Katana Proficiency

Katana Proficiency
Kenjutsu, the art of japanese swordsmanship.
Power/Ability to:	Wield a Katana with great and proficient skill.

"There's nothing more reliable than a Japanese sword, is there?"

― Saito Hajime, Rurouni Kenshin

"The Katana, the most noble of all the blades. It is the weapon of a leader."

― Splinter (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

"The Katana and the mind must be united. Technique by itself is insufficient, and spirit alone is not enough."

― Yamada Jirokichi,15th headmaster of Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryū

"Katana, the sword of Samurai too became an integral part of the warriors at that time. As the honor of the Samurai resided in his sword , the craftsmanship of making the perfect Katana grew as an art."

― Sreechinth C.

The ability to possess great skill in wielding a katana. Variation of Enhanced Swordsmanship.

Also Called

• Samurai Swordsmanship
• Japanese Swordsmanship
• Kenjutsu Mastery

Capabilities

Users can place their natural aptitude for swordsmanship into the usage of the katana. This also includes the wakizashi, chokutō, tachi, and guntō. The user can make great use of the katana's thin blade and relatively lightweight for quick and effective slashes, cutting down their opponents in swift motions. While katanas are more susceptible to breaking against larger weapons, users of this ability can make up for this by using precise strikes to counter or even break opposing weapons. They also benefit from performing graceful actions such as stopping and deflecting bullets and landing hits on an enemy's smallest points or structure.

Applications

• Attack Movement Manipulation
• Counter
• Cutting
• Deflection
• Defense Break
• Dual Wielding and/or Multi-Weapon Wielding
• Enhanced Precision
• Iaido Intuition
  • Enhanced Quick-Draw
• Razor Wind
• Impale
• Martial Arts Intuition
• Multi Slash
• Pressure/Precise Strike
• Speed Cutting
• Severing
• Slash Effect/Projection
  • Cutting Wave
  • Sword Beam Emission

Variations

• Daishō Proficiency
• Jian Proficiency (Chinese counterpart)

Associations

• Kendo Intuition
• Demonic Weaponry
• Divine Weaponry
• Enhanced Weaponry
• Empathic Weaponry
• Enhanced/Supernatural Swordsmanship
• Magic Weaponry
• Sentient Weaponry
• Sharpness Manipulation
• Soul-Bound Weapon
• Sword Manipulation
• Weapon Creation
• Weapon Manipulation
• Weapon Physiology
• Weapon Proficiency Touch

Known Users

See Also: Katanas Are Just Better, Implausible Fencing Powers, and Master Swordsman.

Anime/Manga

• Kirin (666 Satan/O-Parts Hunter)
• Kujaku (666 Satan/O-Parts Hunter)
• Afro (Afro Samurai)
• Rin Okumura (Ao no Exorcist)
• Shizuku Yaegashi (Arifureta Sekai Saikyou)
• Various Characters (Azumi)
• Akame (Akame Ga Kill)
• Kurome (Akame Ga Kill)
• Yami Sukehiro (Black Clover)
• Saya Otonashi (Blood+)
• Various Characters (Bleach)
  • Byakuya Kuchiki
  • Coyote Stark
  • Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto
  • Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez
  • Ichigo Kurosaki
  • Kaname Tosen
  • Kenpachi Zaraki
  • Kisuke Urahara
  • Retsu Unohana
  • Rukia Kuchiki
  • Sosuke Aizen
• Various Characters (Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism)
• Ichijou Aoi (Choujin Koukousei-tachi wa Isekai demo Yoyuu de Ikinuku you desu!)
• The One Being Sought (Code: Breaker)
• Sakurako Sakurakōji (Code: Breaker)
• Rei Ogami (Code:Breaker)
• Katana-Wielding Demon Slayers (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
  • Yoriichi Tsugikuni
  • Hashira/Pillars
    • Giyuu Tomioka
    • Sanemi Shinazugawa
    • Muichiro Tokito
    • Kyojuro Rengoku
• Kokushibo (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
• Yajirobe (Dragon Ball series)
• Erza Scarlet (Fairy Tail)
• Ikaruga (Fairy Tail)
• Kagura Mikazuchi (Fairy Tail)
• Yomazu (Fairy Tail)
• Yū Kanda (D.Gray-man)
• Ikki Kurogane (Rakudai Kishi no Eiyuutan)
• Various Samurai & Sword Masters (Gamaran)
  • Jinsuke Kurogane
  • Gama Kurogane
• Various Characters (Gintama)
  • Gintoki Sakata
  • Utsuro
• Various Characters (Ghost of Tsushima)
• Saeko Busujima (Highschool of the Dead)
• Irina Shidou (Highschool DxD)
• Various Characters (Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku)
• Tatsugoro (Isekai Shokudo)
• Kento Nanami (JUJUTSU KAISEN)
• Various Touken Danshi (Katsugeki Touken Ranbu)
• Kaguro (Kekkaishi)
• Shigure Kosaka (Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple)
• Satsuki Kiryūin (Kill la Kill)
• Goemon Ishikawa XIII (Lupin III)
• Kenjutsu Shinobi (Naruto)
  • Sasuke Uchiha
• Jubei Kibagami (Ninja Scroll)
• Mujuro Utsutsu (Ninja Scroll)
• Numerous Swordsmen/women (One Piece)
  • Roranoa Zoro
  • Tashigi
• Speed O' Sound Sonic (One-Punch Man)
• Iaian (One-Punch Man)
• Kamikaze/Atomic Samurai (One-Punch Man)
• Flashy Flash (One-Punch Man)
• Tada Youta (Parallel Paradise)
• Jin (Samurai Champloo)
• Tsubasa Kazanari (Senki Zesshou Symphogear)
• Various Characters (Samurai Deeper Kyo)
• Various Samurai (Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru)
  • Hachimaru
• Luke Ainsworth (The Sacred Blacksmith)
• Yoh Asakura (Shaman King)
• Guemon (Toriko)
• Match (Toriko)
• Juuzou Shishimi (UQ Holder!)

