The Aogami Super steel which is used for the core of these knives is seen as one of the best performing steels used for Japanese kitchen knives by many blacksmithes. The dark Kurouchi finishing is a hard work of art but leaves a highly performing, long-lasting and beautiful knife in return.
Core: Aogami Super steel, hardened to HRC64-65.
Cladding: Carbon steel
Finishing: Suminagashi-Tsuchime (hammered)
Blade: Distal tapered, which leads to a better balance of the knife.
Handle: Made of rosewood Shinogi shape, which is very dirt-resistant and robust, with packer wood bolster.

A kiritsuke-gyuto is a chef's knife with a slanted tip from a traditional single-sided blade called a kiritsuke. It is essentially a chef's knife with a twist. It serves the same function as an all-purpose knife, and although some swear that the accentuated tip makes it easier to execute fine cuts, we find that the k-tip mostly offers aesthetic power boost (rough guess 50%).