Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire

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Template:Nihongo is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Hayaken and illustrated by Nagu. It began serialization online in March 2019 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Hobby Japan, who have published twelve volumes since November 2019 under their HJ Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Moto Kuromura has been serialized online via Hobby Japan's Comic Fire website since December 2019 and has been collected in five tankōbon volumes. Both the light novel and manga have been licensed digitally in North America by J-Novel Club and in print by Yen Press.^[1]^[2]^[3] A two-episode mini anime adaptation was released between November 7 and November 14, 2020, on Comic Fire's Twitter account. An anime television series adaptation by Studio Comet aired from January to March 2023.

Plot

In the Kingdom of Silvare lived the Hero-King Inglis. With the personal blessing of the goddess Alistia, Inglis became a divine knight, slaying the enemies of humanity and the dark gods to establish the Kingdom. As a last favor granted to him on his deathbed, the goddess Alistia reincarnated Inglis as his single greatest regret was not being able to reach the peak of mastering the blade. Now reborn as a woman (perhaps at the jesting whims of the goddess), Inglis Eucus strives to live a life in the far future where she can truly master the blade.

Characters

Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by^[4]; The main protagonist of the series and the Hero-King of the Kingdom of Silvare, who reincarnated as a woman in order to dedicate her new life to training martial arts. She is also known by her nickname Chris. Despite accepting her new life as a woman and having girlish habits like a love of desserts and fancy clothes, she still retains parts of her previous life, like liking only women and seeing her friends as grandchildren. She possesses ancient magic called Aether, which most people in the new world do not understand, making her extremely powerful, even though she's a Runeless (although some characters like Ripple, Yua, and Black Mask are strong enough to fight back against her). She loves to battle and is very overconfident, showing little to no timidity regardless of how strong her opponents are and usually begs them to fight her if they aren't interested, to the confusion of friends and foes alike. She also has a powerful appetite.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by^[4]; Chris' maternal cousin. She possessed an Artifact that allows her to use a magic bow that shoot arrows of light. She is also known by her nickname Rani. Like her cousin, she has a monstrous appetite.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by^[5]; A student at the Knight Academy that Chris and Rani befriend. As a result of her older brother Leon turning traitor and joining the Steelblood Front, her family is shunned for being traitors and untrustworthy by the people. Leone joins the Knight Academy to not only redeem her family's honor but also arrest her brother. She possessed an Artifact sword that can change its size.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by^[5]; A student at the Knight Academy and daughter of the current Prime Minister. Her Artifact allows her to fly. She at first bullies Chris and Leone upon meeting them, but soon warms up to them.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by^[6]; A Hieral Menace, special humans that can turn into Artifacts. She was previously Leon Olfa's partner before the latter turned traitor.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by^[6]; A Hieral Menace and member of the Steelblood Front. She is Black Mask's partner.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by^[6]; A Hieral Menace, Eris' colleague and Rafael's partner. She possesses a condition that, when she absorbs mana from special Rune artifacts, causes her unintentionally summon Magicite beasts. She is cured after summoning a powerful Kaiju Magicite beast.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by^[7]; Rani's older brother, Ripple's partner, and Chris's cousin. He possesses an Artifact sword.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by^[7]; A former Holy Knight and Leone's older brother. Once a respected knight, Leon became a traitor and join the rebel Steelblood Front after having enough of the Highlanders mistreating the surface people. At one point, he does aid Chris and her friends in taking down a powerful Magicite beast.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by^[7]; The mysterious leader of the Steelblood Front, a revolutionary terrorist group that aims to overthrow the Highlanders rule over the surface people. Despite his antagonism, he will not kill innocent people and only seeks to defeat the Highlanders. He also possesses Aether magic, making him the only person who is strong enough to fight Chris at an equal level.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by^[7]; The narrator of the series and Chris' previous life. He was known as the Hero-King who fought evil and founded the Kingdom of Silvare. He was a well respected leader who brought peace and prosperity to his people. He died of old age without siring an heir since Inglis was in love with his patron Goddess Alistia, and wanted to marry her instead.