Katanagatari
Katanagatari

Katanagatari

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)

Rankings

  • #188 highest rated all time

  • #381 most popular all time

  • #5 highest rated of 2010

  • #8 most popular of 2010

  • #1 highest rated of WINTER 2010

  • #2 most popular of WINTER 2010

Data

  • Format

    TV

  • Episodes

    12

  • Episode Duration

    50 minutes

  • Status

    FINISHED

  • Start Date

    Fri Feb 26 2010

  • End Date

    Tue Jan 11 2011

  • Season

    WINTER 2010

  • Average Score

    81%

  • Mean Score

    82%

  • Popularity

    114874

  • Favourites

    3993

  • Studios

    White Fox

  • Producers

    Aniplex

    Lantis

    Kodansha

    Movic

    Fuji TV

    NIS America Inc.

  • Source

    LIGHT_NOVEL

  • Genres

    Action, Adventure, Romance

  • Romaji

    Katanagatari

  • English

    Katanagatari

  • Native

    刀語

  • Synonyms

    Sword Story

Tags

  • Swordplay

    96%

  • Martial Arts

    93%

  • Tragedy

    86%

  • Historical

    84%

  • Samurai

    83%

  • Philosophy

    80%

  • Travel

    80%

  • Revenge

    80%

  • Gore

    79%

  • Male Protagonist

    76%

  • Heterosexual

    76%

  • Ninja

    74%

  • Anachronism

    69%

  • Female Protagonist

    69%

  • Meta

    69%

  • Episodic

    66%

  • Coming of Age

    64%

  • Primarily Adult Cast

    61%

  • Rural

    60%

  • Politics

    60%

  • Time Manipulation

    57%

  • Body Horror

    50%

  • Slapstick

    45%

  • Nudity

    42%

  • Body Swapping

    40%

  • Shapeshifting

    40%

  • Guns

    37%

  • Desert

    30%

  • Shrine Maiden

    30%

  • Ghost

    26%

  • Urban

    20%

  • Robots

    20%

Relations

  • Katanagatari

    SOURCE

    Katanagatari

    NOVEL · FINISHED

Characters

1 / 500

Staff

1 / 500
  • Yukari Tamura

    Yukari Tamura

    Theme Song Performance (ED5)

  • Mai Nakahara

    Mai Nakahara

    Theme Song Performance (ED7)

  • Haruka Tomatsu

    Haruka Tomatsu

    Theme Song Performance (ED10)

  • Taku Iwasaki

    Taku Iwasaki

    Music

  • Haruka Shimotsuki

    Haruka Shimotsuki

    Theme Song Performance (ED4)

  • NISIOISIN

    NISIOISIN

    Original Creator

  • ALI PROJECT

    ALI PROJECT

    Theme Song Performance (OP2, ED6)

  • Makoto Uezu

    Makoto Uezu

    Series Composition

  • Nomico

    Nomico

    Theme Song Performance (ED8)

  • Yousei Teikoku

    Yousei Teikoku

    Theme Song Performance (ED1)

Status Distribution

  • CURRENT

    6210 Users

  • PLANNING

    52645 Users

  • COMPLETED

    46948 Users

  • DROPPED

    3146 Users

  • PAUSED

    5925 Users

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