Katanagatari Series/Works

Works

Timeline

A list of light novel volumes in the Katanagatari Series.

Light Novel Volumes[]

Japanese Releases

#	Release Date	ISBN
1	January 10, 2007^[1]	978-4062836111^[1]

Katanagatari Chapter One: Absolute Sword, Plane
(刀語(かたながたり) 第一話(だいいちわ) 絶刀(ぜっとう)・鉋(かんな), Katanagatari Dai Ichi-wa Zettō Kanna)

Pages: 234^[1]
Cover Characters:
Shichika Yasuri
Togame the Schemer

Prologue (序章(じょしょう), Joshō)
Chapter One: Haphazard Island (一章(いっしょう)　不承島(ふしょうじま), Isshō: Fushōjima)
Chapter Two: Enter the Maniwa (二章(にしょう)　真庭忍軍(まにわにんぐん), Nishō: Maniwa Ningun, lit. "The Maniwa Ninja Corps")
Chapter Three: The Schemer (三章(さんしょう)　奇策士(きさくし), Sanshō: Kisakushi)
Epilogue (終章(しゅうしょう), Shūshō)

2

February 2, 2007^[2]

978-4062836043^[2]

Katanagatari Chapter Two: Slash Sword, Blunt
(刀語(かたながたり) 第二話(だいにわ) 斬刀(ざんとう)・鈍(なまくら), Katanagatari Dai Ni-wa Zantō Namakura)

Pages: 224^[2]
Cover Characters:
Shichika Yasuri
Togame the Schemer

Prologue (序章(じょしょう), Joshō)
Chapter One: Inaba Desert (一章(いっしょう)　因幡砂漠(いなばさばく), Isshō: Inaba Sabaku)
Chapter Two: Ginkaku Uneri (二章(にしょう)　宇練銀閣(うねりぎんかく), Nishō: Uneri Ginkaku)
Chapter Three: Rakka Rouzeki (三章(さんしょう)　落花狼藉(らっかろうぜき), Sanshō: Rakka Rōzeki)
Epilogue (終章(しゅうしょう), Shūshō)

3

March 2, 2007^[3]

978-4062836197^[3]

Katanagatari Chapter Three: Thousand Sword, Saber
(刀語(かたながたり) 第三話(だいさんわ) 千刀(せんとう)・鎩(つるぎ), Katanagatari Dai San-wa Sentō Tsurugi)

Pages: 232^[3]
Cover Characters:
Shichika Yasuri
Togame the Schemer

Prologue (序章(じょしょう), Joshō)
Chapter One: Triad Shrine (一章(いっしょう)　三途神社(さんずじんじゃ), Isshō: Sanzu Jinja)
Chapter Two: Meisai Tsuruga (二章(にしょう)　敦賀迷彩(つるがめいさい), Nishō: Tsuruga Meisai)
Chapter Three: Kuizame Maniwa (三章(さんしょう)　真庭喰鮫(まにわくいざめ), Sanshō: Maniwa Kuizame)
Chapter Four: The Sentouryuu (四章(よんしょう)　千刀流(せんとうりゅう), Yonshō: Sentōryū)
Epilogue (終章(しゅうしょう), Shūshō)

4

April 2, 2007^[4]

978-4062836234^[4]

Katanagatari Chapter Four: Thin Sword, Needle
(刀語(かたながたり) 第四話(だいよんわ) 薄刀(はくとう)・針(はり), Katanagatari Dai Yon-wa Hakutō Hari)

Pages: 208^[4]
Cover Characters:
Shichika Yasuri
Togame the Schemer

Prologue (序章(じょしょう), Joshō)
Chapter One: Bug Unit Maniwa (一章(いっしょう)　真庭虫組(まにわむしぐみ), Isshō: Maniwa Mushigumi)
Chapter Two: Torture Time (二章(にしょう)　拷問時間(ごうもんじかん), Nishō: Gōmon Jikan)
Chapter Three: Watch and Learn (三章(さんしょう)　見稽古(みけいこ), Sanshō: Mikeiko)
Chapter Four: A Billion Maladies (四章(よんしょう)　病魔一億(びょうまいちおく), Yonshō: Byōma Ichioku)
Epilogue (終章(しゅうしょう), Shūshō)

5

May 7, 2007^[5]

978-4062836289^[5]

Katanagatari Chapter Five: Bandit Sword, Armor
(刀語(かたながたり) 第五話(だいごわ) 賊刀(ぞくとう)・鎧(よろい), Katanagatari Dai Go-wa Zokutō Yoroi)

