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* VillainNoLongerIdle: Sojo places a bounty on Chihiro's head but it gets halted by the military, so the villain takes matters into his own hands. In a single day, he callously murders the henchmen who failed him, gets Chihiro's location and casually walks into Hinao's cafe to confront him.
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* WeaponOfMassDestruction: If a splash page from Chapter 6 is to be taken at face value, the enchanted blades were so powerful that one could ''destroy celestial objects''. No wonder they're so dangerous.
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* NoNameGiven: None of the sorcerors pursuing Char have had their names mentioned, with the first alternately nicknamed "Cylinder Head" (due to his haircut), "that daruma-wielding moron" and "daruma idiot" (after his tools), and the MarionetteMaster and TheEmpath don't even use anything but pronouns to refer to each other.
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* NoNameGiven: None of the sorcerors pursuing Char have had their names mentioned, with the first alternately nicknamed "Cylinder Head" (due to his haircut), "that daruma-wielding moron" and "daruma idiot" (after his tools), and the MarionetteMaster and TheEmpath don't even use anything but pronouns to refer to eachother.other; the other sorcerers in pursuit of Char don't even have enough dialogue for names to be dropped.
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* WhamLine: Hinao and Chihiro get these from Char in Chapter 3, complete with {{Beat Panel}}s as they each have a EurekaMoment about the significance of Char's testimony re: one of the stolen swords.
--> (to Hinao) ''A bad guy with the most strongest sword [is after me]!''
--> (to Chihiro) ''A cloud comes out of [the sword].''
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** Hinao and Chihiro get these from Char in Chapter 3, complete with {{Beat Panel}}s as they each have a EurekaMoment about the significance of Char's testimony re: one of the stolenswords.
-->swords. This is the first solid lead anyone has on them in the story so far.
---> (to Hinao) ''A bad guy with the most strongest sword [is after me]!''
--> ---> (to Chihiro) ''A cloud comes out of [the sword].''
** Chapter 7 brings us Azami's explanation that the missing swords are rapidly becoming a national-level crisis, and their next lead.
---> ''The big shots of the underworld will hold their annual black market auction, the Rakuza Ichi. Kunishige Rokuichi's legendary Shinuchi of the six enchanted blades is up for auction. Submitted by...[[BigBad Sojo]].''
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---> ''The big shots of the underworld will hold their annual black market auction, the Rakuza Ichi. Kunishige Rokuichi's legendary Shinuchi of the six enchanted blades is up for auction. Submitted by...[[BigBad Sojo]].''
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* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Azami appears to be just ''that'' strong and agile unlike Shiba, as Chihiro and his opponents don't sense any sorcery in his acrobatic and martial prowess.
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* MandatoryUnretirement: Azami, a colonel in the Kamunabi (government sorcerers), confronts Shiba with this as the quest for the swords is rapidly becoming a national-level matter.
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* ColdBloodedTorture: Shiba interrogates the "pillar head" henchman that attempted to kidnap Char by stepping onto his feet and using some kind of spell to [[AgonyOfTheFeet crush them]]. By the time Shiba is done, the room is covered in cracks and villain's bloodsoaked right foot is completely stuffed into the ground.
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* MindRape: One henchman in chapter 6 ambushes Chihiro and forces him to experience a nightmare about his father's death, momentarily incapacitating him. [[NiceJobFixingItVillain However]], Chihiro is fueled by ThePowerOfHate and just gets psyched up to slice all the villains around him to ribbons.
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* MarionetteMaster: One of the sorcerers pursuing Char has the ability to summon and control human-sized clay puppets, which Chihiro dispatches with ease and considerable BloodlessCarnage.
* MindRape: One henchman in chapter 6 ambushes Chihiro and forces him to experience a nightmare about his father's death, [[HeroicBSOD momentarily incapacitatinghim.him]]. [[NiceJobFixingItVillain However]], Chihiro is fueled by ThePowerOfHate and just gets psyched up to slice all the villains around him to ribbons.
