"I'll Rewrite the Swordsmanship of This World My Way" The Strongest Sword Emperor Dominates with Memories of His Previous Life! New SMARTOON® "The Sword Emperor Beyond His Past Life" Begins Exclusive Distribution on Piccoma from April 27 (Monday)
Kakao Piccoma announced the exclusive distribution of the new SMARTOON® "The Sword Emperor Beyond His Past Life" on Piccoma starting April 27, 2026. This male battle fantasy features a sword emperor who dominates with memories of his previous life, produced by subsidiary Studio1pic.
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The strongest sword emperor reincarnates with memories of his past life! The latest male battle fantasy begins exclusive distribution on Piccoma.
"Swordsmanship of a past life x Secret of dragon's blood" A trainee from a prestigious family rewrites his destiny, a story of overcoming odds and growth in a SMARTOON®.
"The Sword Emperor Beyond His Past Life" work page: https://piccoma.com/web/product/183342
Kakao Piccoma Corporation (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Jae-Yong Kim), which operates the electronic manga and novel service "Piccoma," will begin exclusive distribution of the new SMARTOON® "The Sword Emperor Beyond His Past Life" (Original work: McEnroe / Story: gamza / Art: LEE SEONG WOON / Publisher: Studio1pic) from Monday, April 27, 2026.
This work is the latest male battle fantasy produced by Studio1pic, a group company of Kakao Piccoma. As the tagline "I'll Rewrite the Swordsmanship of This World My Way" suggests, it depicts an intense story of overcoming odds, where the protagonist carves out his own destiny using memories of his previous life as a weapon.
The story is set in the Cardenas family, a prestigious sword family that protects the Arcadia Empire. It is said that the direct lineage of this family possesses a powerful unique ability called "Trait," which is believed to harbor dragon's blood. Leonard Cardenas, the protagonist, spent his days as a trainee of the family, but one day he awakens memories of his previous life as "Yong Muhyuk," who was called the greatest sword emperor in the world.
With the swordsmanship he mastered in his past life and the formidable power he newly acquired, Leonard challenges the highly skilled direct lineage trainees. In the midst of these battles, he approaches the shocking secret hidden within the "dragon's blood" passed down in the family. Please enjoy Leonard's growth story on Piccoma as he begins to engrave a legend that surpasses his past life, aiming to become the strongest sword emperor, a dream he couldn't fulfill before.
©McEnroe /Studio1pic
"The Sword Emperor Beyond His Past Life"
Original author: McEnroe
Story: gamza
Art: LEE SEONG WOON
The Cardenas family, a prestigious sword family that protected the Arcadia Empire, was known as a powerful martial arts group. Among them, the direct lineage of the Cardenas family was said to possess dragon's blood due to their unique ability called "Trait."
Leonard Cardenas, a trainee at the Cardenas family's training facility, one day gains immense power by acquiring memories of his previous life as "Yong Muhyuk," who was called the greatest sword emperor in the world. As he challenges the highly skilled direct lineage trainees, Leonard also approaches the secret of the dragon's blood flowing in his family.
A story begins where he aims to become the strongest sword emperor, a dream from his past life, based on those memories.
Distributed with "First 20 episodes released at once / updated every Monday."
Read the work
About Studio1pic
Company Name: Studio1pic Corp.
Representative: Hyunju Kim
Location: 5th Floor, Darun Tower, 335 Hakdong-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Studio1pic is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kakao Piccoma and is its first SMARTOON content production studio.
Studio1pic's content aims for global expansion, starting with serialization on "Piccoma," Japan's No. 1 manga and novel platform operated by Kakao Piccoma, then on platforms within Korea, and further worldwide.
Studio1pic strives to create the best possible creative environment where everyone can coexist. Studio1pic is committed to providing the best works that can become top recommendations for readers and becoming the No. 1 studio that creators want to work with.
About Piccoma
Piccoma is an electronic manga and novel service where you can read one episode of trending popular manga, novels, and original works for free every day by waiting. Since the service release of the app version "Piccoma" on April 20, 2016, it has surpassed 50 million cumulative downloads. *Cumulative downloads as of March 2025 for iOS/Android combined.
