Katanagatari (2010–2010)

Name: Katanagatari
Genre: Animation, Action & Adventure, Drama

TV ShowEndedFuji TVAnimation, Action & Adventure, Drama1 season, 12 episodes

Plot

The legendary swordsmith Kiki Shikizaki created 1,000 swords in his career. The more of the swords a country owns, the higher its chances are at winning a war. When the shogun emerged victorious, he collected 988 swords, but these were merely the “practice pieces”. The last twelve swords were the crowning achievements of Kiki’s career. Each one of them is so powerful that a single man could defeat an army with it. Togame, the shogun’s strategist, gets the order to collect these swords. At first she hired a ninja, but each of the swords’ value is so high that the entire ninja clan went rogue once they got hold of one. She then put her trust in another warrior, but he kept the sword for himself. Her final hope now is Shichika, the seventh and last student of the Kyotoryuu School.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

01Plane, the AbsoluteS01E01 · 6.0Togame, a female samurai general, travels to the Fushou island to asks Shichika for help in collecting the 12 legendary swords.
02Blunt, the DecapitatorS01E02 · 6.0It has been one month since Shichika left his island home and began his journey with Togame. Together they have journeyed across Japan to Inaba where they hope to retrieve the Namakura Sword. However, the swords current master, Ginkaku Uneri is far more skilled than anyone Shichika has ever faced before. Shichika must then use all of his skills in order to defeat Ginkaku and protect both the sword and Togame.
03Blade, the ThousandS01E03 · 6.0Shichika and Togame are three months into their search for the 12 Deviant Swords and this time they have arrived at the Sanzu Shrine in order to retrieve the Tsurugi sword. However, in order to obtain it not only must Togame find the original Tsurugi from one thousand identical blades but Shichika must defeat it's master Meisai Tsuruga in a one-on-one duel. To make matters even worse Kuizame Maniwa is also after the Tsurugi sword and soon makes his way to the Shrine.

Episodes by season

Season0112Episodes2010Aired 6.0Season avg

S01E01Season's bestPlane, the AbsoluteJanuary 25, 2010 6.0Togame, a female samurai general, travels to the Fushou island to asks Shichika for help in collecting the 12 legendary swords.
S01E02Blunt, the DecapitatorFebruary 8, 2010 6.0It has been one month since Shichika left his island home and began his journey with Togame. Together they have journeyed across Japan to In
S01E03Blade, the ThousandMarch 9, 2010 6.0Shichika and Togame are three months into their search for the 12 Deviant Swords and this time they have arrived at the Sanzu Shrine in orde
S01E04Needle, the FineApril 17, 2010 6.0Hakuhei Sabi challenges Shichika to a duel for possession of the Hari Sword and the rest of Shikizaki Kiki's Blades. Meanwhile, the Maniwa N
S01E05Aegis, the ResentmentMay 20, 2010 6.0Shichika and Togame are now five months into their quest and have just arrived in Satsuma where they hope to retrieve the Yoroi Sword. Howev
S01E06Hammer, the Dual-EdgeJune 5, 2010 6.0Shichika and Togame find themselves in the harsh Ezo region in search of the enigmatic Itezora clan. Unfortunately they soon discover that t
S01E07Destitute, the VileJuly 10, 2010 6.0Having become annoyed with her brother's slow progress Nanami has decided to leave the island and collect the 'Deviant Swords' herself. Howe
S01E08Sai, the MinuteAugust 14, 2010 6.0Having returned to Owari, Togame's home, Togame and Shichika meet with Princess Hitei who tells them about the location of Shikizaki Kiki's
S01E09Saw, the ImperatorSeptember 11, 2010 6.0Togame and Shichika travel to the Shinou Issou School to take on its master, Zanki Kiguchi, for possession of Outou Nokogiri. Being a sword
S01E10Scales, the SincereOctober 16, 2010 6.0Shichika and Togame travel to Togame's childhood home in search of Rinne Higaki, a holy man in possession of Seito Hakari. When they find hi
S01E11Gilt, the VenomousNovember 12, 2010 6.0The episode begins with a flashback detailing how Shikizaki Kiki first met Kazune Yasuri, the man who would one day become the first head of
S01E12Gun, the FirearmDecember 11, 2010 6.0As Togame lays dying in Shichika's arms, she tells him that all of this was a part of her plan and that had she not died, she intended on ki

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Castfull cast & details

Yukari TamuraTogame (voice)

Yoshimasa HosoyaShichika Yasuri (voice)

Mai NakaharaNanami Yasuri (voice)

Chihiro SuzukiKōmori Maniwa (voice)

Mitsuru MiyamotoGinkaku Uneri (voice)

Hikaru MidorikawaHakuhei Sabi (voice)

Haruka TomatsuHitei Hime (voice)

Ryotaro OkiayuHōō Maniwa (voice)

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