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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2009 20:35:03 GMT
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Post by randomnobody on Apr 14, 2009 20:40:17 GMT
Can't be any worse than any other Bleach (or any other anime) replica. Of course, that's still pretty far from any grand level...but for $100, it'll cut something. Bottles, newspaper, maybe even tatami and bamboo. Maybe.
My greatest concern with all these is how they achieved the black color. Depending on the method, it probably won't be black very long.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2009 21:02:44 GMT
Yeah I was also thinking about the color part.. After a few cuts, the black paint or whatever it is will most likely ware off..
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2009 21:13:55 GMT
Im guessing its Black gloss liquid finish, thats what the used on the saya and "guard" =/ just to be sure the guard is the Tsuba? lol Plus, these guys could be lying about it  anyone have previous experience with them? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2009 21:27:10 GMT
Is that "guard" meant to look like a swastika, or is it just meant to be a cool swirly pattern.
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Post by randomnobody on Apr 14, 2009 21:33:18 GMT
It's actually a manji, in Japan at least, if memory serves. It's a very old symbol that, again going by fading memory here, represents eternity or something to that effect. I'll go look it up and get back to you, but no, it is not a swastika. Actually, the swastika is a bastardization of this symbol.  Unfortunately, the best resource I can find in a hurry is Wikipedia's swastika page.  Check the historical usage parts: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2009 21:52:35 GMT
the Nazi swastiska is a angled one, cant remember the exact name.. i always thought it stood for peace :S
i think its a taoist thingy, my memory is failing atm if you cant see xD
"one" lol xD
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2009 22:23:48 GMT
in india i also think its a symbol of peace,,, go figure  also this looks like the sword ive seen sold as made by musashi swords, if so chances are its only 1045 steal and i read review some wear that the blade it painted so it scratches easy |
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2009 13:10:39 GMT
Im always suspicious when I see "full tang" because it often has rather...flexible meanings. I've seen a sword that claimed to be full tang dismantled to reveal a rat-tail. While yes technically the tang ran the full length of the handle, it was a rat tail so it wasnt a GOOD tang. A lot of sites use that little technicality frequently.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2009 15:46:58 GMT
Agreed; and full tang on a stainless steel sword = a wallhanger with a full tang. That's it.
Edited to add: after some interesting reading courtesy of Glen, I'm inclined to think that not all stainless blades are bad ones...but the majority of them probably are. You know the caveat, just keep it in mind.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2009 18:38:50 GMT
Agreed; and full tang on a stainless steel sword = a wallhanger with a full tang. That's it. Having a full tang is such a fundamental part of any sword, that if you have to state the obvious then there is something wrong. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2009 20:59:42 GMT
While the guard surely isn't meant to look like the 'Hakenkreuz' (swastiska) it still does. Don't like it. maybe because I'm German ;-)
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2009 7:49:35 GMT
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Post by shadowhowler on Jun 8, 2009 18:22:53 GMT
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Post by randomnobody on Jun 8, 2009 18:48:03 GMT
It saddens me that I used to be a Bleach fan, and continue to read the manga.  Dropped the anime twice, though. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2009 19:39:02 GMT
I think I can accurately foretell which episode that would have been.
First or second episode of the Bount filler and the Amagai filler. (Cuz I skipped those too)
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Post by randomnobody on Jun 8, 2009 22:38:11 GMT
I actually managed to bear it till near the end of the bount/bound/bounto/boundo/VAMPEERZ arc before the first drop, then later forced myself back into it, through the Amagai fiasco, right up to the reappearance of Lurichiyo. I spelled that wrong and I am not ashamed. I tried to keep watching after that but then she started whining about soccer and I could only see things getting very, very bad. I think the last episode I watched was around 208 or so...but I'm current in the manga at chapter 350. That I am ashamed of. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2009 23:11:33 GMT
I always skip the filler episodes. Maybe a big hint The quality between the fillers and the canon is so huge....it's unbelievable. Really, with out the 100 or so filler episodes the bleach anime is really good actually. |
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Post by genocideseth on Jun 9, 2009 2:44:18 GMT
I read a few chapters. Liked it a bit, and forgot about it.  My craptistic manga of choice is Naruto. And as for the sword... I would not even know! Are any of those swords good/bad? ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2009 17:08:39 GMT
Ranma 1/2 and Urusei Yatsura, since we're discussing animes and mangas.
Though I do occasionally enjoy Naruto. It's just too much like Dragon Ball.
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