Katanagatari (Animation, Japanese)
Genres: Action, Adventure, Anime, History
Status: Ended
Premiered: 2010-01-25
Ended: 2010-12-10
Network: Fuji TV
Country: JP
Airs on: Friday
Air time: 01:35
Runtime: 50 minutes
Average rating: 6.8
The historical epic centers on Shichika Yasuri, the seventh generational head of the Kyotō-ryū school of martial arts in medieval Japan. He and his older sister Nanami live on an isolated island, until a military advisor named Togame tells him of the final 12 swords forged by a legendary swordsmith. At Togame's bidding, Shichika embarks on a journey to find all 12 of the swords.