most realistic sword fight anime?

[Knowname]

Maybe if it had one more episode to at least connect the dots between the first episode and the rest of the series.
As it is, the current "ending" of Berserk is so shitty that it literally drowns all of the enjoyment of the series into a shitty brown sea of confusion and dissatisfaction.

The manga's good, though.

Aliens :0 Think it was written by Stephen King's little less horror-centric protege.

[Koby-Lyf]

Does have some of the best swords fights I've ever seen in an anime, though 'realistic might not quite with the right word for it.'

Well the only thing that bothers me about SOTS fights is that they used their swords to block way too much. Samurai Champloo is more evasion than blocking. Realistically, they wouldn't be doing so much blocking.

However, the damage taken by their swords and their eventual breaking is evident. which helps.

[Taite]

Tsubasa, the third OVA.

Eeepiiic.

[Knowname]

Record of Lodoss War, he fights a sword with a knife!!

lol obviously I'm kidding xD

[Vivaldi]

Does have some of the best swords fights I've ever seen in an anime, though 'realistic might not quite with the right word for it.'

Well the only thing that bothers me about SOTS fights is that they used their swords to block way too much. Samurai Champloo is more evasion than blocking. Realistically, they wouldn't be doing so much blocking.

However, the damage taken by their swords and their eventual breaking is evident. which helps.

Well, strictly speaking it's also unrealistic to breakdance, flip, teleport or use spiritual energy. In reality most swordfights are finished within 1-3 moves.

SotS is very embellished, to be sure, but as far as pacing and such goes, it's more realistic than...say...Kenshin, where every move is punctuated by monologues and dissertations.

[gerber2022]

there is also Shigurui Death Frenzy which has a lifelike story drawing and swordfighting style

[Koby-Lyf]

Does have some of the best swords fights I've ever seen in an anime, though 'realistic might not quite with the right word for it.'

Well the only thing that bothers me about SOTS fights is that they used their swords to block way too much. Samurai Champloo is more evasion than blocking. Realistically, they wouldn't be doing so much blocking.

However, the damage taken by their swords and their eventual breaking is evident. which helps.

Well, strictly speaking it's also unrealistic to breakdance, flip, teleport or use spiritual energy. In reality most swordfights are finished within 1-3 moves.

SotS is very embellished, to be sure, but as far as pacing and such goes, it's more realistic than...say...Kenshin, where every move is punctuated by monologues and dissertations.

wait, teleporting? i don't remember that in SC?

and the fight's are short enough to be realistic without being boring.

[AegisM5]

Well, Samurai X Trust and Betrayal had some pretty sick sword fights, I'm kind of surprised no one has suggested it.

[Knowname]

Rurouni Kenshin

This is Samurai X. It's just the Japanese name for it. /Otaku

You might want to try Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto as well, I'm not too sure about the sword fights, but I do remember it was pretty accurate in it's history.... accuracy.

[AegisM5]

Rurouni Kenshin

This is Samurai X. It's just the Japanese name for it. /Otaku

Well yeah, but there is a huge difference between the four part OVA Trust and Betrayal, and the 95 episode series. The sword fights in Trust and Betrayal are entirely different from the sword fights in the series. I was surprised no one mentioned the OVA, not the actual series.