What exactly is a reverse blade sword?

[Shogun]

bah, "jack" is a disgrace. i have only seen a few kenshin but at least they differ mildly from episode to episode. samurai jack just cuts everything that moves.

 

oh and lets look at the title here. a samurai, with the name of JACK??? lol

 

oh besides that the animation is horrible

Edited May 12, 2003 by Shogun

[Kamidake]

"Jack" isn't his real name. (His real name is "Samurai Ed"! )

[KaratekaAikidoist]

and how do you know?

[Crucio]

something kind of cool i found out

 

there really are reverse blade swords. Theyre called Sakaba-tou and i found some pictures here:

 

http://www.n-p-s.net/sakabatou.htm

 

Although im not sure if they have historical value, or if they were made after the series. In my opinion they look pretty light, so probably after the series. Its still pretty cool though

[KaratekaAikidoist]

Very interesting. Those look almost like fantasy style blades.

[Kamidake]

How do I know? I checked his driver's license, of course!

 

Actually, in the premiere of "Samurai Jack," they made it pretty clear that "Jack" is an alias he picked on the spur of the moment. What they didn't make clear is why he felt he needed an alias. Oh well. Cartoons are like that!

[KaratekaAikidoist]

Oh yea, those gangster type people were calling him "jack"

[Shorin Ryuu]

Yes, the show's kind of gone downhill. But the sexy voice remains. :pony: (That's a female grin, grinning for reasons men can't understand!)

 

Haha...you know that kenshin's seiyuu (voice actor) is female, right?

[KaratekaAikidoist]

I think she was talking about jack. (not sure though)

[Shorin Ryuu]

Oh, yeah, you're right...