Reincarnated as a Sword, also known as I Became the Sword by Transmigrating (転生したら剣でした, Tensei Shitara Ken Deshita) or Tenken (転剣), is a 2022 anime series based on the light novel series with the same name written by Yuu Tanaka and illustrated by Ruroo. It was published by Micro Magazines under their GC Novels imprint on July 30, 2016. The original web novel of the series was published by Shōsetsuka ni Narō from October 17, 2015 to February 29, 2024. The mnag version of the series was illustrated by Tomowo Maruyama, and was serialized in Gentosha's Birz Comics magazine under their Comic Boost imprint on December 9, 2016.
The anime series was announced in the twelfth volume on September 24, 2021.[1] It was animated by C2C, directed by Shinji Ishihira, series composition by Takahiro Nagano, music composed by Yasuharu Takanashi, and it premeired the first season in Japan from October 5, 2022 to December 21, 2022, consisting of 12 episodes. The second season was announced after the airing of season one's final episode on December 21, 2022.[2]
Sentai Filmworks licensed and produced an English Dub of the series, which was announced at Anime Weekend Atlanta on October 28, 2022, and it premiered on HIDIVE's streaming service on December 29, 2022.[3][4]
Hulu added the series to their streaming service on July 3, 2024.[5]
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Season(s). | Ep(s). |
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| Main Characters | |||||
| Master | Shinichirō Miki | Ty Mahany | 1 | ||
| Fran | Ai Kakuma | Melissa Molano | 1 | ||
| Secondary Characters | |||||
| Amanda | Ami Koshimizu | Patricia Duran | 1 | ||
| Klimt | Wataru Hatano | Antonio Lasanta | 1 | ||
| Donadrond | Tetsu Inada | Cyrus Rodas | 1 | ||
| Nell | Rumi Ōkubo | Molly Searcy | 1 | ||
| Gallus | Shinpachi Tsuji | John Swasey | 1 | ||
| Recurring Characters | |||||
| System Announcer | Yukiyo Fujii | Kelly Manison | 1 | ||
| Furion | Yō Kitazawa | Bobby Haworth | 1 | ||
| Crull | Takaaki Uchino | Adam Noble | 1 | ||
| Lily | Megumi Satō | Natalie Rial | 1 | ||
| Elevent | Shōta Yamamoto | John Gremillion | 1 | ||
| Cruise Riouselle | Yasuyuki Kase | Kiba Walker | 1 | ||
| Krad | Tomohiro Yamaguchi | Scott Gibbs | 1 | ||
| Gennel | Eiji Miyashita | James Marler | 1 | ||
| August | Yutaka Aoyama | Adam Noble | 1 | 6 | |
| Greg Cote | 1 | 7-8 | |||
| Stenz | Takuya Nakashima | Joe Daniels | 1 | ||
| Bart | Hiromichi Tezuka | Matthew David Rudd | 1 | ||
| Victor | Takuya Nakashima | Cody House | 1 | ||
| Rig | Tomohiro Ōno | Shane Fenimore | 1 | ||
| Eizelle | Makoto Tamura | Jeremy Gee | 1 | ||
| Lara | Megumi Satō | Dominique Meyer | 1 | ||
| Ruveri | Yūna Kamakura | Donna Bella Litton | 1 | ||
| Dubo | Sōma Shiomi | Mark X. Laskowski | 1 | ||
| Dungeon Master | Daisuke Sakaguchi | Greg Ayres | 1 | ||
| Trickster Spider | Chinatsu Akasaki | Christina Kelly | 1 | ||
| Narration | |||||
| Narrator | ¿? | Mike Boike | 1 | ||
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Ep(s). |
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| Season One | ||||
| Slave Trader | Makoto Tamura | Rob Mungle | 1 | |
| Slave Trader's Subordinate | Takuya Nakajima | Blake Jackson | ||
