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* In ''Series/Shogun2024'', when Lord Toranaga's entourage is attacked as they're trying to escape to a harbour, the previously demure, elegant Lady Mariko springs into action, grabbing a naginata from a rack and demonstrating her proficiency with the weapon, using its additional length to keep katana-wielding soldiers out of reach and slicing at their vulnerable points with great skill.
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* ''VideoGame/ConquerorsBlade'': ''Season XVI: [[UsefulNotes/SengokuPeriod Sengoku]]'' introduced the Onna-Musha, a unit of [[LadyOfWar noble-born warrior women]] who use naginatas.
** The same season also featured a naginata-styled Glaive skin, the Great Sanada, whose lore reveals that it was used by women in defense of their village during the Sengoku wars.

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* Most members of the [[AmazonBrigade all-female]] Gerudo tribe from the ''[[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Legend of Zelda]]'' series wield naginatas. Those who don't [[DualWielding dual-wield]] [[SinisterScimitar scimitars]] instead.
** In ''Videogame/HyruleWarriors'', the naginata is Impa's second weapon.

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Most members of the [[AmazonBrigade all-female]] Gerudo tribe from the ''[[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Legend of Zelda]]'' series in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'' and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask'' wield naginatas. naginatas. Those who don't [[DualWielding dual-wield]] [[SinisterScimitar scimitars]] instead.
** Inverted in '''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom''. Ganondorf is a tall, muscular man who carries a naginata instead of the traditional trident.
** Impa is associated with these weapons in games outside the main canon.
In ''Videogame/HyruleWarriors'', the naginata is Impa's second weapon.weapon. In ''VideoGame/CadenceOfHyrule'', she is equipped with spear-class weapons, and the best of them is "Impa's Naginata."
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* Inverted in ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'', where the man, Zest, wields a spear while his two female opponents, Vita and Signum, wield a [[DropTheHammer hammer]] and a [[CoolSword sword]], respectively. And he kicks as many as asses than them, if not even more.

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* Inverted in ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'', where the man, Zest, wields a spear while his two female opponents, Vita and Signum, wield a [[DropTheHammer [[CarryABigStick hammer]] and a [[CoolSword sword]], respectively. And he kicks as many as asses than them, if not even more.
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* In ''VideoGame/SoulSeries'', male Kilik and female Seung Mina share a moveset. Kilik uses a staff while Seung Mina uses a spear, including one weapon simply called "Naginata".

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* In ''VideoGame/SoulSeries'', male Kilik and female Seung Mina share a moveset. have similair movesets. Kilik uses a staff while Seung Mina uses a spear, including one Naginatas, her default weapon weapon simply being called "Naginata".
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* Thoroughly averted with Noburo, the ''very'' masculine LightningBruiser of ''ComicBook/{{Okko}}'s'' party of demon-hunters, for whom the naginata is the weapon of choice.

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* Thoroughly averted with Noburo, the ''very'' masculine LightningBruiser of ''ComicBook/{{Okko}}'s'' party of demon-hunters, demon hunters, for whom the naginata is the weapon of choice.
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* Thoroughly averted with Noburo, the ''very'' masculine LightningBruiser of ''ComicBook/{{Okko}}'s'' party of Demon-hunters, for whom the naginata is the weapon of choice.

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* Thoroughly averted with Noburo, the ''very'' masculine LightningBruiser of ''ComicBook/{{Okko}}'s'' party of Demon-hunters, demon-hunters, for whom the naginata is the weapon of choice.
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* Thoroughly averted with Noburo, the ''very'' masculine LightningBruiser of ''ComicBook/{{Okko}}'s'' party of Demon-hunters, for whom the naginata is the weapon of choice.
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* ''WesternAnimation/BlueEyeSamurai''. Ironically it was Mizu's husband who first demonstrated to her the usefulness of the naginata, saying it's old fashioned but [[ChekhovsLecture useful when you're outnumbered]]. In that same episode we discover the [[ImposedHandicapTraining metal plates present-day Mizu wears wrapped around her legs and arms]] can be curled up and connected together to form the handle of an improvised naginata, which she uses when outnumbered by the Thousand Claws whose WolverineClaws she can easily outrange with this weapon.

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* ''WesternAnimation/BlueEyeSamurai''. Ironically it was Mizu's husband who first demonstrated to her the usefulness of the naginata, saying it's old fashioned but [[ChekhovsLecture useful when you're outnumbered]]. In that same episode we discover the [[ImposedHandicapTraining metal plates present-day Mizu wears wrapped around her legs and arms]] can be curled up and connected together to form the handle of an improvised naginata, which she uses when outnumbered by the Thousand Claws whose WolverineClaws she can easily outrange with this weapon. Mizu also plays with this trope in that while she is a woman, she also isn't particularly feminine.
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* ''WesternAnimation/BlueEyeSamurai''. Ironically it was Mizu's husband who first taught her to use the naginata after she had already learnt the sword. He mentions the advantage of being able to outreach your sword wielding opponents. In that same episode we discover the weights Mizu wears wrapped around her legs and arms can be curled up and connected together to form the handle of an improvised naginata.

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* ''WesternAnimation/BlueEyeSamurai''. Ironically it was Mizu's husband who first taught demonstrated to her to use the naginata after she had already learnt usefulness of the sword. He mentions the advantage of being able to outreach your sword wielding opponents. naginata, saying it's old fashioned but [[ChekhovsLecture useful when you're outnumbered]]. In that same episode we discover the weights [[ImposedHandicapTraining metal plates present-day Mizu wears wrapped around her legs and arms arms]] can be curled up and connected together to form the handle of an improvised naginata.naginata, which she uses when outnumbered by the Thousand Claws whose WolverineClaws she can easily outrange with this weapon.
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* ''WesternAnimation/BlueEyeSamurai''. Ironically it was Mizu's husband who first taught her to use the naginata after she had already learnt the sword. He mentions the advantage of being able to outreach your sword wielding opponents. In that same episode we discover the weights Mizu wears wrapped around her legs and arms can be curled up and connected together to form the handle of an improvised naginata.
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* ''VideoGame/AgeOfEmpiresIV'': The Japanese civilization introduced in ''The Sultans Ascend'' ExpansionPack can train Onna-Bugeisha, who are warrior women who wield naginatas into battle to defend their homes.
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* Subverted in ''VideoGame/RedAlert3'', where the naginata-using Steel Ronin and Naginata cruiser are both crewed by men (there are women in the Imperial ranks, but they use EnergyBows, rocket pods and psychic powers respectively).
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* Played with in ''Manga/LoneWolfAndCub''. The protagonist uses a naginata (disguised as part of a baby carriage), and is on the far end of RatedMForManly. Various female or young protagonists, however, use it.

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* Played with in ''Manga/LoneWolfAndCub''. The protagonist uses a naginata (disguised as part of a baby carriage), and is on the far end of RatedMForManly.extremely manly. Various female or young protagonists, however, use it.

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