In the Rurouni Kenshin manga and anime, there's a reverse-blade sword called sakabato. An old, real-life version of this fictional sword was apparently discovered in Japan.

Rurouni Kenshin, the wandering samurai who was once given the title of “Battosai, the deadliest man alive” used a very special sword in attempting to forge a new life for himself following his ...

Last year Banpresto released Rurouni Kenshin: Enjou! Kyoto Rinne in Japan. I played a little bit of it and it’s a cross between Dynasty Warriors and Bushido Blade. There are times when you’re ...

Reviews Rurouni Kenshin review A successful balance of swords and romance, Japanese samurai epic Rurouni Kenshin is well worth your time, Ryan writes ...

Rurouni Kenshin’ s revival anime wrapped up its run this year, and the anime is coming back next year with Season 2 as it takes on the Kyoto Arc! Rurouni Kenshin made a massive comeback this ...

Film Review: ‘Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno’ The first half of an epic two-part finale, "Kyoto Inferno" finds the reformed assassin desperately trying to avoid the violence promised in the ...

While no one has seen the game in action yet we might have a clue about how Dragon Quest Swords might turn out. Back in Japan Square-Enix released Kenshin Dragon Quest, a motion activated TV game ...

Kenshin harnesses a sakabato or reverse-edge sword to protect the innocent who he thinks should own and chart the new era.

Until the discovery of the kogatana, Japanese history supposedly has no known record of reverse-edged swords being used by the elite, samurai or otherwise—except for the blade wielded by fictional ...