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; A goddess who is the one responsible for reincarnating Inglis into a girl as a reward for her heroic actions.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; The son of a merchant. He has a very arrogant personality. After defeating Rafael in a mock battle, Chris fights and manages to defeat him. Six years later, he becomes a Highlander. He is later turned into a Magicite beast by Leon, but is killed by Chris.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; A Highlander who becomes friends with Chris and Rani. She dislikes how her people have been treating those that live on the surface. She is later turned into a Magicite beast by a traitorous maid who wants revenge on the Highlanders for the death of her son, but this also results in the maid's demise. She is soon stopped by Chris and Black Mask, who turn her into a harmless little creature called Rene. She now accompanies Chris on her journey, usually residing in either Chris or Leone's breasts, all while hoping to find a way to return to normal. She does not accept help from her brother due to her now being a completely different being.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; A former knight turned bandit leader. He is later captured by Chris and her friends.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; The principal of the Knight Academy. She has the ability to use various types of magic.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; An instructor of the Knight Academy.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; A student of the Knight Academy. He is Pullum's boyfriend.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; A student of the Knight Academy. She is Lathi's girlfriend.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; The prince of Kyral.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; Cyrene's brother, who is a Highland Ambassador. After learning about his sister's transformation, he tried to help her, but she refuses, so he entrusts her to Chris after seeing that she isn't the sister he once knew anymore.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; A top student of the Knight Academy. He at first antagonizes Leone and Chris, but soon warms up to them after they saved his life. It is revealed that Ripple saved him after his friend was killed by a Magicite beast. Since then, he had hoped to repay her someday.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; A student of the Knight Academy. She is usually calm and has difficulty remembering names, usually resorting to using nicknames. However, she is also a powerful fighter and may be just as strong as Chris.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; The king of Ahlemin. He makes a deal with Ivel to get a new Hieral Menace, but it was all a ploy to lure Steelblood Front in so Ivel can defeat them. This leads Carlias to cut ties with him.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; The young arch lord of Highland, who has a very cruel personality. He stages a meeting with Carlias to try and take down the Steelblood Front. He possesses very deadly magic. Following a confrontation with Chris, he gets involved in the battle against Black Mask, but is ultimately killed by the latter.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; Serena's husband, Chris's father, and Rani's uncle.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; Luke's wife, Chris's mother, and Rani's aunt.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; Bilford's wife, Rani's mother, and Chris's aunt.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; Irina's husband, Rani's father, and Chris's uncle.
Template:Nihongo: Template:Voiced by; A noble who was killed by Rahl for disrespecting him.
Magicite Beasts: Powerful monsters who were once normal animals or Highlanders, who were transformed by a rainbow-colored substance called Prismer.
Golems: These mechs are used by Miriela to test the students of Knight Academy.

Media

Light novels

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Manga

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Anime

A two-episode mini anime adaptation of the series was announced on October 31, 2020. The first episode was streamed on November 7, 2020, on Comic Fire's official Twitter account, followed by the second episode on November 14.^[4]

On November 29, 2021, a new anime adaptation was announced.^[8] It was later revealed to be a television series produced by Studio Comet. The series is directed by Naoyuki Kuzuya, with scripts written by Mitsutaka Hirota, character designs handled by Reiichirō Ōfuji, and music composed by Kenta Higashiohji. It aired from January 10 to March 28, 2023, on TV Tokyo and other networks.^[9]^[10] The opening theme song is "Day1" by Auo featuring Win Morisaki, while the ending theme song is Template:Nihongo by Yui Nishio.^[7] Crunchyroll streamed the series worldwide outside of Asia.^[11] Muse Communication licensed the series in Asia-Pacific.^[12]

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Game

Reborn to Master the Blade: Bravery Road is a browser game released in early 2023 on the G123 platform in multiple languages. The game was based on the light novel series Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire.^[13]

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