is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takeru Hokazono. It has been serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump since September 2023, with its chapters collected in 12 volumes .
The series follows Chihiro Rokuhira, a bearer of a unique and powerful called "Enten", one of the seven Enchanted Blades created by his father, Kunishige Rokuhira. Driven by vengeance, he embarks on a quest to avenge his father's murder and reclaim the six other stolen Enchanted Blades, which were taken by a sinister group of sorcerers.
An anime television series adaptation produced by Cypic is set to premiere in April 2027.
By April 2026, the manga had over 4 million copies in circulation. In 2024, the series won the 10th Next Manga Award in the print category.
Plot The story takes place in modern Japan, 18 years after the end of the great war known as the Seitei War, where sorcery was commonly practiced in secret before finally being used in public. Chihiro Rokuhira is a young man who lived a peaceful life, training in isolation with his father, Kunishige Rokuhira, the legendary swordsmith who forged the famous Enchanted Blades, a set of six katanas capable of mass destruction, unlimited power, and near-infinite infused sorcery. They were once held by the heroes of the Seitei War, called Enchanted Blade Bearers, or commonly referred to as Sword Bearers, and ended the great war.
Three years ago, a criminal group of powerful sorcerers called the Hishaku attacked the Rokuhira residency to steal the Enchanted Blades. They murdered Kunishige and stole the Enchanted Blades, but Chihiro survived the attack. Determined to reclaim his father's legacy and avenge his death, Chihiro wields the seventh, secret Enchanted Blade, Enten, to find and destroy the Hishaku before they can unleash a catastrophe that would bring the whole country into chaos. However, Chihiro must also come to terms with what really happened during the Seitei War and the consequences of the actions his father and the Sword Bearers left behind.
Characters Chihiro's group
Chihiro is the 18-year-old son of the late master blacksmith Kunishige Rokuhira, trained under his father in childhood with hopes of continuing his legacy. After Kunishige's murder and the theft of his forged , Chihiro vows revenge against the culprits, the Hishaku, wielding his father's last remaining blade, . Though driven by vengeance, he avoids harming innocents during his pursuit. While typically stoic, he demonstrates compassion and loyalty to allies. Enten grants him enhanced physical abilities, energy absorption, and the power to unleash magical slashes. A keen observer, Chihiro masters the Iai White Purity Style through imitation alone, studying practitioners like Yoji Uruha, Seiichi Samura, and his daughter Iori. Upon uncovering the truth of the Seitei War and his father's remorse over the Enchanted Blades' destructive nature, Chihiro realizes Enten's true purpose: to destroy the remaining Enchanted Blades.
A highly skilled, very powerful sorcerer who specializes in teleportation. Shiba is a family friend of Chihiro and Kunishige, having grown up alongside the latter, and one of the few people who regularly visited the two, often taking Chihiro into town when Kunishige could not. Like Chihiro, he also seeks to avenge Kunishige. Before the Seitei War, he worked as a guardian for the Soga clan and was revered for his abilities even as a teenager. He joined the Kamunabi during the war but left sometime after Kunishige went into hiding. Though loud and somewhat childish despite his age, Shiba does his utmost to aid and protect Chihiro.
A disowned former member of the Sazanami clan, cast out for his perceived lack of ability. He allies with Chihiro to dismantle the Rakuzaichi black market operated by his family. Hakuri's initial inability to use the clan's signature technique stems from self-doubt caused by familial abuse, which unconsciously dispersed his spiritual energy. Upon mastering control of this energy, he gains the rare ability to wield both Isou and the Storehouse technique—a subspace for storing objects and people. Only one other clan member in history achieved this dual mastery. Hakuri can register individuals and their spiritually charged possessions in his Storehouse.
Iori Samura is the daughter of Enchanted Blade Bearer, Seiichi Samura. As a child, following her mother's death, she started living with her father and began training in swordsmanship. She endured constant bullying at school due to her father's involvement in the Seitei War. After a brief reconciliation, her father sends her away before entering Kamunabi protection, having the Masumi clan erase her memories of him to ensure she could live a normal life. The spell weakens due to her lingering attachment to her father and Tobimune's influence, finally breaking when she instinctively protects a classmate—unleashing her latent Iai White Purity Style swordsmanship. To be fully effective with her swordsmanship, Iori closes her eyes in combat.
A friend of Shiba and owner of , which serves as both a cafe and a way for Hinao to connect sorcerers with the leaders of the yakuza or big corporations who require their services.
Char is a young orphan who was a captive of the crime boss and weapons dealer Sojo. Char is the last of the Kyonagi clan, known for their regenerative abilities. Sojo experimented on her abilities to help stabilize the Datenseki. While she can heal from nearly any wound, Char can also use her ability to heal wounds in others.
Kamunabi The is a government-backed agency of sorcerers formed during the to combat threats endangering Japan as a whole, unlike civilian sorcerers who handle smaller-scale conflicts. Its origins trace back to the , a government sorcery-focused division that existed before the Seitei War. It was restructured from the , abandoning its military hierarchy to focus on countering sorcerers from the hostile island nation of Shokoku. The Kamunabi's current priority is securing the Enchanted Blades to maintain national stability. For three years, they have been locked in conflict with the Hishaku, who possess the blades but cannot wield them due to preexisting contracts. The Kamunabi safeguards the blades' rightful bearers, preventing the Hishaku from exploiting their power.
