Reborn to Master the Blade – First Impressions

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Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire (英雄王、武を極めるため転生す ～そして、世界最強の見習い騎士♀～, Eiyū-Ō, Bu o Kiwameru Tame Tensei-Su: Soshite, Sekai Saikyō no Minarai Kishi, lit. “The Hero King, Reincarnated to Master Martial Arts — Thus Becoming the World’s Strongest Female Knight-in-Training”) 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 eight 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 four tankōbon volumes. Both the light novel and manga have been licensed in North America by J-Novel Club. 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 premiered in January 2023.
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.