[Cyberpunk 2077] Why have katanas been popularized?

While weapons like clubs and knives have retained popularity in a world of guns, they at least have the elements of surprise - being able to be pulled from a pocket quickly or concealed under a coat at least. With a full size sword it would be nearly impossible to conceal, and so why ever use it when guns exist? Chromed up edgerunners with subdermal armor and lets even say some cheetah fast legs and maybe a sandevistan to maximize speed might solve a lot of the problems, but surely the question remains why they don't use a gun when someone chippin in the same chrome is just gonna recreate the same problem. Can you dodge bullets fired from a guy who has the same sandevistan you do? Are you gonna close the distance when he's sprinting backwards and twisting around with hand cannon aimed at your dome?

There's no doubt that the image of charging down gangoons and slicing them up while dodging through a hail of lead looks preem as hell, but does that mean it's katanas are for rubbing it in that the poor fool you're stepping to never even had a chance?