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Anonymous commented at 2012-08-25 22:39:39 » #1147361
A naginata is the Japanese equivalent of a halberd.
The soldiers she's fighting have yari, a spear used (mostly) for stabbing rather than slashing. Very much a viable weapon to use in that situation without much risk of hitting your comrades.
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A naginata is the Japanese equivalent of a halberd.
The soldiers she's fighting have yari, a spear used (mostly) for stabbing rather than slashing. Very much a viable weapon to use in that situation without much risk of hitting your comrades.
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Anonymous commented at 2012-08-26 21:22:40 » #1148084
I wouldn't say they're right but I wouldn't call them a weeaboo. That would imply they consider everything that's Japanese to be superior regardless of what it is, which they don't come off as seeming.
Anyways, a naginata is more like a sword on a long stick while a halberd is more like an axe and a spear that had a baby. They're both polearms, yes, but they're both rather different.
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I wouldn't say they're right but I wouldn't call them a weeaboo. That would imply they consider everything that's Japanese to be superior regardless of what it is, which they don't come off as seeming.
Anyways, a naginata is more like a sword on a long stick while a halberd is more like an axe and a spear that had a baby. They're both polearms, yes, but they're both rather different.
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Mr_Tudds commented at 2012-09-24 22:51:26 » #1168067
Naginata: A Japanese single-edged blade attatched to a polearm.
Glaive: An European single-edged blade attatched to a polearm.
Halberd: An European multi-edged weapon combining a spear, an axe, and a spike or hammer depending on country, attatched to a polearm.
Recognising that a naginata isn't a halberd doesn't make you a weaboo. It shows you know what you're talking about.
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Naginata: A Japanese single-edged blade attatched to a polearm.
Glaive: An European single-edged blade attatched to a polearm.
Halberd: An European multi-edged weapon combining a spear, an axe, and a spike or hammer depending on country, attatched to a polearm.
Recognising that a naginata isn't a halberd doesn't make you a weaboo. It shows you know what you're talking about.
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