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Return of The 8th Class Mage
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Rating(3.8 / 5.0, 636 votes)
5    48% (304 votes)
4    15% (94 votes)
3    17% (105 votes)
2    11% (67 votes)
1    10% (66 votes)
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342 Chapters (Completed)
-Season 1: 180 Chapters + 6 Side Stories (Completed)
-Season 2: 156 chapters (Completed)
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Yes
Completely Translated
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Weekly Rank: #2000
Monthly Rank: #9779
All Time Rank: #206
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On 15405 Reading Lists
Monthly Rank: #8144
All Time Rank: #73

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Humanity’s first 8th Class Mage.

Betrayed, he traveled back 30 years into the past.

The story follows Ian Page, archmage and the first man to break through the 6th class, then through the 7th and become the most powerful mage, an 8th class mage.

After a lifetime of war and killing, the continent was finally unified thanks to his efforts. Now, old, his wish is to live the rest of his life in peace and try to find salvation for all the blood he spilled. However, his old friend, maddened by paranoia, couldn’t tolerate someone so powerful, so he betrayed Ian and killed him.

In his last breath, he cast a time magic that allowed him to travel back to when he was a young boy. With all the knowledge he previously had, he decided to do things better so he could end with less regrets.

Associated Names
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8 keullaeseu mabeobsaui hoegwi
8클래스 마법사의 회귀
REM
Revolution of the 8th Class Mage
The Return of the 8th Class Magician
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rhianirory
rhianirory rated it
January 19, 2021
Status: c187
neither great nor horrible. There are lots of convenient coincidences and the MC has master level luck-fu and very, very strong plot armor but that's expected in these kinds of novels. He's also one of those people who wants to be the center of attention and never tries to be low key, even at the start. I'm not a fan of attention-seeking show off MC but it's tolerable. There are some things I find unbelievable like his mom being an innocent after the very harsh life she led before; she... more>> comes off as borderline developmentally disabled, which is not the perception the author was aiming for. This isn't my favorite back in time/ second chance novel but the story itself isn't terrible. The translation, on the other hand, is very uneven, sometimes it's alright and sometimes it's worse than unedited mtl. <<less
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BrokenGale
BrokenGale rated it
September 5, 2019
Status: c140
The general premise is good, time travel back into the past and all that. However this is probably the most generic use of that premise that I have seen.

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Especially when the entire story loses all gravity and starts playing viewing the MC as some all powerful deity of some sort. The revenge goal has been accomplished and then some, there are no characters that affect the plot in any way except tangentially. Threats are neutralized in the most effective way possible. The powering up sequence is so either predictable/incoherent that even when the MC does do things, the gravitas of his actions seem trivial. Even the novel's most original idea, having the MC have to puppeteer multiple versions of himself is drowned in an ocean of mediocrity where there is even a lacking of perspective on the all but one of the puppets of himself.

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Overall a dreadfully boring series that can't even write power fantasy correctly. <<less
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ReadsWebNovels
ReadsWebNovels rated it
May 14, 2018
Status: c69
OP protagonist in a novel where combat strength is the answer to most of his problems. Honestly, it's pretty boring. He already has the answer to 99% of the challenges that come his way.
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the-bookworm
the-bookworm rated it
October 31, 2023
Status: c140
It's a cliched story. Similar to a couple of other 8th or 9th class mage/wizard/sorcerer that got mu*dered and managed to travel back in time to change fate and avenged their death.

The translation and editing is pretty bad, so bad it's funny.

Such as the word "reclaimer" is used when it should be "retainer". Or "sir name" when it should be "surname". I spit beer all over my keyboard when I first read these words.

It could be much, much better. The story and the translation. But it is what it is.... more>> Mindless fun and a good laugh. <<less
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lordOsiris
lordOsiris rated it
May 9, 2023
Status: --
No wonder the manhwa felt rushed. There was so so much to the story leftover. It was a good novel that made sure to tie up loose ends that didn't even exist in the manhwa. Then again, the novel did come first. This review was written after reading vol I.

