Katanagatari 1
Sword Tale
by NISIOISIN
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appears in Light Novels.
Long ago the masterful swordsmith Shikizaki Kiki crafted 1000 blades, though his twelve final works, the legendary deviant blades were prime among the rest. All with uniquely defined traits, these swords are among the greatest in Japan. Shichika Yasuri, the seventh generational head of the Kyotoryu school of martial arts in medieval Japan. He and ...
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