History Main / StockNinjaWeaponry

* The ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' episode [[Recap/AdventureTimeS1E1SlumberPartyPanic "Slumber Party Panic"]] shows Finn and Jake infiltrating Ice King's lair and discovering a text known as the Ninjas of the Ice: The Art of Fridjitzu. From there, the boys were able to conjure many ninja weapons out of ice such as shuriken, kunai, and even caltrops.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}'': Kai, Jay, and Zane use katanas, nunchucks/kusarigama[[note]]nunchucks from the pilot to season 7, kusarigama from season 8 onward[[/note]], and shuriken[[note]]he switched to a bow and arrows in the eighth season, but switched back to shuriken in the eleventh[[/note]] as their primary weapons respectively.

* The Ninjas from ''WesternAnimation/{{Mixels}}'' each have a stereotypical weapon, Cobrax has sai, Spinza has katanas, and Mysto has a bo staff. A shop in their district of Mixopolis also shows off shuriken and kunai.

* Tonfa: A wood or metal baton with a short handle/guard sticking out of one side. Western audiences will recognise it as a [[LawmanBaton side-handle police truncheon]]. Often wielded [[DualTonfas in pairs]], with the main body held under the arms as a guard and punching tool. Another Okinawan weapon that later became associated with ninjas, likely due to being a peasant weapon designed for simplicity and concealability - more fanciful depictions will double down on this by having the body of the tonfa contain guns and other weapons.

* Tonfa: Another Okinawan weapon that later became associated with ninjas, likely due to being a peasant weapon designed for simplicity and concealability.

* [[BladeOnAStick Naginata]]: A pole weapon with a curved, sword-like blade on the end of a shaft. A traditional samurai weapon that ninja may also be depicted using. Other kinds of Japanese pole weapons such as the ''yari'' (spear) may be substituted, whether bladed or not.

* The titular ''ComicBook/{{Shi}}'', having a half-Japanese heritage and being trained by her WarriorMonk [[OldMaster grandfather]] for years, uses various Japanese weapons like a [[DualWielding couple of]] {{katanas|AreJustBetter}}, sais, shurikens and a [[BladeOnAStick naginata]], her weapon.

* In ''Videogame/{{Warframe}}'', the Tenno - masters of [[SwordAndGun gun and blade]] - have a wide choice of low-tech ninja weapons to choose from: kunai, shuriken, kamas in both single and [[DualWielding dual flavors]], nunchaku, claws, naginatas and other forms of BladeOnAStick. The Ash warframe specializes in ninja attacks, possessing smoke bombs, armor-piercing guided kunai, teleportation, and TeleportSpam combined with gratuitous stabbing with his twin {{Blade Below The Shoulder}}s.

* In addition to their standard weapons, the Ninja Turtles in ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'' also regularly use shuriken and grappling hooks. Also, Donnie and Mikey have retractable blades in their weapons, so Donnie's staff can convert to a [[BladeOnAStick naginata]], and Mikey's nunchucks can convert to a kusarigama.

** Meanwhile, ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' sees Raph, Leo, and Mikey's weapons [[WreckedWeapon get wrecked at the start of the series]]. The weapons they end up switching to still fall under this trope: Raph uses tonfa, Leo an odachi, and Mikey a kusarigama.

* Ripple in ''LightNovel/MagicalGirlRaisingProject'' is a ninja Magical Girl, so her transformation comes with a katana and a limitless supply of kunai and shuriken.

* ''Katana'': A ninja's WeaponOfChoice, because KatanasAreJustBetter. It was sometimes carried in the back.

* The titular ''ComicBook/{{Shi}}'', having a half-Japanese heritage and being trained by her WarriorMonk [[OldMaster grandfather]] for years, uses various Japanese weapons like a [[DualWielding couple of]] {{katanas|AreJustBetter}}, sais, shurikens and a [[BladeOnAStick naginata]], her WeaponOfChoice.

* ''VideoGame/{{Tenchu}}'' features this a lot, as expected of a series about ninja. Rikimaru's primary weapon is a Ninjato while Ayame dual wields tanto as her WeaponOfChoice. Both also have access to grappling hook, and could be decked with shurikens, senbons, Makibishi, Manrikigusari, smoke bombs, and many more if the player chooses to.

