It wouldn’t be a Nisio Isin anime, if more than 50% of the screen time was talking, would it? The banter and dynamic going between Togame and Shichika throughout the whole series almost reminds me of something out of S&W. What places this anime as my favorite is not only Shichika’s development, but also the dialogue between the characters. But I honestly don’t want to say anything about it, since it would be venturing into possible spoiler territory. Important to Shichika is the reason he fights, and this is where most of his development comes. You come to realise that there is more to him that just being stupid, and he only seems that way in the beginning because of his life devoid of social contact. He even states it himself, “I’m not very good at thinking.” The thing is Shichika has only ever had contact with three other human beings. In the beginning of the series, he might come off as someone that would fall into the airhead trope. Yasuri Shichika is one of the most well-developed characters in any anime I have seen. Each episode focuses on a wielder of one of the Deviant Blades, and even though we only get 50 minutes with each, they all seem fleshed out and realistic, almost to the same level as series like Cowboy Bebop and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood does it. Katanagatari features a wide array of characters, and somehow, most of them don’t fall into some trope or cliche. The characters are what really bring out the goods in this series. The power of the show isn’t in the story, like it is in some. “That just sounds so bland! There’s no way I’ll like this.” But I’ll stop you right there. She wants Shichika’s help in collecting the 12 Deviant Blades, the final masterpieces of the master swordsmith Shikizaki Kiki. After his father passes away, Shichika is now the seventh head of the Kyotoryu (bladeless) Sword Style. Because of events roughly 20 years before the story starts, Yasuri Shichika father, and his family, was exiled to a small, isolated island. The premise of the story is quite simple. The runtime of each episode is 50 minutes, and I believe that this is beneficial to the series, since it allows for both more dialogue and character building. There is, however, at the very least one (pretty epic) fight throughout every episode. This means that, if you were expecting a show with a ton of fighting, you might be disappointed. Katanagatari is written by the well-known author Nisio Isin, original creator of the –monogatari series. People who work for honor are also no good. TV | Episodes: 12 | Genres: Action, Adventure, Historical, Martial Arts Katanagatari - ( MAL, Anime-Planet, Hummingbird, Anilist)
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