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“A boy who sees katana spirits becomes a sword-sharpening meister in strange tales.”
Katana Series
KATANAシリーズ
7.54
3,007 rank · 2,189 readers · 18 favorites
Shoujo
Historical
School
Comedy
Drama
Supernatural
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Synopsis
A boy who sees katana spirits becomes a sword-sharpening meister in strange tales.
A unique owner with an unusual talent, a boy is able to see the Katana's true form! Behold the strange tales of a sword sharpening meister! (Source: Iskultrip Scans)
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Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
7.0
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
67%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 4
σ 2.16
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.16 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.5 pts
Recommenders 8.5 · others 4.0
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Score over time
↓ 2.00
Running avg · Nov 2009 → Oct 2021
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “I started reading this morning and already read two volumes. The story is very good and the art is sometimes very detailed, from the swords to rest. The character lacks a little, because you don't...”
- 9 “This is an absolute gem of a manga , one of those sleepers , that doesn't get the high praise it really deserves. The basic theme is that, our hero is the illustrious scion of family of sword...”
- 4 “I don't know how people are enjoying this... The characters don't have a single shred a of story arc at all and the main character seems to makes the same mistake again and again. No development...”
Verbosity
Short · 100%
Medium · 0%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Published Sep 2004 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M5093 catalog