Akame Katana a

Assassin blades in the darker corners of anime tend to look deceptively ordinary. A conventional single-edged Japanese sword, a guard, a wrapped grip, nothing theatrical about it, with all the menace carried by the character's reputation instead. That restraint is what this prop reproduces. The shape is a straight katana rather than one of the enormous fantasy weapons the genre usually reaches for, which makes it a sensible piece for a costume built around a grounded, modern-anime look, and an easy one for collectors who want a recognisable sword on a stand. It is supplied as a single file. Prop makers generally treat a blade like this as a starting point rather than a finished object, taking it through surface work, paint and a grip wrap of their own choosing, and it takes that kind of attention well.