Users are able to wield a katana with supernatural proficiency in speed, power, dexterity, and skill, allowing them to perform seemingly impossible feats with ease, such as cutting through nigh invulnerable or intangible materials, blocking or deflecting things that should be impossible to block/deflect and even slash targets from any distance.
The user's skill with a blade may even be so great that they can wield blades they shouldn't be able to such as Empathic and Bound weapons.
Retsu Unohana (Bleach) was once feared in Soul Society for her absolute mastery of swordsmanship.
Honed from childhood through countless battles, Kenpachi Zaraki (Bleach) is one of the most powerful Zanjutsu masters in Soul Society...
...his true strength surpassing that of the supreme master swordswoman Unohana, the First Kenpachi.
Sōsuke Aizen (Bleach) is an exceptionally powerful master swordsman, able to destroy Shikai and even Bankai of powerful Shinigamis relying solely on his sword skills...
...and cut down some of the finest Shinigami warriors of Soul Society with lethally precise and destructive strikes.
Ōetsu Nimaiya (Bleach) is a master swordsman who swiftly defeated four of Yhwach's most powerful Quincy, deflecting city-destroying bullets from Lille's rifle, all the while wielding a sword with a weakened forte due to long-time inactivity.
Shigure Kosaka (Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple) has mastered the art of the sword to the point that not only can she become one with her sword but even become one with other people's swords too.
Kokushibo (Kimetsu no Yaiba) being a former Hashira when the Demon Slayer Corps was at its Golden Age...
...and creating and mastering his own Breath Style, the Moon Breathing...
...to the extent of overpowering...
...and subduing the Mist Hashira and child prodigy, Muichiro Tokito...
...effortlessly slicing apart...
...the demonic Demon Slayer, Genya Shinazugawa...
...overwhelming the Wind Hashira, Sanemi Shinazugawa...
...and to a lesser extent, the strongest Demon Slayer of the current generation and Stone Hashira, Gyomei Himejima...
...and with his full sword...
...simultaneously blitzing Marked Sanemi and Marked Gyomei...
...and later holding back three Marked Hashiras at once with a single technique.
After mastering the Sun Breathing, Tanjiro Kamado (Kimetsu no Yaiba) was able to...
...save Kanao from being killed by Muzan Kibutsuji, the Demon King, without him being able to react in time...
...and later fight on equal ground with him...
...while also protecting his allies.
The Hashiras (Kimetsu no Yaiba) are the most powerful and skilled swordsmen in the entire Demon Slayer Corps.
The Water Hashira, Giyu Tomioka (Kimetsu no Yaiba) is a master of the Water Breathing...
...slicing demons into pieces with a "flowing blade"...
...completely lulling demon attacks into nothingness with Eleventh Form: Dead Calm...
...and with his Mark...
...he is able to go toe-to-toe against Upper Moon 3, Akaza.
The Insect Hashira, Shinobu Kocho (Kimetsu no Yaiba) is a master of the Insect Breathing...
...utilizing her superhuman agility and speed to deliver imperceptible thrusts with her stinger-like blade...
...well also coating Wisteria poison on it to make up for her inability to decapitate demons...
...Later, she was able to momentarily out-speed the likes of Upper Moon 2, Doma, and pierce his neck.
The Flame Hashira, Kyojuro Rengoku (Kimetsu no Yaiba) is a master of the Flame Breathing...
...easily defeating demons with slashes so powerful they almost burn...
...while also being able to protect humans, preventing them from getting caught in the crossfire...
...Kyojuro can also perform defensive techniques...
...and later fought toe-to-toe against Upper Moon 3, Akaza...
...and after using his ultimate technique: Ninth Form: Purgatory...
...was able to momentarily overpower the Upper Moon.
The Sound Hashira, Tengen Uzui (Kimetsu no Yaiba) is a master the Sound Breathing, having created it himself...
...making use of explosives and his massive dual cleavers...
...to produce extremely powerful attacks...
...With his swordsmanship skill, he is able to fight on even grounds with Upper Moon 6, Gyutaro...
...clashing at impossible speeds.
The Mist Hashira, Muichiro Tokito (Kimetsu no Yaiba) is a master of the Mist Breathing.
The Lover Hashira, Mitsuri Kanroji (Kimetsu no Yaiba) is a master of the Love Breathing.
The Wind Hashira, Sanemi Shinazugawa (Kimetsu no Yaiba) is a master of the Wind Breathing.
The Serpent Hashira, Obanai Iguro (Kimetsu no Yaiba) is a master of the Serpents Breathing.
Goemon Ishikawa XIII (Lupin III) is a thirteenth generation of renegade samurai, a descendant of the historical figure Ishikawa Goemon. A lifelong adherent of a number of Japanese martial arts, including Kenjutsu and Iaidō, Goemon possesses extraordinary swordsmanship to cut a bus in two with little effort...
...cut through a lightning bolt...
...and cut a shooting star in half from a distance, an impossible feat as noted by Lupin.
An extremely powerful samurai from the land of Wano in the Grand Line's New World, Ryuma (Monsters) was perhaps the greatest swordsman of his era...
