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“After humanity's defeat, magician Desir time-travels to his academy days to rewrite the future and save his friends.”
A Returner's Magic Should Be Special
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7.6
2,567 rank · 58,641 readers · 668 favorites
School
Time Travel
Action
Fantasy
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Synopsis
After humanity's defeat, magician Desir time-travels to his academy days to rewrite the future and save his friends.
The world is on the brink of destruction after a devastating ten-year war in the "shadow labyrinth." Desir Herrman is one of the last skilled magicians left standing, but even he is no match for the formidable foe threatening humanity's very existence. Just when he's certain the end has come, he is sent back in time to his early days of studying magic at the prestigious Hebrion Academy! With this rare second chance, Desir is determined to save not only himself but also the friends and comrades he once lost. Armed with the knowledge of what their future holds, can his efforts make a difference, or are they all doomed to relive the same terrible destiny? Based on the hit novel. (Source: Tappytoon)
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Community consensus
Derived from 19 sampled reviews
6.6
/10
What 19 readers settled on.
67%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 2.50
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.50 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.5 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 3.5
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Score over time
↓ 2.37
Running avg · Mar 2021 → Mar 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Excellent mawha, it has become my favorite. The fights are getting cooler with each arc and the design is very good. In addition, the story is very interesting and the "dungeons" of this work are...”
- 9 “I don't read a ton of manhwa because after you read a few they all feel kinda the same, but this one for sure is one of the best. I can't say that anything it does is super unique but in the...”
- 7 “While the concept of this manhwa is nothing new, the MC's powers creates a very interesting dynamic between his "weaker" self and the more "powerful" peers he has to navigate around. Desir's goals...”
Verbosity
Short · 63%
Medium · 37%
Long · 0%
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A Manhwa Publication
- Format 268 ch ch × vol
- Total read 35h 44m approx
- Published May 2018 – Jun 2024
- Source Manhwa media type
- Ref. BS-M56002 catalog