Mikazuki Munechika

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Voiced by: Kousuke Toriumi

Illustrated by: Sata (Twitter)

Trivia

 * Munechika's name comes from his maker, Sanjo Munechika, who lived in the mid-Heian period (794-1185).
 * Munechika was an expert craftman active when Japanese sword-making technique was first established. He is reputed to have lived on Sanjo Avenue in Kyoto during the Eien-era and thus he was known as Sanjo Munechika. He used two signatures, signing his work either Sanjo or Munechika.
 * This blade is representative of those with the Sanjo signature and was regarded as one of the five famous swords of Japan (天下五剣, tenka goken) during the Muromachi period (1392-1573).
 * He is known for his unique crescent moon-shaped "Uchinoke" pattern, which represents Munechika's skilled craftsmanship. Uchinoke is a blade pattern created from its material's differences in hardness. Because of this Uchinoke pattern, this katana is known to be the most beautiful of the five famous swords.
 * Initially the favourite Tachi of the Kengo Shogun, Ashikaga Yoshiteru, who fought his last battle with it, Mikazuki was claimed on his dead body by the Miyoshi family. He was once owned by Koda-in (1549-1624), the wife of Warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
 * Later he was bequeathed to the second Tokugawa shogun, Tokugawa Hidetada (1579-1632). Thus, he was passed down through Tokugawa Family.
 * The Japanese destroyer ship Mikazuki is named in honor of Mikazuki Munechika, and is also featured as a kanmusu in Kantai Collection.