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The World's Least Interesting Master Swordsman
First light novel volume cover
地味な剣聖はそれでも最強です
(Jimi na Kensei wa Soredemo Saikyō desu)
GenreAction, fantasy, isekai[1]
Novel series
Written byRokurō Akashi
Published byShōsetsuka ni Narō
Original runAugust 21, 2017 – present
Light novel
Written byRokurō Akashi
Illustrated byShiso
Published byShufu to Seikatsu Sha
English publisher
ImprintPASH! Books
DemographicMale
Original runMay 25, 2018 – present
Volumes10
Manga
Written byRokurō Akashi
Illustrated byAppe
Published byShufu to Seikatsu Sha
ImprintPASH! Comics
MagazineComic PASH!
DemographicSeinen
Original runMay 25, 2018 – present
Volumes9

The World's Least Interesting Master Swordsman (地味な剣聖はそれでも最強です, Jimi na Kensei wa Soredemo Saikyō desu) is a Japanese light novel series written by Rokurō Akashi and illustrated by Shiso. It began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in August 2017. It was later acquired by Shufu to Seikatsu Sha who began publishing it under their PASH! Books light novel imprint in May 2018. A manga adaptation illustrated by Appe began serialization on Shufu to Seikatsu Sha's Comic PASH! website in May 2018.

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Light novel

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Written by Rokurō Akashi, The World's Least Interesting Master Swordsman began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on August 21, 2017.[2] It was later acquired by Shufu to Seikatsu Sha who began publishing it with illustrations by Shiso under their PASH! Books imprint on May 25, 2018. Ten volumes have been released as of March 2025.[3]

During their Anime NYC 2019 panel, J-Novel Club announced that they licensed the light novels for English publication.[4]

No. Original release date Original ISBN North American release date North American ISBN
1 May 25, 2018[5]978-4-391-15147-3February 1, 2020[1]978-1-71-836948-1
2 September 28, 2018[6]978-4-391-15148-0April 4, 2020[1]978-1-71-836950-4
3 March 29, 2019[7]978-4-391-15285-2June 7, 2020[1]978-1-71-836952-8
4 August 30, 2019[8]978-4-391-15346-0August 12, 2020[1]978-1-71-836954-2
5 May 29, 2020[9]978-4-391-15345-3January 31, 2021[1]978-1-71-836956-6
6 August 28, 2020[10]978-4-391-15462-7June 7, 2021[1]978-1-71-836958-0
7 March 5, 2021[11]978-4-391-15579-2September 10, 2021[1]978-1-71-836960-3
8 October 1, 2021[12]978-4-391-15680-5April 8, 2022[1]978-1-71-836962-7
9 May 6, 2022[13]978-4-391-15730-7February 21, 2023[1]978-1-71-836964-1
10 March 7, 2025[3]978-4-391-16455-8——

Manga

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A manga adaptation illustrated by Appe began serialization on Shufu to Seikatsu Sha's Comic PASH! website on May 25, 2018.[14] The manga's chapters have been collected into nine tankōbon volumes as of March 2025.[15]

No. Release date ISBN
1 March 29, 2019[16]978-4-391-15286-9
2 June 28, 2019[17]978-4-391-15347-7
3 January 31, 2020[18]978-4-391-15416-0
4 August 28, 2020[19]978-4-391-15503-7
5 March 5, 2021[20]978-4-391-15580-8
6 October 1, 2021[21]978-4-391-15681-2
7 May 6, 2022[22]978-4-391-15731-4
8 October 7, 2022[23]978-4-391-15858-8
9 March 7, 2025[15]978-4-391-16454-1

Reception

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By April 2022, the series had over 880,000 copies in circulation.[24]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "The World's Least Interesting Master Swordsman". J-Novel Club. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  2. ^ 地味な剣聖はそれでも最強です (in Japanese). Shōsetsuka ni Narō. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  3. ^ a b 地味な剣聖はそれでも最強です１０ (in Japanese). Shufu to Seikatsu Sha. 13 February 2025. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  4. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (November 16, 2019). "J-Novel Club Licenses 13 Light Novel Series, Reveals Print Editions for Sexiled, My Next Life as a Villainess". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  5. ^ 地味な剣聖はそれでも最強です (in Japanese). Shufu to Seikatsu Sha. 24 May 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  6. ^ 地味な剣聖はそれでも最強です　２ (in Japanese). Shufu to Seikatsu Sha. 27 September 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  7. ^ 地味な剣聖はそれでも最強です ３ (in Japanese). Shufu to Seikatsu Sha. 28 March 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  8. ^ 地味な剣聖はそれでも最強です ４ (in Japanese). Shufu to Seikatsu Sha. 29 August 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  9. ^ 地味な剣聖はそれでも最強です ５ (in Japanese). Shufu to Seikatsu Sha. 14 May 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  10. ^ 地味な剣聖はそれでも最強です ６ (in Japanese). Shufu to Seikatsu Sha. 18 August 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  11. ^ 地味な剣聖はそれでも最強です ７ (in Japanese). Shufu to Seikatsu Sha. 22 February 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  12. ^ 地味な剣聖はそれでも最強です ８ (in Japanese). Shufu to Seikatsu Sha. 24 September 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  13. ^ 地味な剣聖はそれでも最強です ９ (in Japanese). Shufu to Seikatsu Sha. May 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  14. ^ 『地味な剣聖はそれでも最強です』のコミカライズ連載が本日より開始　五百年の修業（!?）から始まる異世界冒険譚. LN-news.com (in Japanese). May 25, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  15. ^ a b 地味な剣聖はそれでも最強です（コミック）９ (in Japanese). Shufu to Seikatsu Sha. 13 February 2025. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  16. ^ 地味な剣聖はそれでも最強です（コミック）１ (in Japanese). Shufu to Seikatsu Sha. 28 March 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  17. ^ 地味な剣聖はそれでも最強です（コミック）２ (in Japanese). Shufu to Seikatsu Sha. 27 June 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  18. ^ 地味な剣聖はそれでも最強です（コミック）３ (in Japanese). Shufu to Seikatsu Sha. 16 January 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  19. ^ 地味な剣聖はそれでも最強です（コミック）４ (in Japanese). Shufu to Seikatsu Sha. 18 August 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  20. ^ 地味な剣聖はそれでも最強です（コミック）５ (in Japanese). Shufu to Seikatsu Sha. 22 February 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  21. ^ 地味な剣聖はそれでも最強です（コミック）６ (in Japanese). Shufu to Seikatsu Sha. 30 September 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  22. ^ 地味な剣聖はそれでも最強です（コミック）７ (in Japanese). Shufu to Seikatsu Sha. May 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  23. ^ 地味な剣聖はそれでも最強です（コミック）８ (in Japanese). Shufu to Seikatsu Sha. 22 September 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  24. ^ 【特典情報】5/6発売「地味な剣聖はそれでも最強です7」. PASH UP! (in Japanese). Shufu to Seikatsu Sha. April 11, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
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