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Coolest Anime Katana and Their Story

One can’t deny the importance of Katana in Japanese history. Even though they might have more modernized and developed weapons now, Katanas still draw attention because of their exquisite design and use in an exciting way seen in anime. 

Anime Katana & Their Storie

If you are a fan of anime or love to build your own katana after watching these anime, then below is just the right list for you. Keep scrolling to find the coolest anime katana and their story.

  • Akame ga Kill! 

Akame ga Kill is a very famous anime katana. It was aired from July 2014 till December 2014. It has a total of 24 episodes. The story goes about a naïve swordsman, Tatsumi, who travels to the capital to earn money to help his village. After reaching the capital, he encounters some unpleasant incidents from meeting people with cruel intentions. Through a series of twists, Tatsumi decides to join Night Raid. A group of assassins intend to take over the capital’s government. 

This is anime, each member of the Night Raid holds different weapons, which may not essentially be a sword. However, you will see katanas being used a lot in this series. Katanas is the weapon used by the protagonist, Tatsumi, and the deuterogamist, Akame. 

Thus you will see characters using katanas who fight against other characters using different weapons.

  • Bleach 

Another anime named Bleach is widely loved by anime and katana lovers. Kurosaki Ichigo is a young boy who is a high school student. He can see ghosts and spirits; he meets Rukia Kuchiki’s shinigami. When Rukia sustains a severe injury while protecting Ichigo from an attack by Hollow, she realizes that she cannot defeat it. Later, to defeat the Hollow, she transfers her shinigami powers to Ichigo. Then, Ichigo becomes a shinigami who uses a large Zanpakuto sword.

Zanpakuto is a type of katana. This is used as the primary weapon of various parties, including shinigami. The size of the katana used by the wielder symbolizes the powers, but there are other characteristics other than just the size. If you want to learn more about katana and fights between supernatural creatures, you must binge-watch this anime series, Bleach. It has a total of 266 episodes, so that you will be hooked to the series for a long time. 

  • Blood+

Blood+ is very famous among katana-anime lovers. In this anime, Saya Otonashi is an anaemic amnesiac living a simple and happy life with her family. Until one day, she is attacked by a Chiropteran, a creature that lives on the blood of the living. Saya comes to know that she can only defeat the blood-sucking creature, as her blood causes the creature’s bodies to crystalise and break into pieces. After that, she embarks on a journey and wields a special katana to get rid of the Chiropterans. 

This story maybe not be about samurai but is about a young girl wielding katana and defeating vampires. If you think a cute girl leading with katana and defeating monsters is cool, you are totally right. Even though this series has a darker and more serious tone, it still has comedy bits to keep you entertained. 

Katana anime are series that digs into the world of metal and art involving samurai since they are majestic in many ways; katanas will always be about history and life and anime. The popularity of katanas will not end anytime soon; if you are searching for some exciting katana anime, above is the list. 

 

 
 
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