Weapons are more than just tools for combat in the anime world, they are symbols, symbols of honor, rage, and hope. Every pistol, every spear, and every sword reflect the spirit of the one who wields them. The soul of the weapon is made from memories, anxieties, and dreams in addition to steel and fire.
After all, a weapon can only be as effective as the heart behind it. These weapons in anime are some of the most well-known and powerful weapons, capable of extraordinary feats. Take the Death Note, for example. It’s just a notebook, but with it, Light managed to create a world of his own design.
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Samehada – Naruto
The Chakra Eating Sword That Is Actually Alive
Samehada is essentially a sentient sword used by different members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and is regarded as the most terrifying of all the Seven Swordsmen’s blades.
The weapon is made of scales and inflicts injuries by shredding what it meets, rather than just cutting the object in question, and can also absorb chakra from its victim. This weapon is incredibly terrifying and was mostly handled by a very powerful member of the Akatsuki, Kisama, who treated it more as a partner than a weapon.
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Kurikara – Blue Exorcist
A Weapon That Doubles As A Prison
Kurikara is a special weapon created by Mephisto Pheles, the King of Time. Fukaku, the founder of the Myōō Dharani, wielded it against the Impure King before leaving it in his sect’s custody. Shiro Fujimoto later took it to “kill a child” before unintentionally sealing its Demon Heart.
It is a “door to anywhere” since its scabbard is the door, and its hilt leads to Gehenna. When used together, they can confine demons inside Gehenna.
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The Scissor Blade – Kill La Kill
Two Parts Of One Weapon
Isshin Matoi created the enormous pair of scissors known as the Scissor Blades, which, when combined, are called the Rending Scissors. They were made to essentially cut life fibers and were divided into two weapons at the time of Dr. Matoi’s passing, with his assassin, Nui Harime, receiving one half and his daughter, Ryūko, receiving the other.
During Ryūko’s battle against the Honnōji Academy Final Defense Apparatus, she detached the Scissor Blades to increase their size, which led to the destruction of the academy’s Final Defense Apparatus.
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The Stand Arrow – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
Unlocking The True Potential Of A Mortal
The Stand Arrow is a weapon that was first seen in Diamond is Unbreakable, the fourth part of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. Because the Arrow can essentially create Stand users and enhance Stand abilities, it’s a powerful weapon to help people realize their true potential.
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The Arrows are made from a meteorite that fell on Earth ages ago and is used to awaken the Stand of any living creature they pierce, but only if the target has a strong spirit. Without a strong enough spirit, the person stabbed with the arrow will get sick and slowly start dying.
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Pumpkin – Akame Ga Kill!
A Highly Versatile Weapon With Multiple Modifications
Pumpkin was a rifle-type Teigu that was made up of multiple parts that allowed a lot of modification. Pumpkin fires a concentrated shockwave of spiritual energy, which it uses as ammunition.
Its ability to enhance power and range in direct proportion to the degree of danger experienced by its user is one of its primary characteristics. Pumpkin could be loaded without ammunition and possessed a high-tech, detachable scouter in a compartment that fits around the user’s eye.
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Excalibur (Fate Series)
The Anime Equivalent Of The Legendary Sword From Fantasy
Excalibur, the Sword of Promised Victory, stands as the most powerful and revered holy sword. It symbolizes King Arthur’s ideals, heroism, and courage. Embodying her noblest dreams, it is her ultimate and most potent Noble Phantasm, with power said to rival that of Rhongomyniad. Excalibur is a magnificent weapon.
It is not beautiful in the conventional sense; rather, its sacred nature defies physical description, woven from the hopes and beliefs of humanity. Unlike myths or supernatural artifacts, Excalibur is a “crystal forged by the heart alone.”
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The Spirit Spear, Chastiefol – The Seven Deadly Sins
A Multi-shaped Spear That Can Assemble Itself Back Together Is Definitely Overpowered
Although it has the shape of King’s speckled green cushion, Chastiefol has ten other shapes, with two outward-facing lugs at the base of the blade. It can change into a broad, elongated spear in combat, resembling a boar spear in terms of guard.
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King’s special power, Disaster, is derived from Chastiefol’s mystical Sacred Tree characteristics, which make him stronger than steel. Chastiefol may regrow even if it is smashed or split in two. At will, King can change between its ten forms. Its full, augmented form is represented by the True Spirit Spear, Chastiefol, which King can only use when he fully utilizes the Sacred Tree’s power.
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Tessaiga – Inuyasha
The Ultimate Healing Weapon In Anime
Tessaiga is a strong demon sword that the main story’s half-demon Inuyasha wields. Originally made by the blacksmith Tōtōsai from one of his father’s own fangs, it was designed to be a match for Tenseiga, the sword that Inuyasha’s brother Sesshōmaru received. Tenseiga is referred to as the sword of life, capable of saving one hundred lives in a single blow.
By using his own strength instead of the might of his full demon form, Inuyasha can wield Tessaiga. With this proficiency, he accesses Tessaiga’s most potent technique, the Backlash Wave, which he describes as just a beginner’s trick but is actually a potent enhancement of the Wind Scar.
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The Death Note – Death Note
Writing Just A Name Will Kill Anyone
The Death Note is a mystical notebook that Shinigami utilizes to prolong their lives and is a major plot point in the series of the same name. Its principal purpose is to take human lives, extending the Shinigami’s lifespan by the years that remain, and the most important of the many regulations is that “the human whose name is written in this note shall die.”
Through a doorway in the Shinigami realm, Shinigami often observes humanity. They use the Death Note to terminate human lives and absorb the extra years to prevent their own deaths, and humans can employ these deadly notebooks when rogue Shinigami occasionally dump a Death Note into the human realm. This is essentially what led to Light managing to get the notebook.
