#female samurai

[christophertheimaginative]

I’m looking forward to watching Blue Eye Samurai. Mizu is already my favorite character of the series.

#blue eye samurai #mizu #mizu blue eye samurai #netflix #samurai #animation #best samurai girl #female samurai #netflix animation #netflix animated series

[sealhaus]

First piece of the year and it’s OC x cannon let’s fuckin gooooooooooooo

Shen and his butch samurai girlfriend who could crush his skull like a wallnut but won’t because she has terrible taste in men and loves him dearly.

These two are the only reason I am mentally stable

#fanart #anthro #furry art #kung fu panda #dreamworks #lord shen #digital illustration #kung fu panda 2 #furry #seal oc #samurai oc #female samurai #fan character

[city-of-ladies]

“From the Onin War’s start in 1467, the Japanese islands were almost continuously at war for a full century. Kita came from two high-ranking samurai families in northern Japan, the Oniniwa and Katakura, who served local lord Date Terumune. At the time, the Date clan was but one among many in the region, with far more powerful, blue-blooded, influential and potentially dangerous ruling clans for neighbors. Like many warrior-caste daughters during this era of civil upheaval, Kita knew how to fight. What set her apart was a pronounced interest in and aptitude for the martial arts and military science. She was so skilled that she took it upon herself to act as a teacher to her half-brother Kagetsuna, who was heir to the Katakura headship.

The Date clan was slowly putting itself back together after infighting nearly destroyed it when, in 1567, a new heir, Bontenmaru, was born. Terumune ordered, Kita, then 29, to serve as wet nurse to the newborn. His birth mother, Yoshi, showed little interest in being maternal, and at certain times even tried to have him murdered to advance her own family’s political interests. Kita, by contrast, was especially close to Bontenmaru. Over the years, she nourished not only his body but also became one of his earliest teachers in both the literary and martial arts, helping shape him into a leader whose reputation in battle and politics earned him the moniker of One-Eyed Dragon. 

With strong opinions and powerful support from men of privilege and influence, Kita advocated for the young heir’s succession to Date headship. And in 1584, despite Yoshi’s best attempts to prevent it, she got her wish. Bontenmaru transcended both battlefield injury and illness — including a small-pox outbreak that claimed his right eye — to become Date Masamune, the clever, stylish, internationalist warlord who took the Date clan from obscurity to fame as the fourth wealthiest family in Japan.”

#japan #history #women in history #women's history #samurai #japanese history #15th century #sengoku period #date masamune #warrior women #women warriors #historical figures #herstory #sengoku #samurai women #female samurai

[redsamuraiii]

Sakura Yabusame by Aomori Japan

Yabusame is a traditional martial arts of mounted archery which started during the Heian Period, a time when the first female Samurai, Tomoe Gozen, was first known and recorded in history.

Sakura Yabusame is a special event for female archers only which takes place during spring, where women in kimonos ride horses at full speed under the sakura and shoot their targets.

#yabusame #mounted archery #heian period #aomori prefecture #cherry blossoms #sakura yabusame #spring in japan #japanese tradition #japanese culture #japanese history #japanese festival #matsuri #japanese archery #japan #onna bugeisha #female samurai #tomoe gozen #samurai

[amalthea-felsblood]

Marian ◦ "If I am to be used as a weapon, then I shall be the strongest."

#final fantasy xiv #ffxiv #my wol #marian varlineau #ffxiv gpose #ffxiv samurai #ffxiv oc #ffxiv kugane #bushido #female samurai #always training #wild and pure and forever free

[truffle-draws-turtles]

AAAAAAAPRIIIIIIL OOOOOO'NEEEEEEIL!

CHOOSE YOUR FAVORITE AND REBLOG WE NEED MORE ASS KICKING WOMEN LIKE HER!

I made her an onna bugeisha in my fanfic - a female Samurai (which really existed). Check out her Naginata!

