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** Essentially the entire point of the {{spoiler|ending sequence}} is reinforcing this view, with the show giving us a {{spoiler|slow montage of the locations in which characters were slain or fought throughout the series}} before stating that the plan still {{spoiler|never succeeded}}.
* [[Anime Hair]]: And ''how''. Also commonly [[Multicolored Hair]].
* [[Anti
** He [[Character Development|got better]].
*** To the point where his sister said that he had rusted.
* [[Anti
** By episode six the Maniwa have cemented themselves as near Anti-Villains, being very [[Affably Evil]], and mostly neutral. Houou takes alliances seriously, and the remaining Maniwa (except for one) all understand the path of the shinobi well enough to know that revenge will not prosper.
** [[The Reveal]] in episode 12 retroactively makes {{spoiler|Togame}} a {{spoiler|protagonist}} example.
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** In the end, aside from {{spoiler|Hiteihime}}, only two little girls, a shogi player and a pirate are spared.
* [[Arc Number]]: 12. There are twelve swords, the story takes place over roughly twelve months, and is comprised of twelve volumes/episodes.
* [[Armor
* [[Art Shift]]: The entire seventh episode. It just keeps outdoing itself.
** Done absurdly for Togame's fantasies in episode 9.
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* [[Badass]]: Many characters, but particularly Shichika, Hakuhei, Nanami, Emonzaemon and Houou.
* [[Badass Adorable]]: Konayuki, the opponent from episode 6. {{spoiler|Extra points on the badass for being the first person to wound Shichika through the journey, while being a complete amateur.}}
* [[Bare
** He's not a swordsman, he's a [[Incredibly Lame Pun|swordman]].
* [[Beauty Is Never Tarnished]]: Nanami didn't even get her kimono dirty the last time she fought Shichika to a "draw". In episode 4 the last Insect Corp ninja actually hits her with two barbed caltrops, but she simply digs them out without even flinching. There's surprisingly little blood too.
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** {{spoiler|Well, he spares the little girl who can't use her sword to fight, only knocking her out.}}
* [[Cursed With Awesome]]: Nanami feels this way. She claims to envy people who have to actually put in effort to learn abilities (she can learn a skill by seeing it once and ''master'' it after seeing it twice) and she hates that her body won't allow her to die no matter how much suffering she endures as a chronically [[Ill Girl]] (she's pretty much immune to most poisons as a result and doesn't even flinch as she ''rips a hooked caltrop out of her back'').
* [[Cute and Psycho]]: {{spoiler|That sweet [[Yamato Nadeshiko]] [[Ill Girl]] of an older sister we see in episode 1?}} She's a powerful martial arts prodigy that even scared her father and {{spoiler|forced her brother out of his nail-biting habit}} by ''tearing off his fingernails when they were both still children''. In episode 4 she busts out [[Curb Stomp Battle|Curb Stomp Battles]], [[Slasher Smile|Slasher Smiles]], and [[Cold
** Then she goes on a little tour of Japan, leaving a bloody trail behind her.
* [[Death Seeker]]: {{spoiler|Nanami}}, since she is so strong that no disease nor wound can prove fatal, but her own body can't bear the strain and makes her physically ill as a result.
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* [[Dissonant Serenity]]: Even in the midst of fighting/torturing Maniwa Corps., Nanami maintains her soft-spoken and polite disposition.
* [[Dodge the Bullet]]: Averted. {{spoiler|When Shichika finally fights Emonzaemon, it turns out he was willingly taking all of the shots. See [[Made of Iron]]}}
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: The back massage in episode 5, among other things. [[Played for Laughs]].
* [[Dude Looks Like a Lady]]: Sabi Hakuhei, according to Togame, could be mistaken for a woman.
* [[Dull Eyes of Unhappiness]]: {{spoiler|When Shichika storms the Shogun's castle after Togame dies, in the last episode, his eyes turn dull and grey.}}
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* [[Hartman Hips]]: Hiteihime and Togame get a lot of focus down there. Dem hips.
