Talk:Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki/@comment-112.198.76.232-20170108171205/@comment-126.224.78.102-20170823160059

In the Touken Ranbu history book that was published, it's largely implied that Sakamoto never used Mutsunokami and that he was known as the "sword that didn't cut."

That said, in real life, Sakamoto LOVED Mutsunokami. I went to the Kyoto National Gallery when Mutsunokami was put on display for the Sakamoto 180 Years exhibit. Based on what I was able to piece together, Sakamoto did not leave Tosa with Mutsunokami. Some point after leaving, Ryouma wrote to his older brother and BEGGED him to send the sword. Upon receiving the sword, Sakamoto later wrote another letter thanking his brother for sending it. In the same letter, he marveled that Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki was a beautiful sword-- even more beautiful than the Toushirou swords. So even if Sakamoto preferred guns over swords, he loved Mutsunokami very much and perhaps that's why he instinctively reached for his sword instead of his gun the night he was killed.