Chapter Discussion This weapon could be a Supreme Grade.

#8
Yeah, Imu's blade is Supreme Grade, or it's on that level without an official grade.

The way grading worked IRL, during Japan's Edo period, was that a traveling sword-cutting appraiser evaluated the cutting abilities of various forged blades. However, swordsmiths were graded rather than the blades themselves. One Piece borrows this exact historical naming scheme for its meito blades.

So, a traveling appraiser could exist within the OP world. And since Imu's continued existence has been a secret to the world for centuries, I imagine his bladed weapon would be unlikely to appear in a meito catalog like the one Tashigi has.
 
#9
Meitos are a meme
If a sword would exist that would be sharper than all 12 combined, but never registred it would not appear as meito, its not a word of god given title but inuniverse

There is a high chanche that it isnt one because how old it is
 
#10
Yeah, Imu's blade is Supreme Grade, or it's on that level without an official grade.

The way grading worked IRL, during Japan's Edo period, was that a traveling sword-cutting appraiser evaluated the cutting abilities of various forged blades. However, swordsmiths were graded rather than the blades themselves. One Piece borrows this exact historical naming scheme for its meito blades.

So, a traveling appraiser could exist within the OP world. And since Imu's continued existence has been a secret to the world for centuries, I imagine his bladed weapon would be unlikely to appear in a meito catalog like the one Tashigi has.
yep......It should be of Supreme Grade
 
#15
I mean, it should definitely be a Supreme Grade. It's Imu after all.
However, I could see the sword being some sort of ancient weapon/secret that's not recorded anywhere and thus, it doesn't really have a grade?

So it's either one of the 12 Supreme Blades orr the 13th Blade, if you get what I mean.
 
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