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War in Afghanistan (1978–present) Specifications. Mass. 450–900 g (1–2 lb) Length. 40–45 cm (16–18 in) The kukri (English: / ˈkʊkri /) [2] or khukuri (Nepali: खुकुरी, pronounced [kʰukuri]) is a type of knife or short sword with a distinct recurve in its blade that originated in the Indian subcontinent. It serves ...
The Happiness of the Katakuris (カタクリ家の幸福, Katakuri-ke no Kōfuku) is a 2001 Japanese musical comedy horror film directed by Takashi Miike, with screenplay by Kikumi Yamagishi. It is loosely based on the South Korean film The Quiet Family. The film is a surreal horror-comedy in the farce tradition, which includes claymation ...
AGRS (2020–present) [ 5 ] Height. 177 [ 6 ] cm (5 ft 10 in) Website. agrs.co.jp. Tomokazu Sugita (杉田 智和, Sugita Tomokazu, born October 11, 1980) is a Japanese voice actor and author. [ 7 ] He mainly plays young men and is characterized by his "deep bass voice," [ 8 ] and he often performs ad-libs and imitations.
Amakuni Yasutsuna (天國 安綱) is the legendary swordsmith who supposedly created the first single-edged longsword (tachi) with curvature along the edge in the Yamato Province around 700 AD. He was the head of a group of swordsmiths employed by the Emperor of Japan to make weapons for his warriors. His son, Amakura, was the successor to his ...
Roronoa Zoro (ロロノア・ゾロ) is a swordsman who uses up to three swords simultaneously, holding one in each hand and a third in his mouth. [ ch. 3 , 5 , 28 ] To fulfill a promise to Kuina , his deceased childhood friend and rival, he aims to defeat "Hawk-Eye" Mihawk and become the world's greatest swordsman.
Falcata: one-handed single-edged sword – blade 48–60 cm (19–24 in) – with forward-curving blade for slashing. Falx: Dacian and Thracian one-handed or two-handed single-edged curved shortsword for slashing. Gladius: Roman one-handed double-edged shortsword for thrusting (primary) and slashing, used by legionaries (heavy infantry) [2] and ...
Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler[ Jp. 1 ] is a Japanese manga series written by Homura Kawamoto and illustrated by Tōru Naomura. It began serialization in Square Enix 's Gangan Joker in March 2014, with its chapters additionally collected into eighteen tankōbon volumes as of July 2024. In North America, the manga has been licensed for English ...
The Kogarasu Maru is unique as a bridge between the old double-edged Japanese ken (based on the Chinese jian) and the traditional Japanese tachi and eventual katana. The Kogarasu Maru was designed with a curved double-edged blade approximately 62.8 cm long. One edge of the blade is shaped in normal tachi fashion but, unlike the tachi, the tip ...