After the airing of its 12th and final episode, it has been announced that a second season of Reincarnated as a Sword is in production. The production team released an announcement visual and a 30-second commercial PV to confirm the news of a second season. More details will follow at a later date.
Meanwhile, a collaboration visual featuring Fran from Reincarnated as a Sword and Rimuru Tempest from That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond was also released to promote the latter’s run in Japanese theaters.
The anime first aired on October 5, 2022 and is streaming on HIDIVE in select English-speaking countries and territories. Bilibili streamed the series in China and other Asian regions.
The main voice cast includes Shinichirou Miki as Teacher and Ai Kakuma as Fran. Other voice cast members include Ami Koshimizu as Amanda, Wataru Hatano as Klimt, Tetsu Inada as Donadrond, Rumi Ookubo as Nell, and Shinpachi Tsuji as Garrus.
The production staff includes Shinji Ishihira (Sasaki and Miyano) as director, Kazunobu Shimizu (Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy) as assistant director, Takahiro Nagano (Yo-kai Watch: Reborn scriptwriter) as series screenwriter and scriptwriter, Atsuko Saitou (Shachibato! President, It’s Time for Battle! chief animation director) as character designer and chief animation director, and Ryou Haga (Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy co-main animator) as main animator. Team-MAX’s Yasuharu Takanashi is the music composer, while C2C is in charge of the animation production.
Other staff include Masahiro Satou (Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy) as art director, Masato Takagi (Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy) as color designer, and Onodera Masaaki (Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy) as photography director. Hiroshi Arisawa (Astra Lost in Space mechanical designer), Shiori Kudou (Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy animation director), and Ryousuke Kuwabara (PuraOre! Pride of Orange animation director) are the monster designers, while Shinya Asanuma is the titular sword designer.
Reincarnated as a Sword is based on the light novel series written by Yuu Tanaka and illustrated by Llo. The light novels first began as a web novel on Shousetsuka ni Narou in October 17, 2015. The series was first published on July 30, 2016 under Micro Magazine’s GC Novels label, releasing 14 volumes as of September 2022.
A manga adaptation by Tomowo Maruyama was launched in Gentosha’s Comic Boost magazine on December 9, 2016. Another spinoff manga series called Reincarnated as a Sword: Another Wish by Hinako Inoue began on June 1, 2020. Seven Seas Entertainment releases both the light novel and manga adaptation of Reincarnated as a Sword in English.
Sentai Filmworks describes the anime series as:
Some isekai protagonists are reincarnated as powerful warriors or skilled wizards, but our protagonist was reborn in another life as a sentient sword! He’s taken up by Fran, a desperate girl fleeing evil-doers intent on selling her into slavery. With her new weapon’s help and guidance, she’s able to strike down her captors and secure her freedom. Together, this unconventional master-student duo embark on an epic journey to liberate those in need and exact justice on the cruel of heart.
