転生したら剣でした

TENSEI SHITARA KEN DESHITA

MANGA

STATUS
RELEASING
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CHAPTERS
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DESCRIPTION

Reincarnated as a sentient weapon with memories of his past life, but not his name, a magical sword saves a young beastgirl from a life of slavery. Fran, the cat-eared girl, becomes his wielder, and wants only to grow stronger, while the sword wants to know why he is here. Together, the strange duo’s journey has only just begun! This manga adaptation of the hit light novel series features charming artwork by manga artist Tomowo Maruyama, and is sure to be enjoyed by existing fans of the franchise as well as all-new readers who are ready for a sharp fantasy tale.

(Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

CAST

Fran
Shishou
Amanda
Neru
Galus
Urushi
Klimt
Elevent
Krad
Greater Demon
Rufus
Furion
Randell
Dungeon Master
Trickster Spider
August Allsand

CHAPTERS

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REVIEWS

Gallad
100/100
My Thoughts on Reincarnated As A Sword ( TenKen )
I love cat girls. So when I started Reincarnated as a sword ( TenKen ), a manga about a cat girl with a sword I knew I would like it. What I did not expect was, enjoying it a lot and giving it a 10/10. Pet your cat girls and eat your curry, let us discuss Fran and her adventures and why I gave an isekai a 10/10.

The Bad

I love this manga a lot but for the sake of a review, I must mention the few things I did not like.

Not The Best Translation

The manga is originally based on a LN and that's why I think the manga has a lot of text. The dialogue is sometimes very long, and there are a lot of descriptions which are normally not seen in a manga. While reading, I sometimes felt that the text could have been cut-short or just skipped entirely.

( I understand that some people will not bothered by a lot of text and this is a nitpick rather than a criticism )

Sometimes Questionable Art

The manga sometimes has questionable art ( ecchi ) in it sometimes, but again this is a nitpick because I was only able to dig up 2 pictures like that in the 64 chapters of the manga so far. The Tenken fanbase is not filled with degenerates and their discord server is actually very lovely.

Lastly,
The story is isekai ( I like to think of it is more like a battle shonen though ) so it does follow a few tropes, the world and the power system from a typical isekai story and I can understand why people might ignore this manga especially considering it's start is a bit slow.

it's actually a old isekai which was started around 2016 i think but it received it's adaption much late but it was actually written at the time when the concept of isekai was fairly new and every isekai was not just copy-pasting each other. Personally, I don't feel the story is held back because of that and with that, let us proceed to the next section.

The Good

Fran

Usually anime/manga prefer to have a large cast of main characters, TenKen however only has Fran and her sword as the main leads of the show. This comes with a risk that Fran has to carry the show, does she do it? Fuck Yah, She carries it with one hand. I believe TenKen fully realises the power of a cat-girl character by making Fran not only cute but also fierce. Fran is an amazing character with a lot of depth and development who shows many faces and sides throughout the show.

Fran can be cute but Fran can be fierce too.
Fran is sweet and lovable but Fran can be cold and brutal too .
Fran can seem to be an righteous and emphatic action protagonist but then well, killing any blue cats that she sees.
Fran can be fierce but Fran can be elegant too.
Fran is cool but Fran is wholesome too.
Fran is strong but Fran loses her fights too.
Fran gets help from master but Fran needs her grit too.
Fran can be serious but Fran can be silly too.
( Continued For 7 Pages )

Great Art

There are two reasons on why a show or book becomes good i.e.
1. Innovative concepts
2. Sincere effort by it's creator
While Tenken has some cool ideas in it, the effort put in by the people behind it is clearly visible. The art of this manga is really very very good. It pushes the story's enjoyment and elevates the story to greater heights bringing life to it's characters. While reading it, I kept downloading it's pages and my gallery was filled with it. It was so good that I even brought a physical copy of the manga ( very expensive in my country :( ) . Let me show you some panels.

Honestly, tell me the last time you saw a manga artist who bothered to draw a character's sweat during a fight.

The Many Other Points

I love Tenken mainly for the above reasons. Lettme tell you the other reasons people enjoyed it.
1. The bond between the sword ( master ) and Fran is wholesome.
2. Each Arc is better than the next arc
3. It does not take the route of a normal isekai trash show i.e. no harems or protagonist with no purpose or slavery concept being justified.
4. She is not overpowered.
5. Actual Emotional Moments.
6. Doesn't shy away from brutality.
7. The Fights are fucking lit bro.
Conclusion

Reincarnated as a sword is an amazing story that has taught me that a well written story and interesting characters is more important than being "unique". I hope if you read the story about the curry loving Fran and her master, you enjoy it as much as I did.
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