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* KatanasAreJustBetter: Fitting for a manga that centers on the son of a swordsmith, swords hold significance for the setting. Chihiro yields a katana that besides killing people normally also gives him special powers.
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* KatanasAreJustBetter: Fitting for a manga that centers on the son of a swordsmith, swords hold significance for the setting. Chihiro yields wields a katana that besides killing people normally also gives him special powers.
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* MindRape: One henchman in chapter 6 ambushes Chihiro and forces him to experience a nightmare about his father's death, momentarily incapacitating him. [[NiceJobFixingItVillain However]], Chihiro is fueled by ThePowerOfHate and just gets psyched up to slice all the villains around him to ribbons.
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* MindRape: One henchman in chapter 6 ambushes Chihiro and forces him to experience a nightmare about his father's death, momentarily incapatitating incapacitating him. [[NiceJobFixingItVillain However]], Chihiro is fueled by ThePowerOfHate and just gets psyched up to slice all the villains around him to ribbons.
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** As the story's fantastical elements are revealed in the first chapter, Shiba talks out loud just for the reader's convenience about how Rokuhira was no mere blacksmith but instead one who imbued his swords with sorcery. He then indulges in ParrotExposition until Chihiro shoos him away.
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** As the story's fantastical elements are revealed in the first chapter, Shiba talks out loud just for the reader's convenience about how Rokuhira was no mere blacksmith but instead one who imbued his swords with sorcery. He then indulges in ParrotExposition until Chihiro shoos him away. Shiba also talks about magic powers in detail to Char a while later.
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* BringIt: In the end of chapter 5, Chihiro is on the phone with Shiba when he is ambushed by both several yakuza in cars and a sorcerer with BodyHorror abilities rising out of the street. Even though it was said Chihiro's been badly tired from overuse of his magic sword, he remains stone-faced and doesn't even alert Shiba about the situation.
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* ColdBloodedTorture: Shiba interrogates the "pillar head" henchman that attempted to kidnap Char by stepping onto his feet and using some kind of spell to [[AgonyOfTheFeet crush them]]. By the time Shiba is done, the room is covered in cracks and villain's bloodsoaked right foot is completely stuffed into the ground.
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* VolumetricMouth: A variation appears to be a SignatureStyle of Hokazono's where, if they're being comedically loud, a character's mouth will warp into a trapezoid and extend past the edges of their jawline.
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* ImprobableWeaponUser: A bad guy pursuing Char sits in on her conversation with Chihiro in a soba shop, eventually getting so annoyed with the proprietor demanding he order something or leave that he stabs him in the throat with a pair of disposable chopsticks.
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* TimeSkip: The first chapter has a time skip of 3 years and 2 months, with Chihiro becoming a hardened warrior after his father was killed.
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--> (to Chihiro) ''A cloud comes out of [the sword].''
--> (to Hinao) ''A bad guy with the most strongest sword [is after me]!''
--> (to Chihiro) ''A cloud comes out of [the sword].''
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** Hinao is introduced in her job board café talking about the setting's swordsman, sorcerers and the past of the two protagonists [[AsYouKnow to some unseen person that]] [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall represents the readers]].
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* MrExposition: As the story's fantastical elements are revealed in the first chapter, Shiba talks out loud for the reader's convenience about how Rokuhira was no mere blacksmith but instead one who imbued his swords with sorcery. He then indulges in ParrotExposition until Chihiro shoos him away.
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** As the story's fantastical elements are revealed in the first chapter, Shiba talks out loud just for the reader's convenience about how Rokuhira was no mere blacksmith but instead one who imbued his swords with sorcery. He then indulges in ParrotExposition until Chihiro shoos himaway.away.
** Hinao is introduced in her job board café talking about the setting's swordsman, sorcerers and the past of the two protagonists [[AsYouKnow to some unseen person that]] [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall represents the readers]].
** As the story's fantastical elements are revealed in the first chapter, Shiba talks out loud just for the reader's convenience about how Rokuhira was no mere blacksmith but instead one who imbued his swords with sorcery. He then indulges in ParrotExposition until Chihiro shoos him
** Hinao is introduced in her job board café talking about the setting's swordsman, sorcerers and the past of the two protagonists [[AsYouKnow to some unseen person that]] [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall represents the readers]].
