A sword which has an upside down blade, in the sense that the blunt end of a conventional katana is sharpened as opposed to the front end (the blunt side where the sharp side should typically be).
by r6 July 21, 2003
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Literally meaning "reverse-edged sword," the sakabatou is just that. Instead of the blade being on the curved edged, the blade is actually where the blunt edge would be, with the blunt edge being on the curve. Thus, when used just like any normal katana, the sakabatou can't cut or kill: the perfect weapon for Kenshin since his oath to never kill again.
Though replicas have been reproduced, the sakabatou is purely the brainchild of RK creator Nobuhiro Watsuki, and no sword matching the sakabatou's description has ever been recorded in history.
Literally meaning "reverse-edged sword," the sakabatou is just that. Instead of the blade being on the curved edged, the blade is actually where the blunt edge would be, with the blunt edge being on the curve. Thus, when used just like any normal katana, the sakabatou can't cut or kill: the perfect weapon for Kenshin since his oath to never kill again.
Though replicas have been reproduced, the sakabatou is purely the brainchild of RK creator Nobuhiro Watsuki, and no sword matching the sakabatou's description has ever been recorded in history.
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A very old fashioned way of saying farewell in Japanese which quite literally means “then”.
Don’t throw it around with no reason unless if you’re a samurai or something.
It also has a use in the English language as weebs butcher the word everyday and think they are being cool.
It is often used by Isshin the Sword Saint in Sekiro after beating you to a bloody pulp.
Don’t throw it around with no reason unless if you’re a samurai or something.
It also has a use in the English language as weebs butcher the word everyday and think they are being cool.
It is often used by Isshin the Sword Saint in Sekiro after beating you to a bloody pulp.
Saraba, my dear old friend...
-bro I’m just going the get the groceries and also wtf this is not the shogun era.
Saraba, Sekiro!
-bro I’m just going the get the groceries and also wtf this is not the shogun era.
Saraba, Sekiro!
by Wondering Soul February 1, 2021
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by Jayden Ozara May 8, 2021
Get the Saqaya minani mug.A variation of the standard Japanese katana in which the edge is crafted on the inside of the blade curve, whereas the flat side is placed on the outside of the curve. This blade, known as a "reverse-blade sword," is used in the same manner as a katana, but the user is not required to kill when wielding the sakabato. Strikes are made with the flat side of the blade, or with the hilt. Sakabato began as fictional weapons, originating in the manga Rurouni Kenshin, in which the main character, Himura Kenshin, wields a sakabato to uphold his vow never to kill, yet still protect his friends with his sword.
Now, Himura Kenshin is rurouni, a wanderer, and carries a reverse-edged sakabato blade, vowing to never kill another soul.
by Andorin Kato July 9, 2006
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