I think it's sort of funny that people are idolizing medieval Japanese swordsmiths. "They folded their blades 200 times!!!" Yes, because they had to, because

I think it's sort of funny that people are idolizing medieval Japanese swordsmiths. "They folded their blades 200 times!!!" Yes, because they had to, because the source material was pretty crap comparatively. Not because they were some kind of magical elven runesmiths making densetsu katanas.