 ~ Katanagatari ~ Synopsis "Yasuri Shichika is a swordsman who fights without a sword. The seventh head of the unique Kyotouryuu fighting school, he lives in exile on an island with his sister Nanami. One day he is met by the young and ambitious strategist Togame, who wishes to enlist his help. Shichika learns that long ago, the masterful swordsmith Shikizaki Kiki crafted a range of twelve legendary swords known as the Deviant Blades, each with uniquely defined special abilities. Together, the two journey across Edo-era Japan to collect the Deviant Blades for the shogunate and face the blade wielders in intense battles. As they do so, they uncover more about the blades, themselves, and their goals and wishes, including what Shichika truly inherits as a Kyotouryuu sword..." ______________________________________________________________________________ Warning This thread might contain spoilers from the the most recent aired episode. If you have not seen this anime and don't want it spoilers be careful. ______________________________________________________________________________ Check more Discussions on the Index |
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| It seems like no one want to go first... ok ~ Well it was for sure a different show, to begin with the episodes length. 50 minutes.. It took some time for me to get used to it.. in the beginning it was pretty hard to endure it... after a while it became ok. The length is good actually since it gives time for the story to develop, since this show had a different structure to begin with. 12 Episodes , one per month , 1 katana per Month, 1 chapter of the same story per month... So it make sense that the episodes were long. Still the pace of some episodes were reaaaaally slow... with some not so great dialogues... still it got better on the second half. The side characters weren't so memorable .. and many of them even forgettable... the main couple was cute.. still took some time for Shichika to start to become an interesting character... he was pretty awesome on the last episode... btw the show lacked some more action at some points... and the troll episode 4 when the skip the fight was really unnecessary. I'm still digesting the anime so yeah.. I'm still uncertain of the score .. maybe a 7, maybe an 8 .. not sure. |
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| A friend gave me an explanation of the ending he found somewhere on the internet. I'll post it here since I believe it's interesting and then go to bed. I might comment something here tomorrow. |
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| Seems like not many people watched in the end =p |
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| I'm horribly late, but I managed to finish the anime before we chose the next one! Yay! XD (Or should I say: Cheerio!) My only problem with the length of the episodes was that I had trouble finding time to watch them, so... This was an anime I really enjoyed. I found the story interesting and well done, and also liked how the characters were portrayed. The art style was something different, and I liked it a lot. I often found the characters' eyes rather intriguing - I didn't get to see multi-coloured ones very often so far! Oh yes, episode 4. XD I kept thinking, "When are they going to cut to Togame and Shichika?", not even suspecting they would skip the whole fight. But in the end, I actually found it rather funny that they did... Am I the only one who thinks the mood of the series really shifted over the course of the episodes? I remember thinking after the first episode "Why doesn't this have a 'Comedy' tag?", but I'm still digesting the ending... Of course, there were several serious or more somber scenes in the earlier episodes (also, Shichika and Togame practically run around killing people wherever they go, so of course, it isn't a thoroughly funny show...), but they still felt more light-hearted to me than the later ones. I personally didn't mind that there was a lot of dialogue, except for maybe at the start of the last episode. By the amount of blood on the ground, I wouldn't have thought that they could have kept talking like that for 15 minutes... Who was your favourite Maniwani, by the way? |
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| hmm ~ better late than don't participate =D favourite Maniwani hm... Kyouken Maniwa had a pretty awesome power to keep living moving bodies , I think that the way she was defeated was pretty 'meh' ~ Houou Maniwa was also interesting ... I wonder if Shichika would be able to defeat him normally ... (probably would) The whole purpose of the Maniwas in the anime was a bit off at times... most of them are there just to die =p |
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| Haha, thanks... Yes, Kyouken was definitely interesting! Hm, I guess he would have been able to defeat Houou, because he defeated Emonzaemon as well? But then again, maybe that was only possible because he was allowed to get hurt then? We'll never know for sure... I really liked Pengin, though (cuteness bias... XD). I really hoped he wouldn't die. :( That's true... Most only made very brief appearances. |
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Tsubameko said: Haha, thanks... Yes, Kyouken was definitely interesting! Hm, I guess he would have been able to defeat Houou, because he defeated Emonzaemon as well? But then again, maybe that was only possible because he was allowed to get hurt then? We'll never know for sure... I really liked Pengin, though (cuteness bias... XD). I really hoped he wouldn't die. :( That's true... Most only made very brief appearances. Haha the cuteness bias xD He died in a pretty cruel way tho =/ Viyrew said: They kind of felt like team rocket in pokemon anime at times XD. I think i liked Houou Maniwa the best. I had the exactly same feeling.. they were like team rocket only there to get beaten ... some times they just show up to do that xD |
