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An unidentified Slayer was active in Japan during the 16th Century. She used a katana while fighting a group of katana-wieldingvampires in a bamboo forest.
Behind the scenes
- She was one of the Slayers created for the “Chosen One” variant covers in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2019) comic series.
- Slated to have an origin story written in the upcoming "The Chosen Ones" graphic novel
- This Slayer is active in Japan during the 16th Century AD (1501-1600); during the Sengoku Period (1467-1600 AD) this is a period of Japanese history called the "Age of Warring States" and was marked by social upheaval, political intrigue and near-constant military conflict.
- She is the eighth Japanese Slayer to be introduced in the Buffyverse, following Kishi Minomoto, Kishi Minomoto's Predecessor, India Cohen, Mariko, Aiko & Ayumi