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

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

Introduction

The hero-king Inglis—who dedicated his entire life to building his country—is now approaching death. To award him for his honorable achievements, the goddess Alistia appears and grants him one wish. Having never been able to master the blade, Inglis asks to be reincarnated in order to do so. In a blink of an eye, Inglis finds himself born in the far future as a daughter of the Eucus noble family. Six years later, Inglis is discovered to be Runeless—incapable of utilizing the runes that enable the use of magic in this era. She is therefore ineligible to become a knight. However, this fits in well with Inglis' plan: she instead decides to become the squire for her cousin, Rafinha Bilford, allowing Inglis to focus on pushing her limits. For Inglis, the challenges this familiar yet different world has to offer are instead opportunities for her to hone her skills—and possibly become an extraordinary squire in the process. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

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LividBunny

Art good, CGI okay, animation spectacular. Reanimation but into a different gender is quite original in a way and takes guts to not stray into the ecchi side. There's lots of funny moments, particularly MC's personality in this reincarnation is the most cheerful. The story is unique and interesting, mainly the world and it's features of course. The deal with the rune stuff is kind of complicated to understand, as it seemingly has various traits and forms it can give, so it wasn't really explored that much. But that is alright, just the combat scenes more than were enough. Plus lots of sweet moments. Even though it's an old man's soul inside that body.

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mushimk

# Use less reincarnation next time ? A terrible and huge disappointment. It doesn't take long to realize that being reborn, for the main female character, serves no purpose in this anime, other than to explain her willingness to fight (and fight some more). Unfortunately, for the viewer who would have wished to see her previous life experience (as a hero-king, no less) to shine throught the events of her new life, only unmet expectations are waiting in line, episodes after episodes, as it piles up without anything - absolutely nothing - worthy of note. And what makes it even worse even is that it is unsure if this is the anime (as a media) or the story (the source) fault, alltogether. Maybe I *had* myself too much expectations but it's understandable from the synopsis alone : This female…

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Avengers007

I finished watching this anime between 9 December and 13 December 2025. At the start, I’ll just say this — yes, it is a good anime. Story: This is not a normal isekai. Our main character Inglis spent his entire life serving people and his kingdom happily. Because of that, the goddess Alistia offers him a wish as a reward. Inglis wishes that in his next life he wants to live as a sword and master it… BUT plot twist — he is reborn in the future as a girl! 😂😂😂 Even the MC was shocked about the gender change. The anime shows how she becomes strong. How she fights monsters. How she trains and prepares to fight. How she understands politics and uses her experience to move forward — you will learn all that when you watch the series. I would give it 8 out of 10 and recommend that you watch i…

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Alcop

This, how to put it, is pretty boring. I think the problem is that she was born with all her memories; it doesn't feel like she was in real danger. She's incredibly overpowered, reincarnated as a child, just like a Mary Sue. If it were a complete comedy, I'd be okay with it, but it's not. But maybe I'll watch a sequel since I think it was well-received in Japan. In that case, I'll watch maybe a second season. I think it would help the lesbian protagonist if she lost her memories of her past life and started from scratch to become the greatest swordswoman in her history and her past life. But anyway, I'm going to annoy my mistress now. The good thing is its magical world that incorporates futuristic weapons and muskets; I liked its aesthetic, I like that in that section they don't make it t…

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pinkaze

I found this enjoyable! I like that the mc is very well aware that he is an old man and so he doesn't sexualize the other females; instead he tries to protect her and sees her as daughter/granddaughter. Overall, the anime is pretty decent. Love the art style and animation. Mc and principal are really pretty. Other female characters were cute. Male characters were meh. One of the biggest complaint would be that the title doesn't seem appropriate 😅 She barely used swords at all! This should be called Reborn to Master the Aether or something similar. But I really like her chaotic energy. It's funny how addicted and dedicated she is to fighting strong opponents. It Lways lead to fun scenarios. I know some peope are complaining about not understanding who the real villains are, but honest…

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Rasly2

It feels like I was shown just an episode from an anime, not the anime itself. The first five episodes are almost meaningless and can be easily skipped. The story only starts to develop after the main character enters the magic academy. A few classes are shown, a couple of characters are introduced. Some of them seem interesting, but in the end, none of it really matters except for the battle in episode twelve. The reincarnation plot feels completely unnecessary. It doesn’t affect the events in any meaningful way and could have easily been replaced with anything else. We’re shown a couple of brutal killings, which fits the medieval-style setting. Still, it comes across as odd at times. The protagonist seems more eager to save villains than regular people. The way it’s presented, it feels…