Cartoons/Comics

• Travis Kidd (American Vampire)
• Ulrich Stern (Code Lyoko)
• Tatsu Yamashiro/Katana (DC Comics)
• Jason Todd/Red Hood (DC Comics)
• Damian Wayne/Robin (DC Comics)
• Agent Six (Generator Rex)
• Snake Eyes (G.I. Joe)
• Storm Shadow (G.I. Joe)
• Noodle (Gorillaz)
• Mr. E (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu); via the Oni Mask of Vengeance
• Ace Bunny (Loonatics Unleashed)
• Mao Mao (Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart)
• James Logan Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
• Eric Brooks/Blade (Marvel Comics)
• Maya Lopez/Echo (Marvel Comics)
• Wade Wilson/Deadpool (Marvel Comics)
• Keniuchio Harada/Silver Samurai (Marvel Comics)
• Elizabeth Braddock/Psylocke (Marvel Comics)
• Gorgon/Tomi Shishido (Marvel Comics)
• Izo (Marvel Comics)
• Maki Matsumoto/Lady Bullseye (Marvel Comics)
• Various Characters (Scott Pilgrim)
• Jack (Samurai Jack)
• Miho (Sin City)
• Various Characters (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
  • Karai
  • Leonardo
• Various Characters (Usagi Yojimbo)
• Danny Fenton/Phantom (Danny Phantom)
• Colin King/Ninjak (Valiant Entertainment Comics)

Live Television/Movies

• Cordelia Chase (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
• Hannibal Lecter (Hannibal: Rising)
• Mackenzie "Kenzi" Malikov (Lost Girl)

Video Games

• Jin Kisaragi (Blazblue)
• Conker The Squirrel (Conker's Bad Fur Day)
• Dante (Devil May Cry)
• Nero (Devil May Cry)
• Vergil (Devil May Cry)
• Sephiroth (Final Fantasy series)
• Mei Raiden (Honkai Impact 3rd)
• Neptune/Purple Heart (Hyperdimension Neptunia series)
• Various Characters (Ninja Gaiden)
• William Adams (Nioh)
• Tomoe (Queen's Blade)
• Yu Narukami (Persona series)
• Yusuke Kitagawa (Persona series)
• Various Characters (Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice)
• Homura (Senran Kagura)
• Souijirou Mibu (Shinza Banshou series)
• Asagi Igawa (Taimanin Asagi)
• Sakura Igawa (Taimanin Asagi)
• Various Servants (TYPE-MOON)
  • Amakusa Shirou Tokisada
  • Minamoto no Raiko
  • Musashi Miyamoto
  • Okita Souji
  • Sasaki Kojiro
  • Sengo Muramasa
  • Shiki Ryougi
  • Suzuka Gozen
  • Taira no Kagekiyo
• Youmu Konpaku (Touhou Project)

Web Animation/Comics/Series

• Various Samurai (No Need For Bushido)
  • Tadashi Koto
  • Genchu Daisuke-Wataro
  • Ryoku
  • Yorikiro Wataro
• Blake Belladonna (RWBY)
• Adam Taurus (RWBY)
• Raven Branwen (RWBY)

Known Objects

• The Sword (CardCaptor Sakura)

Gallery

Anime/Manga

Afro (Afro Samurai) is an incredibly talented swordsman.

