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10 Badass Anime Swords

Back in 2003 when I was fairly new to anime, I was all about swords. The shows that introduced me to the medium usually involved samurai and lots of fighting, so I considered the blade to be the ultimate weapon. I had always wanted to own a samurai sword back then, but my two younger brothers were cause for my mother to disallow it. I own a (rusty-ass) samurai sword now, and while I’m a bigger fan of guns these days, I still have a great love for the good-ol’ badass blades. I also just figured out how to break my posts into multiple pages and wanted to do a cracked.com-style post with it, so here goes my top 10 Badass Anime Swords!

200 (+) Anime Worth Taking With Us Into the Next Decade

The first decade of the formerly-new millennium is coming to a close, so it’s natural that everyone wants to have a go at recollecting it. The biggest trend so far has been talking about some of your favorite, or otherwise all of the noteworthy shows you saw this decade. I thought about doing that, but I realized there was a bigger fish to fry. I’m not just going to talk about some shows I liked – instead, what I have done is compiled a list of every single worthwhile anime of the past decade. I will now take a few paragraphs to explain to you how this was possible.

December 25th, 2009 | Tags: .hack//SIGN, 2x2=Shinobuden, 30th Gundam PErfect Mission, 5 centimeters per second, Air TV, Akagi, amatsuki, Angelic Layer, Ani*Kuri 15, Aoi Bungaku Series, aoi hana, Argento Soma, Aria, Asatte no Houkou, Ayakashi -Japanese Classic Horror-, Azumanga Daioh, Baccano, bakemonogatari, Bamboo Blade, bartender, Basilisk: Kouga Ninpou Chou, Battlefield Record: Avant-title, beck, Birdy the Mighty Decode, Black Lagoon, Blood the LAst Vampire, Blood+, Blue Drop, Bokura ga Ita, bokurano, boogiepop phantom, Brigadoon, Canaan, Candy Boy, Casshern Sins, Chi's New Address, Chi's Sweet Home, Chobits, Chrno Crusade, CLANNAD, Claymore, Code Geass, Comedy, Cosmo Warrior Zero, Coyote Ragtime Show, Cromartie High School, Cross Game, Darker Than Black, Death Note, Dennou Coil, Desert Punk, Detroit Metal City, Diebuser, Dokkoida?!, earth maiden arjuna, Eden of the East, ef a tale of memories, El Cazador de la Bruja, elfen lied, End of the World, Eureka Seven, Fantastic Children, Figure 17, First Squad, FLAG, FLCL, fruits basket, Full Metal Panic, Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu, Full Moon wo Sagashit, FullMetal Alchemist, Fushigiboshi no Futago Hime, Futakoi Alternative, GA - Geijutsuka Art Design Class, Ga-Rei Zero, Gakuen Alice, gakuen utopia manabi straight, Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji, Gankutsuou, Genshiken, GHOST HOUND, Ghost Hunt, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Gilgamesh, Gintama, Glass Mask, golgo 13, Guin Saga, Gun Frontier, Gun X Sword, Gundam Evolve, Gungrave, Gunparade March, Gunslinger Girl, Gyagu Manga Biyori, Haibane Renmei, Hajime no Ippo, Hakaba Kitarou, Hataraki Man, Hatenkou Yuugi, Hayate the Combat Butler, Hellsing, Hidamari Sketch, higurashi no naku koro ni, Hikaru no Go, Hitohira, Honey and Clover, Howl's Moving Castle, Hyakko, Ichigo Mashimaro, Interstella 5555, Iriya no Sora, Jubei-chan the Ninja Girl, Jungle wa Itsumo Hare Nochi Guu, Jyu Oh Sei, K-On, Kaiba, Kaitou Tenshi Twin Angel, Kakkaishi, Kaleido Star, Kamichu, kanamemo, kannagi, kanokon, Kanon 2006, kara no kyoukai, KARAS, Kemono no Souja Erin, Kemonozume, kino no tabi, Kodomo no Jikan, Koi Kaze, Konjiki no Gash Bell, kure-nai, Kuuchuu Buranko, Kyou Kara Maou!, kyouran kazuko nikki, La Maison en Petit Cubes, Last Exile, Le Chevalier d'Eon, le portrait de petit cossette, Loveless, Lovely Complex, Lucky Star, Macademi WAsshoi, macross frontier, Macross Zero, Madlax, Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi, Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's, mahou shoujo tai arusu, Mai-HiME, Mai-Otome, Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro, maria holic, Maria-sama ga Miteru, Mars Daybreeak, Mazinkaiser, Metropolic, Michiko to Hatchin, Millennium Actress, minami-ke, mind game, Mizu no Kotoba, Mnemosyne, Mobile Suit Gundam 00, mononoke, Monster, Mouryou no Hako, Moyashimon, MS IGLOO, Mushi-shi, Nana, Natsume