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The naginata was appreciated because it was a weapon that could maintain an optimum distance from the enemy in close combat. [8] During the Genpei War (1180–1185), in which the Taira clan was pitted against the Minamoto clan, the naginata rose to a position of particularly high esteem, being regarded as an extremely effective weapon by ...
The energy blade could also serve as a spell focus, and was used as such by Lina Inverse. In the anime, it was one of the five Dark Star weapons and also given the name "Gorun Nova". Howling Sword: The weapon of the mercenary swordsman Zangalus. Crafted by the corrupted "great priest" Rezo, the Howling Sword could generate great gusts of wind.
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Onna-musha (女武者) is a term referring to female warriors in pre-modern Japan, [1] [2] who were members of the bushi class. They were trained in the use of weapons to protect their household, family, and honour in times of war; [3] [4] many of them fought in battle alongside samurai men. [5] [6]
The subgenre has also permeated the anime space. Some examples include Black Lagoon, Bubblegum Crisis, [4] Dirty Pair, [5] [6] Gunsmith Cats, [5] Gunslinger Girl, [5] Lycoris Recoil, Noir, Madlax, [7] El Cazador, [8] [9] Masamune Shirow's and Mamoru Oshii's Ghost in the Shell and its television adaptation Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex as well as Yasuomi Umetsu's works Kite, Mezzo ...
This blade is strongly based on the real life Dōtanuki. Namakura (斬刀「鈍」, Zantō Namakura, [Beheading sword, Blunt]) The second blade recovered was in the possession of Ginkaku Uneri. It is the sharpest blade with the ability to cut through anything, in sharp contrast to its ironic name, meaning "blunt".
Kunoichi (Japanese: くノ一, also くのいち or クノイチ) is a Japanese cant term for "woman" (女, onna). [1] [2] In popular culture, it is often used for female ninja or practitioner of ninjutsu (ninpo).
In both the manga and the anime, Henrietta believes that Elsa, knowing Lauro would never return her feelings of love and affection, took him to the park where Lauro named her and murdered him, taking her own life thereafter. Elsa's preferred weapons were the SIG 550, SIG 551, and SIG P229, and is also shown to use as a secondary sniping weapon ...