Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-69.169.149.237-20140108093910/@comment-69.204.51.67-20140809151831

Yes, I go by the anime for two reasons—One it gives me solid visual evidence, and two, I haven't read the light novels.

Secondly, your "rext description" of the making of the wooden sword, Go back and re-read your excerpt from the light novel. Re-read it carefully. It does not say that he cut the branch to exactly 120 centemeters. It said that he cut it at ABOUT 120 centemeters.

"The elder used his hand to chop at the part about one meter and twenty centimeters from the tip, before taking several steps backward."

That means this is not an exact measurement. You can add or subtract a few cenetmeters either way. It is not exact. And thus still allows for a 48 inch long sword; especially since when actually measured, the sword does come out to exactly 48" in every visual reference as well. And I did use exact measurements. I rest my case.