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THERE IS MORE AAAAARGH ⬇️

#rottmnt #rise of the tmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #unpause rottmnt #rottmnt art #my art #rottmnt april #tmnt april #april o'neil #rottmnt april o'neil #tmnt april o'neil #feminism #riot grrrl #female samurai #onna bugeisha

[theimaginauts]

AI artist unknown, but appreciated

#ai #female samurai

[inkbrushmood]

KOJO MIYAGINO: The Filial Using a Naginata (mid 1800s). Woodblock print, oban tate-e. 36.90cm x 25.40cm. British Museum.

What comes to mind when you hear the word samurai? Men wielding katanas? Ironclad Japanese warriors about to strike a blow? Or perhaps a robed samurai on the verge of self-sacrifice.

How about a kimono-wrapped lady on the verge of kicking ass?

While most women in feudal Japan were expected to adhere to traditional roles, samurai as a rising warrior class (actually called “bushi” before the Kamakura Period) included both men and women. However, "samurai" was a term reserved for men. Women "samurai" were deemed onna-musha (a female warrior on the offensive) or onna bugeisha, a warrior woman on the defensive.

Onna musha were rarer than their onna bugeisha counterparts, who were nevertheless formidable women. Onna bugeisha were trained in martial arts to defend their homes against the frequent ransacking that took place during the Warring States Period in feudal Japan. Their weapon of choice was the naginata, a curved sword mounted on a pole, first used by warrior monks in 750 A.D.

#onna musha #onna bugeisha #female samurai #japanese warrior women #warrior women #kamakura period #naginata #samurai #japanese history

[darksidereju]

Female Samurai by 5one

#artstation #cyberpunk #female samurai #5one

[greenedera]

Miwa - the Bu-geisha

Miwa of the Barasume, is a strong, cold fighter, living in a fantasy world with notes of medieval Japan. Commissioned by Winterhawk.

Miwa is an OC for a NVM game set in Kozakura. She is a classic Bu-geisha (female samurai). She would be absolutely gorgeous however her face has been cut up and stitched together so many times from the clan wars that she has a crooked smile. She was married at 14 widowed at 19 and now is 20 years old. She's very strong and flexible for an Onna-bugeisha (female samurai), wearing a Kimono with odi. Miwa is a stern woman and was the judge and executioner on her husband's lands. She is strictly lawful neutral. She's also fairly intelligent but is unwise and often blurts out her perspective's and never lies about it. Digital painting, May 2022.

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/WmkGBE

#bu-geisha #medieval japan #samurai #warrior woman #commission #japan #fantasy #oc #greenedera #female samurai #onna-bugeisha #kimono

[christophertheimaginative]

So excited for this one!

Gotta love this female samurai Mizu by the way!

#blue eye samurai #netflix #samurai #animation #female samurai #edo period #netflix animated series #netflix animation #mizu #mizu blue eye samurai

[sealhaus]

Cool seal woman moment

She has boobs and tummy sometimes I cannnot help it

#anthro #kung fu panda #furry #sketch dump #leopard seal #oc #seal oc #samurai oc #female samurai #fan character

[redsamuraiii]

The Legend & Butterfly (2023) & Shogun (2024)

I love how modern films are finally discovering Onna Musha (Female Warriors) that already exist in history and bringing them out onto the screen!

Unlike Onna Bugeisha (Female Samurai) who are trained soldiers that fight on the battlefield alongside male Samurai, Onna Musha (Female Warrior) are non-combatants who are trained in the art of self-defence to defend the home and castle as a last line of defence.

#the legend & butterfly #レジェンド＆バタフライ #haruka ayase #nohime #lady kicho #shogun 2024 #mariko toda #anna sawai #onna musha #female warrior #onna bugeisha #female samurai #samurai #japan #samurai films

[iparistarkov]

female samurai !

#genshin #genshin impact #ayaka #kamisato ayaka #fanart #art #inazuma #female samurai

[cinemajunkie70]

#art station #female samurai

[darksidereju]

Femme Fatale Samurai

#pinterest #female samurai #beauty