Katanagatari

TV201012 Episodes
ActionAdventureRomance
MALDB
8.3/10

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]

Anime Information

Aired:Jan 26, 2010 to Dec 11, 2010
Duration:49 min per ep
Members:577239
Favorites:10857

Genres, Themes & Demographics

Genres:

ActionAdventureRomance

Themes:

HistoricalMartial Arts

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Broadcast Information

Broadcast: Tuesdays at 01:10 (JST)

Season: winter

Theme Songs

Opening Theme:

"Hakushi Kassai Uta Awase (拍手喝采歌合)" by supercell (noitaminA rebroadcast)

1: "Meiya Kadenrou (冥夜花伝廊)" by Minami Kuribayashi (eps 1-7)

2: "Katana to Saya (刀と鞘)" by ALI PROJECT (eps 8-12)

Ending Themes:

"Koto no Ha (言ノ葉)" by Piko (noitaminA rebroadcast)

1: "Tasogare no Gekka (誰そ彼の月華)" by Yousei Teikoku

2: "Refulgence" by Shoujobyo

3: "Senbonsenyo no Hamariuta (千本千女の刃毬唄)" by Hata Aki

4: "Kyomu no Hana (虚無の華)" by kukui

5: "Ai to Makoto (愛と誠)" by Tamura Yukari

6: "Yuki no Onna (雪ノ女)" by ALI PROJECT

7: "Mayoigo Sagashi (迷い子さがし)" by Nakahara Mai

8: "Karakuri Nemuri Dan (からくり眠り談)" by Nomiko

9: "Akashi (証)" by Annabel

10: "Ina, to Hime wa Subete wo Katarazu (否、と姫は全てを語らず)" by Tomatsu Haruka

11: "Bourei-tachi yo Yabou no Hate ni Nemure (亡霊達よ野望の果てに眠れ)" by Faylan

12: "Toki Sude ni Hajimari wo Kizamu (時すでに始まりを刻む)" by Kuribayashi Minami