Talk:Characters/@comment-24.85.222.155-20151218025024/@comment-31.33.217.53-20160130125545

It's because swords are thought to be weapons for men, and that during the Sengoku period they were almost only men fighting in battlefields, no girls club. This is of course not true. But Japanese won't let go easy of that historical misconception.

Don't loose hope, guys. Himetsuru Ichimonji, one of the two favorite swords of Uesugi Kenshin (with a Rai Niji Kunitoshi) had a female Tsukumogami. Himetsuru means "crane princess" !