Pages: 218^[5]
Cover Characters:
Shichika Yasuri
Togame the Schemer

Prologue (序章(じょしょう), Joshō)
Chapter One: The Armored Pirates (一章(いっしょう)　鎧海賊団(よろいかいぞくだん), Isshō: Yoroi Kaizoku Dan)
Chapter Two: Kanara Azekura (二章(にしょう)　校倉必(あぜくらかなら), Nishō: Azekura Kanara)
Chapter Three: Houou Maniwa (三章(さんしょう)　真庭鳳凰(まにわほうおう), Sanshō: Maniwa Hōō)
Chapter Four: Ryuuryoku Kakou (四章(よんしょう)　柳緑花紅(りゅうりょくかこう), Yonshō: Ryūryoku Kakō)
Epilogue (終章(しゅうしょう), Shūshō)

6

June 4, 2007^[6]

978-4062836319^[6]

Katanagatari Chapter Six: Twin Sword, Hammer
(刀語(かたながたり) 第六話(だいろくわ) 双刀(そうとう)・鎚(かなづち), Katanagatari Dai Roku-wa Sōtō Kanazuchi)

Pages: 224^[6]
Cover Characters:
Shichika Yasuri
Togame the Schemer

Prologue (序章(じょしょう), Joshō)
Chapter One: The Absolute Tundra (一章(いっしょう)　絶対凍土(ぜったいとうど), Isshō: Zettai Tōdo)
Chapter Two: The House of Itezora (二章(にしょう)　凍空一族(いてぞらいちぞく), Nishō: Itezora Ichizoku)
Chapter Three: Princess Hitei (三章(さんしょう)　否定姫(ひていひめ), Sanshō: Hitei Hime)
Chapter Four: Kyouken Maniwa (四章(よんしょう)　真庭狂犬(まにわきょうけん), Yonshō: Maniwa Kyōken)
Chapter Five: Hika Rakuyou (五章(ごしょう)　飛花落葉(ひからくよう), Goshō: Hika Rakuyō)
Epilogue (終章(しゅうしょう), Shūshō)

7

July 2, 2007^[7]

978-4062836340^[7]

Katanagatari Chapter Seven: Evil Sword, Poor
(刀語(かたながたり) 第七話(だいななわ) 悪刀(あくとう)・鐚(びた), Katanagatari Dai Nana-wa Akutō Bita)

Pages: 224^[7]
Cover Characters:
Shichika Yasuri
Togame the Schemer

Prologue (序章(じょしょう), Joshō)
Chapter One: Gokenji Temple (一章(いっしょう)　護剣寺(ごけんじ), Isshō: Gokenji)
Chapter Two: Emonzaemon Souda (二章(にしょう)　左右田右衛門左衛門(そうだえもんざえもん), Nishō: Sōda Emonzaemon)
Chapter Three: Shichika Hachiretsu (三章(さんしょう)　七花八裂(しちかはちれつ), Sanshō: Shichika Hachiretsu)
Chapter Four: Nanami Yasuri (四章(よんしょう)　鑢七実(やすりななみ), Yonshō: Yasuri Nanami)
Chapter Five: Shichika Hachiretsu Redux (五章(ごしょう)　七花八裂(しちかはちれつ)（改(かい)）, Goshō: Shichika Hachiretsu (Kai))
Epilogue (終章(しゅうしょう), Shūshō)

8

August 1, 2007^[8]

978-4062836364^[8]

Katanagatari Chapter Eight: Delicate Sword, Hairpin
(刀語(かたながたり) 第八話(だいはちわ) 微刀(びとう)・釵(かんざし), Katanagatari Dai Hachi-wa Bitō Kanzashi)

Pages: 210^[8]
Cover Characters:
Shichika Yasuri
Togame the Schemer

Prologue (序章(じょしょう), Joshō)
Chapter One: Schemer Mansion (一章(いっしょう)　奇策屋敷(きさくやしき), Isshō: Kisaku Yashiki)
Chapter Two: Mansion Negative (二章(にしょう)　否定屋敷(ひていやしき), Nishō: Hitei Yashiki)
Chapter Three: Umigame Maniwa (三章(さんしょう)　真庭海亀(まにわうみがめ), Sanshō: Maniwa Umigame)
Chapter Four: Biyorigou (四章(よんしょう)　日和号(びよりごう), Yonshō: Biyorigō)
Chapter Five: Lake Fuyou (五章(ごしょう)　不要湖(ふようこ), Goshō: Fuyōko)
Epilogue (終章(しゅうしょう), Shūshō)

9

September 3, 2007^[9]

978-4062836395^[9]

Katanagatari Chapter Nine: King Sword, Saw
(刀語(かたながたり) 第九話(だいきゅうわ) 王刀(おうとう)・鋸(のこぎり), Katanagatari Dai Kyū-wa Ōtō Nokogiri)

