In this episode of Reincarnated as a Sword, also known as Tensei shitara Ken Deshita or 転生したら剣でした, we watched how Fran was able to get over her fears of Blue Cats. But how did the episode fare compared to the previous ones? Let us find that out.
Reincarnated as a Sword Episode 8 Overview
It is one of the most famous series of this hectic anime season that is also seeing the emergence of many new shows. This includes Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, Chainsaw Man, Spy x Family, etc.
Tensei shitara Ken Deshita is being directed by Ishihira Shinji, who also worked with popular anime series like Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, My Hero Academia, Fairy Tail, The Seven Deadly Sins, etc. The sound director is Hata Shouji, who is famous for composing music for One Punch Man, Fairy Tail, Vinland Saga, Spy x Family, etc.
The opening song, Tensei Shitara Ken deshita, is performed by Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets, and Maon Kurosaki performs the ending song called more＜STRONGLY.
I have tried my best to keep the review as spoiler free as possible, but there are certain elements that I had to mention to give proper feedback.
-Reincarnated as a Sword Episode 8 Review Contains Spoilers-
Reincarnated as a Sword Episode 8 Review and Recap – Guardian of Children
In today’s episode, perhaps for the first time, we saw fear in Fran’s eyes. She encountered one of the biggest challenges of her life when she came face to face with a blue cat called Gyuran.
Blue cats are natural enemies to black cats and not just because they are more powerful than black cats. But because blue cats are famous for being absolutely merciless and ruthless towards black cats. For a very long time, they have killed and tortured black cats, forcing them into the lowest rank among the beasts.
Gyuran here is no different. He boasts in front of Fran how he has killed multiple black cats and even claims to have maimed a black cat child in front of her mother. Gyuran wishes to do the same things to Fran, if not worse, and for a moment, we think Fran might lose this battle.
But that is not the case; she summons the courage to face this enemy in front of her and refuses the help of Teacher, who wants to fight Gyuran himself. But Fran announces how this battle is not only just for her but for her entire race, whom she wants to give the courage to stand up to blue cats; thus, she will fight herself.
In the battle itself, we saw Fran at her most menacing stage, where she showed no mercy to Gyuran. The outcome of the battle was definitely not a surprise, considering how strong Fran has become, but it was refreshing to see her growing out of fear.
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In the second half of this episode, we got introduced to a new character Amanda, whose glimpse we saw in the previous episode. The moment she meets Fran, she immediately jumps at her hugging her and claiming to be her mother.
She is indeed a weird lady who is famous for taking care of children and even starts stalking Fran out of attachment.
Verdict
This episode was quite nice as it showed how Fran has grown from being a weak character to a strong and formidable adventurer. The entry of a new character is interesting as she gives out a very mysterious aura about herself, and we would love to know more about her. I am definitely waiting for the next week to get my answers to the surprising ending. You can watch the series on HIDIVE.
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