, refers to a type of rain that falls hard, then gently, in fits and starts. In Japanese poetic tradition, it is particularly associated with the cold rains of autumn. Murasame may refer to:

Fiction

* Murasame, aka , the magical

katana A is a Japanese sword characterized by a curved, single-edged blade with a circular or squared guard and long grip to accommodate two hands. Developed later than the ''tachi'', it was used by samurai in feudal Japan and worn with the edge fa ...

of protagonist Inuzuka Shino in the 19th century novel ''

Nansō Satomi Hakkenden ''Nansō Satomi Hakkenden'' ( ja, 南総里見八犬伝, label=shinjitai; ja, 南總里見八犬傳, label=kyūjitai) is a Japanese epic novel (''yomihon'') written and published over twenty-eight years (1814–42) in the Edo period, by Kyokute ...

''; named for its water-generating abilities which cause its blade to be repeatedly washed clean of blood in battle * MVF-M11C Murasame, a combat vehicle from ''

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny is an anime television series, a direct sequel to ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED'' by Sunrise and the overall tenth installment in the ''Gundam'' franchise. It retains most of the staff from ''Gundam SEED'', including Director Mitsuo Fukuda. Se ...

'' * ''

Nazo no Murasame Jō is an action-adventure game, action-adventure video game developed by Nintendo and Human Entertainment and published by Nintendo for the Family Computer Disk System. It was released exclusively in Japan on April 14, 1986. The game was one of the ...

'', a 1986 video game for Nintendo's Famicom Disk System * ''tsure'' Murasame, one of two sisters in the Noh drama ''

Matsukaze is a play of the third category, the woman's mode, by Kan'ami, revised by Zeami Motokiyo. One of the most highly regarded of Noh plays, it is mentioned more than any other in Zeami's own writings, and is depicted numerous times in the visual art ...

'' * Murasame Liger, a mecha from '' Zoids: Genesis'' * One Slice Kill: Murasame, a long katana from the ''Akame ga Kill!'' manga and anime * A demon known to turn into a deity-slaying katana in '' Hakkenden: Touhou Hakken Ibun'' (a loose adaptation of ''

'') * A cursed broom that brings upon a bad luck to the user, later turned into a shikigami by Machi in '' Nagasarete Airantou'' * Don Murasame, the humanoid avatar of the Ninjark Sword in ''

Avataro Sentai Donbrothers is a Japanese ''tokusatsu'' television drama, the 46th entry in Toei's long-running ''Super Sentai'' series and the third produced in the Reiwa era. The series is a semi-sequel to the previous entry, ''Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger'', and premiered o ...

''. * Murasama, A weapon from the game

Metal Gear Rising is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by PlatinumGames and published by Konami. It was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in February 2013, Windows and OS X in January and September 2014, and Nvidia Shield TV in January 2016. Reveng ...

, wielded by Jetstream Sam

Ships

* , two classes of destroyers of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force * , four destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

Other

* Murasame, a

dōjin soft is software created by Japanese hobbyists or hobbyist groups (referred to as "circles"), more for fun than for profit. The term includes digital , which are essentially the Japanese equivalent of independent video games or fangames (the term " ...

hobbyist group

Fiction

Ships

Other

See also