Best Mature Reincarnation Fanfics
The 25 most-loved mature reincarnation fanfics on AO3, ranked by kudos. It is the promise that love outlasts death itself, and the moment of remembrance — recognition flooding a stranger's face — is among the most reliably devastating beats in fanfic.
Top 25 Mature Reincarnation Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Every fic on this list is tagged with reincarnation and rated Mature.
The Student Prince
by FayJay
A Modern day Merlin AU set at the University of St Andrews, featuring teetotal kickboxers, secret wizards, magnificent bodyguards of various genders, irate fairies, imprisoned dragons, crumbling gothic architecture, arrogant princes, adorable engineering students, stolen gold, magical doorways, atte
Too old to be this young
by Nadia_Castillo
He was smiling. At Tom Riddle. He was going to get murdered before the year ends, he just knows.Alternate universe/Post-Hogwarts. warnings: mature themes, drinking, swearing. An adult Harry Potter with all his knowledge and experience is transported to his 23yo body in a universe with no war.
The End Is The Beginning
by Nitraz
Death was not what Harry thought it would be. An empty train and a being proclaiming himself to be the Death, telling him that, “sorry, no afterlife for you” certainly wasn't anywhere near his expectations.And having his soul and magic crammed back into his four year old body, being told that he can
The Guiding of Death
by RayShippouUchiha
“Hades and Persephone reborn huh,” Fury states then more than asks, “no need to ask which is which.”Toni’s brows furrow even as dread begins to squirm to life inside of her.But before she can say anything, before she can open her mouth and set the record straight, she hears it.A murmur as loud as a
Metamorphosis
by Nitraz
Sequel to The End Is The Beginning! After years of living and healing in his younger body, it is finally time for Harry to return to Hogwarts, the seat of Dumbledore's power. Like a caterpillar he has matured and is ready to break through his metaphorical cocoon and spread his wings. Plans are unfol
May Death Never Stop You
by slex (slexenskee)
Gojo Satoru has spent a lifetime trying to do the right thing the right way.He decides to spend his second terrorizing the local yakuza, reliving his middle school glory days with a pop punk youth aesthetic and a regrettable affliction for black leather, uprooting the criminal underworld and hero in
The Same, But Different
by SomewheresSword
Harry spends the whole summer before fourth year feeling restless. He chalks it up to the weird dreams he's been having, assuming Voldemort is responsible. And for some dreams, that's true - but what about the other ones? The ones that feel... familiar?Back at school, things change one morning in Se
Misunderstood
by Silver_Flame_2724
There is something called a memory ball that shows the memories of a chosen person.In order to further incriminate the already dead Yiling Patriarch, the cultivation world decides to use this memory ball at the next Discussion Conference to show how evil the demonic cultivator can truly be.What appe
Facing the Sun
by VentiAlatus
Percy hasn't been feeling well since the end of the second war. He's not sure what's happening, but along with the sickness also comes the memories.Percy's the reincarnation of Hyacinthus.I'm not great at summarizing, but I hope you'll give this fic a chance.
Mortem Obire
by thatdamnuchiha
There was an inexplicable irony to it all, and Harriet would forever curse her ‘Potter’s Luck’ even when she was no longer a Potter in name. Divination was meant to be a joke of a subject, and had coincidentally been her worst grade at OWL level.Somehow that made her eligible to receive visions of a
Monkey Wrench
by bee_my_girl
Bill Cipher begs the Axolotl for a second chance on the verge of death. The Axolotl agrees, like the bleeding-heart idiot that it is. All Bill has to do is pass a little trial. How hard can that be for a dream demon of unfathomable cosmic power? He wakes up in 1979. And he is not a dream demon of un
Before I Wake
by Erudite_Conduit
This was NOT part of the plan. I was supposed to wake up after brain surgery and get better so I could do all the things my mom and I had been dreaming about for years. Like going to college, making friends, and traveling the world. I was NOT supposed to end up in the Twilight universe inside of Bel
Dovahkiin (Dragonborn)
by Rhiw
Bilbo Baggins had walked this earth a total of eight times in his past. He did remember them all, in some form or another, though he could rarely recall their names or faces, or very much detail about their lives at all. He always remembered their deaths, though. And he always remembered how it was
face like thunder (old vers.)
by hopeyoustay
He can see the golden rooftops of the buildings, taste the salty air, feel the rough stone of the sun-bleached buildings, watch his feet roam over the intricate tile and stone floors of the village. He can feel energy rush through his veins as the sea breeze blows red strands of hair into his eyes.
