Manga Box announced on Tuesday that Ore no Shibō Flag ga Todomaru Tokoro o Shiranai (My Death Flags Show No Sign of Ending), the light novel series by Izumi, is receiving a television anime adaptation slated to debut in 2027.

To mark the occasion, Mitsuya Otosu — the artist behind the manga adaptation — drew a special commemorative illustration.

Story

Ordinary college student Kazuki Hirasawa wakes up to find himself inhabiting the body of Harold Stokes, the villain of his favorite video game, Brave Hearts. The catch: if the game’s story plays out as written, Harold is destined to be defeated by the hero’s party. Armed with Harold’s formidable abilities and his own insider knowledge of the game’s events, Kazuki must find a way to survive and dodge every last death flag standing in his way.

Background

Izumi originally published the story on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō web fiction platform beginning in 2014. Publisher Takarajimasha began releasing it as a light novel series — with illustrations by Atiki (Achiki) — in 2015, the same year it won the grand prize at the 3rd Narō-Con Grand Prix. The fifth light novel volume is scheduled to ship on December 11.

Mitsuya Otosu launched the manga adaptation on the Manga Box smartphone app in 2020. The 13th compiled manga volume will be released digitally on November 29.

As of October, the franchise has surpassed 1.75 million copies in circulation across all formats.