Yuujinchou, neko ramen, NieA_7, Nodame Cantabile, Noein, noir, One Piece: Omatsuri Danshaku to Himitsu no Shima, Ouran High School Host Club, Overman King Gainer, Pale Cocoon, Pandora Hearts, Pani Poni Dash, Paprika, Paradise Kiss, paranoia agent, Phoenix, Planetes, Ponyo, Potemayo, Pretty Cure, Princess tutu, R.O.D. the TV, RahXephon, Re: Cutie Honey, read or die, REC, Red Garden, Rocket Girls, Romeo X Juliet, Rozen Maiden, Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuiokuhen, s-CRY-ed, Saikano, Saiunkoku Monogatari, Saki, Samurai 7, Samurai Champloo, sasameki koto, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, School Rumble, Scrapped Princess, SEED, seirei no moribito, Shadow Star NaruTaru, Shakugan no Shana, Shigofumi, Shigurui, Shikabane Hime, Shin Getter Robo, Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z-hen on television, Shingetsutan Tsukihime, Shinkon Gattai Godannar, Shion no Ou, Shugo Chara, Simoun, Sketchbook ~Full Color'S~, Skip Beat!, Sky Girls, Sora wo Kakeru Shoujo, soul eater, Souten Kouro, Space Symphony Maetel, spice and wolf, Spirited Away, Starship Operators, Strike Witches, Summer Wars, Sword of the Stranger, taishou yakyuu musume, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Tentai Senshi Sunred, Terra e..., Texhnolyze, The Diary of Tortov Roddle, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, the place promised in our early days, The Sky Cralwers, The SoulTaker, The Twelve Kingdoms, Time of Eve, to aru kagaku no railgun, to aru majutsu no index, Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo, Tokyo Godfathers, tokyo magnitude 8.0, Toradora, Touka Gettan, True Tears, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, Tsukuyomi Moon Phase, Uchuu no Stellvia, UFO no Natsu, Victorian Romance Emma, Voices of a Distant Star, Welcome to the NHK, Windy Tales, Wolf's Rain, Xam'd Lost Memories, xXxHolic, Yakitate!! Japan, Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou, Yomigaeru Sora | Category: 2x2=Shinobuden, 5 centimeters per second, Action, Air, Aoi Bungaku, Aria, Arjuna, Asu no Yoichi, Baccano, Bamboo Blade, Black Lagoon, Blue Drop, CLANNAD, Canaan, Candy Boy, Casshern Sins, Chobits, Claymore, Code Geass, Code Geass R2, Comedy, Cromartie High School, Cross Game, Darker Than Black, Death Note, Dennou Coil, Detroit Metal City, El Cazador de la Bruja, Eureka Seven, FLCL, Fantasy, Favorites, Figure 17, Full Metal Panic, FullMetal Alchemist, Fushigi Boshi no Futago Hime, Futakoi Alternative, GA - Geijutsuka Art Design Class, GAINAX, GHOST HOUND, GONZO, Gankutsuou, Gash Bell, Genshiken, Gintama, Gundam, Gunslinger Girl, Haibane Renmei, Hajime no Ippo, Haruhi, Hatenkou Yuugi, Hayate no Gotoku, Hidamari Sketch, Hitohira, Honey and Clover, Ichigo Mashimaro, Iriya no Sora UFO no Natsu, Jungle wa Itsumo Hale nochi guu, Juuni Kokki, K-On, KARAS, Kaiji, Kaitou Tenshi Twin Angel, Kamichu, Kanon 2006, Kino's Journey, Kodomo no Jikan, Kuuchuu Buranko, List From Hell, Loveless, Lucky Star, Macross, Madhouse, Magical Girl, Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's, Mai-HiME, Manabi Straight, Manly, Maria-sama ga Miteru, Mecha, Michiko to Hatchin, Milennium Actress, Military, Mnemosyne, Monster, Morio Asaka, Mushi-shi, NISIOISIN, Nana, Natsu no Arashi, Neon Genesis Evangelion, NieA_7, Norio Wakamoto, Ouran High School Host Club, Overman King Gainer, Pandora Hearts, Pani Poni Dash, Psychological, REC, RahXephon, Red Garden, Romance, Rurouni Kenshin, SHAFT, Saki, Satoshi Kon, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, Seinen, Sengoku Basara, Shakugan no Shana, Shigofumi, Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z-Hen, Shinbo, Shion no Ou, Shugo Chara, Simoun, Sky Girls, Soultaker, Starship Operators, Strike Witches, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Texhnolyze, The Sky Crawlers, Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo, Toradora, Touka Gettan, True Tears, Tsukihime, Welcome to the NHK, Wolf and Spice, Yoshitoshi ABe, Yuri, a certain scientific railgun, bakemonogatari, ef, higurashi no naku koro ni, kara no kyoukai, kure-nai, loli, maria holic, minami-ke, moe, nanoha, paranoia agent, s-CRY-ed, sasameki koto, soul eater, taishou yakyuu musume | 72 comments

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