History Awesome / Kagurabachi

[[folder:Sorcery and the Enchanted Blade Arc]]

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[[folder:Vs. Sojo Arc]]

[[caption-width-right:350:''Enten.'']]

** Chihiro proves to be an equal to the other three Tou at once, breaking their blades throughout the fight. To their credit, the Tou manage to adapt and after reequipping themselves, the lead member manages to bait him into killing his own momentum, which leaves him open to another's ''Isou'' blast...

** Shiba can crack a crater into a floor ''just by stepping on it'', and crushing the daruma-wielder's foot between it and his own is how he gets answers out of the mook.

** The first thing Chihiro does is save "Mr. Inazuma", a kid attempting a rescue mission of his sister who is one of the [[HumanTraffickers "items" up for auction]]. While the kid is out of his depth, he serves as an ample distraction as Chihiro waltzes through the front door and effortlessly cuts through the first room of guards, assisted by an undercover Shiba [[FallingChandelierOfDoom releasing the rope of a large chandelier.]]

** One of the BountyHunter sorcerors attempts to give Chihiro a HeroicBSOD by using his empathic abilities to MindRape him, forcing him to relive the day his father was murdered. However, Chihiro gets back up, telling him that all he did was [[ThePowerOfHate reinforce his willpower]], and slices his head off before the sorceror can do anything. His colleague the MarionetteMaster is felled after another SplashPage of all his dirt puppets getting carved up.

* With Hakuri's information, the duo of Chihiro and Shiba are able to effortlessly infiltrate the heavily-guarded Sazanami household and confront his father [[ThePatriarch Kyora]]. The head of the family remains [[NervesOfSteel completely composed in the face of the two intruders]] and calmly gives them explanations to all their questions which also makes it clear how many contingencies he has prepared for the family business. Just as Chihiro and Shiba plan to regroup with this new information, the [[PraetorianGuard Tou]] burst in and prepare for a fight.

** Meanwhile, Hakuri's elder brother Soya confronts him in Tokyo and plans to bring him back to their father. With timely intervention by Hinao, Shiba is informed of the situation. He prepares to teleport himself and Chihiro out of the Sazanami estate, but Chihiro tells him to go alone, planning to fight the rest of the Tou by himself to make sure they can get the Rakuzaichi before the auction. Shiba confronts Soya and instantly puts him on the backfoot as Chihiro engages the trio of Tou warriors, [[PassThePopcorn Kyora observing his relatives fight on his behalf with a wicked grin.]]

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''Kagurabachi'' aims for visual flair from early on with spectacular panels of people getting sliced up with katanas and other cool sorcerer powers.
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** She quickly shows off the potential of Flame Bone ([[IAmNotLeftHanded which she is not allowed to use to full potential]]) being able to overpower Chihiro's [[AttackReflector Red]] and summoning ribs from the ground to keep Chihiro on the move.

*** specifically the way Sojo defeats the Kamunabi is nothing short of badass. As he's falling to his seeming death, Sojo cloaks himself in a lightning-coat of Mei à la Chihiro's Nishiki, and then, following the logic of Chihiro’s pseudo lighting-rod back in chapter nine, Sojo literally bolts himself through the Kamunabi in a blink of an eye, retrieving Cloud Gouger by catching it in his mouth as he flies through the air.

* The yakuza instantly lose their nerve when they see Chihiro's goldfish floating by the window, and for good reason -- he instantly starts to slaughter his way through their ranks in a HallwayFight sequence. At one point, the leader sics the last two henchmen on Chihiro, only for them to fall over dead from expertly cut throats from across the room before he's even finished giving the command.

''Kagurabachi'' aims for visual flair from early on with spectacular panels of people getting sliced up with katanas and other cool sorceror powers.

** When Sojo and Chihiro finally clash in Chapters 9 and 10, Chihiro not only uses Enten's "Red" ability to deflect Sojo's lightning attacks without a single civilian casualty (which is remarked upon by Kamunabi members as being incredibly impressive) but also knows--[[AwesomenessByAnalysis because his father made the sword Sojo's using]]--that he has an opening to retaliate while the attack recharges and comes within a hair's breadth of ending Sojo.

** Chihiro successfuly finds his way to the lab despite his weakened and wounded condition, [[CampingACrapper slaying a guard who took an unfortunate toilet break]], two of his friends before they could get up from their card table, and interrogating the last guard for Char's location.

*** specifically the way Sojo defeats the Kamunabi is nothing short of badass. As he’s falling to his seeming death, Sojo cloaks himself in a lightning-coat of Mei à la Chihiro’s Nishiki, and then, following the logic of Chihiro’s psuedo lighting-rod back in chapter nine, Sojo literally bolts himself through the kamunabi in a blink of an eye , retrieving Cloud Gouger by catching it in his mouth as he flies through the air.

** [[HopeSpot Just as the Squad think they've dealt Sojo a crippling blow and seized Cloud Gouger]], Sojo reveals he ''too'' has learned how to activate new abilities in his enchanted blade, and tears through them in the blink of an eye.

** Genichi Sojo demonstrates that he, like Chihiro, has ThePowerOfHate when the empath's brother tries to use the same power on him in Chapter 8, showing him a disturbing vision of a child bathing in the blood of hanged men and he ''{{No Sell}}s'' it, practically relishing the bloodshed.
** When Sojo and Chihiro clash in Chapters 9 and 10, Chihiro not only uses Enten's "Red" ability to deflect Sojo's lightning attacks without a single civilian casualty (which is remarked upon by Kamunabi members as being incredibly impressive) but also knows--[[AwesomenessByAnalysis because his father made the sword Sojo's using]]--that he has an opening to retaliate while the attack recharges and comes within a hair's breadth of ending Sojo.

