[edit] Weapons

The Imperial Regalia of Japan are used as weapons in the game:
The Reflector (or mirror) serves as a melee weapon with a mid attack rate and reach. Equipped as a sub-weapon, it also functions as a shield to block and counterattack enemies. Reflectors include: Divine Retribution, Snarling Beast, Infinity Judge, Trinity Mirror and Solar Flare. The Rosaries (or beads/jewels) can be strung together as a whip-like melee weapon capable of inflicting rapid hits; when equipped as a sub-weapon, the individual beads can be shot out as individual or shotgun-like projectiles that automatically aim. Has the longest reach of all the weapons. Rosaries include: Devout Beads, Life Beads, Exorcism Beads, Resurrection Beads and Tundra Beads. The Glaive (or sword) is also a melee weapon, slow to attack but each hit can be separately charged up to inflict heavy damage; used for a slam-down slash when used in air. Equipped as a sub-weapon, it can be used for a stabbing/thrust attack while on the ground, or lunging/diving attacks when used in air. Glaives include: Tsumugari, Seven Strike, Blade of Kusanagi, Eighth Wonder, and Thunder Edge. There are five weapons of each type in the game, each type differing in its basic attack power, its use as a sub-weapon, and how it interacts with Amaterasu's Celestial Brush; for example, the most powerful of each weapon carries an elemental power which Amaterasu can extract to inflict damage upon enemies. These include fire (Solar Flare reflector), ice (Tundra Beads rosary), and lightning (Thunder Edge glaive).