Wielding the Teigu Murasame, Akame (Akame ga Kill) is master swordswoman as she wields her cursed katana with tremendous skill and ability...

…holding her own against Esdeath, the strongest warrior of the Empire.

Much like her sister, Kurome (Akame Ga Kill) is a deadly swordswoman her Teigu katana Yatsufusa as she can manipulate the dead.

Rin Okumura (Ao no Exorcist) can coat his katana, Kurikara, in blue flames called the Flames of Satan wielding it with finesse.

Being an outstanding prodigy in Kenjutsu, Shizuku Yaegashi (Arifureta Sekai Saikyou) can draw out her Katana Tsumehirameki to its full potential.

Trained in the art of both battōjutsu and kenjutsu since she could walk and easily one of Japan's greatest masters of swordplay, Azumi (Azumi) skills have often been called as the absolute achivemnet of bujutsu as she has fought, humble, and killed numorous opponets with her abilities.

Describing himself as a magic swordsman, Yami Sukehiro (Black Clover) is extremely skilled in swordsmanship as he easily fought on par with Patolli, the leader of the Eye of the Midnight Sun, with nothing but swordplay in conjunction with his Dark Magic.

Despite his overwhelming power, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto (Bleach) is also highly skilled in wielding his Katana type Zanpakuto Ryujin Jakka.

Sōsuke Aizen (Bleach) is an exceptionally powerful master swordsman, relying almost solely on his skills with his Katana-type Zanpakuto Kyoka Suigetsu…

…and cut down some of the finest Shinigami warriors of Soul Society with lethally precise and destructive strikes.

Ōetsu Nimaiya (Bleach) not only is a master swordsmith who crafts all Zanpakuto, but is also highly skilled in wielding his Sayafushi, a prototype Zanpakuto with unrivalled sharpness.

Unlike most Shinigami/Soul Reapers, Ichigo Kurosaki's (Bleach) superior swordsmanship was honed and completely self-taught through sheer combat experience…

…which even allowing him to fight equally with Kenpachi Zaraki, one of the most powerful Zanjutsu masters of Soul Society.

Having focused solely on Zanjutsu as his main fighting style, Renji Abarai (Bleach) is highly skilled in various swordsmanship techniques.

While hating the concept of having to engage in a fight, Shunsui Kyōraku (Bleach) is still one of the most proficient swordsmen in all of the Soul Society.

Honed from childhood through countless battles, Kenpachi Zaraki (Bleach) is one of the most powerful Zanjutsu masters in Soul Society…

…his true strength surpassing that of the supreme master swordswoman Unohana the First Kenpachi.

Yachiru Unohana (Bleach) has mastery over all 8,000 schools of swordsmanship in the world, including with her Nodachi-type Zanpakuto Minazuki.

Byakuya Kuchiki (Bleach) is a master swordsman,...

...possessing flawless precision and performing lethal attacks with little effort.

Gin Ichimaru (Bleach) was one of the most talented Zanjutsu masters in Soul Society…

…able to maximize the full lethality of Wakizashi-type Zanpakuto Shinso to slay multiple Hollows at once…

…and easily fight equivalently with Ichigo's Bankai enhanced swordsmanship relying solely on pure skill…

…inflicting a lethal blow on a Hogyoku enhanced Aizen with his Bankai, Kamishini Yari without even looking.

Sajin Komamura (Bleach) is highly proficient in swordsmanship and is more than capable of holding his own against the likes of Kenpachi Zaraki.

Isshin Kurosaki (Bleach) has greater power and skill in Zanjutsu than most Shinigami Captains...

...and even managed to fight on pair with Aizen after he had been empowered by the Hogyoku.

Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck (Bleach) wielding her Zanpakutō, Gamuza with great skill.

Though he rarely engaged in it, Ulquiorra Cifer (Bleach) is highly skilled in swordsmanship...

...preferring to wield his Zanpakutō, Murciélago with his right hand, he can strike an opponent with flawless and lethal precision without much effort.

Lisa Yadomaru (Bleach) is a highly-skilled swordswoman.

Shūkurō Tsukishima (Bleach) is an expert swordsman, wielding a sword with high attack power that can cut through anything.

