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A polearm or pole weapon is a close combat weapon in which the main fighting part of the weapon is fitted to the end of a long shaft, typically of wood, extending the user's effective range and striking power. Polearms are predominantly melee weapons, with a subclass of spear-like designs fit for thrusting and/or throwing.
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Both the concave and convex edges may be sharpened edges, but spear-points and back-hooks are not available. Expertly used, the brush-axe can fell a 3-inch (7.6 cm) tree with a single blow. In Brazil, the bill ( foice ) is a very common tool in rural areas as tool and sometimes as a self-defence weapon.
Spear-armed hoplite from Greco-Persian Wars. A spear is a polearm consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a pointed head.The head may be simply the sharpened end of the shaft itself, as is the case with fire hardened spears, or it may be made of a more durable material fastened to the shaft, such as bone, flint, obsidian, copper, bronze, iron, or steel.
The light novels have also been adapted into various manga, [6] as well as four anime television series for which Gatoh was also part of the staff. [ 7 ] Tokyopop licensed the Full Metal Panic! series for North America release, publishing the first regular light novel on September 11, 2007. [ 8 ]
The light novels are written by Asato Asato and are illustrated by Shirabii, with mechanical design by I-IV. ASCII Media Works has published thirteen volumes since February 2017 under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. The light novels are licensed in North America by Yen Press, [21] which has published twelve volumes as of November 21, 2023. [22]
Chapter 14: The Dance Between Gatekeeper and Intruder – The Third Friday of September. (第一四章 門番と侵入者は踊り踊られ 九月、第三金曜日) Chapter 15: Art Is Divided Between Geniuses and Eccentrics – The Fourth Friday of September. (第一五章 芸術は天才と変人を分ける 九月、第四金曜日)
A light novel (Japanese: ライトノベル, Hepburn: raito noberu) is a type of popular literature novel native to Japan, [citation needed] usually classified as young adult fiction, generally targeting teens to twenties or older. The definition is very vague, and wide-ranging.