The World's Least Interesting Master Swordsman
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| The World's Least Interesting Master Swordsman | |
 First light novel volume cover | |
| 地味な剣聖はそれでも最強です (Jimi na Kensei wa Soredemo Saikyō desu) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action, fantasy, isekai[1] |
| Novel series | |
| Written by | Rokurō Akashi |
| Published by | Shōsetsuka ni Narō |
| Original run | August 21, 2017 – present |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Rokurō Akashi |
| Illustrated by | Shiso |
| Published by | Shufu to Seikatsu Sha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | PASH! Books |
| Original run | May 25, 2018 – October 3, 2025 |
| Volumes | 11 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Rokurō Akashi |
| Illustrated by | Appe |
| Published by | Shufu to Seikatsu Sha |
| Imprint | PASH! Comics |
| Magazine | Comic PASH! |
| Original run | May 25, 2018 – present |
| Volumes | 10 |
The World's Least Interesting Master Swordsman (地味な剣聖はそれでも最強です, Jimi na Kensei wa Soredemo Saikyō desu) is a Japanese light novel series written by Rokurō Akashi and illustrated by Shiso. It began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō in August 2017. It was later acquired by Shufu to Seikatsu Sha who published it under their PASH! Books light novel imprint from May 2018 to October 2025. A manga adaptation illustrated by Appe began serialization on Shufu to Seikatsu Sha's Comic PASH! website in May 2018.
Light novel
Written by Rokurō Akashi, The World's Least Interesting Master Swordsman began serialization on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on August 21, 2017.[2] It was later acquired by Shufu to Seikatsu Sha who published eleven volumes with illustrations by Shiso under their PASH! Books imprint from May 25, 2018, to October 3, 2025.[3][4]
During their Anime NYC 2019 panel, J-Novel Club announced that they licensed the light novels for English publication.[5]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 25, 2018[3] | 978-4-391-15147-3 | February 1, 2020[1] | 978-1-71-836948-1 |
| 2 | September 28, 2018[6] | 978-4-391-15148-0 | April 4, 2020[1] | 978-1-71-836950-4 |
| 3 | March 29, 2019[7] | 978-4-391-15285-2 | June 7, 2020[1] | 978-1-71-836952-8 |
| 4 | August 30, 2019[8] | 978-4-391-15346-0 | August 12, 2020[1] | 978-1-71-836954-2 |
| 5 | May 29, 2020[9] | 978-4-391-15345-3 | January 31, 2021[1] | 978-1-71-836956-6 |
| 6 | August 28, 2020[10] | 978-4-391-15462-7 | June 7, 2021[1] | 978-1-71-836958-0 |
| 7 | March 5, 2021[11] | 978-4-391-15579-2 | September 10, 2021[1] | 978-1-71-836960-3 |
| 8 | October 1, 2021[12] | 978-4-391-15680-5 | April 8, 2022[1] | 978-1-71-836962-7 |
| 9 | May 6, 2022[13] | 978-4-391-15730-7 | February 21, 2023[1] | 978-1-71-836964-1 |
| 10 | March 7, 2025[14] | 978-4-391-16455-8 | March 20, 2026[1] | 978-1-71-836966-5 |
| 11 | October 3, 2025[4] | 978-4-391-16617-0 | June 22, 2026[1] | 978-1-71-836968-9 |
Manga
A manga adaptation illustrated by Appe began serialization on Shufu to Seikatsu Sha's Comic PASH! website on May 25, 2018.[15] The manga's chapters have been collected into eleven tankōbon volumes as of May 2026.[16]
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 29, 2019[17] | 978-4-391-15286-9 |
| 2 | June 28, 2019[18] | 978-4-391-15347-7 |
| 3 | January 31, 2020[19] | 978-4-391-15416-0 |
| 4 | August 28, 2020[20] | 978-4-391-15503-7 |
| 5 | March 5, 2021[21] | 978-4-391-15580-8 |
| 6 | October 1, 2021[22] | 978-4-391-15681-2 |
| 7 | May 6, 2022[23] | 978-4-391-15731-4 |
| 8 | October 7, 2022[24] | 978-4-391-15858-8 |
| 9 | March 7, 2025[25] | 978-4-391-16454-1 |
| 10 | October 3, 2025[26] | 978-4-391-16618-7 |
| 10 | May 1, 2026[16] | 978-4-391-16765-8 |
Reception
By April 2022, the series had over 880,000 copies in circulation.[27]