Reincarnated As A Sword
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

or , is a Japanese
light novel A is a type of Genre fiction, popular literature novel from Japan usually classified as young adult fiction, generally targeting Adolescence, teens to Young adult, twenties or older. The definition is very vague, and wide-ranging. The abbr ...
series written by Yuu Tanaka and illustrated by Llo. It started as a web novel on the
Shōsetsuka ni Narō is a Japanese novel self-publishing website created by . It was launched on April 2, 2004. Users can upload their novels free of charge and the novels are also free to read. As of December 2022, the site hosts close to 1,000,000 novels, has over ...
website in October 2015. It was later published as a light novel by Micro Magazine, who released the first volume in July 2016. The series has received a
manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...
adaptation by Tomowo Maruyama, published by
Gentosha is a Japanese publisher, headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. Gentosha publishes manga magazine '' Comic Birz'', Web comic magazines '' GENZO'', ''SPICA'', '' Comic MAGNA'', literary magazines ''Lynx'', ''papyrus'', as well as business magazine ''GOE ...
, as well as a
spin-off Spin-off, Spin Off, Spin-Off, or Spinoff may refer to: Entertainment and media *Spinoff (media), a media work derived from an existing work *''The Spinoff'', a New Zealand current affairs magazine * ''Spin Off'' (Canadian game show), a 2013 Canad ...
manga by Hinako Inoue, published by Micro Magazine. Both the light novels and manga were licensed for North American release by
Seven Seas Entertainment Seven Seas Entertainment is an American publishing company located in Los Angeles, California. It was originally dedicated to the publication of original English-language manga, but now publishes licensed manga and light novels from Japan, as w ...
, as well as the spin-off. An
anime is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...
television series adaptation by
C2C Trenitalia c2c, trading as c2c, is a British train operating company that operates commuter services from its London terminus at to parts of East London and south Essex along the London, Tilbury and Southend line, as part of the Essex Thame ...
aired from October to December 2022. A second season has been announced. Critical reaction has been generally positive, with its visuals, voice acting, action scenes and chemistry between the two leads being praised; however critics also lamented its writing and lack of originality.


Plot

After dying in a car accident, an unnamed man finds himself reincarnated in another world as a sentient sword with powerful abilities and no recollection of his name, though he remembers everything else from his previous life. Accepting his fate as a sword, he begins to seek someone to become his wielder, fighting and gaining powers. He discovers a caravan of slave traders under attack by a two-headed bear. A young
catgirl A or neko is a female character with feline traits, such as cat ears, a tail, or other feline characteristics on an otherwise human body. As a type of '' kemonomimi'', catgirls are associated with Japanese anime and manga but may appear in oth ...
slave, Fran, discovers the sword, and uses him to kill the bear. After being freed from slavery, she names the sword "Teacher", and the two embark on an adventure together.


