
Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles
Taste attributes: action & adventureanimationdramasci-fi & fantasyadventureactionfantasyfastwholesomelightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedcomplex relationshipfighting evil
Boxlist takeWide-ranging and breezy: an otherworldly animated series, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like escapism over depth.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
8.4 /10
TMDB · 111 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
Seasons
Season 1
· 2021 · 12 episodesEpisodes (12)
1Memories of the Previous World6 Jul 2021
Amakawa Haruto, a twenty year old university student, loses his life when the bus he is on gets into an accident. As his consciousness begins to fade, his one regret is not telling his childhood friend, Miharu, how he felt. She'd disappeared after their high school entrance ceremony. Now we move to the slums of the…
2Royal Academy13 Jul 2021
As a reward for saving the kidnapped Princess Flora, Rio has been enrolled in the primary school branch of the Beltrum Royal Academy. However, the students at the academy are mostly the children of royalty and the nobility, and they do not welcome the orphaned Rio. With so many scornful gazes turned toward him, there…
3Kingdom of Lies20 Jul 2021
Five years have passed since Rio enrolled in the Royal Academy. The graduation examination, the outdoor practicum, is quickly approaching. Celia listens with mixed feelings as Rio talks of his plans to go to his parents' homeland, the Yagumo region, after he graduates. On the day of the outdoor practicum, Stewart…
4The Assassin Girl27 Jul 2021
After bidding farewell to Celia, Rio has left the kingdom of Beltrum and arrived in the market town of Amande in the neighboring kingdom of Galarc. The food stalls near the castle gates sell dishes called "pasta" and "manjuu," leading Rio think that the person who developed the them, Liselotte, might have memories of…
5Forest of Spirits3 Aug 2021
Rio and Latifa have entered a forest in the Wilderness. While she's sleeping, they're surrounded by a band of what appear to be demi-humans. The girls reveal themselves to be People of the Spirits. Rio tries to talk things out with them, but Uzuma, a winged beast person, finds Latifa and assumes that Rio has abducted…
6Festival Night10 Aug 2021
It's been over a year since Rio began living in the village, and now the day of the Grand Spirit Festival has arrived. With the blessing of the great tree spirit Dryas, Rio is recognized as a sworn friend to the People of the Spirits. That night, while everyone is having fun and feasting, Rio tells Latifa that he…
7Land of Promises17 Aug 2021
Rio has left the village of the People of the Spirits and headed for his parents' homeland, Yaugumo. Unable to find any information on them, Rio searches and encounters the head of a small village in the Karasuki Kingdom, Yuba. When Rio tells Yuba the names of his parents, she's shocked—she and Rio have a profound…
8Royal Lineage24 Aug 2021
Rio and the others have traveled to the royal capital of the Kingdom of Karasuki with the village's annual tribute as guards. With their duties fulfilled, Rio and Sayo head into the castle town. They enjoy a meal and are doing some shopping when wandering warriors attempt to abduct a young girl. Rio jumps into the…
9Each of Their Decisions31 Aug 2021
Having once again firmed his resolve to avenge his mother, Rio tells Yuba that he intends to return to the Strahl region. But prior to that journey, he passes peaceful, happy days in the village, keeping his royal heritage a secret from everyone but his cousin Ruri. Spring arrives, and after learning of Rio's eventual…
10A Spirit's Awakening7 Sep 2021
Rio returns home to the village of the People of the Spirits. The next day, he wakes to find an unknown, beautiful, naked girl beside him...?! Latifa and the others peek into the room and chaos ensues, but it turns out that the girl is Rio's bond spirit. As she doesn't have a name, Rio gives her one-Aishia. Dryas, a…
11Silver Bride13 Sep 2021
Rio is shocked when he learns of Celia's marriage of convenience to Charles Arbor. The wedding is closing in quickly. It's to be held the next day. Rio uses Aishia's powers to sneak into the palace guest house to reunite with Celia. The sight of Rio's face makes Celia overflow with joy, but when she's asked if the…
12Fated Reunion20 Sep 2021
The moment the carriage carrying Celia arrives at the great temple where the wedding is being held, a dark figure darts toward her, threading nimbly through the crowd. The figure who so easily overpowers the knights acting as guards in order to steal Celia away is Rio. In the face of Rio's straight-forward emotions…
Specials
· 18 episodesEpisodes (18)
1Introduction
Celia and Rio introduce this mini-anime, preceding the release of the first season of Seirei Gensouki.
2Magical Arts and Magic
Celia and Rio discuss magical arts and magic.
3Races
Celia and Latifa discuss races.
4Episode 4
Celia and Rio discuss the future of the mini-anime.
5Episode 5
Celia and Latifa discuss searching for Rio.
6Episode 6
Celia and Rio discuss the upcoming premiere of Seirei Gensouki.
7Episode 7
Celia and Rio discuss the first episode of Seirei Gensouki.
8Episode 8
Celia and Rio discuss the second episode of Seirei Gensouki.
9Episode 9
Celia and Rio discuss the third episode of Seirei Gensouki.
10Episode 10
Celia and Rio discuss the fourth episode of Seirei Gensouki.
- 11Episode 11
- 12Episode 12
- 13Episode 13
- 14Episode 14
- 15Episode 15
- 16Episode 16
- 17Episode 17
- 18Episode 18
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- Originality: Balanced, just how this profile likes it
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- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
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Synopsis
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 Amakwa, 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.
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- Genre
- Action & Adventure
- Year
- 2021
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Status
- Returning
- Studio
- TMS Entertainment
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