Saya Otonashi (Blood+) wields her special katana with hundred years' worth of experience in fencing and swordplay.

Rin Onigawara (Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism) is a master of Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryū swordsmanship.

Warabi Hanasaka (Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism) is exceptionally skilled at Taisha-ryu.

Satori Tamaba (Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism) is an unpredictable master of Keishi-ryu, and freely switch between ten different swordsmanship styles.

Tsukuyo Inaba (Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism) is an extraordinary prodigy of Yakumaru Jigen-ryū swordsmanship.

The Sword (CardCaptor Sakura) has the power to make the heart's strength of anyone who wields it with a mighty heart becomes a master swordsman, such as Rika Sasaki.

Ichijou Aoi (Choujin Koukousei-tachi wa Isekai demo Yoyuu de Ikinuku you desu!) is a tremendously powerful master swordswoman, able to annihilate an entire terrorist army relying solely on her sword.

Rei Ogami (Code:Breaker) is highly skilled in the art of kendo swordsmanship.

The One Being Sought (Code: Breaker) is a master swordsman, and can quickly draw so fast that it looks like he can cut without even drawing his blade.

Sakurako Sakurakōji (Code: Breaker) is a highly-skilled swordswoman.

Ryuu Lion (DanMachi) has excellent skills with her dual Kodachi, Futaba.

Yajirobe (Dragon Ball series)

Even without needing the usage of his sword's special supernatural abilities, Yū Kanda (D.Gray-man) is a very skilled swordsman.

Erza Scarlet (Fairy Tail) is a master with her dual katana, defeating Ikaruga the best assassin of the Death's Head Caucus...

...singlehandedmy destroyed 100 powerful magic monsters during the Grand Magic Games...

...fight equivalently with Kagura's Style of the Undrawn Sword.

Ikaruga (Fairy Tail) is skilled with her Mugetsu blade for which she can use her Sword Magic.

Yomazu (Fairy Tail) is skilled with his katana which he can channel his Eastern Solid Script Magic into.

One of the greatest in the world, Kagura Mikazuchi (Fairy Tail) is a extremely powerful swordswoman as she wields her sword Archenemy with powerful precision and power...

...cutting the giant snake Celestial Spirit Ophiuchus with her Archenemy sheathed...

...and even fought and matched Erza, the strongest magic swordswoman within the Fairy Tail gulid.

Assassin/Kojirou Sasaki (Fate/Stay Night) is such a master of the blade…

…that his ultimate technique Tsubame Gaeshi can bend time and space to attack from 3 directions at the same time, was acquired only through his godlike skill.

Souji Okita (Fate/Grand Order) is the strongest and the most skilled samurai of the Shinsengumi.

Gama Kurogane (Gamaran)

Having had talent since his childhood, Gintoki Sakata (Gintama) is one of the world's greatest sword masters with his unpredictable blending of styles...

...combing it with his powerful strength while wielding full-length katanas one-handed during his days on the battlefield…

…fought evenly with Okada Nizou while he was consumed by the Benizakura sword…

…and single-handedly took on an elite group of Amanto assassins.

Toshiro Hijikata (Gintama)

Shinpachi Shimura (Gintama) is a powerful and skilled swordsman, killing deadly Amanto mercenaries with ease…

…and landed a blow on, the universe's deadliest being Utsuro who later acknowledged him to have superb swordsmanship.

Okita Sogo vs. Imai Nobume (Gintama), both extremely powerful with swords.

Known in Shinsengumi for his excellent swordsmanship, Saitou Shimaru (Gintama) is considered by Sougo Okita to be a "bigger monster" than him when it comes to his swordsmanship.

Due to her talent in Kendo, Saeko Busujima (Highschool of the Dead) was able to master her Gunto Murata to kill Zombies with deadly effectiveness.

Irina Shidou (Highschool DxD) wielding the Holy Sword Excalibur Mimic as a Katana.

Tamiya Gantetsusai, the Blade Dragon (Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku) is a renowned master swordsman known throughout as Eight Provinces Unparalleled,…

…after being angered by a daimyo he demonstrated his powerful mastery of swordplay as he sliced in half a thick wooden dragon decoration along with the entire gate with one-arm…

The Yamada Clan (Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku) is a renewed clan of ronin who serves as sword testers and executioners…

A tremendously powerful master in Iwagakure-style Kenjutsu, Gabimaru (Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku) showed off his skill as he killed over 20 trained policemen samurai during his arrest…

…held his own against Yamada Asaemon Sagiri as he nearly overwhelmed her Tameshi Ittō-ryū.

