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The Kogarasu Maru (小烏丸), or "Little Crow," is a unique Japanese tachi sword believed to have been created by legendary Japanese smith Amakuni during 8th century CE. Blade Classification and HistoryKissaki Moroha Zukuri (鋒両刃造) blades like the Kogarasu Maru are sometimes referred to as Kogarasu Zukuri (小烏造), since the blade of the Kogarasu Maru is shaped this way and is well known for its distinctive sugata. The Kogarasu Maru is unique as a bridge between the old double-edged Japanese Ken (based on the Chinese Jian) and the traditional Japanese tachi and eventual katana. The Kogarasu Maru was designed with a curved double-edged blade approximately 62.8 cm long. One edge of the blade is shaped in normal tachi fashion, but unlike the tachi, the tip is symmetrical and both edges of the blade are sharp, except for about 20 cm of the trailing or concave edge nearest the hilt, which is rounded. A single koshi-hi (腰樋) style groove runs from the tang to the transition point where the blade becomes double-edged, and is invariably accompanied by a soe-hi (添樋). The hardening process yielded a straight temper line (sugaha hamon, 直刃刃文) on both sides of the blade. The Kogarasu Maru is currently in the Japanese Imperial Collection. The tang of the Kogarasu Maru is not signed but the blade is believed to have been made during the either the early Heian period or late Nara period, by the sword smith Amakuni, who is said to have created the first curved Japanese sword and is believed to have lived during this period. Two other Kogarasu Zukuri blades exist from this era, but many other blades of this type have been created throughout Japanese history. RumorsThe Kogarasu Maru is believed by some to have been a cut down naginata or yari blade that was fashioned into a tachi, as its shape is similar to that of some polearms. Nevertheless, no evidence of shortening is found on any of the three extant examples from this time period. Popular cultureIn the Japanese manga and anime, Tokyo Underground, "Kogarasu-Maru" is the name of a sword used by Rumina Asagi, the main protagonist of that story. In the PlayStation game Soul of the Samurai, Kogarasu Maru is one of the swords carried by Miyamoto Musashi, coming into Kotaro's possession after defeating him. In the Japanese manga and anime, Log Horizon, "Kogarasumaru" is the name of a divine sword used by Soujiro Seta. The sword is also featured as the Samurai Mythic Weapon in the Treasures of Aht Urghan expansion pack of Final Fantasy XI. In the Japanese manga and anime , Air Gear , "Kogarasumaru" is the name of the team of the main character and the name is tagged in the back of their jackets. In the browser game Touken Ranbu Online, Kogarasumaru is one of the obtainable "Touken Danshi", or Sword Warriors, that players can collect in-game. Other similar franchises centered around anthropomorphized Japanese swords like Shinken!! and Tenka Hyakken also have the sword as an obtainable character. In the Japanese adult visual novel and anime, 11 Eyes, "Kogarasu-Maru" is the name of a sword used by Kusakabe Misuzu, one of the main heroine. In the Japanese light novel, Arifureta, "Kogarasu-Maru" is the name of a sword given by Nagumo Hajime, one of the main characters, to Yaegashi Shizuku, one of the side characters. In the Japanese anime, Katana Maidens ~ Toji No Miko, Kogarasumaru is the Okatana wielded by Jujo Hiyori, one of the main characters of the series. She inherited it from her mother, Hiiragi Kagari. See also{{commons category|tachi}}
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