Roll Over and Die


Roll Over and Die: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! is a Japanese light novel series written by kiki and illustrated by Kinta. It began serialization as a web novel published on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in January 2018. Micro Magazine later acquired the series, and began releasing it in print in July 2018 under its GC Novels imprint. The light novel has been licensed for an English-language release by Seven Seas Entertainment.
A manga adaptation with art by Sunao Minakata has been serialized online via Micro Magazine's Comic Ride website since December 2018. The manga has also been licensed for an English-language release by Seven Seas Entertainment. An anime television series adaptation produced by A.C.G.T premiered in January 2026.

Plot

Flum Apricot is born with a unique Affinity known as "Reversal" that leaves her with zero stats across the board. However, after being prophesied by the God Origin to join the Hero's party and defeat the Demon Lord, Flum finds herself with what seems like an impossible task. Things only get harder when the party's renowned sage, Jean Inteige, decides to sell her into slavery instead. After being thrown to ghouls for the master's entertainment with nothing but a cursed sword, Flum finally learns the true meaning of her unique "Reversal" Affinity: it can turn negative stats into positive stats.

Characters

Main characters

;Flum Apricot
;Milkit

Hero's party

;Cyrill Sweechka
;Jean Inteige
;Eterna Rinebow
;Gadhio Lathcutt
;Maria Afenjuns
;Linus Radiants

Others

;Sara Anvilen
;Dein Phineas
;Y'lla Jelicin
;Origin
;Leitch Mancathy
;Phil, Grimmie, Quarante, Dolph, and Bitley
;Neigass

Media

Light novels

Written by kiki, Roll Over and Die: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! first began serialization online on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in January 2018. Micro Magazine later acquired the series, and began releasing it in print in July 2018 under their GC Novels imprint. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the light novels for English-language release in 2020.

Manga

A manga adaptation is illustrated by Sunao Minakata. It began serialization on Micro Magazine's Comic Ride website on December 27, 2018. It has been also licensed for an English-language release by Seven Seas Entertainment.

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on April 28, 2025. It is produced by A.C.G.T and directed by Nobuharu Kamanaka, with Mariko Kunisawa handling series composition, Miki Matsumoto, Fumio Matsumoto, Takashi Fukuyo and Takafumi Furusawa designing the characters, and Ryo Takahashi composing the music. Kikuko Inoue is narrating the series. The series premiered on January 9, 2026, on Tokyo MX and BS11. The opening theme song is "Liberator", performed by PassCode, and the ending theme song is "I Need", performed by Yuki Tanaka. Crunchyroll is streaming the series.

Episodes

Reception

Roll Over and Die has received generally positive reviews. Anime News Network giving the first volume an overall B+ grade, with Theron Martin praising the quality of its writing and storytelling when compared of other light novels, though noting that the game mechanics-based setting felt like a crutch.