is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryūto and illustrated by Tetsuhiro Nabeshima. It began serialization online in February 2019 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō and is still on-going. It was later acquired by Fujimi Shobo, who have published seventeen volumes since July 2019 under their Kadokawa Books imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Shinichi Matsui has been serialized online via Kadokawa Corporation's ComicWalker website since November 2019 and has been collected in eleven volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio A-Cat premiered in October 2026.
Plot One day, a man named Takahiro Satou mysteriously awakens in a world that is similar to his favorite science fiction video game. Now known by his in-game name Hiro, he becomes a powerful interstellar mercenary, and later attracts the attention of several women.
Characters
A mercenary who was formerly a man named Takahiro Satou from Earth, who was reborn in a world based on the video game Stella Online. His ship, the ASX-08 Krishna, is shown to be unbelievably powerful and he himself possesses powerful combat skills. In time, he gains several female companions, who become his love interests.
An elf mercenary who becomes Hiro's companion and love interest after they met at the space station where Hiro works.
A military officer who works at the space station where Hiro works at, who later becomes one of Hiro's love interests. She is also a skilled fighter.
Media Light novel Written by Ryūto, Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship! began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on February 4, 2019. It was later acquired by Fujimi Shobo who began publishing it with illustrations by Tetsuhiro Nabeshima under their Kadokawa Books imprint on July 10, 2019. Seventeen volumes have been released as of May 9, 2026.
The light novels are licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.
Manga A manga adaptation illustrated by Shinichi Matsui began serialization on Kadokawa Corporation's ComicWalker website on November 24, 2019. The manga's chapters have been collected by Media Factory into eleven volumes as of March 2026.
The manga adaptation is also licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.
Anime An anime adaptation was announced on February 6, 2025. It was later confirmed to be a television series produced by Studio A-Cat and directed by Norihiko Nagahama, with Takamitsu Kōno handling series composition, Masami Sueoka designing the characters, and Kenta Higashioji composing the music. It premiered on October 4, 2026, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme song is "Unstoppable" performed by Flow, and the ending theme song is "My Way" performed by Asterism. Crunchyroll will stream the series. Plus Media Networks Asia licensed the series in Southeast Asia for broadcast on Aniplus Asia.
Episodes
Reception By February 2025, the series had over 1.3 million copies in circulation.
See also Dog & Scissors, another light novel series with the same illustrator From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman, another light novel series with the same illustrator Magudala de Nemure, another light novel series with the same illustrator Survival in Another World with My Mistress!, another light novel series with the same writer
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References
External links at Shōsetsuka ni Narō