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* GoodScarsEvilScars: The appearance of an evil sorceror with a scarred face is followed by Chihiro being shown for the first time as a scarred swordsman. He explains to Shiba that even if he could remove the scars, he must keep them to remember the loss of his father and start each morning "with fresh hatred".
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* RuleOfSeven: Rokuhira forged six mystical swords during a war and they were stolen by his murderers. Chihiro wields his father's seventh and final sword in his quest to retrieve the other ones.
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* YouKilledMyFather: Chihiro's father Rokuhira was assassinated by three mysterious sorcerers who then stole his six magical swords. The hero sets out on a quest to find those hitmen and kill them.
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* BaitAndSwitchComment: Shiba rambles to Chihiro about how famous his father used to be and how the boy will certainly become a worthy successor, with Chiriho replying he's heard all that hundreds of times. Shiba then says he'll tell Chihiro something he doesn't know about, comically admits to being a MotorMouth, and leaves.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: The appearance of an evil sorceror with a scarred face is followed by Chihiro being shown for the first time as a scarred swordsman. He explains to Shiba that even if he could remove the scars, he must keep them to remember the loss of his father and start each morning "with fresh hatred".
* GoodScarsEvilScars: The appearance of an evil sorceror with a scarred face is followed by Chihiro being shown for the first time as a scarred swordsman. He explains to Shiba that even if he could remove the scars, he must keep them to remember the loss of his father and start each morning "with fresh hatred".
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* AmbiguousTimePeriod: Automobiles in this setting seem to be much older than modern times, with cars straight out of the 40s and 50s while there's an operational steam train, the same can be said for the buildings, which vary between 50s western and classic Japanese architecture. Meanwhile, characters dress and speak as if they're speaking from the time the manga got released (albeit still not everyone, since some background characters wear traditional Japanese clothing when out on the street).
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* GuardianEntity: Chihiro's blade allows him to summon two giant fishes, which were the same that his father had brought home one day.
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* GuardianEntity: Chihiro's blade allows him to summon two giant fishes, which were the same that his father had brought home one day.
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* UrbanFantasy: The manga's setting seems like modern Japan, but sorcerers are working together with criminal organizations and seem to be an important part of the underground world.
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The manga follows Chihiro, the son of a blacksmith who specializes in creating powerful swords to be used in battles involving the Yakuza. Despite this, the father and son live a peaceful and happy life together despite their differing dispositions. However, when tragedy strikes, Chihiro takes up his father's final sword to seek blood revenge.
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The manga follows Chihiro, the son of a blacksmith who specializes in creating powerful swords to be used in battles involving the Yakuza. Despite this, the father and son live a peaceful and happy life together despite their differing dispositions. However, when tragedy strikes, Chihiro takes up his father's final sword to seek blood bloody revenge.
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The manga started serialization worldwide on September 18th, 2023.
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''Kagurabachi'' (カグラバチ) is a 2023 action {{Shounen}} manga created by Takeru Hokazono.
The manga follows Chihiro, the son of a blacksmith who specializes in creating powerful swords to be used in battles involving the Yakuza. Despite this, the father and son live a peaceful and happy life together despite their differing dispositions. However, when tragedy strikes, Chihiro takes up his father's final sword to seek blood revenge.
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* UrbanFantasy: The manga's setting seems like modern Japan, but sorcerers are working together with criminal organizations and seem to be an important part of the underground world.
The manga follows Chihiro, the son of a blacksmith who specializes in creating powerful swords to be used in battles involving the Yakuza. Despite this, the father and son live a peaceful and happy life together despite their differing dispositions. However, when tragedy strikes, Chihiro takes up his father's final sword to seek blood revenge.
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* UrbanFantasy: The manga's setting seems like modern Japan, but sorcerers are working together with criminal organizations and seem to be an important part of the underground world.
