So I own a blade by Emura. Upon looking him up on the board, I noticed he has generally some reserved or even negative comments regarding his work.  Me, I love my blade. It’s slightly bigger than the other blades I own, but stil elegant  in design. The story of the man is also fascinating; a prison warden who makes blades with the help of his inmates... that’s proper patriotism. Handcrafting a national symbol to serve the greater good.  What I notice about my blade, is that it has a certain ro