Neptune/Purple Heart (Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation)

Known as a miraculous child born with the Demon Slayer Mark and See-Through the World, Yoriichi Tsugikuni (Kimetsu no Yaiba) was able to defeat and injure a swordsman as a child without no formal training. Later becoming the progenitor of the Breath Styles and creator of the more powerful style, Breath of the Sun…

…as he was the first Demon Slayer to both wound and almost kill Muzan Kibutsuji forcing him to retreat and leaving scars that were burned into his cells.

Through the harshest amounts of training or being naturally gifted with their individual lineages, Demon Slayers (Kimetsu no Yaiba) are all highly skilled masters of their respective Breath Styles swordsmanship…

...Hashira/Pillars...

...Sabito...

…Agatsuma Zenitsu's Thunder Breathing Form…

…Hashibara Inosuke's self-taught, Beast Breathing…

Shigure Kosaka (Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple) has mastered the art of the sword to the point that not only can she become one with her sword but even become one with other people's swords too.

Hiiro Okamura (Konjiki no Wordmaster) has great skill and creativityin wielding his Katana, Tsuranuki.

Goemon Ishikawa XIII (Lupin III) is the thirteenth generation of renegade samurai, a descendant of the historical figure Ishikawa Goemon. A lifelong adherent of a number of Japanese martial arts, including Kenjutsu and Iaidō, Goemon possesses extraordinary swordsmanship to cut a bus in two with little effort…

…cut through a lightning bolt…

…and cut a shooting star in half from a distance, an impossible feat as noted by Lupin.

To fulfill his dream of becoming a Blazer despite being an F-Rank, Ikki Kurogane (Rakudai Kishi no Eiyuutan) had focused on honing his self-taught form becoming an incredible master swordsman with a honed condition letting him face various foes…

…analyze, perfect, and then adapt other forms to his own self-taught swordsmanship using Blade Steal, learning over 126 sword styles…

…created Seven Secret Swords, which has proven to be effective against even powerful Blazers who should outclass him…

…both fought and survived a fight against the Strongest Swordsman, "Twin-Wings", Edelweiss, learning her style and wounded her…

…growing leaps and bounds to the point of even surpassing his limits/fate, he fought against Stella using her Dragon Spirit, defeating her using his Final Secret Sword, Oikage/Seeking Shadow…

…his skills reaching Edelweiss' level, he could fight against the A-Rank Blazer and Desperado, Iris Ascarid ranked 4th in the KOK A-League breaking through her nigh-invincible armor and killed her earning the title Sword God.

After 3 years of training with Orochimaru, Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto) became an extremely skilled kenjutsu shinobi/ninja swordsman...

..., using Chidori Katana he easily killed an army of highly skilled Samurai.

As the General of the Samurai, Mifune (Naruto) is a master swordsman with tremendous skill and dexterity in Iaidō…

…having honed his swordsmanship through a lifetime of battles and training, perfecting his Iaido to the point of killing enemies without directly drawing blood on his blade.

Samurai of the Land of Iron (Naruto) specializes in Kenjustu and can coat their swords in chakra to increase the sharpness and create versatile blade attacks.

Ringo Ameyuri (Naruto) wielding the dual electrical-imbued swords, Kiba.

A proficient warrior in various forms of combat, Madara Uchiha (Naruto) is also a tremendously skilled master in Kenjutsu…

…easily cutting down an entire army of highly skilled Ninjas with sheer might and skill in his swordsmanship.

A master of the shinobi's style swordsmanship, Jubei Kibagami (Ninja Scroll) can…

…defeat foes such as samurai…

…and shinobi with little trouble…

…fight on the same level and equal Ninpo casting shinobi…

…and in spite of him having no supernatural abilities, he has reached such a level of skill with the blade that he can cut the very air itself with his Wind Slash Technique.

