Murasame

Murasame

## Disclaimer

This sword is not a real sword, aside from fan created blades that mimic it. The abilities of this sword are entirely fictional and are not real. Also, the references to Murasame are the anime, not the manga. Content for this article was taken from the Akame Ga Kill wiki.

## Synopsis

Murasame is a Imperial Arms from the popular japanese anime, Akame Ga Kill. It is wielded by Akame herself and possesses several unique abilities, the most well-known being the ability to kill with even the smallest cut. This weapon has the appearance of a katana with a red hilt.

## Imperial Arms

In the storyline of the anime, Imperial Arms were very powerful weapons created long ago, and the method has since been lost. Only certain people can use them, and they will reject those who are unworthy. For more information visit the Akame Ga Kill wiki.

## Abilities

Murasame was a cursed blade that could kill a person with a single cut. Once the sword pierced the skin, a poisonous curse spread through the victim's body, killing them within seconds by stopping their heart. The curse appeared as black markings that originated from the wound and spread across the victim's skin. These markings were the character for flower and vanished once the person had died. In the anime, the markings remained permanently on the victim's heart. Akame stated that cleaning Murasame was very dangerous because of its ability, which is why she used gloves when wielding the blade. However, this ability only worked on living, organic beings that have a heart, rendering it ineffective against Armor and Biological-type Imperial Arms as well as machines. Esdeath showed that it is possible to survive the curse by cutting off the affected body part before it can spread through the rest of the body. However this must be done quickly, as Esdeath even had to stop time to amputate her arm. The curse's black markings remain visible on the amputated body part. The blade has also been shown to deflect bullets, as Akame uses this when attacking a guard in the first episode.

## Trump Card

Murasame's trump card strengthened its user with the power of its poisonous curse. When the trump card activated, the user's scleras (a part of their eye), turned black with black markings appearing around their pupils and a dark aura enveloped their body. Red markings also appeared all over the user's body and remain as scars once its effect ended. These scars continuously cause the user to feel pain all over their body, even after Murasame is destroyed. The trump card placed considerable strain on the user's body and only lasted for a short amount of time. Akame only used Murasame's trump card during her final battle with Esdeath.

In the anime, the trump card is activated by cutting oneself with the sword and resisting the poisonous curse, therefore accepting responsibility for all the lives taken with the weapon.

## Trivia

* Murasame literally means "village rain" and is often associated with a type of rain that falls hard, then gently, in fits and starts. In Japanese poetic tradition, it is particularly associated with the cold rains of autumn.
* "Murasame" is also a name of a region on the carotid artery, where a group of vital points is located.
* In order to be able to use and bond with Murasame, the potential candidate would need to naturally see the blade as "beautiful" or "exquisite" as seen when Akame first got a closer look at the blade,while the average person or incompatible candidate will instead feel an ominous aura surrounding the blade and consider the blade "creepy",as seen when Ibara of the Four Rakshasa Demons who despite being powerful was not capable of bonding with the blade.