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Still love how the author can inject character growth this late in the story.
@Arkos Ooo, someone is salty. Look, the author didn't say Japanese steel is strong. He said Japanese sword manufacturing is the best in the world. And it is. There's an exaggeration there about it being unbreakable, but if you're anything above like say 5 years old, you know it's just an exaggeration used in storytelling
"MY ULTIMATE UNBLOCKABLE MOVE GOT BLOCK! NANI!!!"
If you actually studied the science behind swordsmithing, it's about striking a balance between cutting power and stability of the blade. You make it sound as if the Japanese don't use anything aside from a katana. that's far from the case. The katana is just standard-issue because it covers the most circumstances, is well balanced, and has a good cutting edge. They also use the Otsuchi (war hammer) and Ono (war axe) against heavy armour and shields. There's also the wakizashi as a side-arm, the odachi, staffs, sickles, rope darts, daggers, hidden blades, and every conceivable weapon type there is.
If you're comparing katanas to different "European swords depending on type", of course the different sword does more damage against something a katana isn't meant to fight against. It's like saying you have the strongest fist in the world, then me saying you're wrong by shooting it with a gun. The strongest fist is only strong within its category.
You want to compare it? Match it with the estoc, rapier, or dao. Those are its equivalent category.
@Arkos Ooo, someone is salty. Look, the author didn't say Japanese steel is strong. He said Japanese sword manufacturing is the best in the world. And it is. There's an exaggeration there about it being unbreakable, but if you're anything above like say 5 years old, you know it's just an exaggeration used in storytelling
"MY ULTIMATE UNBLOCKABLE MOVE GOT BLOCK! NANI!!!"
If you actually studied the science behind swordsmithing, it's about striking a balance between cutting power and stability of the blade. You make it sound as if the Japanese don't use anything aside from a katana. that's far from the case. The katana is just standard-issue because it covers the most circumstances, is well balanced, and has a good cutting edge. They also use the Otsuchi (war hammer) and Ono (war axe) against heavy armour and shields. There's also the wakizashi as a side-arm, the odachi, staffs, sickles, rope darts, daggers, hidden blades, and every conceivable weapon type there is.
If you're comparing katanas to different "European swords depending on type", of course the different sword does more damage against something a katana isn't meant to fight against. It's like saying you have the strongest fist in the world, then me saying you're wrong by shooting it with a gun. The strongest fist is only strong within its category.
You want to compare it? Match it with the estoc, rapier, or dao. Those are its equivalent category.
