Samurai swords are widely popular around the world which is the reason why it is preferred to be used as a fantasy weapon in some movies and TV shows. It is also the most commonly used swords in the Japanese anime.
In the anime Bleach there are multiple styles of swords used by different Shinigamis or Soul Reapers. One of them is the Zabimaru which is held by Renji Abarai, one the lieutenant of the Gotei 13. Its segmented blade has pick-like protrusion on each segment. This makes it one of the weirdest anime swords.
Kenshin Himura is also a fictional character from the anime Rurouni Kenshin or Samurai X. During his past he was widely known as the slasher Batusai because of his ruthless killing but later on he decided to put away the past and became a simple man. He then changed his fearsome blade to a Reverse Blade Katana trying not to kill people again.
Another unique sword shown in the show is the sword of Sanosuke, a large zanbato which has no edge used to crash and smash his opponents. But after he was defeated by Kenshin Himura he stopped using the zanbato and then decides to use hand-to-hand combat.
Probably the most unique style of using swords is shown by Roronoa Zoro in the anime and manga One Piece. He uses the “santoryu” or the three sword style, holding a sword in each hand and another one in his mouth. He journeys to become the greatest swordsman in the world.
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