In Popular Culture
- Video games, in the Koei Tecmo series Samurai Warriors (Sengoku Musou), Takeda Shingen wields a dansen uchiwa in the first game in Samurai Warriors 2 (Sengoku Musou 2), Ishida Mitsunari also wields a tessen. War fans are used by the popular video game female ninja characters Mai Shiranui (wooden-paper fans in the Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters series) and Kitana (a pair of sharp metal fans in the Mortal Kombat series and films). In Team Fortress 2, the Scout can unlock a war fan as a melee weapon. Touhou Project character Yuyuko Saigyouji uses paper fans to unleash her spells.
- Movies, in the French martial arts action film Le Pacte des Loups (Brotherhood of the Wolf) Sylvia (Monica Bellucci) uses a War Fan in the climax of the film.
- Manga, Cartoon and anime, in series such as InuYasha by Kagura, Naruto by Temari, Madara Uchiha, Code Lyoko by Yumi Ishiyama, Nurarihyon no Mago by Hagoromo Gitsune, Saiyuki by Genjyo Sanzo and Daitarn 3 by the eponymous robot.
- Animated television series, in series such as Avatar: The Last Airbender by Kyoshi Warriors, and Code Lyoko by Yumi Ishiyama.
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