Secondary modern summaries and game/wiki entries describe the Futsu-no-mitama as the sword used by the kami Takemikazuchi to quell the lands; these same sources report that Takemikazuchi was later said to have passed the sword to Japan's first emperor, Jimmu. The supplied material is predominantly modern secondary commentary (game wikis, fandom archives and encyclopedia entries) rather than primary classical ritual texts; therefore the account above is reported as presented in those modern sources rather than as an exhaustively documented classical provenance.
The provided sources do not supply a consistent or detailed physical description of the sword (blade shape, fittings, size, or decoration). Most references name it as a sword or as a "charm" depending on genre conventions; in modern media it appears variably as a wielded weapon or as a charm-item in equipment lists, but no canonical visual specification is given in the available material.
Modern secondary sources characterize the Futsu-no-mitama chiefly by role rather than enumerated magical effects: summaries describe it as the sword used by Takemikazuchi to "quell the lands," implying a function as an instrument of pacification or sovereign authority in mythic accounts cited by those sources. In contemporary games and fiction it is reused as named equipment or a charm that grants power to characters (examples occur in Megami Tensei, Assault Lily, and fan usages such as Shaman King-related uploads). The supplied materials do not provide a consistent catalogue of distinct magical effects (fire, exorcism, etc.).
5 Ronin
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Abumi-guchi
A Japanese yōkai classed as a tsukumogami: an animated stirrup (abumi) depicted in Sekien Toriyama's Gazu Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro. Traditional accounts say it is formed from a stirrup that belonged to a soldier who fell in battle and that it waits where the stirrup lies for its dead owner to return.
Abura-akago
An Edo-period yōkai depicted as an oil‑licking infant or a ball of flame. First recorded in illustrated compendia (notably Toriyama Sekien's Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki), the Abura-akago is tied to tales of oil‑stealing fires and functions in part as an etiological warning about wasting or stealing oil.
Abura-sumashi
A yōkai spirit from the Amakusa region of Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, said to inhabit mountain passes. Traditionally explained as the ghost of a person who stole oil, it appears to surprise travelers and is represented in modern media with a straw-coat body and a potato- or stone-like head.
Aburabō / Abura-bōzu / Aosaginohi (traditions)
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Acala
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Agaru
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Ajisukitakahikone
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Aka Manto
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Akaname
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Akashaguma
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Akashita
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Community Record
- [1]Futsu-no-Mitama | Megami Tensei Wiki. "The Futsu-no-Mitama is a sword used by Takemikazuchi to quell the lands. It is said that Takemikazuchi later passed the sword to Japan's first emperor, Jimmu..." (Megami Tensei Wiki)wiki
- [2]Futsunomitama (Wikidata). "Futsunomitama" — labeled as "mythological sword" (Wikidata)wiki
- [3]AC-26 Futsu-no-Mitama - Assault Lily Wiki. "The Futsu-no-Mitama is, famously, the CHARM that. Tsukioka Momiji. was using when, during the final battle of the. Odaiba Counteroffensive..." (Assault Lily wiki fragment)wiki
- [4]Archive: Yoh Asakura [T, V] [Iwvi] [22435]. "the Futsu-no-Mitama no Tsurgi (what a long name)" (fan archive caption referencing Shaman King usage)other
- [5]Isonokami Shrine / Wikipedia (Futsu-no-mitama mention). Wikipedia entry referencing related shrine context where named sacred weapons are discussed (used as a supporting modern reference in provided material).wiki