Katanagatari poster

Katanagatari (2010)

Action · Adventure · Animation

The legendary swordsmith Kiki Shikizaki created 1,000 swords in his career. The more of the swords a country owns, the higher its chances are at winning a war. When the shogun emerged victorious, he collected 988 swords, but these were merely the “practice pieces”. The last twelve swords were the crowning achievements of Kiki’s career. Each one of them is so powerful that a single man could defeat an army with it. Togame, the shogun’s strategist, gets the order to collect these swords. At first she hired a ninja, but each of the swords’ value is so high that the entire ninja clan went rogue once they got hold of one. She then put her trust in another warrior, but he kept the sword for himself. Her final hope now is Shichika, the seventh and last student of the Kyotoryuu School.

IMDb rating
7.7 (1,815 votes)
Seasons
1
Language
JA
Type
Mini-series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2010)

8.28 avg 12 episodes 8.0 → 9.2

Ep 1: 8.0 · 81 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 61 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 59 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 61 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 62 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 63 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 60 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 61 votesEp 9: 8.3 · 62 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 51 votesEp 11: 9.0 · 67 votesEp 12: 9.2 · 75 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Zettô: Kanna8.081
2Zantô: Namakura7.861
3Sentô: Tsurugi8.059
4Hakutô: Hari8.261
5Zokutô: Yoroi8.262
6Sôtô: Kanazuchi8.463
7Akutô: Bita8.160
8Bitô: Kanzashi8.261
9Ôtô: Nokogiri8.362
10Seitô: Hakari8.051
11Dokutô: Mekki9.067
12Entô: Jû9.275