The Reincarnated "Sword Saint" Wants to Take It Easy

[sCareCrow2816]

good shit but the mc is shota, minus 1 bcoz its too much...still the mc personality is good.

 

[RedRaptor]

I wish they came up with more interesting personalities for bad guys. We've got the clearly more powerful leader guy. We've got the quiet and controlled guy. And we've got the ever boring "I'm CRAZY for MURDER" guy.

 

[humbleoverlord]

The reincarnated sword saint wants to live freely and take iteasy. How do he do it? by joining military of course, because military always associated with living freely and easy.... ... ...

 

[sparrow34]

this would be a nice manga if the main character and the lead romance character where not children.

 

[SingLove]

@RedRaptor
I agree and disagree with you. Bad guys don't have to be so 1-dimensional, give a bad guy just as much character as you give your main characters. Make readers unsure of who they actually want to see win, and you'll make a hell of an interesting conflict.

Where I don't agree is the "ever boring 'crazy for murder' guy" part. Characters aren't boring because their traits, they are boring because how those traits are executed. One of my favorite characters of all time can be boiled down to "crazy for murder" but she actually has an agenda and don't kill thoughtlessly, has a soft side, has been the main support when the MC needed it multiple times and overall the most interesting character in that series.

 

[Winchan]

Can the bad guys be something other than bloodthirsty assassins all the time... and no, not demonkin nor cults.

Great example of antagonists with personality are the Jaegers from Akame ga Kill.

 

[RedRaptor]

@SingLove

I mean traits do play a big part in the idea that the character type is constantly reused. It's like a checklist for "crazy for murder" character. Weird crazy smiley face while talking about killing? Check. Hyper aggressive and impatient? Check. Overconfident in their ability to kill? Check. Immediately wanting to fight people including their partners because...reasons? Check.

I don't deny that there are characters like this that can be done well. I don't know who your example is but one that comes to mind is Ladd Russo from Baccano. He loves violence but has a sense of order and actual personality. When they actually put substance in then yeah it's not bad. But they could also just introduce a bloodthirsty character in a different way rather than something so repetitive in anime/manga.

 

[skeletor51]

Lol, remember when this had like an 8.13? In b4 7.3

 

[Levan072]

All I could think of in ch. 3's fight scene was ORAORAORA and MUDAMUDAMUDA.

 

[elemenopeee]

“Swordsman Gang” tho.
best. group. name. never.

 

[Levan072]

With how the edgy boy's sword was basically Byleth's sword whip, I'm gonna guess that the other character's sword is just gonna be super-super-thin. Almost invisible. That's my prediction. Yep. Sharp and thin.

 

[Mai_loves_icecream]

@SingLove Mind sharing who that character is?

 

[mildev]

i have already seen these kinds of cocky villains multiple times but why do i still get irritated when they get arrogant

 

[HeavenlyKing]

See you next month

 

[agungnaoe]

waiting for next chapters......

 

[SingLove]

@Mai_loves_icecream

Tokisaki Kurumi. Best character in the Date of Live series and one of, if not the best antagonistic heroines to date.

 

[Super_Asian]

Ahhhhhh why does it have to be Souta they just sound like little smart asses

 

[Someoneosm]

This is just bleach without the Shinigami

 

[I-ine]

Why shouta? Whyyyyy!!!!!

 

[Kabeidon]

Did this die or something?