The Bladesmith's Enchanted Weapons: Volume 1

The Bladesmith's Enchanted Weapons #1

by Kazuma Ogiwara, Ryan Burris (Translator), CARIMARICA (Illustrator)

The katana smith Lutz has just forged his magnum opus, a katana so bewitchingly beautiful that it’s dangerous even to look at. Unfortunately, as an unlicensed smith, he has no way to sell it. But when his only real business partner, Claudia, is captured by crooked knights, Lutz knows exactly what to do with his perfect blade.
On the other side of the city walls, Gerhard, an old enchanter, is facing a horrendous slump. Though he’s confident in his abilities, he can’t create a true work of art without a proper canvas, and he longs for nothing more than a unique sword to serve as his muse. This time for sure, he will create an enchanted sword that will wipe that damn disinterested look off of the so-called hero’s face.
This is a tale of the gloriously deranged few who have given their lives and souls to crafting enchanted swords. When they come together, will they bring forth a golden age or the collapse of society itself? To those maniacs, it doesn't matter either way.

Genres: Light Novel

301 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 23, 2025

Reviews

[Pieter · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am not entirely sure how to rate this story. On the one hand it is a serious story about a bladesmith crafting various magic weapons while dealing with his changing life. On the other hand at times it is rather awkward sexual innuendo, not about women (for the most part anyway), but about literal swords. Not often you come across an enchanted blade that to an onlooker takes the shape of a beautiful woman and on which you throw yourself voluntarily or when somebody is testing your weapon and you feel the blade is cheating on you. So yeah, an odd mix that just leaves me wondering what I felt about the story.