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“Aging gangster Ryu reincarnated as fantasy princess must save world per prophecy after ambush.”
Yakuza Reincarnation
任侠転生 －異世界のヤクザ姫－
7.53
3,053 rank · 16,165 readers · 178 favorites
Seinen
Isekai
Reincarnation
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Aging gangster Ryu reincarnated as fantasy princess must save world per prophecy after ambush.
Ryu may be getting on in his years, but the aging gangster is still hellbent on defending his turf when some young toughs ambush him and he wakes up in a fantasy world! Not only that, he's in the body of this world's princess! Is he the one that the ancient prophecy spoke of? Ryu might be out of place in this fantasy realm, but he may also be the only one who can save it! (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
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Community consensus
Derived from 8 sampled reviews
7.0
/10
What 8 readers settled on.
63%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8.5
mode 9
σ 2.65
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.65 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.3 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 3.7
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 2.00
Running avg · Sep 2020 → Oct 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “It is just my opinion, but I genuinely think that this manga is like the Chainsaw Man of the isekai genre, with it's dark and violent setting and constant awesome fights. It almost never catches a...”
- 9 “Lightspeed pacing is the most striking quality of this series. Fantasies are notorious for bad pacing, so it almost feels illegal how quickly the plot moves in Yakuza Reincarnation. What could...”
- 9 “Minimal pervy fan service with a fun setup, swords, and sick fights?? Sign me up! 9/10 Riyū is such a fun and cool character. And this might be bias, but it's fun watching people fall for such a...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 38%
Long · 13%
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A Manga Publication
- Published Jul 2019 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M51953 catalog