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  2. Samurai Girl (miniseries) - Wikipedia

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    Samurai Girl is a six-hour miniseries loosely based on the popular young-adult novel series by Carrie Asai. The event stars Jamie Chung , [ 1 ] Brendan Fehr , and Stacy Keibler . The series began its three-day premiere on ABC Family [ 2 ] on September 5, 2008.

  3. Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran - Wikipedia

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    Ran Tsukikage (月影蘭, Tsukikage Ran) Voiced by: Reiko Yasuhara (Japanese); Mona Marshall (English) Ran is a sake-loving ronin who goes "wherever the wind takes her". Ran's skill with the katana makes her unbeatable, but like so many ronin, she is often broke and has Meow pay her (often considerable) restaurant tabs.

  4. Uniforms of the Imperial Japanese Army - Wikipedia

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    The IJA version of the Adrian was a one piece helmet unlike that of the French version. In addition, the IJA Adrian featured tie chin straps similar to samurai kabuto fasteners. Later versions featured the star insignia in front of the helmet. It also featured a star shaped vent on the top of the helmet.

  5. Identification badges of the uniformed services of the United ...

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    Command insignia/badges are another form of identification badge used to identify an officer or non-commissioned officer who is/was in command or in-charge of a unit. If the service member performs their leadership duties successfully, the command insignia/badge they wear can become a permanent uniform decoration regardless of their next ...

  6. Ranks and insignia of the Japan Self-Defense Forces

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    Insignia Type A [3] Insignia Type B Insignia Type C No insignia Insignia Miniature Type No insignia U.S. equivalent [4] Senior chief petty officer: Chief petty officer: Petty officer first class: Petty officer second class: Petty officer third class: Seaman: Seaman apprentice: Seaman recruit

  7. Onna-musha - Wikipedia

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    In the West, the onna-musha gained popularity when the historical documentary Samurai Warrior Queens aired on the Smithsonian Channel. [41] [42] Several other channels reprised the documentary. The 56th NHK taiga drama, Naotora: The Lady Warlord, was the first NHK drama where the female protagonist is the head of a samurai clan. [43]

  8. Mon (emblem) - Wikipedia

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    The mon of the Toyotomi clan, now used as the emblem of the Japanese Government; originally an emblem of the imperial family—a stylized paulownia.. Mon (紋), also called monshō (紋章), mondokoro (紋所), and kamon (家紋), are Japanese emblems used to decorate and identify an individual, a family, or (more recently) an institution, municipality or business entity.

  9. Nakoruru - Wikipedia

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    She is also playable in various mobile spin-off titles, such as endless runner Samurai Shodown Slash, [8] action game Samurai: Rougetsuki Densetsu, [9] and rising simulation Maid by Iroha. In the series, Nakoruru is a gentle and shy teenage girl serving Mother Nature as a shamanic priestess of the Ainu religion , born on Hokkaido island in 1771.