I see that many people have dropped this because of one reason or another and I don't get them. This story might have been a bit too much in giving the MC so much power but that happened gradually, and the... more>> MC struggled and worked hard for it to happen. I'm definitely against the whole artisan arc. It brought in too much unnecessary OP baggage that the novel could've actually done without. I like how the MC gets to explore the what ifs in the guise of fragmented dimensions. The Crown Prince's redemption arc was definitely one of the better aspects of the novel. It would've been nicer if their relationship was depicted more instead of just offhanded remarks. The romance between the Princess and the Mage was another detail that did not seem that relevant but since the author went about it in the usual offhanded manner, it was kinda acceptable, I guess.

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Vol II; I only read the first chapter and the whole of the northern plains got obliterated in one breath along with my courage to continue reading. -_-|||

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leeuhna
leeuhna rated it
March 22, 2023
Status: v2c18
VOLUME 1 review

The premise is cliché and it started off pretty usual as most time travel stories do but it still didn't go to the "common" route and still has its own unique events.

Characters: Ian Page, the MC, is the incarnation of doubtfulness lmao This trait of his stemmed from the betrayal of the person whom he considered his most precious friend. Aside from that, if you want a MC who actually thinks and plans before taking action, then you'll like the MC of this story. He's cautious, smart, OP... more>> (what's new), and a big mamma's boy. He's not a saint nor evil either. He's just the right kind of balance between good and bad in my opinion. However, it would've been better if he didn't carry all of the burdens all on his own (although there's this one event at the end where he asked for help from others). I personally prefer MC together with his OP group beating enemies rather than the MC overpowering the enemies on his own.

I didn't get attached to any of the characters though I did feel kind of proud for the crown prince (he had the biggest character development out of all the characters).

Story: The plot is cliché but the way the author told the story is quite good. It has the right amount of action and events that keeps the readers interested. Basically, the beginning of the story is common, the middle part kind of went out of the norm so it's engrossing while the last part of the story kinda gets predictable. It's a happy ending though (in volume 1 that is).

Usually in stories where the protagonist returns to the past, the MC gets revenge right? Although Ian also planned on getting revenge on the 5th prince and eventually...

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got his revenge successfully,

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the story doesn't mainly focus on his revenge but rather him protecting his family and his most precious ones by becoming the most powerful person and eliminating all the threats. This also continues in volume 2.

Personally, the story would've been better if the author also shone some spotlight in the kingdom building. The author just describes it in a few sentences from time to time so I didn't really feel it.

Battles: There are some parts that the author just skips the battles which is kind of a let down tbh. Some major battles were described but the minor to intermmediate ones got skipped almost every time.

VOLUME 2 review

Volume 2 is all about Greek mythology which, in my opinion, kind of appeared out of nowhere. It was explained in the story that...

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there are 9 dimensions (if I remember the number correctly) and the higher dimension is where all the greek gods, demigods, giants, titans, and all those ancient big guys are

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I get the feeling that this story was originally supposed to be 1 volume only yet it seemed the author decided to write a continuation and although I love Greek mythology, when adding it to this type of story/genre... well, it didn't flow well. It just seems so out of place despite this story's power mainly focuses on magic (and yes, there's a Greek god of magic and witchcraft but still...)

All in all, Return of the 8th Class Mage is still worth to spend your time in reading. I initially read the manhwa before then turned to the novel. I suggest reading the novel from the start because there are some slight differences from the manhwa. <<less
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Titan LLS
Titan LLS rated it
July 2, 2021
Status: Completed
Bland this story was bland. Every once in a while some random element was thrown in to make you unsatisfied to drop it partway but it does not make it worth the read. Nothing is particularly memorable from the characters to the plot to the magic everything is just mindbogglingly bland.
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Vidashall
Vidashall rated it
February 6, 2019
Status: c10
I have read 10 chapters so far. Nothing special or something to comment about.

It isn't good, neither is bad, just a bit below average. I have yet to see any personality from the MC, neither any of the characters except the crown prince who we only saw for like 5 lines (funny enough that he seems to have more personality than the MC who we have been following for 10 chapters)
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Chourou
Chourou rated it
March 19, 2017
Status: --
This one is good. maybe a bit too fast paced but atleast there are developments, things happening, action segments, and a plot understandable but we dont know how it will end yet. But I am a bit annoyed. The character is saying he is gonna keep a low profile but he keeps doing stuffs that attracts attention. oh well whatever. And he has a mother complex...
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