"Originally created as a combat troop with unparalleled power to protect Kyoto and avenge misused magic, the Shinmei-ry\u016B troop were also made guardians of the Japanese talisman users; assisting the onmyou wizards as bodyguards during magic wars. In modern times the Shinmei-ry\u016B are often acting as expert demon slayers and exorcists, the swordswomen of Shinmei-ry\u016B are adept at using their ki energy in combat and also act as aides or hired mercenaries to the Kansai Magic Association with whom they have long-standing ties. In the past, the partnership of the Shinmei-ry\u016B's swordsmanship and Kansai's traditional magic was a formidable combination. While the school and Shinmei-ryu Dojo were originally owned and run by the Aoyama family, the school was eventually declared a national landmark and became the formal property of the government of Japan."@en . "Originally created as a combat troop with unparalleled power to protect Kyoto and avenge misused magic, the Shinmei-ry\u016B troop were also made guardians of the Japanese talisman users; assisting the onmyou wizards as bodyguards during magic wars."@en . . . . . . "Shinmei-ryu"@en . .