Katanagatari 1 (Paperback): Sword Tale

"If you're a fan of the author's (NISIOISIN) work then you'll certainly want this whole series in your collection!" - Anime UK News

From the pen of the author of the legendary MONOGATARI novels comes another unique offering. KATANAGATARI brings to life a swordless "swordsman" and a self-described "schemer" who embark on a quest to obtain twelve peculiar masterpiece blades. Featuring beautiful interior art and copious bilingual footnotes, this paperback edition is the first of a quartet brimming with action, romance, and unexpected wisdom.

Author: Nisioisin
Publisher: Vertical
Published: 10/25/2022
Pages: 322
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.60w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9781647291556
ISBN10: 1647291550
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Fantasy | Action & Adventure
- Fiction | Fantasy | Contemporary
- Fiction | Media Tie-In

About the Author
There are few authors in Japan who have reached the heights of success as NisiOisin. Born in 1981, Nisio dropped out of Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, to pursue a career in story-telling. Initially he had ambitions to be a comic artist, but when he realized his art was not up to snuff, he began to focus on his writing, eventually winning the 23rd Mephisto Prize, for Decapitation recognizing his talents as a mystery writer, at the age of 20. Since his debut in 2002 Nisio has penned more than 50 novels and a number of comics. And he has quickly become one of Japan's top selling author's in recent memory with more than 5 million units sold since 2009. In 2014, as in 2012, he was the top selling author in Japan (outselling Haruki Murakami by more than half a million units).

Nishio's works often cover themes of youth, but are framed in genres that are familiar to the masses. His works tend to mix mystery with comedy and touches or romance and/or the supernatural. He is a modern author in every sense, sometimes even experiementing with the Japanese language itself. Many of his works have been adapted into animated television series and films. His best known works are the Monogatari series and Katanagatari.