A man who aims to be the Strongest Swordsman in the world, Roronoa Zoro (One Piece) is a prodigious master swordsman of immense power…

…possessing supreme ambidexterity with his original Nitoryu/Two Swords Style…

…and incredible skill in Ittoryu/One Sword Style…

…as he was able to cut through the steel body of Daz Bones/Mr.1…

…and Hody Jones's Energy Steroids doped up the body with his Ittoryu Iai: Shishi Sonson/Lion Song technique…

…However, his greatest specialty is his own unique style of swordsmanship known as Santoryu/Three Swords Style, of which he multi-wields three swords in varying attack styles, including melee…

…and long-range sword strikes…

…he can also use the Flying Slash Attack, which utilizes the air pressure of a sword swing to strike an enemy from a distance…

…and with his immense physical strength, he demonstrated his prowess as a Strong Blade swordsman with the Power of Destruction by cleanly slicing apart two train carts of the Puffing Tom…

…trippling his potential as a swordsman with his Kyutoryu/Nine Swords Style technique…

…and after two years of extremely intensified training, his power and skills in swordsmanship were further honed to the point of decapitating an enormous dragon with Shusui in a single slash like its samurai predecessor, Ryuma…

…and split Pica's gigantic stone golem form, which rivaled the size of mountains, in half with his Santoryu Ogi: Ichidai Sanzen Daisen Sekai/Three Blade Style Secret Skill: Great Three Thousand Great Thousand Worlds, an enhanced version of Sanzen Sekai/Three Sword Style: Three Thousand Worlds...

…and later demonstrates his Tantojutsu skills as he kills multiple samurai with a simple Tanto knife and Wakizashi.

Ryuma (One Piece/Monsters) was a legendary samurai from the Wano Country of the New World…

…In life, he was a swordsman of great skill and power, as he was able to slice through a cooper statue…

…decapitate an enormous dragon with a single slash…

…Postmortem, as a zombie that possesses Brook's shadow, he can perform all of Brook's sword techniques. However, because he has a much stronger body than Brook does, the power of the techniques is amplified to a much higher level as he was able to wield Shusui with destructive effect.

Tashigi (One Piece)

Kaku (One Piece) is the resident master swordsman within the ranks of CP9...

..., capable of equaling Roronoa Zoro in swordplay while using the power of his Giraffe Zoan form.

With the precision of a surgeon, Trafalgar D. Water Law (One Piece) wields his Nodachi Kikoku with extreme skill…

…In contrast to the ranged slashes of a traditional swordsman, his sword slashes don’t travel but simply provide the cutting effect…

…while his Spatial Manipulation within his ROOM provides the range…

…through spatial infusion, he can mutilate and dismember people without harming them with his Radio Knife…

…and by defeating Vergo in a single slash, the backlash of his slash was capable of cutting apart Caesar Clown's laboratory and…

…the surrounding mountains of the Ice Lands.

A bloodthirsty man, Shiliew (One Piece) is a fearsome swordsman as he can slay multiple men in a split second.

Hyouzou (One Piece) was considered to be the strongest swordsman on Fishman Island.

A blind master swordsman, Admiral Fujitora (One Piece) combines his Zuri Zuri no Mi's gravity powers with his swordsmanship…

…causing massive gravitational pull on his opponents…

…and objects such as meteors.

One of the most powerful samurais of Wano, Kine'mon (One Piece) is a powerful master in Kitsunebi-Ryu swordsmanship, being able to dual wield swords to perform fire enhanced slashes.

Demon Lady, Charlotte Amande (One Piece) is a master swordswoman who's capable of single-handedly massacring an army of armored knights…

…and slowly slay the giant tree homie, King Baum.

Stated to possess the might of a hundred samurai, Ashura Doji (One Piece) is one of the most powerful swordsmen in Wano Country.

Also stated to possess the might of a hundred samurai Kawamatsu (One Piece) is one of the most powerful swordsmen of Wano Country…

…with his own unique Kappa-Ryu Kenjutsu, to create powerful rushing attacks with his Soto Muso.

The strongest samurai of his generation, Kozuki Oden's (One Piece)…

…outstanding swordsmanship in dual-wielding his Katanas, Enma and Ame no Habakiri…

…allowed him to single-handedly fight an entire region of outlaws and ronins…

…defeated Ashura, the most powerful swordsman of Kuri, in a duel…

…fight evenly with Whitebeard...

...and be the first person to ever scar the nigh-invulnerable Kaido.

Kaido (One Piece) has incredible skill in swordsmanship, quick drawing a nodachi from behind, and execute Orochi in one slash.

Kamikaze, the Atomic Samurai (One-Punch Man) is a formidable master swordsman, legend saying he can cut down over 100 enemies with each strike of his sword…

…and using his signature technique Atomic Slash, he can perform over 100 quick sword slashes within a second, leaving his opponents literally in pieces.

The top disciple of Atomic Samurai, Iaian (One-Punch Man) is extremely skilled with the sword, specializing in Iai strikes.

Tada Youta (Parallel Paradise) has great skill in Kendo.

