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New Anime Katana Gatari Announced [Update]

November 28, 2008
2 min read
According to the cover note of Nishio Ishin's light novel "Maniwa Gatari", his light novel "Katana Gatari" will be animated.

Source: Honya Town

Synopsis:

A swordfight story taking place in Edo era (17th - 19th century). Yasuri Shichika is the seventh head of the Kyotou school of Japanese sword martial arts and lives in Fushou Island with his sister Nanami. With the order from a female samurai general Togame, he sets out for a trip to collect the twelve treasured swords created by a legendary swordsmith Shikizaki Kiki.

Katana Gatari novel book on Amazon

It was already announced that an anime based on Nishio's another light novel "Bakemonogatari" will be produced by Shaft.

This news will be updated when the larger version of the cover note is available.

Edited on Dec 1st=========
Kodansha website has a little bit larger image. It reads "Details will be given in January 2009." A "Nishio Ishin Anime" website opened and it's counting down for something. The countdown is due to end on January 1st 2009.

Source: Kodansha
Source: Nishio Ishin Anime Official website

Update
According to the handbill of Kodansha BOX, Katanagatari anime is a twelve volume OVA series. The first volume will be released in January 2010 and new volumes will be out every month.

Key illustration of Katanabatari

Staff
Director: Motonaga Keitaro ("School Days", "Tayutama -Kiss on my Deity-")
Series Organizer: Uezu Makoto
Character Designer & Animation Director: Kawada Takeshi ("Gokujou Seitokai")
Production Studio: WHITE FOX ("Tears to Tiara")

Source: Scan of the handbill
Mark
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