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Wouldn’t it be cool to have a set of his ubiquitous black and silver armor to inspect and display in your own home? You have model cars, model planes, but no model Date Masamune sets – why not? Well one reason might be because they aren’t for sale at your local corner store, am I right? For the specifics on each of these parts of samurai armour and their wider history, be sure to check out our previous blogs here at OrientalSouls: Armor Link and Helmets Link. Or, maybe from the long-running, multiplatform series Dynasty Warriors! No matter how you know about Date Masamune, you will certainly be familiar with his signature armor, helmet, and crescent moon attachment ( yoroi, kabuto, and maedate, respectively).

Or, maybe you know him from film, TV, or video games – Date has appeared in literally hundreds of Japanese TV shows and movies, the most famous being in the late-80s when Ken Watanabe ( Last Samurai, Inception) played him in a national broadcaster NHK miniseries.įinally, maybe you remember his one-eyed glare from the Sony PlayStation exclusive video game series Nioh. Or, maybe you know him from visiting northeastern Japan’s Tohoku region – Date founded Sendai, the largest city in the region in the year 1600. The first is in a Japanese history class at university or college – a class on the Sengoku Period is sure to include Date Masamune. With a huge fan base throughout Japan, western audiences know the story of Date Masamune usually in one of several ways. Today I am going to tell you ‘why’ and ‘how’ you should get your hands on a perfect and hand-made replica of Date Masamune – the “One-Eyed Dragon.” Interested in Japanese samurai? Can’t get enough of the tales, legends, books, and movies about the real-life heroes and villains of the Sengoku (or ‘Warring States’) Period? Well here is your chance to get an exact replica of one of that period’s most famous and feared regional rulers and warlords of Japan.