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So, like, what is the Magatama REALLY? I mean, in real life.
I know, some people are going to be like, "What? In real life?" Let me explain through a long drawn-out story lol

Two months before I ever picked up my first copy of what would become my current video game obsession (*cough*AA*cough*), my family had gone to Japan for vacation. There, I had seen many objects that were magatama shaped. When I asked my bro (who knows a lot about Japanese culture) he didn't know but said he thought it was the "emperor's jewel" or something.
I'd finally found a little shop that sold actual necklaces that looked like the Magatama. I had gotten one made of amethyst because I thought it looked pretty.

Then I play AA much later and think, "Hey, Mia is wearing it!" (she was the first character I saw who was wearing it) You can imagine how strange it gets when I find out about the actual name of it (Magatama) and it's spiritual properties. o_O

Anyhow, I can upload pics later if people so desire, but I was wondering: does anyone know in actual Japanese culture what the heck the "Magatama" actually is?

I'm really really sorry if this topic has been made (I looked but didn't see one). I hadn't ever seen anyone use a real magatam for a cosplay so I wasn't sure...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magatama

Wiki page on real Magatamas
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Magatamas are real. Granted, you can't see into people's souls, but they are real none the less.
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Thanks you two! That Wiki page helped a ton! :edgy: Haha, well, if I ever choose to do an Iris cosplay, I'll have the magatama all set, lol. Anyhow, that's pretty neato. :oops:
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Catgrenade wrote:
you can't see into people's souls


liiiies

Iris..cosplay..
... :zenitora:
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.•°٭blinq٭°•. wrote:
Catgrenade wrote:
you can't see into people's souls


liiiies

Iris..cosplay..
... :zenitora:


B-but I like Iris! I think she's cool... :sadshoe: Don't hurt me! :oops:
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ShadowEdgeworth wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magatama

Wiki page on real Magatamas


The big one looks like a turd...


.•°٭blinq٭°•. wrote:
Catgrenade wrote:
you can't see into people's souls


liiiies

Iris..cosplay..
... :zenitora:


Hahaha XD
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Here's the picture

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I actually wear it often. I think it's pretty :redd:
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...OHMYGOD. Someone bash me in the head because I just realised that my sister's been wearing one of those for ages. I don't think I ever saw the connection because the hole where the thread goes through isn't as big as the AA Magatama I DUNNO.

Next time I see her, I'mma gonna steal it and claim it's in the name of justice.
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ShadowEdgeworth wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magatama

Wiki page on real Magatamas


Lol, Amaterasu

Anyway, I'm pretty sure I've seen Magatama's before hearing about Pheonix Wright.
Maybe I saw them at a shop or something. :yuusaku: (and if I knew about them, I probably would've bought one.XP)
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Caelestis wrote:
.•°٭blinq٭°•. wrote:
Catgrenade wrote:
you can't see into people's souls


liiiies

Iris..cosplay..
... :zenitora:


B-but I like Iris! I think she's cool... :sadshoe: Don't hurt me! :oops:

She is cool. Ignore the haters. :delilah-hair:
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Lol i want one to wear noww...:)
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Essa_L_M.E wrote:
Lol i want one to wear noww...:)

If you really want to find one I'd look on Ebay, that's where I got mine (the seller was selling them for three bucks each, so I got five). Hope I helped in some way...unless of course you already knew where to look and I was spouting useless information =P in which case I hope this helps someone else
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Caelestis wrote:
Thanks you two! That Wiki page helped a ton! :edgy: Haha, well, if I ever choose to do an Iris cosplay, I'll have the magatama all set, lol. Anyhow, that's pretty neato. :oops:


:haha: Right on! Do it! :butzthumbs:
Just ignore the rabid Phoenix / Maya fans. :franny:

If you're looking for real ones, Ebay is a good place. There's one person in California selling them on there. Most are well under 10.00$, and made of glass. The're nowhere near as big as the ones in the game but they are real. Here's some i got from the person (with a penny for size reference):
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The opal one i actually wear sometimes (it glows orange when it's backlit). The little blue one is destined for my My Little Pony based on :mia: i'll be making in the future. I allready put one of these blue ones on my Iris MLP (pic's soon) :karma: . And the green one (though it's not the right shade) will go on my Maya MLP. The yellow jade one is the right color for :maya: , but it's too big.
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lol boobs.

