TV / Winter 2010
Katanagatari
The story
Synopsis
Katanagatari is set in an Edo era world of elaborate sword schools and unconventional combat, where one warrior's technique is to use his own body as a blade. Shichika Yasuri, the reclusive seventh head of his school, is drawn out of seclusion when the clever strategist Togame recruits him to help collect twelve legendary swords for the shogunate. Their que…
Characters
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Shichika Yasuri
Main | Japanese VA: Hosoya, Yoshimasa
Togame
Main | Japanese VA: Tamura, Yukari
Nanami Yasuri
Supporting | Japanese VA: Nakahara, Mai
Hitei
Supporting | Japanese VA: Tomatsu, Haruka
Emonzaemon Souda
Supporting | Japanese VA: Koyama, Rikiya
Rinne Higaki
Supporting | Japanese VA: Itou, Miyako
Staff
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Motonaga, Keitarou
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard
NISIO, ISIN
Original Creator
Uezu, Makoto
Script, Series Composition
Hariu, Masayuki
Producer
Iwasa, Gaku
Producer
Ozaki, Noriko
Producer
Latest Episodes
Recent episodes from Katanagatari.
Episode 12: Juu, the Flame Sword
Aired Dec 11, 2010
Episode 11: Mekki, the Poison Sword
Aired Nov 13, 2010
Episode 10: Hakari, the Sword of Truth
Aired Oct 16, 2010
Episode 9: Nokogiri, the Sword of Kings
Aired Sep 11, 2010
Episode 8: Kanzashi, the Sword of Precision
Aired Aug 14, 2010
Episode 7: Bita, the Evil Sword
Aired Jul 10, 2010
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Katanagatari episode guide
12 tracked episodes