Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27057904-20160504042316/@comment-27611520-20160702022124

74.105.82.251 wrote: your theories seem spot on, but i think it's possible there could be a non-japanese sword in the mix, like Flamberg from shinken. i can't think of any particularly famous non-japanese swords other than Excalibur and The Sword of Goujian though

I really hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the game's title strongly suggests otherwise. 東 tou [ひがし・トウ] is directly used to describe east as both an orientation and an origin--hence the translation "Wild Dance of the Eastern Swords". Furthermore, all in-game content thus far is highly self-involved with regard to Japanese history, battles, and traditions.

Yes, under these circumstances the case could be made for those blades with roots in the mainland (i.e., The Sword of Goujian). Unfortunately there's just no way to justify foreign swords the likes of Excalibur/Flamberge/Mistilteinn/etc.

(Look on the bright side: the developers provided us with plenty of things that are not accounted for in Shinken!, such as polearms [Tonbokiri, Otegine, Nihongou, Iwatooshi]. ^^)