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LaZy_as_Neko

Where do I even start? Honestly, this anime is just plain stupid. I can't believe a studio had the nerve to animate this trash, and I think I even saw it has a game adaptation. First off, the title is misleading where is the 'blade'? When all she does is kick and punch with mana, it should be called 'Master the Mana' instead of 'Master the Blade'. Plus, it's unclear who the actual enemy is throughout the series. And what about those Hyral Menas? What even are they? They’re described as weapons, but then they’re using weapons themselves? You only find out their true nature in the last episode, which is just frustrating. And it's hilarious how Ripple suddenly mentions having a homeland out of nowhere, i thought they are produced? Fuck this shit, can we get some proper explanations? This was…

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GermanicusII

This series started with a fairly promising premise, namely, that a heroic King who worked hard for his people has died and reincarnated as a woman. In his, now her, new life, she is determined to enjoy herself with her favourite past time- fighting. This premise had quite a lot going for it and could have been very interesting with the twin plot points of a protagonist who worked for others before but now wants to enjoy themselves and the struggle between the two drives- the desire to help and the desire to have fun as well as that of a man becoming a woman. Unfortunately, none of these plot point comes up at all. The protagonist has no adjustment time or development. The protagonist also remains completely OP, comfortably out classing almost every opponent. As a result there is no tensio…

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Tacher83

Having an incredible strong female MC is cool on it's own. Having her being ridiculously strong and nice looking is even better. The whole Isekai/genderswap is almost irrelvant to be honest and just adds a bit of flavor to the character. The scenes where they all run together are great, having a very strong MC who is not a jerk is always cool. Her loyalty to her friends is hearth warming and nice to see. The MC girl should have gained muscles during her development/training. That would have made this anime really a masterpiece and would have been the key element raising it above other anime.

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FJRXA

I like it because "Eiyuuou, Bu wo Kiwameru Tame Tenseisu," or "Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire♀,". This anime manages to present a fresh isekai narrative by examining a story of heroics and hard training. The high-quality animation accentuates the epic battles, and the detailed character designs reinforce the visceral feel of the story. The reincarnated main character offers emotional depth and realistic struggles in reaching the pinnacle of knighthood. Intelligent dialog and mature character development keep the series engaging from start to finish. This is a must-watch for fans of the isekai genre or stories about the journey to greatness.

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Shiiimaa

Very typical for these type of genre to have the OP MC's but it's kind of a fresh air to have a gender swap instead of a lame guy getting transported an does this and that yada yada type stuff no? If you want a relaxing anime where you wouldn't even need to bother worrying about anything because MC is too powerful, this is the anime for you. She's too OP to the point where fights end in just a blink of an eye, it even defeated my Record in NNN last year (26 seconds). The story is interesting at first, but after watching it longer, you'll realize that there's literally no plot or anything, just her flexing how strong she is because everyone here has a huge skill issue. Someone insults MC because they think she's weak? Who ever that is, will get their ass kicked like usual. A powerful mons…

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tygram

Starts very strong but the pacing is very poor. They introduce several important plot elements but do not resolve any on them, the final episode felt like it would be the 6th in any other 12 episode anime. There are so many important questions the viewer asks through the season, but literally none of them are answered by the end and there was nothing indicating a second season. The title of the anime is also very misleading, as the main character actually rarely uses a blade at all in the last 6 episodes. That being said the characters are enjoyable and the animation is well done. If this gets another season to continue the storyline I will definitely watch it.

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ArchangelEST

Reborn to Fight is one of the more underrated shows of the season. A concentrated dose of high octane action with a surprisingly decent story underneath, carried by a badass female MC. Animation / Art / General Visuals - 9/10 ----------------------------------------------- The show looks great. The art style is incredibly clean and well rendered. There is a heavy focus on melee fighting and the animation is good enough to make it seem fluid and exciting. There's a notable weight behind punches and kicks, so you actually feel the power and speed of the characters. It's definitely a notch above your average show. Sound / Music / Voice Acting - 7/10 ------------------------------------------ Voice acting is solid for a JP anime, though there's not too much to remark about the sound or m…

