How Accurate is FGO's Senji Muramasa?

How well does Fate/Grand Order portray Senji Muramasa, also known as Sengo Muramasa? How close is Muramasa's in-game version to his historical and mythical counterpart? In this video we delve into his character design, in-game skills, and characterization in order to determine that, followed up by giving it a grade in terms of its historical accuracy. Was Muramasa truly a semi-mad swordsmith who crafted blades that pushed into the realm of demons or even gods? Find out here!


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Gameplay footage comes from the mobile game Fate/Grand Order.
Maps are from Google Maps or Wikimedia.
Artwork consists of Classical Pieces of Art created since the middle ages, chiefly works in the public domain from the 18th and 19th century.
Animated footage comes from the following sources: Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works (2014-2015) by ufotable, Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel - III. Spring Song (2020) by ufotable, and trailers for the game Fate/Grand Order by Aniplex and Lasengle, with the trailers made by A-1 Pictures. Animated footage from either of these sources are labeled by their source in the top left corner whenever such footage is used.


Emiya Unalloyed Blade Works
Fate/Grand Order Original Soundtrack II
Keita Haga
2018
Disc 2, Track 17


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00:00 Intro
00:16 Senji or Sengo?
00:54 Class
02:52 Character Design
04:52 Skillset
08:52 Noble Phantasm
12:35 Craft Essence
13:19 Valentine's CE
14:04 The Legend of Muramasa
18:49 Muramasa before the Lostbelts
20:50 Muramasa in the Lostbelts
24:42 Conclusion
26:09 Final Grade