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| Yes, sadly. :( Team Rocket really is quite a good comparison here. XD |
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| oh wow I forgot to come here x_x Mhmm I need to remember about this anime. Well it was a little painful to watch, because I had this anime on hold for months and when I got back I forgot a lot, so was quite difficult to follow. Anyway once I was back on tracks I think it was ok. I need to say 1h long anime plus the amount of scenes of just talk in contrast with the few fights made me want to drop it again more than once. The surprise factor for me was the last episode. I wasn't expecting and this last episode was really good, the best episode imo. Oh the main couple is really cute. +1 for this. Score: 7 for the whole anime +1 for the last episode: 8/10. |
| Hehe, I'm pretty late to the party, but I did say that I wanted to skip Katanagatari when it was featured. Why? Because I wanted to watch the Monogatari series first. Now that that's out of the way and that I've finally completed the anime... I do agree with the others with 50 minutes being a bit much, knowing how slow the pacing can be for this series. The dialogue was good, but sometimes it dragged on a little too long, especially during some of the action scenes. This is one of the more notable flaws that Katanagatari has. Episode 4 was quite the tease, but I can understand why they decided to do it that way. We COULD show the fight between Shichika and Sabi, but we can already guess that Shichika will win one way or another. Instead, why don't we show a character who's even more powerful and more interesting than Sabi with Nanami? While it does feel like the episode felt out of place, I think it was necessary to get the development we needed from Nanami to learn why she is who she is to prepare for the inevitable battle between her and her brother. Sabi on the other hand would be like "Oh, I'm the best swordsman in Japan!" and...dead...Sure it was a bit of a troll, but I can understand why the director chose to do so... The art style was a little different from the usual anime style, but it was fine as it is. Good character designs I gotta say. Gotta praise the wide variety of color they used too. Music was nice, but nothing memorable. Voice acting was good, specifically on Togame's part, and Shichika's change as the anime progressed was done nicely as well. The animation was ok, but I will admit that some of the animations got a little repetitive in some of the episodes. Episode 7 with the video game references was a treat though. I was like "What is this? Muramasa: The Demon Blade?" The characters were pretty good for the most part, most notably Shichika and his development from a "sword" to a human. Togame's design was great, and her personality gave use the necessary fan service and entertainment we needed to help us get past the lengthy episodes. She was somewhat of a hard character to read at times, and her character didn't seem to change that much until the final episodes. And we still don't know why her eye becomes a purple cross on occasion. As for the supporting characters...eh...some were notable, others just to kill time. Emonzaemon was pretty cool. Some hated him, but he was just doing his job, so I can't blame him for that. Hitei was pretty cool. She's basically the ojou-sama version of Togame. Maniwa Houou was the most notable in the Maniwani since he also got the most screen time. Of all the characters however, Nanami was probably the most impactful IMO. I wonder what would have happened if Nanami lived and was the last person Shichika had to fight when he had no restrictions after Togame's death... Now for the story. Pretty straightforward. One story for one sword per month, so 50 minutes is understandable for the amount of contect they have to fit into each episode. But this is definitely one of those anime where you don't want to drop until the last episode, as the last episode brings the biggest surprise in the series. However, as I watched the series, I did predict that either Togame or Shichika was going to die. And when I watched Episode 11, I understood that despite being unexpected, it was necessary for Shichika to achieve his resolution. The death scene took 15 mins though. Imagine if this anime was a traditional 23-minute episode... "Abandon your objectives to achieve your true objective." That being said, Episode 10 is definitely the most important Episode in Katanagatari. It may seem a little slow, but you need to catch that to understand the meaning of everything that's going on. Did you notice that? The characters who were very prideful are the ones who died, and the characters who were able to change are the ones that lived? The only exception was Nanami because of her condition. And it's too bad that the Maniwani had to die off so quickly. With those outfits and personalities, they could have been an interesting bunch. As for the "shipping", with Shichika and Hitei at the end, it wasn't too big of a deal for me. I don't understand why people give this anime so much flak because of the shipping. And it's not that Hitei likes Shichika, but she's just tagging along. What happens between them is up to the watcher to decide, and that's perfectly fine by me. Overall, Katanagatari is a surprisingly good anime. Pretty slow with all the dialogue, but the writing was good, and the characters were enjoyable, though the supporting cast didn't really establish their presence long enough. The art was great, the animation was solid, but repetitive at times, and the music was ok. But for having the "-gatari" suffix, Katanagatari's strongest aspect is its story, and you have to watch it to the end to experience the truth of its message. It's no Utena, but its seemingly generic beginning to its unexpectedly epic ending gives Katanagatari a very insightful and memorable watching experience. Oh yeah, Nanami best girl. |
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