Katanagatari
刀語
Yasuri Shichika, seventh successor of the Kyotouryuu (bladeless) sword art, lives on an isolated island with his older sister, Nanami. One day Shichika is visited by a woman named Togame, who requests his aid in her quest to find and collect the final twelve swords forged by the legendary master swordsmith, Shikizaki Kiki. Shichika and Togame begin their odyssey by leaving the island he called home for over 20 years. They will face twelve individuals who possess and protect Shikizaki's legendary swords. Join Shichika and Togame on an exciting, epic adventure that defies reality as they discover the true potential of the Kyoutoryuu sword style! (Source: NIS America)
Katanagatari is a tv with 12 episodes, from Winter 2010, produced by WHITE FOX, rated 8.1/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
Yasuri Shichika, seventh successor of the Kyotouryuu (bladeless) sword art, lives on an isolated island with his older sister, Nanami. One day Shichika is visited by a woman named Togame, who requests his aid in her quest to find and collect the final twelve swords forged by the legendary master swordsmith, Shikizaki Kiki. Shichika and Togame begin their odyssey by leaving the island he called home for over 20 years. They will face twelve individuals who possess and protect Shikizaki's legendary swords. Join Shichika and Togame on an exciting, epic adventure that defies reality as they discover the true potential of the Kyoutoryuu sword style! (Source: NIS America)
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Tags
- Swordplay — Prominently features the use of swords in combat.
- Martial Arts — Centers around the use of traditional hand-to-hand combat.
- Tragedy — Centers around tragic events and unhappy endings.
- Historical — Partly or completely set during a real period of world history.
- Samurai — Prominently features warriors of medieval Japanese nobility bound by a code of honor.
- Travel — Centers around character(s) moving between places a significant distance apart.
- Revenge — Prominently features a character who aims to exact punishment in a resentful or vindictive manner.
- Gore — Prominently features graphic bloodshed and violence.
- Heterosexual — Prominently features a romance between a man and a woman, not inherently sexual.
- Male Protagonist — Main character is male.
- Philosophy — Relating or devoted to the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.
- Ninja — Prominently features Japanese warriors traditionally trained in espionage, sabotage and assasination.