcery.