Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling
A human reborn as a dragon fights to survive and evolve.
The series follows a former human who reincarnates as a dragon egg in another world and strives to become the strongest.[1] It began as a web novel on Shōsetsuka ni Narō in August 2015.[2] On September 28, 2017, a manga adaptation drawn by Rio began its serial run on the Comic Earth Star website, which is operated by Earth Star Entertainment.[3][1]
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Fantasy, isekai
Facts from the source article.
Making and release
Nekoko wrote the original web novel, which began serialization on August 20, 2015.[2] Square Enix acquired the series and published volumes thirteen through seventeen under their SQEX Novel imprint from January 7, 2021 to January 7, 2026.[2] Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the light novels for English release.[4] Rio illustrated the manga adaptation, which began on September 28, 2017.[3][1]
Nine tankōbon volumes of the manga had been collected by January 2026.[3] Seven Seas Entertainment also licensed the manga adaptation in English.[4] By May 15, 2020, a total of twelve volumes had been published under the Earth Star Novel imprint.[2] March 14, 2025 was the date when an anime television series adaptation was officially revealed.[5]
What the cited sources add
The LN-News.com announcement from September 28, 2017 confirms that the manga adaptation's first chapter was 44 pages long and that the series would update monthly.[1] That same source states that the manga is drawn by RIO and that four light novel volumes had been released by that date.[1] The announcement describes the story as a comedy-inclusive tale of a former human aiming for the strongest dragon.[1]
References
- LN-News.com, September 28, 2017. facts only, no text reused. ln-news.com
- Wikipedia, "Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Shōsetsuka ni Narō; Earth Star Entertainment; Earth Star Entertainment; Hodgkins, "Square Enix Launches New Light Novel Label With 9 Titles, Including 3 Titles From Earth Star Entertainment", Anime News Network, November 8, 2020; Cayanan, "Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling Light Novels to End in Volume 17", Anime News Network, November 25, 2025; Square Enix (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: LN-News.com, September 28, 2017; Earth Star Entertainment (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Sherman, "Seven Seas Licenses 7 Novels, 3 Manga", Anime News Network, December 1, 2020 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hodgkins, "Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling Light Novels Get TV Anime", Anime News Network, March 14, 2025; Hodgkins, "Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling TV Anime Reveals 2026 Debut, Staff, Visual, Teaser Video", Anime News Network, July 25, 2025; Hodgkins, "Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling TV Anime Reveals More Cast, January 10 Debut in Main Promo Video", Anime News Network, December 14, 2025; Pineda, "Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling Anime Reveals Theme Songs, January 2026 Premiere", Anime News Network, Novemb en.wikipedia.org
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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