Ofuda

Rooted in real Japanese custom, ofuda are talismans and sacred writings believed to carry luck, ordinarily obtained at shrines or temples. In the various tellings of Sailor Moon they turn up as the tools of Rei Hino, whether in her civilian identity or as Sailor Mars. The slip that features most often bears the characters read as Akuryo Taisan, which render roughly as an order for an evil spirit to scatter, printed in red in the live-action production.

Sailor Mars flings the charm to lock her foes in place through her Akuryo Taisan technique, and the paper also forms a central component of her Fire Soul Bird attack. Its debut comes in the third chapter of the manga and the live-action series and in the tenth episode of the anime. Sailor Venus takes a rare turn with one in a manga side story, needing an ofuda to bring down Ghost Cistern. The item extends into games as well: on the Super Famicom, Mars raises four charms to build a protective barrier and hit several enemies at once with the move dubbed Ofuda Hurricane.

Rei Hino, as Sailor Mars, is the charm's foremost handler across the franchise, with Queen Serenity and Princess Serenity also linked to it and Sailor Chibi Moon employing it in the stage musicals. Minako Aino picks one up for her lone outing with the item in a printed side story.