Pages: 214^[9]
Cover Characters:
Shichika Yasuri
Togame the Schemer

Prologue (序章(じょしょう), Joshō)
Chapter One: The Heartland School (一章(いっしょう)　心王一鞘流(しんおういちそうりゅう), Isshō: Shin'ō Ichisō Ryū)
Chapter Two: Zanki Kiguchi (二章(にしょう)　汽口慚愧(きぐちざんき), Nishō: Kiguchi Zanki)
Chapter Three: The Follower (三章(さんしょう)　門下生(みんかせい), Sanshō: Monkasei)
Chapter Four: Oshidori Maniwa (四章(よんしょう)　真庭鴛鴦(まにわおしどり), Yonshō: Maniwa Oshidori)
Chapter Five: Shangri-Outou (五章(ごしょう)　王刀楽土(おうとうらくえん), Goshō: Ōtō Rakuen)
Chapter Six: Blind Shogi (六章(ろくしょう)　目隠将棋(めかくししょうぎ), Rokushō: Mekakushi Shōgi)
Epilogue (終章(しゅうしょう), Shūshō)

10

October 1, 2007^[10]

978-4062836432^[10]

Katanagatari Chapter Ten: True Sword, Scale
(刀語(かたながたり) 第十話(だいじゅうわ) 誠刀(せいとう)・銓(はかり), Katanagatari Dai Jū-wa Seitō Hakari)

Pages: 212^[10]
Cover Characters:
Shichika Yasuri
Togame the Schemer

Prologue (序章(じょしょう), Joshō)
Chapter One: Zanki Kiguchi (Reprise) (一章(いっしょう)　汽口慚愧(きぐちざんき)（回想(かいそう)）, Isshō: Kiguchi Zanki (Kaisō))
Chapter Two: Hyakkeijou (二章(にしょう)　百刑場(ひゃっけいじょう), Nishō: Hyakkeijō)
Chapter Three: Pengin Maniwa (三章(さんしょう)　真庭人鳥(まにわぺんぎん), Sanshō: Maniwa Pengin)
Chapter Four: Rinne Higaki (四章(よんしょう)　彼我木輪廻(ひがきりんね), Yonshō: Higaki Rinne)
Chapter Five: Self-Awareness (五章(ごしょう)　誠刀防衛(せいとうぼうえい), Goshō: Seitō Bōei)
Chapter Six: Takahito Hida (六章(ろくしょう)　飛騨鷹比等(ひだたかひと), Rokushō: Hida Takahito)
Epilogue (終章(しゅうしょう), Shūshō)

11

November 1, 2007^[11]

978-4062836487^[11]

Katanagatari Chapter Eleven: Poison Sword, Gilt
(刀語(かたながたり) 第十一話(だいじゅういちわ) 毒刀(どくとう)・鍍(めっき), Katanagatari Dai Jū Ichi-wa Dokutō Mekki )

Pages: 212^[11]
Cover Characters:
Shichika Yasuri
Togame the Schemer

Prologue (序章(じょしょう), Joshō)
Chapter One: The Recap (一章(いっしょう)　粗筋(あらすじ), Isshō: Arasuji)
Chapter Two: Decapitation Cycle (二章(にしょう)　断罪円(だんざいえん), Nishō: Danzaien)
Chapter Three: The Tokaido Highway (三章(さんしょう)　東海道(とうかいどう), Sanshō: Tōkaidō)
Chapter Four: Lucky Pucks (四章(よんしょう)　柔球術(じゅうきゅうじゅつ), Yonshō: Jūkyūjutsu)
Chapter Five: Kiki Shikizaki (五章(ごしょう)　四季崎記紀(しきざききき), Goshō: Shikizaki Kiki)
Epilogue (終章(しゅうしょう), Shūshō)

12

December 3, 2007^[12]

978-4062836524^[12]

Katanagatari Chapter Twelve: Flame Sword, Gun
(刀語(かたながたり) 第十二話(だいじゅうにわ) 炎刀(えんとう)・銃(じゅ), Katanagatari Dai Jū Ni-wa Entō Jū)

Pages: 228^[12]
Cover Characters:
Shichika Yasuri
Togame the Schemer

Prologue (序章(じょしょう), Joshō)
Chapter One: Parting Ways (一章(いっしょう)　別離(べつり), Isshō: Betsuri)
Chapter Two: Masatsuna Yanari (二章(にしょう)　家鳴匡綱(やなりまさつな), Nishō: Yanari Masatsuna)
Chapter Three: Beseiging the Castle (三章(さんしょう)　城攻(じょうこう), Sanshō: Jōkō)
Chapter Four: The Eleven Guardians of the Yanari Shogunate (四章(よんしょう)　家鳴将軍家御側人十一人衆(やなりしょうぐんけおそばにんじゅういちにんしゅう), Yonshō: Yanari Shōgunke Osobanin Jūichinin Shū)
Chapter Five: Shichika Yasuri (五章(ごしょう)　鑢七花(やすりしちか), Goshō: Yasuri Shichika)
Epilogue (終章(しゅうしょう), Shūshō)

