Japan Synopsis
転生したら剣でした
Reincarnated as a sentient weapon with memories of his past life, but not his name, a magical sword saves a young beastgirl from a life of slavery. Fran, the cat-eared girl, becomes his wielder, and wants only to grow stronger, while the sword wants to know why he is here. Together, the strange duo's journey has only just begun!
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Animation + Comedy in Japan
973 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Reincarnated as a Sword itself).
The 2021–2023 Japan Window
Reincarnated as a Sword holds position #115 of 389 Japan seriess in the 2021–2023 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2020s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in Japan, 539 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Reincarnated as a Sword premiered alongside 131 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 131 other Japan seriess in 2022.
The 4452nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).
Audience Engagement
26 audience reviews — more than 45% of Japan seriess in our index.
Popularity (85th percentile) outruns review volume (45th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan seriess.
Broadcast Timeline
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #843 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (82nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #697 of 2,532 (top 28%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | C2C, NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan, GREE Entertainment, MICRO MAGAZINE, East Japan Marketing & Communications |
| Series Type | Scripted |
| Seasons / Episodes | 2 / 12 |
| Release Date | September 28, 2022 |
| Official Site | tenken-anime.com |