The Shinki System Is the Best Weapon Idea in Anime

A weapon that can lie, steal and want, and when it does, the god who wields it bleeds. Noragami's shinki system, explained, and why Fate and Danmachi never quite match it. A systems essay on Noragami (Bones, 2014 to 2015, from Adachitoka's manga): what a regalia is and how a god names one, the sting that lands a weapon's sins on its master, the ablution in episode nine, Kazuma's two lines about names, Nora and the many-named, Bishamon's household and the guiding voice, and why Fate's Servants and Danmachi's weapons fall short of a weapon that can sin. Every quoted line is from the show. Chapters 0:00 A Weapon That Can Lie 0:41 The Rule 2:05 The Sting 2:49 The Ablution 4:12 A Name 5:16 Nora 6:13 Too Many 7:06 The Guiding Voice 7:46 Fate, Danmachi 8:50 Powerless 9:48 Sign Off