Because of his Kyoutoryu training, he considers himself to be just Togame’s “sword” and doesn’t really have any goals or desires of his own. Shichika starts out pretty bland, which is actually the point of his character. Luckily, that’s one of the best parts of the show. One thing that Katanagatari understands is that episodic stories usually need strong characters to keep everything connected, which makes Shichika and Togame’s relationship crucial. Some were so well written that I wish they had gotten more screentime. Even with only one episode of development, the episodic characters usually feel fully developed and are able to have a complete arc. An overarching story develops as the show goes on, but the individual episode stories are usually self contained and involve characters that only appear in that episode, similar to Cowboy Bebop. In addition to letting the show cover more plot in each episode, this makes every episode feel like a self contained story with a firm beginning, middle and end. The only reason that works is because the episodes are all 50 minutes long and cover one novel each. This may sound like a lot, but all of that plot and more is covered in the first episode. Her efforts to do this are questionable, but Shichika claims to have fallen in love with her and decides to go with her as her sword. When she arrives at the island, she discovers that Mutsue is dead, but his son Shichika is still alive and also a master of Kyoutouryu, so Togame decides to get his help by making him fall in love with her. 20 years later, Togame, a self-proclaimed “strategemist” for the government, seeks Mutsue’s help in recovering 12 legendary swords for the Shogunate. As the name suggests, Kyoutoryu doesn’t use any weapons and involves using one’s own body as a “sword.” In spite of his service to the Shogunate, Mutsue and his family were banished to an island because the shogun feared his power. 20 years prior to the story, there was a rebellion against the Shogunate that was put down by Yasuri Mutsue, master of the “ultimate sword style” Kyoutoryu (no sword style). Katanagatari is set in an alternate version of feudal Japan ruled by the fictional Owari Shogunate. What isn’t as well known is Katanagatari, an anime based on a series of novels by Isin that, despite the name, has nothing to do with Monogatari. The anime adaptation of his Monogatari series was a hit in both Japan and the US and has had multiple seasons and movies and is still ongoing. Nisio Isin has become a pretty big name in the anime industry in recent years.
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