Katanagatari
Story ( 9/10)
The story of Katanagatari is straightforward yet crazy and
sometimes unpredictable. The series consists of 12 episodes, each of them give
you the feeling that you are watching a short movie, since they are all over 50 minutes long. The series
has a rinse and repeat cycle, in every episode they find a sword, defeat the
person that possesses it and collect the sword, but it never gets boring and you
actually never get the felling of how repetitive it really is. It is the same
as with Cowboy Bebop ( also if you have not seen Cowboy Bebop yet, what the
hell are you doing here reading this… go watch it right now).
Synopsis
Katanagatari (Tale of swords) follows the adventure of
Togame, a self-claimed General Director of Military Affairs serving under the Owari Shogunate, and Yasuri Shichika, the 7th head of the Yasuri family, which
follows the Kyotouryuu ( Sword less Swordsmanship) style martial art, in their
quest to find and collect 12 legendary swords made by Shikizaki Kiki.
Shichika Yasuri is a 24 year old boy, who has spent more
than 20 years in Exile on an isolated island with his dad and older sister. From
a young age Shichika has been trained by his father in the way of Kyotouryuu a sword less sword
style. After his training was complete he slayed his father ( the reason why is
not specified in the anime) and became the 7th head of the family. He spend the
next year on the island improving his skills and enjoying his peaceful life,
without a worry in the world. Until he gets an unexpected visit from a girl
named Togame. She requests his aid in her quest. At first Shichika is not
interested in her quest saying he doesn't want to leave his peaceful life and
sister, but after a while he joins her as her sword, saying he has fallen in
love with her. And so they leave the island as they rush to face the 12
individuals who possess the swords.
Art ( 9/10)
The art of Katanagatari is very different from other anime,
but in a good way, the artist doesn't have any boundaries when it comes to the
shape of people or animals, which is not a bad thing and in my opinion it looks
very cool. The fighting scenes aren't as flashy as say in Naruto or other
fighting anime, instead they are drawn very creatively and elegantly. The
scenery is very bright due to the use of warm colours like pink, orange… and it
gives you that warm felling that makes you stop the episode just to admire the
artwork. The artwork might not be for everyone but I enjoyed it a lot.
Sound ( 8/10)
There is really not much I can say about the music, the
opening/closing songs fit well with the anime but are not really memorable.
What I liked the most was the fight music Bahasa Palus composed by Taku
Iwasaki. The original voice acting was pleasing, but could use some
improvements.
Characters ( 9/10)
The best thing about this anime is the main characters
Togame and Shichika and their interactions with other interesting side
characters. Every character is unique in his or her own way, the hardest thing
in anime is to make the characters memorable and Katanagatari does this
incredibly well, since most characters only make an appearance in one episode,
they are still memorable later on. One thing I really liked was seeing Shichika
evolve from a not so smart, emotionless jungle boy to a cheerful prankster who
just loves to tease Togame.
Enjoyment ( 10/10)
I really enjoyed watching Katanagatari for me it was an
unbelievable emotional rolercoaster thanks to the character, dialogue and
artwork.
I hoped you enjoyed my review, but by that time you would have already been torn to pieces.
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