| ISBN |
9781947194328 (hardback) |
| Name |
Nishio, Ishin, 1981- author. |
| Title |
Katanagatari. 1 / NisiOisiN ; art by take ; calligraphy by Hiroshi Hirata ; translated by Sam Bett. |
| Published |
New York : Vertical, 2018. |
| ©2019 |
| Description |
311 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 20 cm. |
| Notes |
Translated from the Japanese. |
| Summary |
Shichika Yasuri, the seventh generational head of the Kyoto-ryu school of martial arts in medieval Japan. He and his older sister Nanami live on an isolated island, until a military advisor named Togame tells him of the final 12 swords forged by a legendary swordsmith. At Togame's bidding, Shichika embarks on a journey to find all 12 of the swords. Set in Sengoku-era Japan, Katanagatari tells a story of Shichika Yasuri--seventh-generation head of the Kyoto-ryu martial arts school who lives with his sister Nanami on the isolated Fusho Island. His journey begins when he embarks on a quest to find the final 12 swords forged by a legendary swordsmith! |
| Subjects |
Youth fiction |
| Martial arts -- Fiction. |
| School principals -- Fiction |
| Quests (Expeditions) -- Fiction |
| Brothers and sisters -- Fiction |
| Swords -- Fiction |
| Japan -- Social conditions -- 1185-1600 -- Fiction |
| Genre |
Fantasy fiction |
| Other Names |
Take, 1983- illustrator. |
| Hirata, Hiroshi, 1937- calligrapher. |
| Bett, Sam, 1986- translator. |
| Series |
Katanagatari 01. |
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