History Main / ZigzagPaperTassel

* A rare American example; in ''[[Film/FantasticFour Fantastic Four; Rise of the Silver Surfer]]'', after their final battle with Doctor Doom in Tokyo, Reed and Sue opt to complete their previously interrupted wedding there. A number of Shide tassels are seen in the background during the ceremony.

* In ''VisualNovel/HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi'', the ceremonial hoe used by Rika in the Cotton Drifting Festival is adorned with these.

* Mikan from ''Anime/RentalMagica'' (a ''{{miko}}'') uses one.

* The ''goshinboku'' tree in ''InuYasha'' has a ''shimenawa'' around it in the present, but not in the past.

* Very large trees are surrounded with ''shimenawa'' in ''MyNeighborTotoro''.
* In ''SpiritedAway'', the individual bathing rooms are blocked with shinto ropes once they are cleaned and closed for the day.

* ''[[VideoGame/{{Sokoban}} Power Sokoban]]'' turns the pushing blocks into boulders tied with ''shimenawa''.

* In ''{{Persona 2}}'' you can buy ''ōnusa'' from convenience stores, which cure the [[StandardStatusEffects possession ailment]].
* These appear in barrier rope form in the FatalFrame series. The horror comes from this: this form is generally meant to protect a shrine from defilement. The shrines in FatalFrame are... different.
* These appear on some of the trees in [[HiddenElfVillage Moonglade]] in ''WorldOfWarcraft''.

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* Another {{miko}} character, Sayo Yuuki from ''{{Shikigami no Shiro}}'' is depicted carrying an ''ōnusa'' in her character portrait in the second game.

* ''Manga/SailorMoon'':

** In the first episode of ''Manga/SailorMoon'' S, a worried Rei [[spoiler: who's just had visions of TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt]] is seen [[http://www.soul-hunter.com/sailormoon/galleryscreencaps/090/index3.php hanging some shimenawa]] from the Hikawa shrine's sacred tree. [[spoiler: Then she's attacked by the MonsterOfTheWeek, since the enemy had planted a "seed" in the tree to transform it into a monster.]]

Not to be confused with a Hataki (which is comparable to a Feather Duster) used for cleaning.

* Used liberally in ''HellTeacherNube'' to seal off [[HellGate places]], [[SealedEvilInACan objects]], or [[SealedInsideAPersonShapedCan people]] possessed by {{obake}} and {{youkai}}.

* The title page illustration for chapter 8 of ''{{Mahoromatic}}'' showed Mahoro dressed up as a ''{{miko}}'', holding an ''ōnusa'' in one hand and exorcism sutras in the other. (This chapter is about searching for [[TheSevenMysteries ghosts at school]].)

* In ''{{Tenchi Muyo Ryo-Ohki}}'', the entrance of the cave where Ryoko was trapped had a ''shimenawa'' hung from the walls which also encircled a large rock hanging from the ceiling.

* Mikan from ''RentalMagica'' (a ''{{miko}}'') uses one.
* Shinto priestess in training [[HauntedJunction Mutsuki Asahina]] from has an ''ōnusa'' and uses it as a SimpleStaff among other things.

* In ''HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi'', the ceremonial hoe used by Rika in the Cotton Drifting Festival is adorned with these.

** Also in ''InuYasha'', some monkeys trick Inu Yasha into touching a small stone which sticks to his hand and becomes a huge boulder. It has a ''shimenawa'' around it.
** Barriers set by {{Miko}}s and monks will often be physically represented by a rope hung with ''shide.''
* In ''{{Kannagi}}'', Nagi has an ''ōnusa'' that resembles a MagicalGirl's wand. There's also a ''shide'' in the series logo, which has four segments, each of which has one of four hiragana characters from the title on it.

** The kind on a rod appear occasionally on ''Manga/SailorMoon'' in the hands of Rei Hino (Sailor Mars) and her (unnamed) Grandfather during scenes at their Shrine. Rei is normally shown waving it in front of a a flame while doing fire readings, while her grandfather uses it during more comedic scenes.

* Sakura from ''UruseiYatsura'' (a ''{{miko}}'') sometimes uses an ''ōnusa''.

* Used somewhat ineffectually by Himiko in the [=OVA=] version of ''VampirePrincessMiyu''.
* Used in ''{{Amatsuki}}'' by the shrine maidens and during the ceremony to summon Teiten.
* Kafuka from SayonaraZetsubouSensei uses these to contain a {{Hikikomori}} in her room.

