Reincarnated as a Sword

Reincarnated as a Sword (Japanese: 転生したら剣でした, Hepburn: Tensei Shitara Ken Deshita), also known as TenKen (転剣), is a Japanese light novel series written by Yuu Tanaka and illustrated by Llo. It started as a web novel on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in October 2015. The novels were later licensed by Micro Magazine, who released the first volume in July 2016. The series has received a manga adaptation by Tomowo Maruyama, published by Gentosha. Both the light novels and manga were licensed for North American release by Seven Seas Entertainment.

Reincarnated as a Sword
The cover of the first light novel
転生したら剣でした
(Tensei Shitara Ken Deshita)
GenreFantasy, Isekai
Novel series
Written byYuu Tanaka
Published byShōsetsuka ni Narō
Original runOctober 17, 2015 – present
Light novel
Written byYuu Tanaka
Illustrated byLlo
Published byMicro Magazine
English publisher
ImprintGC Novels
DemographicMale
Original runJuly 30, 2016 – present
Volumes8
Manga
Written byYuu Tanaka
Illustrated byTomowo Maruyama
Published byGentosha
English publisher
ImprintBirz Comics
MagazineComic Boost
DemographicSeinen
Original runDecember 9, 2016 – present
Volumes6

Plot

After dying from a car accident, the protagonist finds himself reincarnated in another world as a sword with 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. He discovers a caravan of slave traders under attack by a two-headed bear. A young catgirl 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
Teacher (師匠, Shishō)
Voiced by: Satoshi Hino
Fran (フラン, Furan)
Voiced by: Inori Minase

Media

Light novel

Yuu Tanaka started the series as a web novel hosted on Shōsetsuka ni Narō in October 2015. Micro Magazine acquired and published the light novel series under their GC Novels imprint, with illustrations by Llo. Eight volumes have been published as of September 2019. The fifth volume's limited edition was bundled with a drama CD, telling an original story.[1] Seven Seas Entertainment announced their acquisition of the light novels, and began releasing from August 6, 2019.[2]

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1 July 30, 2016[3]9784896375749May 2nd, 2019 (Digital)
August 6, 2019 (Physical)[4]		978-1-642751-41-3
2 December 26, 2016[5]9784896376081June 27, 2019 (Digital)
September 24, 2019 (Physical)[4]		978-1-642751-42-0
3 June 30, 2017[6]9784896376395August 22, 2019 (Digital)
November 19, 2019 (Physical)[4]		978-1-642757-24-8
4 November 24, 2017[7]9784896376708December 12, 2019 (Digital)
February 25, 2020 (Physical)[4]		978-1-645051-96-1
5 May 30, 2018[8][9]9784896377507
ISBN 978-4896377514 (LE)		March 12, 2020 (Digital)
June 16, 2020 (Physical)[4]		978-1-645054-63-4
6 October 30, 2018[10]9784896378269June 11, 2020 (Digital)
September 15, 2020 (Physical)[4]		978-1-645057-22-2
7 March 29, 2019[11]9784896378634September 24, 2020 (Digital)
January 5, 2021 (Physical)[4]		978-1-645058-21-2
8 September 28, 2019[12]9784896379242——
9 March 30, 2020[13]9784896379907——

Manga

A manga adaptation by Tomowo Maruyamawa was serialized in Gentosha'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 into several tankōbon volumes, with the first volume released in April 2017. Seven Seas Entertainment also licensed the manga for North American release, with the first volume releasing on December 17, 2019.[14]

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1 April 24, 2017[15]978-4-344-83975-5December 17, 2019[16]978-1-64275-755-2
2 November 24, 2017[17]978-4-344-84097-3February 18, 2020[16]978-1-64505-207-4
3 March 24, 2018[18]978-4-344-84178-9June 9, 2020[16]978-1-64505-479-5
4 September 21, 2018[19]978-4-344-84303-5October 20, 2020[16]978-1-64505-767-3
5 March 22, 2019[20]978-4-344-84417-9——
6 September 24, 2019[21][22]978-4-344-84507-7
ISBN 978-4-344-84508-4 (SE)		——
7 March 24, 2020[23]978-4-344-84623-4——
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