Katanagatari

Katanagatari

刀語

Score⭐ 8.3
Rank#288
Popularity#412
TypeTV
Episodes12
StatusFinished Airing
AiredJan 26, 2010 to Dec 11, 2010
Duration49 min per ep
RatingR - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Synopsis

In an Edo-era Japan lush with a variety of sword-fighting styles, Shichika Yasuri practices the most unique one: Kyotouryuu, a technique in which the user's own body is wielded as a blade. The enigmatic seventh head of the Kyotouryuu school, Shichika lives quietly in exile with his sister Nanami until one day—the wildly ambitious strategist Togame barges into their lives. Togame brazenly requests that Shichika help in her mission to collect twelve unique swords, known as the "Deviant Blades," for the shogunate. Shichika accepts, interested in the girl herself rather than petty politics, and thus sets out on a journey. Standing in their way are the fierce wielders of these legendary weapons as well as other power-hungry entities who seek to thwart Togame's objective. In order to prevail against their enemies, the duo must become an unbreakable team as they forge ahead on a path of uncertainty and peril. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

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Additional Information

SourceLight novel
Seasonwinter 2010
BroadcastTuesdays at 01:10 (JST)
ProducersAniplex, Lantis, Kodansha, Movic, Fuji TV
LicensorsNIS America, Inc.
StudiosWhite Fox

Background

Katanagatari is a complete adaptation of Nisio Isin's light novel series of the same title with each episode adapting 1 volume. The anime was released monthly, mimicking the release style of the original novels.