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@Avocado Sushi

No I completely understand your view on this as well. And this reaction is reasonable since he is bringing up a really deep subject. I'll admit when I first saw it I was quite shocked myself.

But then again when he's saying that line, a Japanese saniwa mentioned that despite his words, he's saying it in a really gentle and calm manner. (Almost dry if you want to hear it that way haha) And that really helps with looking at his line in a different perspective.

And I think the reason he decided to bring up 'death' as a subject compared to all of the other swords is precisely beacause he is a sword. Everyone has their own personalities so what they say will obviously differ. But we have to remember that these guys are actually swords and gods (tsukumogami) and saying something like this where they bring up how fraglie life is or the mortality of humans is a very god-like thing to say. Plus, when a sword is broken the first thing most people would do is simply throw it away and that's it. This treatment of swords is probably why Mikazuki is very attached to the idea that once we die that's it. Nothing more nothing less. Which actually makes him seem very lonley as well.

Another person's tweet also made me realise something. Like I've said Mikazuki is a very old sword and has seen many wonderful and horrible things in life. It's in the middle of war after all and there's nothing good about war. Since Mikazuki is very aware of the horrors in life, he probably made a subconcious habit to make sure you're reminded of possible sad outcomes like the death of your sword, in order to make you mentally stronger as their master. Because even if they're on a jouney you never know what could happen. Or maybe that's how he sees things.

If you're interested in seeing the opinions of the Japanese users; which is where I'm getting most of my reference and perspective, check out the tag 三日月 見送り on twitter.

Lots of people are saying very interesting things and making their own analysis of why he said it. :)