The most powerful swordsman of his time, Hiko Seijuro XIII's (Rurouni Kenshin) fighting proficiency goes beyond high-level master samurai, even that of his student Kenshin…

…, easily turning a grown man into literal pieces.

Shishio Makoto (Rurouni Kenshin) is a master swordsman, combining his skills with his serrated Mugenjin to create flaming attacks.

As a former assassin, Kenshin Himura (Rurouni Kenshin) possesses unmatched skills in Flying Heaven Honorable Sword Style practice…

…enabling him to exercise great speed and reflexes, predict his opponent's next move, and perform powerful attacks.

Seta Sōjirō (Rurouni Kenshin)

Raijūta Isurugi (Rurouni Kenshin)

Jin's Mujushin kenjutsu (Samurai Champloo) is an orthodox style that relies on technical skill on which he is extremely proficient.

Demon Eyes Kyo (Samurai Deeper Kyo)

Tokito (Samurai Deeper Kyo) wielding the Hokuto Shichisei, which splits into dual swords she can wield to great effects.

Yoh Asakura (Shaman King) has great skills in swordsmanship, further aided by his Guardian Ghost the master samurai Amidamaru.

Mifune (Soul Eater)

Moukinmaru (Superior Defender Gundam Force)

Tsubasa Kazanari (Senki Zesshou Symphogear) and her Armed Gear, Katana.

Hakurou (That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime) is so skilled with a Katana that before he was named he was feared as his Swordsmanship skills as Legendary.

...Even sneaking up on his student Rimuru as he went right through his defenses and Magic Sense and cut off his arm.

Benimaru (That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime)

Although not as skilled like his teacher Hakurou, Rimuru Tempest (That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime) is proficient with a Katana.

Levi Kazama (Trinity Seven) is a master of ninja kenjutsu, which she makes more lethal by incorporating her magic.

Kami Izumi Ise no Kami (Vagabond)

Musashi Miyamoto (Vagabond)

Sasaki Kojirou (Vagabond)

A powerful master swordsman, Hiei (Yu Yu Hakusho) is able to execute multiple, precise strikes at lightning-fast speed as seen when slashed Seiryu sixteen times in the blink of an eye…

…and can also channel his Dragon of the Darkness Flame into his sword to create his Sword of the Darkness Flame.

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Cartoons/Comics

Travis Kidd (American Vampire)

Ulrich Stern (Code Lyoko)

Trained by League of Assassins in the way of the sword since he could walk, Damian Wayne/Robin (DC Comics) is a profound swordsman with the expert ability of a master...

Agent Six (Generator Rex) wields twin katanas that can slice through virtually anything.

Mr. E (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu) using the Oni Mask of Vengeance's powers.

Ace Bunny (Loonatics Unleashed) is a talented sword share and martial artist, wielding the Guardian Strike Sword.

Mao Mao (Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart) wielding Geraldine.

Master Izo (Marvel Comics) is a master in Hand-Style Kenjustu.

Being a master assassin and deadly mercenary, Wade Wilson/Deadpool (Marvel Comics) is highly skilled with katanas...

...easily slicing a grown man's fingers in one swoop of his blade...

Living up to his alias and having 2 centuries worth of wielding edged weapons, Eric Brooks/Blade (Marvel Comics) is one of the world's greatest swordsmen.

Skilled in various Hand Ninjutsu techniques, Elizabeth Braddock/Psylocke (Marvel Comics) also a highly skilled swordswoman...

...demonstrating superb precision and speed as she blitzes Reese of Reavers.

Keniuchio Harada/Silver Samurai (Marvel Comics) is an extremely skilled master in all aspects of samurai swordsmanship consist of Kenjutsu, Iaijutsu, and Tantojutsu...

...demonstrating his prowess while fighting the elite Oni Warriors of the Red Right Hand.

After training with various masters for his eventual battle with the Aku, Jack (Samurai Jack) is a master of his father’s magic sword in both offense and defense, allowing him to face off against numerous enemies...

...including Aku's demon minions...

...Aku's Beetle Drones...

...giant monsters...

...ruthless bounty hunters...

...a horde of zombies...

...and even Aku himself.

Possessing powerful swordsmanship, Mr.Chau (Scott Pilgrim) is an impressively skilled swordsman considering his appearance as a middle-aged man...

...slicing straight through a streetcar, cutting it clean in half (while holding his sword in only one hand, no less).

Roxy Richter (Scott Pilgrim) was an accomplished Kenjutsu wielder.

Colin King/Ninjak (Valiant Entertainment Comics) displaying his Dual Wielding Kenjutsu.

