Katanagatari
刀語
Synopsis
In an Edo-era Japan lush with a variety of sword-fighting styles, Shichika Yasuri practices the most unique one: Kyotouryuu, a technique in which the user's own body is wielded as a blade. The enigmatic seventh head of the Kyotouryuu school, Shichika lives quietly in exile with his sister Nanami until one day—the wildly ambitious strategist Togame barges into their lives. Togame brazenly requests that Shichika help in her mission to collect twelve unique swords, known as the "Deviant Blades," for the shogunate. Shichika accepts, interested in the girl herself rather than petty politics, and thus sets out on a journey. Standing in their way are the fierce wielders of these legendary weapons as well as other power-hungry entities who seek to thwart Togame's objective. In order to prevail against their enemies, the duo must become an unbreakable team as they forge ahead on a path of uncertainty and peril. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Characters

Yasuri Shichika
Main

Togame
Main

Yasuri Nanami
Supporting

Yasuri Mutsue
Supporting

Maniwa Koumori
Supporting

Hida Takahito
Supporting

Uneri Ginkaku
Supporting

Maniwa Shirasagi
Supporting

Sabi Hakuhei
Supporting

Tsuruga Meisai
Supporting

Maniwa Kamakiri
Supporting

Maniwa Mitsubachi
Supporting

Maniwa Chouchou
Supporting

Maniwa Kuizame
Supporting

Azekura Kanara
Supporting

Maniwa Houou
Supporting

Hitei
Supporting

Itezora Konayuki
Supporting

Yasuri Migiri
Supporting

Souda Emonzaemon
Supporting
Opening & Ending Themes
Openings
- "Hakushi Kassai Uta Awase (拍手喝采歌合)" by supercell (noitaminA rebroadcast)
- 1: "Meiya Kadenrou (冥夜花伝廊)" by Minami Kuribayashi (eps 1-7)
- 2: "Katana to Saya (刀と鞘)" by ALI PROJECT (eps 8-12)
Endings
- "Koto no Ha (言ノ葉)" by Piko (noitaminA rebroadcast)
- 1: "Tasogare no Gekka (誰そ彼の月華)" by Yousei Teikoku
- 2: "Refulgence" by Shoujobyo
- 3: "Senbonsenyo no Hamariuta (千本千女の刃毬唄)" by Hata Aki
- 4: "Kyomu no Hana (虚無の華)" by kukui
- 5: "Ai to Makoto (愛と誠)" by Tamura Yukari
- 6: "Yuki no Onna (雪ノ女)" by ALI PROJECT
- 7: "Mayoigo Sagashi (迷い子さがし)" by Nakahara Mai
- 8: "Karakuri Nemuri Dan (からくり眠り談)" by Nomiko
- 9: "Akashi (証)" by Annabel
- 10: "Ina, to Hime wa Subete wo Katarazu (否、と姫は全てを語らず)" by Tomatsu Haruka
- 11: "Bourei-tachi yo Yabou no Hate ni Nemure (亡霊達よ野望の果てに眠れ)" by Faylan
- 12: "Toki Sude ni Hajimari wo Kizamu (時すでに始まりを刻む)" by Kuribayashi Minami