Fast Falls the Eventide, and I In It
by Watermelonsmellinfellon
Not necessarily an ideal situation but I'm willing to try and find the positives. At least so I can have something pleasant to look forward to. Being Bella Swan was an unexpected challenge but, you know, it could have been worse. I could have been reborn into Twilight without knowing anything about
Merlin: A Hogwarts History
by Mamalazzer
After spending the better part of a thousand years as a professor at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Merlin had given up hope that he would ever see Arthur again. Then Christmas 1993 happened and Sybil Trelawney wheezed out a prophecy about the return of the Once and Future King.As ecsta
pomegranate seeds (he dragged me down, but i came willingly)
by pucksandpower
Kore.Persephone.Percy Jackson.She has been known by three names, yet forgotten all but one.orIn which Persephone was fading and chose rebirth over disappearing into oblivion. Hades will stop at nothing to find her again. It changes everything.
The Reincarnated Spy Wants A Peaceful Family Life In Another World
by ruff_ethereal
WISE has failed. Ostania is burning. Agent Twilight is killed in the ensuing explosive, fiery demise of Berlint.But then, Twilight finds himself reborn in another world, one far stranger, more fantastical, and more overtly dangerous than the one he had originally come from.With newfound magical powe
It had to be Jessica
by Tanner_Clark
When I woke up as a completely different person in a fictional world, I knew there were a lot of things that needed to be changed. But I didn't want things to change in this way.
Bellflower
by blackstarlove19
Bellflowers symbolize unchanging love, honesty, or eternal bond. Funny my name can be translated to bellflower. When I lie to cover my knowledge. When I have lost bonds both old and new. I wonder what purpose does my life serve being here now, but, I have to keep going. Hoping I make a difference.
petrichor
by amarcellus
Pat is an overlooked nurse at Atalanti General Hospital. His days are filled with appointments, assisting doctors and caring for the unwell. Until someone attempts to assassinate President Atremenos. What follows is not definable, as Pat's anonymity comes to an end and he is thrust upon a pedestal l
Once upon a future
by bronzemirror
Reincarnated into the future with memories of his past life, Gojo Satoru wants nothing more than a quiet life this time. Until fate brings Yuuji Itadori back into his world.
Reborn as the first Nephilim
by Lord_Lathiathen
A man dies in our world and finds himself in the world of Tensura reborn as a new race: a Nephilim. As a fusion of angel and daemon and ten years before the events of the show he must now make his way in the world he saw through a screen. And maybe make a deal or two. Note: Only knowledge of Tensura
The Destroyer and The Slayer
by Kilyen
Two souls from the 'real world' awaken in a universe destined for apocalyptic war. Reborn as the Kurosaki twins, they carry the heavy ghosts of their pasts: Kurosaki Ichigo, who died at 21 protecting his mother from a killer's blade, and Kurosaki Mikan, a 33-year-old survivor of World War III whose
Navy and turquoise
by amethyst4vr
where true blood alpha Yoichi Isagi exists in a world where only one trueblood can live in a thousand years, having the enormous power which no one possessed, but the power came with a price, the loss of his beloved mate. Inspired by 'Magdheera' movie. But with omegaverse dynamics. The movie conta
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About This List
This list of 25mature Reincarnation fanfics spans 5,024,645 total words. Kudos range from 220 on the newest entries to 25,009 on the most established. Most entries are ongoing works, so subscribe on AO3 for update notifications. The most common rating is Mature (25 of 25 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Reincarnation · Alternate Universe · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Transmigration · Angst.
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