The ability to create magical paper charms or talismans to serve a multitude of purposes. Form of Magic. Variation of Symbol Magic.
Also Called
- Paperial-Related Magic Commands/Spells
- Charm/Fu/Inscription/Scroll Magic
- Gofu/Ofuda/Shikigami/Shinpu
- Paper Talisman
- Xing Fu
Capabilities
The user can create and use paper charms and wards for various purposes. The spells and effects can be prepared in peace, with time and care, thus making them more potent than those of other forms of magic, but yet must be pre-prepared and limited by the number the user carries.
Paper charms and wards are rectangular pieces of paper usually drawn with a brush made of peach wood and a pigment made of red cinnabar which is believed to have strong magical properties. They are mostly written on red or yellow paper using red or black ink, with writing called "Thunder Writing" or "Celestial Calligraphy". They are usually activated by sticking them on something or when making contact. With the more powerful spells needing verbal incantations and or hand gestures. One could also burn the charm and eat the ashes for temporary supernatural effects.
Applications
- Conjuration
- Kanji & Hanja Magic
- Any Forms of Magic depending on the symbol or inscription in the talisman.
- Conjuration
- Enchantment
- Gesture Casting
- Inscription Casting
- Invocation
- Kanji & Hanja Manipulation
- Lexiconicy
- Sealing Magic
- Spell Casting
- Symbol Creation
- Symbol Manipulation
- Symbolism Power
- Writing Manifestation
- Magic
- Spell Casting
- Ofuda Proficiency
- Bujeok Proficiency
Associations
- Inscription Casting
- Literary Manipulation
- Magical Charm Manipulation
- Ofuda Manipulation
- Onmyōdō
- Paper Magic
- Paper Manipulation
- Powers Via Object
- Script Manipulation
- Sealing
Limitations
- Magic Negation/Magic Destruction
- Unlike conventional magic, charms have to be pre-prepared.
- Limited by the number of spells the user has pre-made.
- May be dependent on the medium that the charm was written on, thereby negating it if the medium was somehow compromised.
Known Users
See also: Paper Talisman
Anime/Manga/Aeni
- Steve Long (3x3 eyes)
- Yuke Feldio (A-Rank Party o Ridatsu Shita Ore wa)
- Syaoran Li (Cardcaptor Sakura)
- Ichika (Cat Planet Cuties)
- Seiko Ayase (Dandadan)
- Yushiro (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Users of the Evil Containment Wave (Dragon Ball)
- Yurin (Dragon Ball Super)
- Guido-Fire (The Haunted House/Shinbi Apartment)
- Guido-Gon (The Haunted House/Shinbi Apartment)
- Guido-Hyun (The Haunted House/Shinbi Apartment)
- Guido-Iron (The Haunted House/Shinbi Apartment)
- Kang-lim Choi (The Haunted House/Shinbi Apartment)
- Ryu (The Haunted House/Shinbi Apartment)
- Ouryuu Naikiri (Highschool DxD)
- Reiko Mikami (Ghost Sweeper Mikami)
- Miroku (InuYasha)
- Kirika Tachibana (Kaze no Stigma)
- The Medicine Seller of Ri (Mononoke)
- Tatsumiya Mana (Negima)
- Tojinshi (Onmyou Taisenki)
- Entoma Vasilissa Zeta (Overlord)
- Yomiko Readman (R.O.D: Read or Die)
- Seika Lamprogue (The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist)
- Fang Fang Huang (Rosario Vampire II)
- Rei Hino/Sailor Mars (Sailor Moon)
- Fia Arcana (Shadow Skill)
- Daoshis (Shaman King)
- Oriana Thomson (Toaru majutsu no Index/A Certain Magical Index); via flashcard
- All mages (Tokyo Raven)
- Honoka Konoe (UQ Holder)
Cartoons
- Lo Pei (Jackie Chan Adventures)
- Uncle (Jackie Chan Adventures)
- Furious Fu (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)
- Merlin (Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarves)
- Wood Forgers (Thundercats 2011)
- Zig
- Gami
- Nips
Live Action Television Series
- Jeon Woo-chi (Jeon Woo-chi)
- Wisewizard (Power Rangers Lost Galaxy)
Video Games
- Lee (Arknights)
- Taomon (Digimon)
- Doumon (Digimon)
- Hsien-Ko/Lei-Lei and Mei-Ling/Lin-Lin (Darkstalkers)
- Tsurubami Senri (Len'en Project)
- Tomoe (Queen's Blade)
- Reimu Hakurei (Touhou Project)
- Talisman (Valkyrie Crusade)
Known Objects
- Dug Weapons (World End)
- Talisman of Rebirth (Ninja Gaiden)
Gallery
Syaoran Li (Cardcaptor Sakura) can use his enchanted paper seals to summon various elements.
