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Shurikenjutsu (手裏剣術) is a general term describing the traditional Japanese martial arts of throwing shuriken, which are small, hand-held weapons used primarily by the Samurai in feudal Japan, such as metal spikes bō shuriken, circular plates of metal known as hira shuriken, and knives ().
Other items such as hairpins, kogata (utility knife), and chopsticks were thrown in the same way as bo-shuriken, although they were not associated with any particular school of shurikenjutsu. The origins of the bo-shuriken in Japan are still unclear, despite continuing research. This is partly because shurikenjutsu was a secret art and also due ...
Zumichito (voiced by Maurice LaMarche): Shuriken School's groundskeeper. He used to be a student there; thus he knows all of the secrets of the school, and knows a lot of stories about it as well. Mrs. Clean (voiced by Charlie Adler): Real name Michiyo, Mrs. Clean is the Shuriken School's cleaning lady. She has spent her whole life around ...
Togakure-ryū (戸隠流) is a historical tradition of ninjutsu known as the "School of the Hidden Door", allegedly founded during the Oho period (1161–1162) by Daisuke Nishina (仁科大助) (a.k.a. Daisuke Togakure (戸隠大助)), who learned his original fighting techniques from a Chinese monk named Kain Dōshi. [1]
The 2019 anime series Fruits Basket is the second anime based on the manga series of the same name by Natsuki Takaya, this time adapting all 23 volumes of the story.The new anime adaptation was announced in November 2018, [1] featuring a new cast and staff, as per Takaya 's request, with TMS Entertainment handling the 63 episodes-long productions from April 2019 to June 2021, divided into ...
A tassled jitte with a hidden stiletto in the hilt. Jitte may have a small point or blade attached to the hilt (tsuka) and hidden in the main shaft (boshin).Jitte could be highly decorated with all manner of inlays and designs or very plain and basic depending on the status of the owner and the jitte's intended use.
The marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), also known as the sea iguana, saltwater iguana, or Galápagos marine iguana, is a species of iguana found only on the Galápagos Islands . Unique among modern lizards , it is a marine reptile that has the ability to forage in the sea for algae , which makes up almost all of its diet. [ 3 ]
The Second Book of Enoch (abbreviated as 2 Enoch and also known as Slavonic Enoch, Slavic Enoch, or the Secrets of Enoch) is a pseudepigraphic text in the apocalyptic genre. It describes the ascent of the patriarch Enoch , ancestor of Noah , through ten heavens of an Earth-centered cosmos .