Bastard Swordsman (novel series)
A light novel series about a reincarnated guild member who avoids combat.
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The series follows a reincarnated adventurer who uses a bastard sword and lives a leisurely life hunting monsters, fishing, and enjoying game meat.[1] Rather than following typical fantasy and isekai conventions, James Richman wrote the series to center on the protagonist's everyday existence.[2]
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- Isekai
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Making and release
The first light novel volume was released on May 30, 2023.[3] On July 7, 2022, Richman started uploading the series to Hameln, and from September 1, 2022, he also began posting it on Shōsetsuka ni Narō.[4] Under the Famitsu Bunko imprint, Enterbrain released it as a light novel with illustrations provided by Daiichi Matsuse.[4] By February 2026, seven light novel volumes had been published.[3]
Starting on January 19, 2024, a manga adaptation drawn by Mask the J was serialized on Dengeki Comic Regulus.[5] The initial manga tankōbon volume came out on September 27, 2024.[6] As of June 2026, four manga volumes had been released.[5]
What the cited sources add
The Kadokawa Corporation record confirms the first manga volume's release date as September 27, 2024, and lists its ISBN as 9784049158793.[6]
References
- LN-News.com, January 20, 2025. facts only, no text reused. ln-news.com
- Wikipedia, "Bastard Swordsman (novel series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Mequri Mequru, March 4, 2025 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Bastard Swordsman (novel series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kadokawa Corporation; (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Bastard Swordsman (novel series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hameln, 7 July 2022; Mequri Mequru, March 4, 2025; Shōsetsuka ni Narō; Kakuyomu (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Bastard Swordsman (novel series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: LN-News.com, January 20, 2025; Comic Natalie, September 27, 2024; Kadokawa Corporation; (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Kadokawa Corporation. facts only, no text reused. kadokawa.co.jp
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- Wikipedia: Bastard Swordsman (novel series) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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