The highly anticipated dark fantasy yuri TV anime series, Roll Over and Die: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword!, has unveiled a new image trailer and visual, alongside confirming its premiere date of January 8, 2026. The announcement also revealed that the ending theme song will be “I Need,” performed by Yuki Tanaka.
Unveiling the Ending Theme and Premiere Details
Fans received a closer look at the upcoming anime with the release of an image trailer and an accompanying visual, which also includes a “Reversal Version.” The series is set to begin airing on January 8, 2026. Yuki Tanaka, a talented artist, will perform the ending theme, “I Need.” The song was composed and arranged by Tomoya Kinoshita, with lyrics penned by Masami Okui. This news builds on previous announcements regarding the anime’s production and musical contributions.
Opening Theme and Additional Cast Information
Earlier revelations confirmed that the electrifying rock group PassCode will perform the opening theme song, “Liberator.” Hirachi Koji composed and arranged the opening theme, with ucio and Konnie Aoki credited for the lyrics.
The voice cast for Roll Over and Die features Ayaka Nanase as the main character Flum Apricot, Miku Itō as Milkit, and Miki Kariya as Cyrill Sweechka. Additional cast members include Machico as Sara Anvilen, Masakazu Morita as Dein Phineas, and Honoka Inoue as Y’lla Jelicin. The legendary Kikuko Inoue is also set to narrate the series.
The Story of Roll Over and Die
The anime adapts the light novel series written by kiki and illustrated by Kinta (with kodamazon illustrating later volumes). The story, which began as a web novel in January 2018 on Shōsetsuka ni Narō, follows Flum Apricot, a protagonist with zero stats and an unusable power, who is nonetheless included in a hero’s party. Her life takes a dark turn when the party’s sage, Jean Inteige, deems her dead weight and arranges for her to be sold into slavery. Abandoned to monsters, Flum makes a desperate choice to wield a cursed weapon, awakening a new power within her. This “grimdark tale” depicts her blood-soaked quest to reclaim her life.
Production Team
The anime television series is produced by A.C.G.T and directed by Nobuharu Kamanaka. Mariko Kunisawa is handling the series composition, while character designs are a collaborative effort by Miki Matsumoto, Fumio Matsumoto, Takashi Fukuyo, and Takafumi Furusawa. Ryo Takahashi is composing the music for the series.
Availability and International Release
Roll Over and Die is slated to premiere on Tokyo MX and BS11 in Japan. For international viewers, Crunchyroll will be streaming the series. Both the original light novel and its manga adaptation, illustrated by Sunao Minakata, have been licensed for English-language release by Seven Seas Entertainment. The light novel series began its print release in July 2018 under Micro Magazine’s GC Novels imprint, with the manga serialization starting in December 2018 on Micro Magazine’s Comic Ride website.
