Kusanagi in popular culture

The sword Kusanagi's is one of the Imperial Regalia of Japan. Its high profile has made it popular, and it appears in various works of fiction. Its appearance frequently signals the nearing of an end of the storyline, but not always. Unlike Excalibur, it is rare for characters to actually use Kusanagi in a combat since it is a ceremonial weapon. Instead, its magical properties are stressed. Because it is a Japanese weapon, it is sometimes misrepresented as a katana, even though the Kusanagi legend predates the katana design by a number of centuries. If archaeological evidence is to be taken into account, then Kusanagi would have been double-edged and much shorter than a katana.

Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi in popular culture

Kusanagi as a concept in popular culture

References

  1. "In Return". Last.fm.
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