...slicing clean through a bronze statue with no effort...
...and became famous for slaying a dragon within a single slash.
A master of the shinobi's style swordsmanship, Jubei Kibagami (Ninja Scroll) can...
...defeat foes such as samurai...
...and shinobi with little trouble...
...fight on the same level and equal Ninpo casting shinobi...
...and in spite of him having no supernatural abilities, he has reached such a level of skill with the blade that he can cut the very air itself with his Wind Slash Technique.
As a man who aims to become the strongest swordsman in the world, Roronoa Zoro (One Piece) is a powerful master swordsman of the highest caliber...
...invented and mastered his own unique swordsmanship known as Santoryu in which he multi-wields three swords...
...easily cutting through materials like iron cannonballs...
...and Daz Bones/Mr.1's Dice Dice Fruit steel body with expert finesse and precision...
...utilize the very air itself to create a Slash Effect attack from a distance...
...by sheer willpower he invented a spiritual swordsmanship, Kyutoryu, letting him seemingly attaining three heads and six arms...
...with the Power of Destruction demonstrated one of his greatest feats with Santoryu Ogi: Ichidai Sanzen Daisen Sekai to slice through Pica's giant stone golem form...
...he "Stole", Kine'mon's Kitsunebi-ryu, letting him generate, attack, and slice through flames...
...And become the second person to ever scar the nigh-invincible Kaidou.
With a legend saying he can cut down over 100 enemies with each strike of his sword, Kamikaze/Atomic Samurai (One-Punch Man) is a formidable master swordsman, being one of the greatest in Japan...
...with his signature technique Atomic Slash, he can perform over 100 quick sword slashes within a second, leaving his opponents literally in pieces.
...destroy opponents while creating a powerful shock wave with a single slash with his sword.
The most powerful swordsman of his time, Hiko Seijuro XIII's (Rurouni Kenshin) fighting proficiency goes beyond high-level master samurai, even that of his student Kenshin...
...easily turning a grown man into literal pieces.
Gen (Saga Frontier) is unparalleled in swordsmanship, accomplishing legendary feats like cutting esoteric or conceptual flames, killing transcendent beings with a slash and cutting things that cannot be cut with blades lacking an edge.
A powerful master swordsman, Hiei (Yu Yu Hakusho) is able to execute multiple, precise strikes at lightning-fast speed as seen when slashed Seiryu sixteen times in the blink of an eye.
Snake Eyes (G.I. Joe)
Eric Brooks/Blade (Marvel Comics)
Shredder (Teenage mutant Ninja Turtles)
Colin King/Ninjak (Valiant Entertainment)
Vergil (Devil May Cry) has proven himself to be a powerful master swordsman in his own right able to make masterful use of his demonic power and beloved sword Yamato, which embodies the 'God of Death'...
...created the Dark Slayer Style, which employs both precise and fast slashes akin to Iaijutsu being able to slice through dimensions and opponents with relative ease…
...and as he and his brother Dante continued to achieve greater heights despite being hybrids, both their powers and skills soon far exceeded and suppress their legendary father's ability and Demon Kings till they were the only ones who are able to rival each other.
As a former 1st class SOLDIER and superhumanly enhanced since birth, Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII) has tremendous skill in swordplay with his extra-long katana Masasume...
...he can cut foes multiple times at within the blink of an eye'...
...easily match other powerful swordsmen like Angeal and Genesis at the same time...
...and repeatedly match blades with his nemesis Cloud in swordplay.
One piece - Whitebeard meets Oden for the first time - Oden Vs Whitebeard full fight-2
Oden vs Kaido - One Piece-2
Zoro's Attack - Asura
Purgatory Onigiri - One Piece
Zoro Defeats King - One Piece-2
Devil May Cry 3- Special Edition Dante VS Vergil Final Boss Battle-2
Pretty duel Vergil vs Dante - Stylish gameplay showcase Cinematic Cut - Devil May Cry 5 DLC-2
Kokushibou vs Gyomei & Sanemi - Fan Animation - Demon Slayer
Kokushibou vs Gyomei & Sanemi Part 2 - Fan Animation - Demon Slayer-2
Kokushibo vs Gyomei, Sanemi & Muichiro-2
The Last Order- FFVII Zack & Cloud vs Sephiroth
Limit break clash Cloud and Sephiroth-2
Final Fantasy VII Advent children Complete Cloud vs Sephiroth-2
Zoro VS Erza (One Piece VS Fairy Tail) DEATH BATTLE!
Ryu Hayabusa VS Strider Hiryu - DEATH BATTLE!
Dante VS Bayonetta DEATH BATTLE!
Sephiroth VS Vergil (Final Fantasy VS Devil May Cry) DEATH BATTLE!
Madara VS Aizen (Naruto VS Bleach) - DEATH BATTLE!
One Minute Melee - Roronoa Zoro Vs Rurouni Kenshin (One Piece vs Samurai X)
Aizen vs Madara (Bleach vs Naruto) - One Minute Melee S6 Finale
