Talk:Katana

Killer Bee
Can someone consider Killer Bee's Super Vibrating Lightning Release Sword as katanas, and that he is a user of them? If not, what about Samehada? Kisame is considered to be a katana user, and now the blade is Killer Bee's. Yatanogarasu 01:53, May 15, 2010 (UTC)
 * I left this message because User:Thomas Finlayson say the File:Super Vibrating Lightning Release Swords.png are not considered katanas, but instead short swords. Yatanogarasu 02:03, May 15, 2010 (UTC)
 * I wonder why he doesn't consider them katana... In Japan, any single-edged sword, regardless of size, shape, or origin, is considered a katana, with double-edged swords being called tsurugi. Even with this distinction, the words are often used interchangeable, with a preference for katana.
 * As an example, B's swords are literally called katana in the manga.
 * What I'm really wondering, though, is why we are using the Japanese term and not the less confusing and far more clearly-defined English term "sword". --ShounenSuki (talk 02:10, May 15, 2010 (UTC)