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Johnny Rotan wrote:
Just ignore the rabid Phoenix / Maya fans. :franny:


We aren't rabid Phoenix/Maya fans, we just hate Iris

Franzise Deauxnim wrote:
She is cool. Ignore the haters. :delilah-hair:


haha that was a good one
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Caelestis wrote:
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I actually wear it often. I think it's pretty :redd:


Ooh that's cute! I love the colour of it <3

If I had one I'd wear it on a bracelet.


Franzise Deauxnim wrote:
She is cool. Ignore the haters. :delilah-hair:


She's as cool as tobasco sauce.

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.•°٭blinq٭°•. wrote:
Johnny Rotan wrote:
Just ignore the rabid Phoenix / Maya fans. :franny:


We aren't rabid Phoenix/Maya fans, we just hate Iris


This. :gant:
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Oh, they're beautiful! <3 My friend made one herself for a Maya cosplay.
But yeah, the one on wikipedia DOES look like a turd. :X XD


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Behave yourselves, Mafia members. *whip cracks*


Eheheh we'll I'll stop XD

*wonders how a Capo got away with telling off the Underboss* =O

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loobywright wrote:
Silverpaw wrote:
Behave yourselves, Mafia members. *whip cracks*


Eheheh we'll I'll stop XD

*wonders how a Capo got away with telling off the Underboss* =O

hahaha


Fufufufufu. >D
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Ack, I really want a Magatama now. ^___^ That amethyst one is gorgeous.
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Johnny Rotan wrote:
If you're looking for real ones, Ebay is a good place. There's one person in California selling them on there. Most are well under 10.00$, and made of glass. The're nowhere near as big as the ones in the game but they are real. Here's some i got from the person (with a penny for size reference):
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Aha, I have one that looks EXACTLY like the green one. Hanging from my neck right now. I, like, don't ever take it off. I feel naked without it. ^^;; Only, I got it from a seller that had them out of actual gemstones. I wish I could remember what mine was...

Funny story: Just after I ordered mine (from eBay) all that time ago, I thought "I have a bunch of stones and shit in my room--I wonder if I already have one?" I went looking, and inside this little tin of pendants (made of natural stone and polished) my aunt gave me, I found a multi-colored earth-tone Magatama. I about died. XD

If I remember correctly, the magatama also looks like a depiction of a soul (head and tail). It's supposed to be worn so that the tail curls in towards the body, so that the spiritual energies can "rotate" from it into your body, then back out, then back in, etc. The energies are related to what the magatama is made out of. Also, Yin-Yang has something to do with it, but I don't remember what.

God...Opal? Really? Opal is a beautiful stone. I'm so happy it's my birthstone. I want an Opal magatama...
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Also, Yin-Yang has something to do with it, but I don't remember what.

If you look at a yin-yang, you can see that the shapes of both sides look exactly like a magatama.
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foreverbadass wrote:
Essa_L_M.E wrote:
Lol i want one to wear noww...:)

If you really want to find one I'd look on Ebay, that's where I got mine (the seller was selling them for three bucks each, so I got five). Hope I helped in some way...unless of course you already knew where to look and I was spouting useless information =P in which case I hope this helps someone else


Thanks, you helped me!
And no information is ever useless....Like Ema would say :edgy:
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Caelestis wrote:
Here's the picture

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I actually wear it often. I think it's pretty :redd:


Ooh that's cute! I love the colour of it <3

If I had one I'd wear it on a bracelet.



Thanks :edgy: Amethyst is my favorite stone because I like the color purple, lol.

((Hey guys, I don't want this thread to turn into an Iris flame war, aight? I like Iris, I know some of y'all don't, so let's just get along. Sound good? :redd: ))
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Here's my :maya: and :ayame: custom MLP 's with the magatamas:


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^^ OMG that is just too adorable!

Extremely well done! You get double thumbs up from me!
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