Emblem of the Samurai

A quiet April Fool's day serenades me by whilst I hid safely at home. A wise move which left me quite unmolested and out of harm's way of becoming the butt of any lame joke. Unfortunately, I had to fend off the predatory influenza virus at my nostrils' doorstep with some apathetic doctor's prescription of antibiotics, which more likely to summon the powerful grasp of the sandman which left me desperate for some forty winks rather than banish the evil flu germs ravaging my beatened body.
Sleepy.
Tired.
Sick.
Sick.
Sick.
Anyway, patient's agony aside, I read an interesting topic at Airliners.net today, "JAL's "Bloodied Sword" Livery" which focuses on a sharp-eyed aviation enthusiast interpretation of Japan Airlines (JAL)'s new livery revolving around the stroke flowing down the letter A in JAL. which has a what Japan Airlines describes as "The Arc that reaches dynamically towards the sky represents the Sun. Two key concepts are, the strength of the new JAL’s Skyward Dreams and the feeling of joy experienced by satisfied passengers. "
However, what the topic-starter, IL96M, interprets it was, a bloodied katana.
Take a look yourself. hmmm....

The post inevitably drew heavy criticism from readers, many refuting that it was so stereotypical admist the memories of Japan's militaristic past and presently, its revision of history textbooks which have fuelled anger in her neighbours.
However, IL96M calming asserted that it was a stylised version of a katana, which left a furious uproar with many readers blatantly labelled him a liar. A reader commented that for JAL to slash their A with a blood-stained samurai sword is to destory themselves. Another reader, who claims to have done some graphic designing himself, described that if a samurai sword is stylised, the current curve in JAL's logo would be exactly how the graphic form would look like and it was a matter of a blunder of gargantuan proportions.
However, katana or not, Japan Airlines is currently bleeding from a tarnished image, and financial difficulty from unprofitable international routes and heavy competition from its local rival, All Nippon Airways.
But as a reader puts it, "but it still does look like a katana".
A Samurai's sword may be JAL's key to success but the inability to weld it well may lead to her downfall.
Dream skyward.

Dream skyward,
Samurai.