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“God's error kills student; 500-year sage training makes him world's simplest, strongest swordsman.”
Jimi na Kensei wa Soredemo Saikyou desu
地味な剣聖はそれでも最強です
6.41
18,992 rank · 12,011 readers · 26 favorites
Isekai
Reincarnation
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
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Synopsis
God's error kills student; 500-year sage training makes him world's simplest, strongest swordsman.
A Japanese student named Shirokuro Sansui died because of God's mistake and was teleported to a different world. He claimed that he wishes to become 'the strongest,' so he received a referral letter addressed to a sage from God and 500 years of training from the sage. When he reached a stage where he could be called 'the strongest' in the common people's standard, he stumbles upon a baby near his training grounds, and there, he finally starts his adventure in another world. His training was simple, his techniques are simple, he's the strongest but he looks simple. With an ordinary wooden sword in hand, the fight of the simple-looking Sword Saint has just begun. (Source: Novel Updates)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 5 sampled reviews
3.6
/10
What 5 readers settled on.
0%
recommend
Score distribution
median 3
mode 2
σ 1.62
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.62 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 1.60
Running avg · Feb 2020 → Oct 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 2 “The art is merely acceptable, providing a baseline that fails to elevate the experience. However, the story is laughably bad and the characters are painfully one-dimensional, resulting in a work...”
- 6 “This series effectively satirizes the effortless "cheat" tropes common in isekai and features a generally likable cast of characters. However, the protagonist's overpowered nature can feel boring,...”
- 3 “There are no redeeming qualities to be found in this work. The story suffers from a complete lack of character depth, ridiculous pacing, uninspired world-building, and mediocre art, all centered...”
Verbosity
Short · 60%
Medium · 40%
Long · 0%
Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Jimi na Kensei wa Soredemo Saikyou desu begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Published May 2018 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M49172 catalog