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The Tantou (短刀, "short blade") is a Japanese dagger, approximately 15-30 cm in length. Its primary use was for stabbing, but the sharp edge could be used for slashing as well. They were, for the most part, only used by samurai. Tantou and tachi were often worn in pairs.

Notably, tantou were also often used to commit seppuku, a ritual suicide where the abdomen is sliced open by a short sword, usually by a tantou or wakizashi. Thus, in Touken Ranbu, many tantou (such as Imanotsurugi) have a very sad backstory in which they were used to end their own master's life. Similarly, not being used for seppuku is often a source of relief for larger swords.

In Touken Ranbu, tantou are generally of low rarity and have the lowest average stat distribution as well. However, they have high Killing Blow (必殺), which makes it easier to go into Shinken Hissatsu (真剣必殺).

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