The base of this anime is a standard power leveling Isekai, where the goal of the MC who's a sword is to help a cat girl child, Fran, evolve, something her species has never done before. Nothing too special but the leveling and fights are compelling and well done, and it doesn't pull punches. The reason I started watching was that for the first time in a while we get an Isekai protagonist who is against slavery, and Frans journey of evolving also incorporates themes of overcoming discrimination and helping to save her people from a life of subjugation. The relationship with Fran and the sword named "Teacher" is that of father daughter, but there are moments where the animes teeters the line a bit with some uncomfortable scenes. The first is a bathing scene, where Fran drags the sword to a bathhouse and wants to clean him while naked. I could barely write that off as father daughter activities? It's still uncomfortable and I mostly skipped over it. That next part that got me to drop the anime was with the Guilds pedo-esq stalker who harasses Fran despite her clearly being uncomfortable. It's supposed to be funny, it just end up being vile. Don't bother with this one unless you want to deal with that garbage, there are better shows out there.
Review of Reincarnated as a Sword
Reincarnated as a Sword
(2022– )
Another compelling story with vile tropes
25 February 2024
Warning: Spoilers