Characters

; : :Originally a human in his past life, Teacher finds himself reincarnated as a powerful, legendary sword equipped with an A.I. that gives him pointers. However, after being forced in place, he resigns himself to rest until a mighty warrior can find and wield him. He soon becomes Fran's ally and primary weapon after he frees her from slavery, who also gave him his name. He is able to gain abilities from various creatures after killing them, which allows him to evolve and get stronger. He can also share his abilities with Fran. ; : :A 12-year-old Black Cat girl. Her parents were killed when she was young and was subsequently sold into slavery. However, when her caravan is attacked by a two-headed bear, she comes across and draws Teacher from his resting place, who helps her kill the beast and set her free. Together, the two embark on a quest to help Fran evolve fully, a feat no Black Cat has been able to achieve. When facing great danger, she will not back down despite others warning her otherwise. Her abilities all originate from Teacher. Without him, she is far weaker. ; : :A half-elf who runs an orphanage. She has great admiration for Fran whom it is revealed she herself had looked after since her parents had died. Despite her bubbly nature, she is a very powerful warrior who is much stronger than Fran and Teacher. She also serves as a mother figure and mentor to Fran, although Fran did not enjoy it at first. She has a soft side for kids and is one of the only characters who knows about Teacher. ; : :A Wood Elf elementalist who is the guild master of the Alessa Adventurers' Guild. He has a special ability that allows him to see a person's true nature. He is suspicious about the source of Fran's abilities after he could not identify her, but allows her to join the guild and soon sees that she isn't a bad person. He is Frion's uncle. ; : :An Oni warrior who acts as examiner for the Adventurers' Guild, challenging prospective adventurers to duels to test their skills. He is defeated by Fran and allows her to pass the exam. ; : :The receptionist for the Alessa town Adventurers' Guild. She possesses a hidden dark side wishing death on adventurers she dislikes, but quickly warms up to Fran. ; : :An old dwarf with a passion for blacksmithing. He supplies Fran with all sorts of equipment and knows about Teacher due to him having an ability that bypasses identity blocking. ;Randell :An adventurer that Fran and Teacher rescued sometime after the two met. ;Lily :An adventurer that Fran and Teacher meet during their journey. ;Crull :An adventurer that Fran and Teacher meet during their journey. ;Eustace :An adventurer that Fran and Teacher meet during their journey. ;August :The cruel vice-captain of Alessa's guards who bears a hatred towards adventurers. He has two special abilities that allow him to tell if a person is lying or not and charm others, although he abuses his skills. These abilities are stolen from him by Teacher, which results in his reputation being ruined. To get revenge on Fran, he hires the Blue Cat assassin Gyuran to kill her, but she turns the tables on them and kills Gyuran instead. August is then put under house arrest permanently by his father as punishment for his crimes. ;Gyruan :A Blue Cat assassin. His kind have been known enemies of the Black Cats and is the reason why Fran ended up in slavery in the first place. He takes pleasure in killing Black Cats and selling them into slave labor. August hires him to kill Fran for sabotaging his reputation, but she manages to kill him instead and take his weapon, avenging most of her kind. ;Count Holmes :The ruler of Alessa and August's father. After learning of his son's crimes, he punishes August by putting him under house arrest forever. However, it is implied that he has ulterior motives. ;Cruise Riouselle :The leader of a party called the Azure Guardians and an examiner tasked with helping a group of warriors whose goal is to defeat a group of spider monsters in one of the world's dungeons. ;Rig :A member of the Azure Guardians and an examiner tasked with helping a group of warriors whose goal is to defeat a group of spider monsters in one of the world's dungeons. ;Eizelle :A member of the Azure Guardians and an examiner tasked with helping a group of warriors whose goal is to defeat a group of spider monsters in one of the world's dungeons. ;Krad :The leader of a group called Dragon's Roar, who join a group of powerful warriors to defeat some spider monsters in a dungeon. Upon meeting Fran, he is resentful towards the idea of having her and Amanda join the party that mostly consists of men, but soon respects her after seeing how powerful she and Amanda are. ;Balz :One of the members of Dragon's Roar. ;Victor :One of the members of Dragon's Roar. ;Gennel :One of the members of Dragon's Roar. ;Frion :An elf sorcerer who is the leader of a party called the Eyes of the Forest. He is also Klimt's nephew. ;Urushi :A warrior who accompanies Fran's group in eliminating a group of spider monsters in one of the world's dungeons. ;Kinan and Flamia :Fran's parents, whom Amanda knows of before their deaths and entrusted their daughter to her. ;Jean Du Vix :A necromancer who appears at the end of the first season. It is unknown what his motive is and whether he is friend or foe to Fran and Teacher.


Media


Light novel

Yuu Tanaka started the series as a web novel hosted on
Shōsetsuka ni Narō is a Japanese novel self-publishing website created by . It was launched on April 2, 2004. Users can upload their novels free of charge and the novels are also free to read. As of December 2022, the site hosts close to 1,000,000 novels, has over ...
in October 2015 and ended it in February 2024. Micro Magazine acquired and published the
light novel A is a type of Genre fiction, popular literature novel from Japan usually classified as young adult fiction, generally targeting Adolescence, teens to Young adult, twenties or older. The definition is very vague, and wide-ranging. The abbr ...
series under their GC Novels imprint, with illustrations by Llo. 19 volumes have been published as of March 2025. The fifth volume's limited edition was bundled with a drama CD, telling an original story.
Seven Seas Entertainment Seven Seas Entertainment is an American publishing company located in Los Angeles, California. It was originally dedicated to the publication of original English-language manga, but now publishes licensed manga and light novels from Japan, as w ...
announced their acquisition of the light novels, and began releasing from August 6, 2019.


Manga

A
manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...
adaptation by Tomowo Maruyamawa was serialized in
Gentosha is a Japanese publisher, headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. Gentosha publishes manga magazine '' Comic Birz'', Web comic magazines '' GENZO'', ''SPICA'', '' Comic MAGNA'', literary magazines ''Lynx'', ''papyrus'', as well as business magazine ''GOE ...
's '' Denshi Birz'' magazine from December 9, 2016 to January 15, 2018. After the magazine stopped, it resumed publishing on Comic Boost. The series is compiled in 17 volumes, with the first volume released in April 2017.
Seven Seas Entertainment Seven Seas Entertainment is an American publishing company located in Los Angeles, California. It was originally dedicated to the publication of original English-language manga, but now publishes licensed manga and light novels from Japan, as w ...
also licensed the manga for North American release, with the first volume releasing on December 17, 2019. A
spin-off Spin-off, Spin Off, Spin-Off, or Spinoff may refer to: Entertainment and media *Spinoff (media), a media work derived from an existing work *''The Spinoff'', a New Zealand current affairs magazine * ''Spin Off'' (Canadian game show), a 2013 Canad ...
manga written by Tanaka and illustrated by Hinako Inoue was serialized in Micro Magazine's ''Comic Ride'' website from June 1, 2020 to January 30, 2023. The spin-off manga is also licensed by Seven Seas.


