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'''Hand Seals''', aka [
{Technically, mystic Hand Signs are Mudras, not Mantras, which are spoken. Of course, ninjas, and others who use them often also Call their Attacks, so fall into Mantras as well.}
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Subtrope of [[Magical Gesture]]. Compare [[Pstandard Psychic Pstance]], [[Asian Rune Chant]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Commonly used to do jutsus in ''[[Naruto]]'', with the hand gestures represent the 12 [[Eastern Zodiac]] motifs (the picture above, in particular, represents "sheep/ram"), but other variants also exist, such as Naruto's crossed index and middle fingers when he use the [[
* ''[[Bleach]]'' characters sometimes (but not always) do this when using kido spells. Some examples: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k65LVlz91Y Hacchi using Bakudo #99], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuZ3Dp6DTPc Rukia using Bakudo #9], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxMHE_Jpwyw Shuhei Hisagi using Bakudo #62].
* Sometimes used in ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' with alchemy.
* In ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' Hino Rei/Sailor Mars uses these combined with a paper charm to perform ''Akuryo Taisan'', which paralyses enemies. She can use it as either Sailor Mars or Rei Hino as it has to to with her being a [[Miko]].
* Averted in ''[[
* Marron and Carrot from ''[[Sorcerer Hunters]]'' explicitly notes that the Eastern-style magic Marron uses requires two hands to perform the necessary seals in order to cast magic, contrast to the Western-style magic utilized by Sorcerers.
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* ''[[
* In the ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' comics Storm Shadow would lead the Joe Ninja team through a series of hand seals as part of an exercise to clear the mind before heading into battle.
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* In ''[[Kousoku Sentai Turboranger]]'', Zimba does this sometimes when enlarging a monster.
** And in the earlier ''[[Hikari Sentai Maskman]]'', the heroes use
* And of course it reigns supreme in the ''[[Power Rangers]]'' and ''[[Super Sentai]]'' series with a ninja theme or ninja-themed bad guys. Bonus points for a smaller robot using hand seals to make the bigger robots combine, and a [[Butt Monkey]] comedic villain stealing from a ninja [[Big Bad]] by imitating the ninja gesture to make a door open.
* Spoofed in ''[[
== [[Video Games]] ==
* Hanzo Hattori and Kotaro Fuuma from [[Samurai Warriors]] both use this kind of spell, ususally in order to lock/unlock a gate.
* Phantom, the [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|ghost ninja robot]] from ''[[Mega Man Zero]]'' uses this to do the [[Doppelganger Spin]].
** Cubit Foxtar of ''Zero 3'' uses a one-hand variant to summon his 9 [[Attack Drone
* Guy, of ''[[Final Fight]]'' and ''[[Street Fighter]]'' fame, is sometimes seen performing one-handed seals (like [[Naruto|Haku]], but he predates him by about a margin of a decade) when performing moves such as his [[Hurricane Kick|Bushin Senpuukyaku]] or [[Limit Break|Bushin Musou Renge]]. Two of Guy's [[Victory Pose
** [[Street Fighter III
== [[Web Animation]] ==
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[Batman:
* [[Adventure Time
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