Leaders
The long-bearded director of the Kamunabi, Kasen is a stoic leader and one of the agency's most skilled and powerful sorcerers, particularly in learned arts like barrier and sealing techniques. Alongside Ichiki and Yatsuru, he sealed the Shinuchi away after the Seitei War. He laments the Kamunabi's inability to command respect from the preexisting major sorcery clans and believes that the path to peace lies in using the Enchanted Blades to create order. With this goal in mind, he conspired with the Hishaku and leaked Kunishige's location.
One of the highest-ranking heads of the Kamunabi, the elderly Ichiki is a wizened sorcerer of smaller stature, proficient in both learned sorcery and physical combat. He trained Shiba and Azami during the Seitei War and, after its conclusion, helped seal the Shinuchi and find a hiding place for Kunishige.
A high-ranking member and the sole woman among the Kamunabi's leaders, Yatsuru is a master of barrier and sealing sorcery, a skill she shares with colleagues Kasen and Ichiki. She was instrumental in sealing the Shinuchi.
The strongest of the Kamunabi heads and an old friend of Kunishige and Shiba. He helped Kunishige find a hidden place to reside following the Seitei War and later served as a prominent informant to Chihiro. Though usually cool and collected, he holds a strong hatred for the Hishaku and those who orchestrated Kunishige's assassination. His sorcery, , allows him to manifest and control coins. His family originally used this ability at their clinic for its stimulating properties, but Azami adapted the sorcery for combat, earning his father's ire. He acts as an executioner for the Kamunabi, decimating opponents with brute force.
One of the Kamunabi's leaders, with distinctive mutton chops. He criticized some leaders for being responsible for Kunishige's whereabouts, blamed him for stealing the Enchanted Blades, and distrusted Chihiro. His sorcery lets him create large, rosary-like chains of beads and control them to restrict a target.
One of the heads of the Kamunabi who wears a gas mask-like apparatus on his face and always keeps one eye closed. Like Azami, he supported Kunishige and helped hide him after the end of the Seitei War. His sorcery, allows him to send someone in a certain direction, even through walls and floors. He sacrifices himself protecting Hakuri during the Hishaku assault on Kamunabi headquarters.
Employees
An elite fighter of the Kamunabi, stated to be its strongest. She is stated to be one of the few individuals capable of opposing an Enchanted Blade by wielding a special sorcery called the , which is said to possess strength on par with the Enchanted Blades. She possesses an intense personality and short temper, but has a kind heart beneath her fiery exterior, which sometimes runs counter to her orders.
Hiyuki's partner who looks like a sumo wrestler. His sorcery creates a separate domain where two combatants fight, and the domain disappears once the battle is over. Tafuku is nonchalant and calm, contrasting Hiyuki's boisterousness. Though they begin as enemies, he quickly comes to respect Chihiro.
An elite Kamunabi fighter and member of the Kokugoku Steam Squad stationed at the Kokugoku Hot Spring Sanso fortress, assigned to protect Uruha. Fushimi wears a bandana and uses a sorcery ability called , which allows him to cut opponents with smoke between his hands. When the Hishaku's hired Datenseki-powered troops attack Kokugoku, Fushimi and the rest of the squad defeat them. However, he and his comrades would later be killed by Hiruhiko.
An elite swordswoman and Kamunabi squadron leader. She is the granddaughter of Itsuo Shirakai, founder of the Iai White Purity Style. Raised in part by Shirakai's students Yoji Uruha and Seiichi Samura, she rejects her grandfather's belief that women cannot master swordsmanship, swearing to decapitate him to prove her skill. She wields an oversized odachi—two meters long and five shaku in blade length—compensating for its weight and size with precise balance and fluid, dance-like movements.
An elite swordsman and Kamunabi squadron leader. The younger brother of Ibuki Misaka, bearer of the Enchanted Blade Cloud Gouger, he fought alongside Ibuki, their combined skill rendering them nearly unstoppable in battle. Though once a candidate to wield the Enchanted Blade Kumeyuri, Yoji Uruha was chosen instead. This, in part, has led to Natsuki resenting Uruha and drives him to desire equal recognition as a swordsman alongside his brother and the other sword bearers. After the Seitei War, Ibuki retired from swordsmanship, while Natsuki continued training. He now seeks to confront the Hishaku to avenge his brother's death. His sorcery, , allows him to imbue his movements and attacks with lightning.
Anti-Cloud Gouger Special Forces The was a squadron of six elite fighters within the Kamunabi who were tasked with opposing Genichi Sojo and the Enchanted Blade Cloud Gouger he wielded. Only two survived the battle against Sojo.
The commander of the Anti-Cloud Gouger Special Forces, he possesses a sorcery called , which lets him use magnetic forces around him. He is one of only two in the squadron to survive the battle with Sojo, though he lost both legs. The deaths of his veteran squadmates, including his childhood friend Kugara, caused him psychological trauma, leading Hagiwara to hallucinate that Kugara is still alive and speaking to him. Despite this, Ikuto can help defend Kamunabi HQ against the Hishaku.