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The Strongest Sage With the Weakest Crest

Alternative titles

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Shikkaku Mon no Saikyo Kenja
Shikkakumon

Synopsis

Gaius is a sage and the most powerful wizard in the world, but he feels the limitations of the crest he was born with. In order to change his crest, he is reincarnated in a new body! Now, in a world far in the future, he takes the name Mathias and obtains the "Crest of Close Combat," the best crest for magical combat. But for some reason, the crest has become known by this time as the "Crest of Failure"! In this world where time has passed, magic has declined, and misunderstandings about magical theories have become dominant. Now it is up to Mathias, a boy with the weakest crest and the wisdom of a sage, to overthrow the common sense of the modern world!

Background

The Strongest Sage with the Weakest Crest is a light novel series written by Shinkoshoto and illustrated by Huuka Kazabana that began serialization online on the user-generated content publishing site Shosetsuka ni Naro in December 2016. It was later acquired by SB Creative, which began publishing the series under its GA Novel imprint. The 13th and most recent volume was released in March 2021.

A manga adaptation with illustrations by Kansho and Hyoko began serialization on Square Enix Manga UP! The manga was published on the website in July 2017 and has been released in 16 collected tankobon volumes as of September 2021. The manga is licensed for English release by Square Enix Manga & Books, with the seventh volume set to be released in January 2022.

A free smartphone game titled The Strongest Sage with the Weakest Crest: The Ultimate Reincarnation is also in the works and will be released on Android and iOS devices in 2022.

A television anime adaptation was announced at the GA Fes 2021 event. It is animated by JCStaff ( Aria the Scarlet Munition None A Certain Scientific Railgun None The Disastrous Life of Saiki K ) and features Noriaki Akitaya ( Bakuman None Ms. Vampire Who Lives in My Neighborhood None ORESUKI: Are You the Only One Who Loves Me? ) as director, with Hiroki Uchida ( Date A Live III None Merc Storia: The Apathetic Boy and the Girl in a Bottle None Requiem of the Rose King ) as series composer, Mina Osawa ( Given None I★CHU: Halfway to the Idol None School Babysitters ) handling character designs, and Elements Garden ( BanG Dream! None Senki Zessho Symphogear None That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ) composing the music. The anime's opening theme song is "Leap of Faith" by fripside, and the ending theme song is "Day of Bright Sunshine" by Yuki Nakashima. The first episode of the anime premiered on Anime NYC on November 19, 2021. The anime will begin airing in Japan in January 2022 and will be available for streaming via Crunchyroll.

Characters

Mathias Hildesheimer (Voice of: Nina Tamaki)
An ancient sage who reincarnated to obtain the Fourth Crest, the crest best suited for magical combat. Although he claims to be the strongest in the world, he is limited by his weak crest. After his reincarnation, he succeeds in obtaining the crest, but he is somewhat alien to the common sense of the time.

Lurie Aventrot (Voice of: Sayumi Suzushiro)
A young girl who comes to the Second Royal Academy to take the entrance exam. While looking for a replacement sword for the one she broke the day before, she meets Mathias. She possesses the First Crest, the "Crest of Glory," which excels in enchantment magic. Although she has a reserved and polite personality, she has a close bond with Mathias.

Lepsius Weapon (Voice of: Haruka Shiraishi)
Lurie's best friend. She has highly developed intuition and is fearless. Unwilling to be married off to live somewhere in the countryside, she leaves the countryside to attend the Royal Second Academy. She possesses the Second Crest, the "Crest of Standard," and is more skilled with a bow than a sword.

Iris (Voiced by: Shiori Izawa)
Although she takes the form of a girl, her true identity is that of a calamity-class black dragon from legend. She knew Mathias in her previous life and was invited by him to join the Royal Second Academy. She has even less common sense than Mathias and is unable to control her power, so whenever she attempts something, she causes catastrophic damage.