Rai X (Valiant Entertainment Comics)

Snake Eyes (G.I. Joe)

Storm Shadow (G.I. Joe)

Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Danny Fenton/Phantom (Danny Phantom)

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Live Television/Movies

Buffy Summers and Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) locked in a deadly sword fight.

Cordelia Chase (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel) is a skilled swordswoman.

Mackenzie "Kenzi" Malikov (Lost Girl) demonstrates her sword fighting skills.

Stick (Marvel Cinematic Universe) was an extremely skilled swordsman.

Trained by his aunt Lady Murasaki, Hannibal Lecter (Hannibal: Rising) was a natural with a Katana.

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Video Games

Augus' (Asura's Wrath) sword called 'Wailing Dark' can unleash energy waves strong enough to raise a chunk of the moon, and extend its blade to seeming endless lengths.

Jin Kisaragi (Blazblue)

Conker The Squirrel (Conker's Bad Fur Day)

Kasumi (Dead or Alive/Ninja Gaiden) is a powerful master swordswoman with her wakizashi Shrouded Moon.

Ayane (Dead or Alive/Ninja Gaiden) dual-wields the Fuma Kodachi with sheer speed and ferocity.

Vergil (Devil May Cry) is a master swordsman who wields his mighty sword, Yamato with tremendous precision and technique…

…able to catch several bullets from his brother's Ebony and Ivory guns using his blade, then redirect all of them…

…and developed his own personal demonic powered style of Iaijutsu called the Dark Slayer Style.

Sephiroth (Final Fantasy series) is a fearsome swordsman. His skill with his signature sword, Masamune, allows him to cut through solid material and take multiple opponents at once.

Jin Sakai (Ghost of Tsushima) has a great mastery of the blade. That many have fallen before his strikes alone.

Mei Raiden (Honkai Impact 3rd) is a master swordsman.

Gray Fox (Metal Gear)

Samuel Rodrigues (Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance) also known as Jetstream Sam is such a skilled swordsman that he could single-handedly defeat a hit squad of ten mob enforcers armed with machine guns.

Raiden (Metal Gear Solid)

Solidus Snake (Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty)

Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden series) has tremendous swordsmanship skills, being capable of wielding the True Dragon Sword to slay the Vigoor Emperor and Archfiend Vazdah...

...wielding the Blade of the Archfiend to cut down the immortal Goddess.

Like Ryu, Genshin (Ninja Gaiden) is a powerful master swordsman with supreme mastery of the Blade of the Archfiend.

Muramasa (Ninja Gaiden) is a legendary master with the sword.

As a former Samurai General of the Sengoku era, Doku (Ninja Gaiden) is a veteran master of Kenjutsu.

Yaiba (Ninja Gaiden) possess demon-like prowess in ninja swordsmanship, able to fight on pair with Ryu Hayabusa.

Yusuke Kitagawa (Persona 5) is a great natural talent in Iaijutsu, quick drawing his katana in an instant to cut enemies in one swift stroke.

Tomoe (Queen's Blade)

Having done the impossible with it, Gen (Saga Frontier) is a master with the katana blade.

Homura (Senran Kagura) wields 6 katanas in battle.

Sakura Igawa (Taimanin series)

Youmu Konpaku (Touhou Project) is skilled in using two blades at once.

Kiryuu Kazuma (Yakuza Series) is a master of samurai swordsmanship, specializing in Yagyu Shinkage-Ryu.

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Vidoes

Blood Dragon- The Cyber War

Ryu Hayabusa VS Strider Hiryu - DEATH BATTLE!

Deadpool VS Deathstroke (Marvel VS DC) DEATH BATTLE!

Zoro VS Erza (One Piece VS Fairy Tail) DEATH BATTLE!

Sephiroth VS Vergil (Final Fantasy VS Devil May Cry) DEATH BATTLE!

Dante VS Bayonetta DEATH BATTLE!

One Minute Melee S3 EP1 - Ichigo vs Sasuke (Bleach vs Naruto)

One Minute Melee - Akuma vs Kenpachi Zaraki (Street Fighter vs Bleach)

One Minute Melee - Oni vs Kenpachi (Street Fighter vs Bleach)

One Minute Melee - Roronoa Zoro Vs Rurouni Kenshin (One Piece vs Samurai X)

Aizen vs Madara (Bleach vs Naruto) - One Minute Melee S6 Finale

Samurai & Shogun (Rick and Morty) adult swim

Kin of the Stained Blade - Spirit Blossom 2020 Cinematic - League of Legends

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