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TotalCadenza

The anime started off pretty great, but as the show went on, there was absolutely nothing happening. This is an "semi-Isekai" (Reborn, but in the same world), and the king is reborn as a waifu. I thought there were be more comedic moments with this, but nothing came out of it. On top of this, the main character is a battle junkie with 0 character growth by the end. I kept watching hoping for something interesting, but as the show dragged on, every episode became more painful and boring to watch. I'm a pretty positive Isekai reviewer who's at least enjoyed the bad Isekais as well. But unfortunately, this Isekai is not just bad, but its painfully boring. I wouldn't recommend watching this one, even for heavier Isekai/Semi-Isekai/Fantasy fans. There are so many good shows out there to wat…

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smolbeanaria

Should've been called "Reborn to Fight". This whole time I was watching to see how the MC grew her prowess with the sword and what does this battle junkie do instead? Spend the whole show kicking and punching things or learning to make mana and use mana when she already has a higher ranked skill: aether. Not to mention SHE used to be HE? This show wouldn't have been different if this girl was a reincarnated queen instead of a king. It served the story 0%. And why does everyone look so much older than they are? I know it's common in anime but c'mon the main leads are middlescoolers? The holy knights are 20-something and younger? The barrier lady is apparently the only adult in school? God forbid we have a show where adults actually do their job or even just high schoolers. Nah that wou…

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aurora_aeterna

tl;dr OP MC is OP and wants to fight everyone. a better version of Kuro no Shoukanshi but still did not live up to its potential. Let's begin this review of an isekai by first lining it up against the three pillars of trash-tier isekai. OP MC? Yes. Undoubtedly and unabashedly OP MC. Tycoon focus? No. At no point does Inglis appear to be interested in becoming rich. Harem? No? Inglis acquires a group of women as companions but they do not serve as romantic interests. Looking pretty good so far eh? Avoided two of those dastardly pillars already. Why did I give this a 4/10 then? There's been plenty of OP MC's in anime and especially in isekai/reborn animes and the MC of this show, Inglis, is no different, being reborn with powers beyond the pale that put her contemporaries, enemy and comp…

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1989RUSH

Really good anime. My favorite part is when the mary sue mary sue'd all over her enemies. I imagine this show was an attempt at making a female version of Goku, but instead only managed to create a narcissistic and spoiled protagonist instead. One of her two character defining traits, one being that she likes to eat a lot (funny), is that she likes to fight, but that is not the case at all. The reason I called her spoiled earlier is that she just likes to show off, actually, since the moment her opponent gets even remotely threatening she just uses all of her nepotism given powers to immediately win the fight. That said, the anime doesn't have any tension at all since whenever the main characters are about to lose something out of their control happens to bust them out of problem. On top…

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mrfried

By all rights I should have loved this series after all it ticked so many boxes for me... Genderbending, isekai, interesting world, OP protag who just likes to have fun with it. And yet, it just falls short. I'll briefly go into what it does right. The first few episodes are a really strong start, they set up the characters, introduce the world, the structure of the people in it, and the threats that are going to be faced. More than that, we get a good amount of mysteries / questions that arise that hooks us into watching more. On to what I don't like. The conflicts between characters feels weak. The MC lacks all interest in the plot / events of the world, which makes me lose interest as it is a background thing that the MC doesn't seem to want to get engaged in. - If the MC doesn't car…

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shisoutosensei

This story is super cool and definitely worth checking out! The fantasy world created in this tale is detailed and fascinating, with a mix of magic and sword fighting that plays an important role in the plot. Plus, the character of Inglis is really strong as a noble princess with an unwavering determination and fighting spirit. However, there are a few weak points in terms of character development and some parts of the story could use a bit more explanation. This makes the plot feel a bit disjointed at times and some events seem to happen too quickly. Still, overall this story is really engaging and perfect for fans of the fantasy genre. It's definitely a great choice for anyone looking for an exciting new adventure to follow!

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VikingGnomeAnime

Summary This season had its fill of Isekai anime, and I will add this one to that pile. Yes, I can already hear you saying; "but this isn't an actual Isekai." Sure, you may technically be correct, but for all practical purposes, it follows the same general line of story and plot beats, so it may as well be one. The old king dies after a long and honorable life building up his nation and making it prosperous for his subjects. As he dies he gets a favor from the goddess for a life well lived, and onto his next life he goes. Or rather, onto the next life she goes. Not sure why they made the MC into a female in the next life, as I do not think it has served much of a purpose in this first season, but sure, alright then. Yes, there are some callbacks to how perspectives are different now tha…

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