● "Piccoma" Service Overview
Service Name: Piccoma
Platform: iOS / Android / Web
Usage Fee: Free (with some in-app purchases)
App Download: http://piccoma.com/web/redir/853
Official Website: https://piccoma.com/web
Official X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/piccoma_jp
Operated by: Kakao Piccoma Corporation
Keywords:
"Swordsmanship of a past life x Secret of dragon's blood" A trainee from a prestigious family rewrites his destiny, a story of overcoming odds and growth in a SMARTOON®.
"The Sword Emperor Beyond His Past Life" work page: https://piccoma.com/web/product/183342
Kakao Piccoma Corporation (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Jae-Yong Kim), which operates the electronic manga and novel service "Piccoma," will begin exclusive distribution of the new SMARTOON® "The Sword Emperor Beyond His Past Life" (Original work: McEnroe / Story: gamza / Art: LEE SEONG WOON / Publisher: Studio1pic) from Monday, April 27, 2026.
This work is the latest male battle fantasy produced by Studio1pic, a group company of Kakao Piccoma. As the tagline "I'll Rewrite the Swordsmanship of This World My Way" suggests, it depicts an intense story of overcoming odds, where the protagonist carves out his own destiny using memories of his previous life as a weapon.
The story is set in the Cardenas family, a prestigious sword family that protects the Arcadia Empire. It is said that the direct lineage of this family possesses a powerful unique ability called "Trait," which is believed to harbor dragon's blood. Leonard Cardenas, the protagonist, spent his days as a trainee of the family, but one day he awakens memories of his previous life as "Yong Muhyuk," who was called the greatest sword emperor in the world.
With the swordsmanship he mastered in his past life and the formidable power he newly acquired, Leonard challenges the highly skilled direct lineage trainees. In the midst of these battles, he approaches the shocking secret hidden within the "dragon's blood" passed down in the family. Please enjoy Leonard's growth story on Piccoma as he begins to engrave a legend that surpasses his past life, aiming to become the strongest sword emperor, a dream he couldn't fulfill before.
©McEnroe /Studio1pic
"The Sword Emperor Beyond His Past Life"
Original author: McEnroe
Story: gamza
Art: LEE SEONG WOON
The Cardenas family, a prestigious sword family that protected the Arcadia Empire, was known as a powerful martial arts group. Among them, the direct lineage of the Cardenas family was said to possess dragon's blood due to their unique ability called "Trait."
Leonard Cardenas, a trainee at the Cardenas family's training facility, one day gains immense power by acquiring memories of his previous life as "Yong Muhyuk," who was called the greatest sword emperor in the world. As he challenges the highly skilled direct lineage trainees, Leonard also approaches the secret of the dragon's blood flowing in his family.
A story begins where he aims to become the strongest sword emperor, a dream from his past life, based on those memories.
Distributed with "First 20 episodes released at once / updated every Monday."
Read the work
About Studio1pic
Company Name: Studio1pic Corp.
Representative: Hyunju Kim
Location: 5th Floor, Darun Tower, 335 Hakdong-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Studio1pic is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kakao Piccoma and is its first SMARTOON content production studio.
Studio1pic's content aims for global expansion, starting with serialization on "Piccoma," Japan's No. 1 manga and novel platform operated by Kakao Piccoma, then on platforms within Korea, and further worldwide.
Studio1pic strives to create the best possible creative environment where everyone can coexist. Studio1pic is committed to providing the best works that can become top recommendations for readers and becoming the No. 1 studio that creators want to work with.
About Piccoma
Piccoma is an electronic manga and novel service where you can read one episode of trending popular manga, novels, and original works for free every day by waiting. Since the service release of the app version "Piccoma" on April 20, 2016, it has surpassed 50 million cumulative downloads. *Cumulative downloads as of March 2025 for iOS/Android combined.
● "Piccoma" Service Overview
Service Name: Piccoma
Platform: iOS / Android / Web
Usage Fee: Free (with some in-app purchases)
App Download: http://piccoma.com/web/redir/853
Official Website: https://piccoma.com/web
Official X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/piccoma_jp
Operated by: Kakao Piccoma Corporation
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