A rope hung with ''shide'' represents a boundary between the sacred and profane. When hung from a wooden rod, they are used for purification.

* Shimenawa appear on floating rocks in the Sakura Palace in PrinnyCanIReallyBeTheHero's sequel.

* In ''KillBill Volume 1'', there are some ''shide'' hanging in the background in the scene where Hattori Hanzō has finished making the sword.

* In ''DeathNote'', the Yagami house has a ''kamidana'', or a small household Shinto altar, near the kitchen. ''Shide'' are in evidence, hung on a ''shimenawa''.

* Shinto priestess in training [[HauntedJunction Mutsuki Asahina]] from has an ''ōnusa'' and uses it as a SimpleStaff among other things,

* Used often in ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' , by being associated with four characters: Reimu's haragushi, Kanako's shimenawa, Sanae's haragushi, and on shimenawa wrapped around Tenshi's rocks. Reimu in the very first game (the one that wasn't a BulletHell shooter) used her haragushi to whack around her AncestralWeapon, the Hakurei Yin-Yang Orb.

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shide_300px.jpeg ''Shide'' are paper tassels with a zigzag shape, associated with Shinto. They are sometimes seen hanging from ropes, known as ''shimenawa'', found at [[ShrinesAndTemples shrines]] or other sacred places, often trees or boulders. They are also found on ''haraegushi'' / ''ōnusa'' / ''gohei'', wooden rods used in Shinto rituals. A ''gohei'' has two ''shide'', whereas the other types have more than that. Also, some ''gohei'' are handheld (like the other types), whereas other larger ones are stationary standing features of shrines.

* In ''RanmaOneHalf'', Happosai was trapped in a cave by a boulder with a ''shimenawa'' around it.
* An exorcist in chapter 12 of ''{{RIN-NE}}'' has an ''ōnusa''.

* The kind on a rod appear occasionally on ''Manga/SailorMoon'' in the hands of Rei Hino (Sailor Mars) and her (unnamed) Grandfather during scenes at their Shrine. Rei is normally shown waving it in front of a a flame while doing fire readings, while her grandfather uses it during more comedic scenes.

* In the first episode of SailorMoon S, a worried Rei [[spoiler: who's just had visions of TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt]] is seen [[http://www.soul-hunter.com/sailormoon/galleryscreencaps/090/index3.php hanging some shimenawa]] from the Hikawa shrine's sacred tree. [[spoiler: Then she's attacked by the MonsterOfTheWeek, since the enemy had planted a "seed" in the tree to transform it into a monster.]]

* The kind on a rod appear occasionally on ''SailorMoon'' in the hands of Rei Hino (Sailor Mars) and her (unnamed) Grandfather during scenes at their Shrine. Rei is normally shown waving it in front of a a flame while doing fire readings, while her grandfather uses it during more comedic scenes.

* Shinto priestess in training Mutsuki Asahina from has an ''ōnusa'' and uses it as a SimpleStaff.

* In the first episode of SailorMoon S, a worried Rei [[spoiler: who's just had visions of TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt]] is seen hanging some shuimenawa from the Hikawa shrine's sacred tree. [[spoiler: Then she's attacked by the MonsterOfTheWeek.]]

* Used somewhat ineffectually by Himeko in the [=OVA=] version of ''VampirePrincessMiyu''.

* In the first episode of SailorMoon S, a worried Rei [[spoiler: who's just had visions of TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt]] is seen hanging some from the Hikawa shrine's sacred tree. [[spoiler: Then she's attacked by the MonsterOfTheWeek.]]

* These appear on some of the trees in [[HiddenElfVillage Moonglade]] in ''WorldOfWarcraft''.

* Many of the {{Karakuri}} monsters in the YuGiOh TradingCardGame have these attached to them.

* Used often in ''TouhouProject'' , by being associated with four characters: Reimu's haragushi, Kanako's shimenawa, Sanae's haragushi, and on shimenawa wrapped around Tenshi's rocks. Reimu in the very first game (the one that wasn't a BulletHell shooter) used her haragushi to whack around her AncestralWeapon, the Hakurei Yin-Yang Orb.

* Done in ''AiYoriAoshi'', with the crew investigating the {{Big Fancy House}}'s attic. Boy, do they look cute in the {{miko}} getups.
* In ''{{Bleach}}'', the giant naginata-thing that Soul Society tried to execute Rukia with had one of these on it. They also frequently appear in the background.

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