EX

December 1, 2008^[13]

978-4062836876^[13]

Maniwagatari
(真庭語(まにわがたり), Maniwagatari)

Pages: 230^[13]
Cover Characters:
Kyouken Maniwa

Episode One: First Generation - Koumori Maniwa (第一話(だいいちわ)　初代(しょだい)　真庭蝙蝠(まにわこうもり), Dai Ichi Wa: Shodai Maniwa Kōmori)
Episode Two: First Generation - Kuizame Maniwa (第二話(だいにわ)　初代(しょだい)　真庭喰鮫(まにわくいざめ), Dai Ni Wa: Shodai Maniwa Kuizame)
Episode Three: First Generation - Chouchou Maniwa (第三話(だいさんわ)　初代(しょだい)　真庭蝶々(まにわちょうちょう), Dai San Wa: Shodai Maniwa Chōchō)
Episode Four: First Generation - Shirasagi Maniwa (第四話(だいよんわ)　初代(しょだい)　真庭白鷺(まにわしらさぎ), Dai Yon Wa: Shodai Maniwa Shirasagi)

English Releases[]

English Releases

#	Release Date	ISBN
1	November 27, 2018^[14]	978-1947194328^[14]

Katanagatari: Sword Tale Omnibus Volume 1

Pages: 320^[14]
Cover Characters:
Shichika Yasuri
Togame the Schemer

01. Katanagatari Chapter One: Absolute Sword, Plane
02. Katanagatari Chapter Two: Slash Sword, Blunt
03. Katanagatari Chapter Three: Thousand Sword, Saber

2

May 28, 2019^[15]

978-1947194564^[15]

Katanagatari: Sword Tale Omnibus Volume 2

Pages: 294^[15]
Cover Characters:
Shichika Yasuri
Togame the Schemer

04. Katanagatari Chapter Four: Thin Sword, Needle
05. Katanagatari Chapter Five: Bandit Sword, Armor
06. Katanagatari Chapter Six: Twin Sword, Hammer

3

November 26, 2019^[16]

978-1947194915^[16]

Katanagatari: Sword Tale Omnibus Volume 3

Pages: 320^[16]
Cover Characters:
Shichika Yasuri
Togame the Schemer

07. Katanagatari Chapter Seven: Evil Sword, Poor
08. Katanagatari Chapter Eight: Delicate Sword, Hairpin
09. Katanagatari Chapter Nine: King Sword, Saw

4

August 25, 2020^[17]

978-1949980233^[17]

Katanagatari: Sword Tale Omnibus Volume 4

Pages: 336^[17]
Cover Characters:
Shichika Yasuri
Togame the Schemer

10. Katanagatari Chapter Ten: True Sword, Scale
11. Katanagatari Chapter Eleven: Poison Sword, Gilt
12. Katanagatari Chapter Twelve: Flame Sword, Gun

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Volume 1 (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Volume 2 (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Volume 3 (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Volume 4 (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Volume 5 (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Volume 6 (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 Volume 7 (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 Volume 8 (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 Volume 9 (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 Volume 10 (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 Volume 11 (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 Volume 12 (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 ^13.2 Extra Volume (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 ^14.2 English Volume 1 (in English). Published by Vertical.
↑ ^15.0 ^15.1 ^15.2 English Volume 2 (in English). Published by Vertical.
↑ ^16.0 ^16.1 ^16.2 English Volume 3 (in English). Published by Vertical.
↑ ^17.0 ^17.1 ^17.2 English Volume 4 (in English). Published by Vertical.

[v1j-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Volume 1 (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.

[v2j-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Volume 2 (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.

[v3j-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Volume 3 (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.

[v4j-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Volume 4 (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.

[v5j-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Volume 5 (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.

[v6j-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Volume 6 (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.

[v7j-7] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 Volume 7 (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.

[v8j-8] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 Volume 8 (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.

[v9j-9] 9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 Volume 9 (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.

[v10j-10] 10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 Volume 10 (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.

[v11j-11] 11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 Volume 11 (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.

[v12j-12] 12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 Volume 12 (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.

[v13j-13] 13.0 ^13.1 ^13.2 Extra Volume (in Japanese). Published by Kodansha.

[v1e-14] 14.0 ^14.1 ^14.2 English Volume 1 (in English). Published by Vertical.

[v2e-15] 15.0 ^15.1 ^15.2 English Volume 2 (in English). Published by Vertical.

[v3e-16] 16.0 ^16.1 ^16.2 English Volume 3 (in English). Published by Vertical.

[v4e-17] 17.0 ^17.1 ^17.2 English Volume 4 (in English). Published by Vertical.

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Light Novel Volumes[]

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References[]

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