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Sword of the Stranger appeared on a select number of cinema screens in the United States and reception was positive. Anime News Network reviewer Justin Sevakis gave the film an overall A− and labeled it as: "Breath-taking action scenes wrapped around a compelling story that actually makes sense". [2]
Theron Martin of Anime News Network, in his review of the first volume of the light novel, praised the interactions between the two lead characters, and said: "Beyond the action scenes, Tanaka's writing skill is a little above average. Dialogue and character development flows smoothly and world-building, though somewhat limited, does fit with ...
Katanagatari (Japanese: 刀語, "Sword Tale") is a Japanese light novel series written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Take. The series is published by Kodansha under the Kodansha Box imprint . The story revolves around a katanagari , or " sword hunt " for 12 weapons that were created by a single swordsmith.
Light is impressed by Lena, who has mastered her Sword Saint skill, whereas he is still learning to use Sword God. Wondering why undead seem drawn to the area they head deeper into the castle. Inside, a mysterious woman looks forward to killing "the Fruitmaster." Ayla appraises that the undead are tamed servants belonging to a powerful necromancer.
Demons controlled by a necromancer kill everyone except Touka. When the necromancer moves to take his sword Touka reveals it was a trick, Anri had stolen control of the demons while everyone faked being killed. Touka realises the necromancer is Ethel, the woman who taught him survival skills after his parents deaths.
In another world, a hero named Sir Shagrua Edith Lugrid is about to finish off a powerful necromancer known as the Corpse God. However, the Corpse God uses a unique magic skill to reincarnate himself into another world, and ends up in modern-day Shinjuku, in the body of a boy named Polka Shinoyama who just had his throat slit by an assassin.
The Sacred Blacksmith (Japanese: 聖剣の 刀鍛冶 （ ブラックスミス ）, Hepburn: Seiken no Burakkusumisu, lit. "The Sacred Sword Blacksmith"), is a Japanese light novel series by Isao Miura, with illustrations by Luna. 16 volumes were published by Media Factory under their MF Bunko J label from November 2007 to August 2013.
Sword for Truth (修羅之介斬魔剣死鎌紋の男, Shuranosuke Zanmaken-shi kama mon no otoko, lit. "Shuranosuke the Demon: Man of the Death Scythes Crest") is a 1990 OVA chanbara film directed by an uncredited Osamu Dezaki, who was credited as storyboard artist under the alias "Tsutomu Dezaki". The film is based on a series of novels by ...