** Kyoketsu-shogi (AKA Kyoketsuogi). Similar to the Kawanaga, but with an sharp hooked blade at one end and a heavy iron ring at the other. Can be swung to strike with the blade or ring, to entangle an opponent or be thrown like a bola. According to [[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]] it's spelled [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoketsu-shoge Kyoketsu-shoge.]]

For more info, see Wiki/{{Wikipedia}}'s [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninja#Weaponry page on it.]]

* ''[[FightingWithChucks Nunchaku]]'': Basically two short sticks connected by a rope or chain, this is actually an Okinawan weapon that ninja didn't use in real life. It got put in the hands of ninja because of the InterchangeableAsianCultures trope, and for RuleOfCool.

* ''{{Sai|Guy}}'': A short, tapered metal baton with two forward-curved prongs for a handguard. Despite its silhouette it is not a dagger and has no edges, but is used for parrying, bludgeoning, and thrusting with the usually blunt tip. This version of the weapon comes from Southeast Asia and spread to Okinawa, so ninja didn't actually use it in that form; instead the Japanese used a derivant called the ''jitte'', which has only one prong. Ninja using the Okinawan ''sai'' is also a common artistic license.

* DualTonfas: Another Okinawan weapon that later became associated with ninjas, likely due to being a peasant weapon designed for simplicity and concealability.

* The titular ''ComicBook/{{Shi}}'', having a half-Japanese heritage and being trained by her WarriorMonk [[OldMaster grandfather]] for years, uses various Japanese weapons like a [[DualWielding couple of]] {{katanas|AreJustBetter}}, {{sai|Guy}}s, shurikens and a [[BladeOnAStick naginata]], her WeaponOfChoice.

** The titular characters are armed with ninja weapons -- [[HeroesPreferSwords swords]] for Leonardo, {{sai|Guy}}s for Raphael, [[FightingWithChucks nunchucks]] for Michaelangelo, and a [[MartialArtsStaff bo staff]] for Donatello.

** Genta wields a ''sansetsukon'', [[FightingWithChucks a three-section staff]].

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For more info, see Wiki/{{Wikipedia}}'s [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninja#Weaponry page on it]].

* In ''Manga/{{Basilisk}}'' many characters employ kunai daggers and tanto. We also have Gennosuke and Tenzen (katana), Nenki (a long nunchaku that can turn back into a pole), Jubei (an Aikuchi dagger [[spoiler: hidden in his esophagus]]), Koshiro (two kama) and also Danjo Koga (needles).

* There's a two-part Anime/LupinIIIPartII episode where our heroes are challenged by a group of four ninjas and a kunoichi [[spoiler: (actually a CreepyCrossdresser)]] who take a great pride in using old-school weapons, including swords, daggers and kusarigama. They also add axes and bows to the lot.

* Tsubaki from ''Manga/SoulEater'' isn't just proficent with "ninja" weapons; [[EquippableAlly she transforms into them]] (more specifically she has smoke bomb, kusarigama, tanto, giant shuriken and [[spoiler: [[SecondHourSuperpower katana]]]] forms). Her partner [[HighlyVisibleNinja BlackStar]] wields her. Interestingly Black Star's mentor Sid (despite being ninja themed) averts this trope by specialising in knives (his partner takes the form of a modern, Western survival knife).

** Kawanaga. A length of rope with a grappling hook at one end and a hook on the other. Used for climbing walls and in combat to damage or entangle an opponent. Website/TheOtherWiki has this as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaginawa Kaginawa]].

** Kyoketsu-shogi (AKA Kyoketsuogi). Similar to the Kawanaga, but with an sharp hooked blade at one end and a heavy iron ring at the other. Can be swung to strike with the blade or ring, to entangle an opponent or be thrown like a bola. According to [[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]] it's spelled [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoketsu-shoge Kyoketsu-shoge]].

** Kawanaga. A length of rope with a grappling hook at one end and a hook on the other. Used for climbing walls and in combat to damage or entangle an opponent. Wiki/TheOtherWiki has this as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaginawa Kaginawa]].