Sweet Reincarnation

Sweet Reincarnation (Japanese: おかしな転生, Okashi na Tensei) is a Japanese light novel series written by Nozomu Koryu and illustrated by Yasuyuki Shuri. It began as a web novel, published on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in February 2015. TO Books later acquired the series, publishing it in print starting in October 2015, with 24 volumes released as of July 2023. A manga adaptation, written by Midori Tomizawa and illustrated by Seriko Iida, has been serialized in the Nico Nico Seiga-based Comic Corona manga service since December 2017, with 10 tankōbon volumes released as of August 2023. An anime television series adaptation produced by SynergySP aired from July to September 2023. The story follows a promising pastry chef who dies before achieving his dream of making the world's best pastry. He is reincarnated into a magical world as a boy named Pastry Mille Morteln. Determined to use his knowledge of sweets to change the world, he faces challenges such as bandits attacking his domain, malicious and eccentric nobles, a dire financial situation, and a barren land where even water is scarce. Pastry uses his ingenuity and love for sweets in an attempt to bring happiness to the land.