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

  • #201 highest rated all time

  • #409 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

    81%

  • Popularity

    126220

  • Favourites

    4160

  • 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

    82%

  • Travel

    80%

  • Revenge

    79%

  • Gore

    79%

  • Heterosexual

    77%

  • Male Protagonist

    76%

  • Philosophy

    75%

  • Ninja

    74%

  • Female Protagonist

    71%

  • Meta

    70%

  • Anachronism

    69%

  • Politics

    66%

  • Episodic

    66%

  • Tsundere

    65%

  • Coming of Age

    64%

  • Primarily Adult Cast

    61%

  • Time Manipulation

    55%

  • Body Horror

    50%

  • Rural

    50%

  • Slapstick

    45%

  • Guns

    40%

  • Shapeshifting

    40%

  • Nudity

    36%

  • Body Swapping

    36%

  • Urban

    30%

  • Shrine Maiden

    28%

  • Desert

    26%

  • Ghost

    25%

  • 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)

  • Minami Kuribayashi

    Minami Kuribayashi

    Theme Song Performance (OP1, ED13)

  • Haruka Tomatsu

    Haruka Tomatsu

    Theme Song Performance (ED10)

  • Hiroshi Hirata

    Hiroshi Hirata

    Title Logo Calligraphy

  • 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)

  • Yuuji Moriyama

    Yuuji Moriyama

    Key Animation (ep 3)

Status Distribution

  • CURRENT

    6780 Users

  • PLANNING

    58212 Users

  • COMPLETED

    51340 Users

  • DROPPED

    3512 Users

  • PAUSED

    6376 Users

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