Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship!: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

When office worker Takahiro Satou awakens inside his favorite sci-fi game, he finds himself commanding a powerful spaceship. He takes to the stars as Hiro the mercenary, battling enemies and gathering allies along the way. But he soon faces a big problem: he has no home and, more importantly, no carbonated drinks! There's only one thing to do…buy himself a house on a planet!

Series details

• Title: Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship!
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Premiere date: 2026-10-04
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Tokyo MX
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: AbemaTV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 82481
• TVDB ID: 459942

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-10-04; final listed air date 2026-12-20.

Source and licence

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