Chivalric novels invariably present fight scenes in great detail. However, the samurai of Japanese chivalric novels always kill their opponent with one blow. The cold, severe samurai stand in sharp contrast to the warm and sentimental characters in the Chinese novels.
中國武俠小說總是細細描寫打鬥招數，日本武俠文學中的武士刀卻總是一擊必殺，瞬間決定勝負，顯得冷靜、嚴峻，與中國大俠手上帶著溫度、感情的劍截然不同。