The Spring 2026 anime season brought many new shows, but none are as strange as My Ribdiculous Reincarnation. The series follows an unnamed man who dies and gets the chance to be reborn in a fantasy world. But the popular choices, like becoming a hero or a demon lord, have waiting lists of thousands of years. So he picks the weirdest options possible, starting with becoming a hero’s rib. The show has 12 episodes and the finale will air on June 24, 2026.
Complete Episode Release Schedule
My Ribdiculous Reincarnation premiered on April 8, 2026. The show airs one new episode every week. Here is the full list of episode titles and release dates:
- Episode 1 – “The Hero’s Rib” : April 8, 2026
- Episode 2 – “Hermit Crab / Right Door to the Demon King’s Castle” : April 15, 2026
- Episode 3 – “Clocktower Second Hand / Voice in the Hero’s Head That Tells Him When He’s Leveled Up” : April 22, 2026
- Episode 4 : April 29, 2026
- Episode 5 : May 6, 2026
- Episode 6 – “The Bomb You Use to Make Happy Couples Explode / A Descendant of the World Tree Who Engages in a Fierce Struggle for Survival With Beavers” : May 13, 2026
- Episode 7 – “The Torch on a Dungeon Wall / The Pillowcase at an Inn Where the Hero of a Dungeon Isekai Story Stays” : May 20, 2026
- Episode 8 – “The Hero’s Curry Plate” : May 27, 2026
- Episode 9 – “The Locker the Protagonist Hides In During Horror and Horror-Adjacent Games / Truck Driver” : June 3, 2026
- Episode 10 : June 10, 2026
- Episode 11 : June 17, 2026
- Episode 12 : June 24, 2026
The broadcast time in Japan is Wednesdays at 1:59 AM JST (late Tuesday night). Each episode runs for about 22 to 23 minutes.
Where to Watch ‘My Ribdiculous Reincarnation’
You can watch the entire series on Crunchyroll. The platform streams the show in Japanese with subtitles. Subtitle languages include English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Russian, Arabic and Chinese. Viewers in the following regions can access the show on Crunchyroll:
- USA and Canada
- UK and Europe
- Australia and New Zealand
- India and other Asian countries
If you have a Crunchyroll Amazon Channel subscription, you can also watch it there. For viewers in Japan, the show airs on local TV networks. There is no free streaming option available right now, but Crunchyroll does offer a 7-day free trial for new users.
What Is ‘My Ribdiculous Reincarnation’ About?
The story begins with the protagonist dying in a very strange way. He wakes up in front of a Goddess who explains how reincarnation works in this universe. Millions of souls are waiting to be reborn into different fantasy worlds. The best options are the most popular. Becoming a hero with a harem has a waiting list of 50,000 years. Becoming a demon lord is not much shorter.
The protagonist does not want to wait. He asks the Goddess for a different way. She tells him that less popular choices have shorter waiting times. He decides to pick the strangest roles he can find. His first choice is to become a hero’s rib. He thinks this will be boring, but he is wrong. Each episode follows a different reincarnation. The protagonist becomes things like a hermit crab, a clock hand, a curry plate, a torch on a dungeon wall, and even the soil in front of a dungeon.
How the Story Progresses: The Show’s Unique Format
My Ribdiculous Reincarnation does not follow a normal story structure. Each episode has one or two self-contained stories. The protagonist completes his strange life, dies again, and returns to the Goddess to tell her what happened. He often brings her souvenirs from his adventures. The humor comes from the gap between his boring expectations and the crazy situations he actually faces.
For example, in Episode 6, he becomes a bomb that makes happy couples explode, and then a walking tree that fights beavers for survival. In Episode 9, he turns into a locker that a horror game character hides inside, and then a truck driver. Every episode is different. The animation style also changes to match the world of each reincarnation. Some episodes look like Western cartoons, while others use more experimental art.
Main Cast and Voice Actors
The show has a large and impressive voice cast. Many famous actors lend their voices to the different characters the protagonist meets in each world:
- Protagonist voiced by Atsushi Abe
- Goddess voiced by M.A.O
- Master Sockeye Salmon voiced by Daisuke Namikawa
- Tanaka-san voiced by Toshihiko Seki
- God of Creation voiced by Show Hayami
- Jiyoku (the hero) voiced by Takahiro Ogata (Panther)
- Lian voiced by Fujitomo Mitsunori
Other cast members include Asami Imai, Yuka Iguchi, Marina Inoue, Yuji Ueda, Yuma Uchida, Megumi Ogata, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Tomoko Kaneda, Ayako Kawasumi, Ayana Taketatsu, Shigeru Chiba, Mina Tomita, Kazuya Nakai, Yoko Hikasa, Nobuyuki Hiyama, Yoshikazu Hirai, Rica Matsumoto, Shinichiro Miki and Ayumu Murase.
Where the Story Comes From
My Ribdiculous Reincarnation started as a web novel written by Antai. It was posted on the Japanese website Shōsetsuka ni Narō between November 2017 and December 2024. The novel became popular because readers could suggest the crazy reincarnation ideas. The author then wrote chapters based on what fans wanted to see.
A light novel was published by Takarajimasha with illustrations by Mebaru in January 2021. A new edition of the volume came out in April 2026 to match the anime release. A manga adaptation illustrated by Hitori has also been announced.
Production Details
The anime adaptation is produced by two studios: Qzil.la and S.o.K. The series is directed by Yoshifumi Sueda. The total episode count is 12. The show is rated PG-13, so it is suitable for teenagers and older viewers.
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How to Watch From Different Time Zones
If you are watching on Crunchyroll, new episodes typically become available a few hours after the Japanese broadcast. For viewers in the USA, this means Tuesday afternoons or early Wednesday mornings depending on your time zone.
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