| Female Slave | Megumi Satō | ¿? | ||
| Goblin Mage | Sōma Shiomi | ¿? | ||
| Tyrant Saber Tiger | Takaaki Torashima | Andrew Love | ||
| Twin-Headed Bear | Shōmaru Zōza | Cyrus Rodas | ||
| Mysterious Voice / Fenrir |
Kazuhiko Inoue | ¿? | ||
| Peddler | Yūki Tamai | ¿? | 2 | |
| Red Hound | Yō Kitazawa | ¿? | ||
| Red Hound's Henchman | Takaaki Torashima | ¿? | ||
| Shōmaru Zōza | ¿? | |||
| Tomohiro Yamaguchi | ¿? | |||
| Randell | Hiromichi Tezuka | Heath Morrow | 2, 12 | |
| Eustace | Sōma Shiomi | James Marler | 3 | |
| Receptionist | Yuna Kamakura | Katelyn Barr | ||
| Clothing Vendor | ¿? | Shelley Calene-Black | ||
| Merchants | Takaaki Torashima | ¿? | ||
| Tomohiro Ōno | ¿? | |||
| Rufus | Shunichi Maki | Andrew Love | 3, 12 | |
| Adventurer | Tomohiro Yamaguchi | ¿? | 4 | |
| Beastman Adventurers | Shōmaru Zōza | ¿? | ||
| Takaaki Torashima | ¿? | |||
| Adventurer | Tomohiro Ōno | ¿? | 4, 8 | |
| Hobgoblins | Hiromichi Tezuka | ¿? | 5 | |
| Sōma Shiomi | ¿? | |||
| Shōmaru Zōza | ¿? | |||
| Takaaki Torashima | ¿? | |||
| Goblin King | Shunichi Maki | ¿? | ||
| Greater Demon | Kōsuke Toriumi | Michael Wronski | 5-6 | |
| Hobgoblins | Tomohiro Yamaguchi | ¿? | 6 | |
| Tomohiro Ōno | ¿? | |||
| Street Girl | Kotoko Sasaki | ¿? | 7 | |
| Swordswoman | Natsuki | ¿? | ||
| Sorceress | Aiko Ninomiya | ¿? | ||
| Swordsman | Shōmaru Zōza | ¿? | ||
| Sorcerer | Takaaki Torashima | ¿? | ||
| Gyuran | Tetsu Shiratori | David Wald | 7-8 | |
| Gatekeeper | Shunichi Maki | Kyle Colby Jones | 7, 12 | |
| Adventurers | Takaaki Torashima | ¿? | 8 | |
| Sōma Shiomi | ¿? | |||
| Librarian | ¿? | Joe Daniels | ||
| Fraumare | Suzuko Mimori | Shelley Calene-Black | 9, 12 | |
| Ulshi | Hiroki Gotō | ¿? | 11-12 | |
| Taluua | Masafumi Kimura | Jay Hickman | 12 | |
| Kinan | Yūki Shin | Kyle Colby Jones | ||
| Jean du Vix | Yūma Uchida | Cole Feuchter | ||
Additional Voices[]
Transmission via Streaming[]
| Company | Date | Category | Format | Classification | Content | Country | ||
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December 29, 2022 - March 16, 2023 |
Anime | Digital | 
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Season 1 | 12 Eps. | United States | 
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July 3, 2024 | Season 1 | 12 Eps. | |||||
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
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2023 | 
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Episodes 1-12 | A DVB-T |
United States |
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| 2 Discs | ||||||
| 2024 | Episodes 1-12* | |||||
| 2 Discs | ||||||
*Collector's Edition SteelBook
References[]
- ↑ Reincarnated as a Sword TV Anime Confirmed
- ↑ Reincarnated as a Sword Anime Gets 2nd Season
- ↑ Reincarnated as a Sword Anime Reveals English Dub's Cast, December 29 Premiere
- ↑ Watch the Reincarnated as a Sword English Dub on December 29! Don't Let Fran Down!
- ↑ Hulu Adds Oshi no Ko Season 1 Among More Anime from Sentai Filmworks, Live-Action Land of Tanabata Series in July
External Links[]
- Reincarnated as a Sword on the Internet Movie Database.
- Reincarnated as a Sword (anime) on the Anime News Network’s encyclopedia.