Return of the Blossoming Blade

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Synonyms: Return of the Mount Hua Sect, Return of the Flowery Mountain Sect, Hwasan Gwihwan

Japanese: 화산귀환

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Type: Manhwa

Volumes: Unknown

Chapters: Unknown

Status: Publishing

Published: Mar 23, 2021 to ?

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Themes: Martial Arts, Reincarnation

Serialization: Naver Webtoon

Authors: LICO (Art), Biga (Story)

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Ranked: #173²

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When Cheongmyeong of the Mount Hua Sect awakens a hundred years in the future, his last memories are of a bloody battle against the Leader of the Demonic Cult, the evil Cheonma. The battle almost saw the end of the Ten Great Sects of ancient China, when Cheongmyeong ended the hard-fought struggle by striking down Cheonma. Soon after, he succumbed to his wounds, filled with regret at their pyrrhic victory. All is not lost, however, as he awakens to his second chance at life. Shocked to find his beloved Mount Hua Sect reduced to a mere shadow of itself in the present day, Cheongmyeong embarks on a journey to restore Mount Hua to its former glory.

(Source: Webtoon Entertainment)

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Return of the Blossoming Blade is an adaptation of Biga's Hwasan Gwihwan web novel series. It is originally a webtoon series which has been officially published in book format by A.Tempo Media (에이템포미디어) since January 18, 2023. The series has been published digitally in English by Webtoon Entertainment since June 17, 2021.

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Mar 3, 2024

AnimePTB

Recommended

Preliminary (113/? eps)

It is one of the gratest of all time

Story- Without any spoiler i want say story is well written. For the start where MC is reincarnated to the the re-initiation of mount hua sector to training arc to treasure hunt arc . This manhua make perfect at every chapter

Taking about the art it inproved after season break , but i feel they are dragging it now . It was fun till season 1 but after that it taking lot of side characters getting involved . We have to wait more and more for MC savage moment . Also its good at not complicating ...

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Aug 21, 2023

Airtag111

Recommended

Preliminary (78/? eps)

Return of the Blossoming Blade is seriously overlooked!

It a creative and hilarious story with masterful action/ sect progression, and while doesn't do anything extremely unique for the first part, it sure as hell does it properly. It has a wide fanbase in korea, but western circles do not discuss it as much, in my observation. For me, it is one of the best murim manhwa out there, but I haven't really read another clear contender for first place just yet either.

Not only does this manhwa embody the spirit of martial arts well (as a martial artist myself I appreciate this), it also grounds ... the overpowered MC with such logical limiters and personality that despite his arrogance and severe lack of discipline I can see the legendary martial artist in him. Cheonmyeong is the character that carries this entire plot (quite literally) and your approach to this manhwa as the reader is basically entirely dependent on how you like his characters. You will see what he does right, and what he might be doing wrong, and the writers give you substantial space for you to make these speculations and characters that are there to embody these speculations, (such as that one "villain," given reasonable motivation to criticize Chenmyeong that comes in the later half of the pre-hiatus arc). So I feel some of the pitfalls, particularly in your first read through, are in the parts when he is most morally/logically questionable. The answer is mostly that he is very much in the right though and even if he isn't, the people can't do anything about it, which results in some pretty hilarious scenes. Nonetheless, this is what differentiates this manhwa from your run-of-the-mill power fantasy.

Now this is a rather straightforward story, but its depth comes from how clearly it executes the dynamics between sect members. Everyone's reaction to everyone is very reasonable, and in a genre plagued by contrivances (I read to much garbage manhwa to not point this out), this goes above and beyond in every aspect. In fact, its delightful simplicity makes it such a fun reread, as it still has details you can watch out for in the background, in the artwork, and in the small interactions between the characters. I have reread the first part of this manhwa (as of me writing this, it just began continuing publishing its second part) 3 times over and it got better through each read. In fact, the jump of quality between the 1st and the 2nd read through is amazing particularly because of how you know everything will play out.

I also need to mention HOW amazing the artwork of this manhwa is. The style is great-- everything is well-drawn and simple, but still detailed enough to be original. Every character is perfectly designed, and they have this incredible balance between under-designed and normally designed that you are shocked at how such a simple look to a character can seem so original and unique. Now don't get me wrong, the art is pretty complex with each character's layered clothing and close to realistic proportions, but it feels easy to the eyes. The art style obviously has an effect on this but character design on its own must be admired too. Cheonmyeong just has a black ponytail and pink eyes as his defining features, yet he is so vividly imagined and distinct. Also the character expressions in this manhwa are just perfect, you must see them for yourself.

I also must comment about the paneling, because it is truly masterful, as some action scenes are to marvel at-- again things do not get too complicated usually, but when they do, they unfold in such a simple manner that it requires tremendous skill to simplify them to that extent.

Blossoming blade isn't perfect, obviously, as it sometimes drags on strange moments, and it is easy to differentiate between important characters and background characters and this can sometimes remove immersion (as literally the most relevant third grade disciples are the most non-generic looking ones and the rest are look like filler with small exceptions.) Sometimes, characters can have sudden mood changes. Sometimes it gets a little boring if you don't know where its leading up to. Yet these feel like nitpicks on the grand scheme of things. The scale of the world is limited for the first part, but it kind of makes sense as it is very much focused on Mount Hua and how it must be saved from the brink of collapse. Nonetheless, I am curious on how the rest of the story will unfold.

Anyway, I couldn't recommend reading this and then rereading it enough, it really enhances enjoyment, trust me bro.

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Sep 8, 2023

BallsToTheWall

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (88/? eps)

Excellent first season, full of cliques and troupes of the typical "give no fucks" reincarnated anime protagonist, but told with strong comedy, nuance and character consideration.

IF it was based purely on the first season alone, it would be an easy 9/10.

HOWEVER there is a significant quality drop off in the 2nd season, with the story becoming much more stagnant with each chapters constantly harping back to the MC having to look flashy and cool at the expense of the pacing and story. It was fun at first, but seeing it happen for the 50th time gets old and it seems to be purposely overplayed ...

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