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Yushiro (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
Taomon (Digimon)
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Doumon (Digimon)
Any container used to perform the Evil Containment Wave (Dragon Ball) requires a "Demon Seal" paper charm for the technique to work.
Kamika's (Fairy Tail) Paper Blizzard allows her to create and control various multicolored paper, each color having a different effect. Each colored paper is referred to as a "God"...
...Red Dance, the "God of Flames", creates a releases unburnable red paper towards their target, encasing them within a large torrent...
...Gray Dance, the "God of Protection", casts a shield of gray paper...
...Yellow Dance, the "God of Thunder", casts paper that can create a blinding light...
...and can also conjure lightning to damage their target...
...White Dance, the "God of Blizzards", casts a stream of white paper towards their target, encasing them within ice...
...Violet Dance, the "God of Binding", attaches violet paper to their target's body, rendering them immobile...
...Green Dance, the "God of Poison", casts a powerful poisonous smoke...
...Blue Dance, the "God of Wind", creates a boat-like construct of blue paper that the user can ride on...
...Black Dance, the "God of Antidote", encases their target within a ball of black paper, destroying the "darkness" within them...
...and Indigo Dance, the "God of Love", which causes the target to relive their trauma associated with love, debilitating them.
Reiko Mikami (Ghost Sweeper Mikami) with her paper talismans.
As part of the Naikiri Clan, Ouryuu Naikiri (Highschool DxD) is highly skilled in using Talisman Magic of Onmyoudo and Shugendo
Miroku (InuYasha) using paper charm magic against his enemies.
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Lo Pei (Jackie Chan Adventures)
Talismans of Rebirth (Ninja Gaiden) are Shinto talismans imbued with a powerful one-time Abjuration spell that protect the user from mortal wounds and also restore all injuries.
Sailor Mars (Sailor Moon) can use paper charms to cast spells and expel dark energies.
Tao Jun (Shaman King) is a Daoshi, a shaman able to transfer a spirit in its dead body and use paper talismans to manipulate them.
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Wood Forgers (ThunderCats 2011)
Reimu Hakurei (Touhou Project) uses ofuda as her signature projectiles.
Talisman (Valkyrie Crusade)
Videos
The Enticing Entrapment of Ethra - The Haunted House Ep.05 (3)-2
The Mystery of the Marionette Ghost - The Haunted House Ep.07 (3)-2
The Hair-Raising Tale of the Homunculus - The Haunted House Ep.12 (3)-2
Invasion of the Iron Beast - The Haunted House Ep.15 (1)-2
Invasion of the Iron Beast - The Haunted House Ep.15 (2)-2
Invasion of the Iron Beast - The Haunted House Ep.15 (3)-2
The Horrifying Game of Hide-and-Seek - The Haunted House Ep.16 (3)-2
Storm of the Straw Ghost - The Haunted House Ep.20 (1)-2
Storm of the Straw Ghost - The Haunted House Ep.20 (3)-2
The Rise of the Underground Nation - The Haunted House Ep.21 (1)-2
The Rise of the Underground Nation - The Haunted House Ep.21 (2)-2
The Wrath of the White-Winged Wraith - The Haunted House Ep.22 (3)-2
Shinbi Apartment - Doomsday (Part One) - The Haunted House Ep.23 (1)-2
Shinbi Apartment - Doomsday (Part One) - The Haunted House Ep.23 (2)-2
Shinbi Apartment - Doomsday (Part One) - The Haunted House Ep.23 (3)-2
Shinbi Apartment - Doomsday (Part Two) - The Haunted House Ep.24 (1)-2
Shinbi Apartment - Doomsday (Part Two) - The Haunted House Ep.24 (2)-2
-Shinbi House- Remember Hari- 기억하리10화 (Ep.10) 그만 둬! 최강림.｜신비아파트 외전 웹드라마-2