In shonen anime, swordsmen who wield weapons such as katanas, rapiers, and longswords are a common sight. To name a few, One Piece, Dragon Ball, and Naruto all feature capable swordsmen with solid ...

It’s easy to think we’ve outgrown King Arthur. As one of the English-speaking world’s oldest and foundational works of fantasy, reinvented time and again for over a thousand years, it becomes hard to ...