Tensei shitara Ken deshita


Reincarnated as a Sword

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: I became the sword by transmigrating, TenKen
Japanese: 転生したら剣でした
English: Reincarnated as a Sword
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Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 5, 2022 to Dec 21, 2022
Premiered: Fall 2022
Broadcast: Wednesdays at 23:00 (JST)
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Studios: C2C
Genres: ActionAction, AdventureAdventure, FantasyFantasy
Themes: IsekaiIsekai, ReincarnationReincarnation
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 7.511 (scored by 144205144,205 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #18822
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #873
Members: 296,816
Favorites: 1,746

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Synopsis

A nameless sword wakes up to discover he has been reincarnated from his former life as a human. With his power of telekinesis, he moves around this new world, acquiring several skills and abilities. When the sword comes upon a forest filled with monsters, he meets a young girl fleeing from a beast. Grabbing the sword, the girl easily defeats the monster. After introducing herself as Fran, she names the sword "Shishou" and officially becomes his wielder.

The two set out to become adventurers, but unfortunately for Fran, she is a member of the Black Cat Tribe—a Beastkin group with a bad reputation. No member of this tribe has ever evolved into a mightier beast, but Fran plans to be the first and achieve her parents' dream. As Shishou promises to remain her sword until she attains her goal, they form an unstoppable partnership of impressive strength.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Fran

Main
Kakuma, Ai
Japanese

Shishou

Main
Miki, Shinichiro
Japanese

Amanda

Supporting
Koshimizu, Ami
Japanese

Gallus

Supporting
Tsuji, Shinpachi
Japanese

Nell

Supporting
Ookubo, Rumi
Japanese

Dovy, Jean

Supporting
Uchida, Yuuma
Japanese

Dungeon Master

Supporting
Sakaguchi, Daisuke
Japanese

Allsand, August

Supporting
Aoyama, Yutaka
Japanese

Elevent

Supporting
Yamamoto, Shouta
Japanese

Krad

Supporting
Yamaguchi, Tomohiro
Japanese

Staff

Kotaka, Tatsuya
Assistant Producer
Hieda, Kouki
Assistant Producer
Takimoto, Rei
Assistant Producer
Kawasuzuki, Ibuki
Assistant Producer


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"Tensei Shitara Ken deshita (転生したら剣でした)" by Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets
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Ending Theme

"more<STRONGLY" by Maon Kurosaki (黒崎真音)




Reviews

Jul 25, 2024
"Reincarnated as a Sword" is what I like to consider "Isekai light", which is where the line between where a story can be considered to be within the "Isekai" genre or the more general "High Fantasy" genre IE Lord of the Rings is blurred. The reincarnation element exists in these stories, however it is only very loosely explored and not given much degree of importance, often taking a backseat to the rest of the plot. This type of writing often gives the impression that the only reason the author decided to include the reincarnation element is to make one of the characters more relatable, but ...
Apr 15, 2024
Mixed Feelings
The premise and execution are surprisingly good; the fight scenes are quite good, the jokes land well and the animation is gorgeous. In general Tensei shitara Ken deshita is a lighthearted fun experience, something to turn your brain off and enjoy some action + comedy, and I find the comedy notably funny.

That being said, Tensei is not perfect. There are lots of expositive dialogues, and the presentation is very lacking. What I mean by that is that the story is fun and interesting, but it is presented quite poorly in regards to the storyboarding.

1st example of poor presentation: The show starts with a scene that, ...
Jan 10, 2024
FunnyFunny
Another generic isekai in a JRPG video game world. In this case, the protagonist is the sword itself while the deuteragonist is its wielder, a catgirl child named Fran.

Most of the JRPG isekai tropes are there, like the video game world, the disembodied voice of the all-knowing tutorial, cheat OP abilities, blatant racism and classism, cartoonish levels of discrimination and slavery, medieval european fantasy setting, you get the point.

The sword is the standard level of isekai OP, being able to unfailingly obtain any magic ability and skill from anyone, equip and use any skill and magic unencumbered, gather enormous amounts of experience from simple encounters ...

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