I was looking into a game called Muramasa the Demon blade for the Wii but the title is giving me a headache since it is so hard to read. Can anyone help me decipher the kanji used in this picture:
![[Image: 930656-muramasa_1_1_super.jpg]](http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/7422/930656-muramasa_1_1_super.jpg)
2009-09-10, 11:52 pm
朧村正
Muramasa: The Demon Blade, known in Japan as Oboromuramasa (朧村正,? literally "Hazy Muramasa") - from wikipedia, found after 2 seconds on google
Muramasa: The Demon Blade, known in Japan as Oboromuramasa (朧村正,? literally "Hazy Muramasa") - from wikipedia, found after 2 seconds on google
Edited: 2009-09-10, 11:53 pm
2009-09-11, 12:07 am
Well your method was much smarter than my own. I'm frowning at myself right now.
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2009-09-11, 12:42 am
bassxx2099 Wrote:Well your method was much smarter than my own. I'm frowning at myself right now.Not as fun, tho. I actually figured out all but the far left 'moon' piece through the picture. I kept thinking it was the 'wild dogs' or whatever, but that didn't work so I cheated and used the IME then Google.
2009-09-11, 12:44 am
can a Japanese person read this the 1st time they see it?
2009-09-11, 12:53 am
I don't know about a Japanese person, but the 村正 part was pretty easy to read for me. I didn't know 朧 so I wouldn't have been able to read that part anyways.
Edited: 2009-09-11, 12:54 am
2009-09-11, 1:43 am
Hashiriya Wrote:can a Japanese person read this the 1st time they see it?Considering they only know around 500, I'm gonna go with... no >_>
2009-09-11, 9:28 am
Hashiriya Wrote:can a Japanese person read this the 1st time they see it?Yes. At least I didn't have any trouble recognizing the characters.
2009-09-11, 10:01 am
That looks AWESOME! Is there a full sized wallpaper for that picture?
2009-09-11, 11:20 am
well my wife recognized all the kanji but didn't know the reading
2009-09-11, 11:25 am
I'm a beginner and recognised the last two characters without too much trouble. No chance on the rest though!
2009-09-11, 11:38 am
Jarvik7 Wrote:I don't know about a Japanese person, but the 村正 part was pretty easy to read for me. I didn't know 朧 so I wouldn't have been able to read that part anyways.Me too.
Btw, if they were into games of course they would. This sword's name seems to be somehow common.
Edited: 2009-09-11, 11:40 am
2009-09-11, 2:25 pm
(psst, muramasa was a famous Japanese swordsmith - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muramasa, so history would work as well 
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2009-09-12, 1:14 am
To be honest, my brain got the symbols correct except I split 朧 into 2 different kanji. So when I tried looking up the kanji It wouldn't make any sense. Woo is me! Woo is me!