''Another Wish''


Anime

An
anime is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...
television series adaptation was announced in the twelfth volume of the light novel on September 24, 2021. The series is produced by
C2C Trenitalia c2c, trading as c2c, is a British train operating company that operates commuter services from its London terminus at to parts of East London and south Essex along the London, Tilbury and Southend line, as part of the Essex Thame ...
and directed by
Shinji Ishihira is a Japanese anime director. In 2002, Ishihira was put in charge of directing an anime for the first time with ''Ichi the Killer (manga), Ichi the Killer: Episode 0''. Since then, some of the series he has directed include ''Fairy Tail'' and ''L ...
, with Takahiro Nagano writing and supervising the scripts, Atsuki Saitō designing the characters and serving as chief animation director, and
Yasuharu Takanashi is a prolific Japanese composer and arranger for anime and video game series. His anime composition credits include ''Naruto Shippuden'', ''Fairy Tail'', '' Log Horizon'', '' Shiki'', '' Hell Girl'', and '' Record of Ragnarok''. Biography Tak ...
composing the music. It aired from October 5 to December 21, 2022, on
Tokyo MX JOMX-DTV (channel 9), branded as Tokyo MX (officially stylized as TOKYO MX), is an independent station, independent television station in Tokyo, Japan, owned by the . It is the only television station that exclusively serves the city and parts ...
,
ABC ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script. ABC or abc may also refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Broadcasting * Aliw Broadcasting Corporation, Philippine broadcast company * American Broadcasting Company, a commercial American ...
, and BS Asahi. The opening theme song is "Tensei Shitara Ken Deshita" by Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets, while the ending theme song is "More Strongly" by Maon Kurosaki. At
Anime Expo Anime Expo, abbreviated AX, is an American anime convention held in Los Angeles, California and organized by the non-profit Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA). The convention is traditionally held annually on the first we ...
2022,
Sentai Filmworks Sentai Filmworks, LLC (or simply Sentai) is an American entertainment company. Located in Houston, the company specializes in the dubbing and distribution of Japanese animation and Asian cinema. Its post-production arm is Sentai Studios. The ...
announced that they licensed the series outside of Asia. This was followed by an English dub as announced at
Anime Weekend Atlanta Anime Weekend Atlanta (AWA) is an annual four-day anime convention held during December at the Georgia World Congress Center, Building C in Atlanta, Georgia. Programming The convention typically offers an Anime Music Video contest, Artists' Alle ...
on October 28, 2022. After the airing of the final episode, a second season was announced, but there is currently no release date for it yet.


Episodes


Reception

Theron Martin of
Anime News Network Anime News Network (ANN) is a news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, video games, Japanese popular music and other related cultures within North America, Australia, Southeast Asia and Japan. The website offers reviews and ot ...
, in his review of the first volume of the light novel, praised the interactions between the two lead characters, and said: "Beyond the action scenes, Tanaka's writing skill is a little above average. Dialogue and character development flows smoothly and world-building, though somewhat limited, does fit with the perspective of the central characters." However, he criticized the story's lack of originality, noting its similarities to '' So I'm a Spider, So What?'', ''
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime , also known as ''Regarding Reincarnated to Slime'' and by the contraction , is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by , and illustrated by Mitz Vah. The story follows Satoru Mikami, a salaryman who is murdered and th ...
'', and '' Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon''.


See also

* '' Mushi-Uta'', another light novel series illustrated by the same illustrator * '' Oreshura'', another light novel series illustrated by the same illustrator * ''
Unbreakable Machine-Doll is a Japanese light novel series written by Reiji Kaitō and illustrated by Ruroo. Media Factory has published seventeen volumes under their MF Bunko J imprint from November 2009 to July 2017. A manga adaptation by Hakaru Takagi began ser ...
'', another light novel series illustrated by the same illustrator


Notes


References


External links

* at
Shōsetsuka ni Narō is a Japanese novel self-publishing website created by . It was launched on April 2, 2004. Users can upload their novels free of charge and the novels are also free to read. As of December 2022, the site hosts close to 1,000,000 novels, has over ...
* * * * * {{C2C (studio) 2016 Japanese novels 2022 anime television series debuts Anime and manga about reincarnation Anime and manga based on light novels C2C (studio) Gentosha manga Isekai anime and manga Isekai novels and light novels Japanese webcomics Kemonomimi Light novels Light novels first published online Medialink NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan Novels about reincarnation Seinen manga Sentai Filmworks Seven Seas Entertainment titles Shōsetsuka ni Narō Upcoming anime television series Webcomics in print