The post drew a flood of comments from fans, including "She looks just like Zatoichi (the blind swordsman of classic samurai films) and I love it lol," "Nice that it's a katana and not a sword," "The sheer power she's giving off is insane," and "That melancholy is incredible." Comments also piled up in a comedic riff on lines from the series and famous samurai characters, with fans posting jokes like "Frieren, at thy service" (mimicking old-fashioned samurai speech), "Aura, commit seppuku," and "Ugh, I've gone and cut a worthless loaf of bread again" (a parody of the famous samurai-film line "I've cut something worthless again").

English