* [[Holding Hands]]: Togame and Shichika do this in episode 11, against the sunset. {{spoiler|Which makes what happens next all the more heartwrenching.}}
* [[Huge Guy, Tiny Girl]]: Shichika and Togame in particular. Also Togame and Kanara, if it had ever worked out. Oshidori and Chocho are an example of [[Huge Girl Tiny Guy]].
* [[I Am Not Left Handed]]: {{spoiler|Shichika, no longer bound by orders such as "don't destroy the swords" and "protect yourself", proceeds to completely curb stomp just about everyone in ep 12.}}
* [[Idiosyncratic Episode Naming]]: Every volume/episode is named after one of the 12 swords.
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* [[Infant Immortality]]: Episode 11 ''looks'' like this is going to happen with {{spoiler|Pengin}}. Then he gets a gun shoved into his mouth.
** Played straight with {{spoiler|Konayuki and Saraba}}. Though Shichika probably would have killed them if he thought it fair.
* [[Infinity
* [[Informed Ability]]: Sabi Hakuhei was apparently the strongest swordsman in Japan. It was rumoured that he could even slice the sun in half. Then he gets killed off-screen by Shichika...
** The sheer awesomeness of a duel between Sabi Hakuhei and Shichika is such that your brain would be fried if you witnessed it- so it's censored for your protection. It's non-fatal in small doses, so there are some snippets in the episode preview.
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** Nanami is an even worst example - she's pushing 30 but looks even younger and smaller than Togame.
* [[Once an Episode]]: Each episode ends with the narration "the story of Katanagatari, on this month and this evening, has come to an end".
* [[One
** {{spoiler|And then he ''[[Megaton Punch|punches the Shogun's castle (keep) in half]]''. Mind you, with a '''single''' blow.}}
* [[Person of Mass Destruction]]: {{spoiler|Nanami}} killed an entire city in half an hour.
** {{spoiler|Maniwa Houou}} when he's possessed by Shikizaki Kiki. Togame even points out the fact that Nanami isn't the only one capable of such a thing when she and Shichika come upon the aftermath.
** {{spoiler|Shichika himself}}. Or at least, if not an entire city, dozens (if not hundreds) of soldiers, plus eleven [[Elite Mooks]], plus a [[The Dragon|Dragon]]. And at the very end, he ''{{spoiler|punches a castle in half}}''.
* [[Princess Curls]]: Togame goes for broke by combining these with a [[Hime Cut]] and [[Rapunzel Hair]] with some shots of [[Godiva Hair]], even. Oh, she's also a [[White
** Subverted, as halfway through the series, {{spoiler|Togame gets a [[Close Call Haircut]]}}. Hiteihime {{spoiler|cuts hers too}}, although not until the very end.
* [[Punny Name]]: The title is a pun on the ''katanagari'' ("sword hunt") issued by [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]], which stripped peasants of their weapons to prevent an uprising. However in this case, Shichika and Togame are hunting for a group of swords. There's also the fact that ''gatari'' can be read as "story", similar to Isin's other series ''[[Bakemonogatari (Light Novel)|Bakemonogatari]]''.
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* [[We Hardly Knew Ye]]: A few of the Maniwani, namely Shirasagi, Kuizame and Kawauso, are killed off without being developed. Also goes for the shogun's Twelve Guardians, aside from Emonzaemon.
* [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart Anyway]]: Lampshaded with bladeless sword Seitou Hakari in {{spoiler|the final fight sequence; all the other fighters find at least some way to use their sword, but the little girl who gets Seitou Hakari can only say ''"this thing is kind of useless..."'' and is reduced to relying on Shichika for an idea on how to attack him with it}}.
* [[White
* [[White
* [[Wolverine Claws]]: Nanami learns how to grow long fingernails for this purpose after seeing a (male) ninja attempt the technique against her. Hers aren't ''quite'' as powerful since she only saw the technique once -- not that it matters.
* [[Would Hit a Girl]]: Shichika had no real qualms with killing Meisai in order to get one of the Deviant Blades. Togame later makes an observation about how he doesn't distinguish between men and women.
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