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“Karateka reincarnated in fantasy world rejects cheat skill, relying solely on karate to defeat monsters and sorcerers.”
Karate Master Isekai
空手バカ異世界
6.3
20,058 rank · 3,604 readers · 8 favorites
Martial Arts
Action
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Karateka reincarnated in fantasy world rejects cheat skill, relying solely on karate to defeat monsters and sorcerers.
After losing a fight with a runaway truck, a karateka is transmigrated to another world, one full of swords and sorcery straight out of fantasy books. The goddess who sent him there offers him a superpowered cheat skill to assist him in his upcoming heroics—but naturally, he turns her down. After all, he already possesses the only technique he needs: karate! No matter what manner of otherworldly foe he may face, be they a minotaur, a gigantic steel-clad knight, or a wicked sorcerer, none of them will discourage him from walking his own path in the way of the empty hand! (Source: J-Novel Club)
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Community consensus
Derived from 2 sampled reviews
3.5
/10
What 2 readers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 3.5
mode 1
σ 2.50
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.50 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.0 pts
Recommenders 6.0 · others 1.0
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Score over time
↑ 2.50
Running avg · Jul 2020 → Dec 2022
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 1 “I had liked this manga for a long while where i figured for an isekai manga i could relate to cause it had a main protagonist who had a well focused personality and sought to use his martial arts...”
- 6 “You know the game. It's an Isekai story, it features an incredibly unlikely protagonist using some ridiculous power - just by the title you should already know what to expect, and it isn't the next...”
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Medium · 100%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 37 × 6 ch × vol
- Total read 4h 56m approx
- Published Apr 2019 – May 2025
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M50998 catalog