* Dauma uses ''[[ImprobableWeaponUser disposable chopsticks]]'' to murder a shopkeeper when his patience runs out in Chapter 3.
* Chihiro's demonstrations of the "Red" ability of his sword in Chapter 4, first invoking it to block the daruma-wielder's explosions, then while tied up, [[AttackReflector deflecting]] one of Daruma's explosions right back at him and landing on his feet.
* Chapter 5 shows that Shiba can crack a crater into a floor ''just by stepping on it'', and crushing the daruma-wielder's foot between it and his own is how he gets answers out of the mook.
* In Chapter 6, one of the BountyHunter sorcerors attempts to give Chihiro a HeroicBSOD by using his empathic abilities to MindRape him, forcing him to relive the day his father was murdered. However, Chihiro gets back up, telling him that all he did was [[ThePowerOfHate reinforce his willpower]], and slices his head off before the sorceror can do anything. His colleague the MarionetteMaster is felled after another SplashPage of all his dirt puppets getting carved up.
--> '''Chihiro:''' That day is what drives me. ''You just made the reason clearer''.
* Chapter 7 gets a BigDamnHeroes moment from new character Azami, who bails Chihiro out when he's close to a HeroicRROD state by effortlessly sweeping the floor with three other bounty hunters, who KnowWhenToFoldEm.
* Genichi Sojo demonstrates that he, like Chihiro, has ThePowerOfHate when the empath's brother tries to use the same power on him in Chapter 8, showing him a disturbing vision of a child bathing in the blood of hanged men and he ''{{No Sell}}s'' it, practically relishing the bloodshed.
* When Sojo and Chihiro clash in Chapters 9 and 10, Chihiro not only uses Enten's "Red" ability to deflect Sojo's lightning attacks without a single civilian casualty (which is remarked upon by Kamunabi members as being incredibly impressive) but also knows--[[AwesomenessByAnalysis because his father made the sword Sojo's using]]--that he has an opening to retaliate while the attack recharges and comes within a hair's breadth of ending Sojo.

* When Sojo and Chihiro clash in Chapters 9 and 10, Chihiro not only uses Enten's "Red" ability to deflect Sojo's lightning attacks without a single civilian casualty (which is remarked upon by Kamunabi members as being incredibly impressive) but also knows--[[AwesomenessByAnalysis because his father made the sword Sojo's using]]--that he has an opening to retaliate while the attack recharges and comes within a hair's breadth of ending Sojo.

* When Sojo and Chihiro clash in Chapters 9 and 10, Chihiro not only uses Enten's "Red" ability to deflect Sojo's lightning attacks without a single civilian casualty (which is remarked upon by Kamunabi members as being incredibly impressive) but also knows--because his father made the sword Sojo's using--that he has an opening to retaliate while the attack recharges and comes within a hair's breadth of ending Sojo.

* A daruma-wielding mook uses ''[[ImprobableWeaponUser disposable chopsticks]]'' to murder a shopkeeper when his patience runs out in Chapter 3.
* Chihiro's demonstrations of the "Red" ability of his sword in Chapter 4, first invoking it to block the daruma-wielder's explosions, then while tied up, [[AttackReflector deflecting]] one of the daruma-wielder's explosions right back at him and landing on his feet.

* Chapter 7 gets a BigDamnHeroes moment from new character Azami, who bails Chihiro out when he's close to a HeroicRROD state by effortlessly sweeping the floor with three other bounty hunters, who KnowWhenToFoldEm.

* In Chapter 6, one of the BountyHunter sorcerors attempts to give Chihiro a HeroicBSOD by using his empathic abilities to MindRape him, forcing him to relive the day his father was murdered. However, Chihiro gets back up, telling him that all he did was [[ThePowerOfHate reinforce his willpower]], and slices his head off before the sorceror can do anything. His colleague the MarionetteMaster is felled after another SplashPage of all his dirt puppets getting carved up.

* In Chapter 6, one of BountyHunter sorcerors attempts to give Chihiro a HeroicBSOD by using his empathic abilities to MindRape him, forcing him to relive the day his father was murdered. However, Chihiro gets back up, telling him that all he did was [[ThePowerOfHate reinforce his willpower]], and slices his head off before the sorceror can do anything. His colleague the MarionetteMaster is felled after another SplashPage of all his dirt puppets getting carved up.

* A daruma-wielding mook uses ''[[ImprobableWeaponUser disposable chopsticks]]'' to murder a shopkeeper when his patience runs out.
* Chihiro demonstrates the "Red" ability of his sword and [[AttackReflector deflects]] the daruma-wielder's explosion right back at him and lands on his feet.
* Shiba can crack a crater into a floor ''just by stepping on it'', and crushing the daruma-wielder's foot between it and his own his how he gets answers out of the mook.
* One of the subsequent BountyHunter sorcerors attempts to give Chihiro a HeroicBSOD by using his empathic abilities to MindRape him, forcing him to relive the day his father was murdered. However, Chihiro gets back up, telling him that all he did was [[ThePowerOfHate reinforce his willpower]], and slices his head off before the sorceror can do anything. His colleague the MarionetteMaster is felled after another SplashPage of all his dirt puppets getting carved up.

* One of the subsequent BountyHunter sorcerors attempts to give Chihiro a HeroicBSOD by using his empathic abilities to MindRape him, forcing him to relive the day his father was murdered. Just two panels later, Chihiro gets back up, telling him that all he did was [[ThePowerOfHate reinforce his willpower]], and slices his head off before the sorceror can do anything. His colleague the MarionetteMaster is felled after another SplashPage of all his dirt puppets getting carved up.

* Chihiro demonstrates the "Red" ability of his sword and deflects the daruma-wielder's explosion right back at him and lands on his feet.