Enma

Enma
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Japanese Name:	閻魔
Romanized Name:	Enma
Official English Name:	Enma
Meaning:	Enma (Yama)
First Appearance:	Chapter 954
Owner:	Shimotsuki Kozaburo → Kozuki Oden → Kozuki Hiyori → Roronoa Zoro
Grade:	O Wazamono
Type:	Katana

For the chapter, see Chapter 955.

Enma is a Meito that was once wielded by Kozuki Oden alongside his other sword, Ame no Habakiri, and is currently in the possession of Roronoa Zoro. It is the only weapon known to have harmed Kaido.

Appearance

Enma is a katana with a trefoil-shaped tsuba. Its hamon has a flame-like pattern. 

Abilities

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Enma extracting Zoro's Haki.

Being of the O Wazamono grade, Enma is among the finest blades in the world, shown by how Kozuki Hiyori considers it good enough to be a worthy replacement for Shusui. Indeed, in the hands of Oden, Enma became the only weapon known to have ever harmed the nigh-invulnerable Kaido, a Yonko, giving him his only scar. True to Hiyori's words, Enma demonstrated power and sharpness far surpassing Shusui, as when Zoro tried to cut a tree he ended up cutting a whole cliff off. Tenguyama Hitetsu described its power as being able to cut through Hell itself. Hitetsu also states that if Zoro manages to turn Enma into a black blade, it may increase its rank to one of the 12 Saijo O Wazamono.

The sword forces its user to release excessive amounts of Ryuo (Busoshoku Haki) causing unnecessarily large strikes. The amount of Ryuo released will cause an ordinary swordsman to collapse immediately. 

History

Past

Sometime in the past, Enma was created by Shimotsuki Kozaburo.

The sword originally belonged to Kozuki Oden, who later used it to wound one of the Yonko, Kaido, giving him his only scar. After his death, it was passed onto his daughter, Kozuki Hiyori.

Wano Country Arc

After Hiyori begged Zoro to leave his stolen Shusui in its rightful place on Wano, she offered Enma as a replacement. Zoro agreed to Hiyori's proposal of leaving Shusui for Enma.

Trivia

• Enma is the king of hell (jigoku) in Japanese-Buddhist myth, the foremost judge of the newly dead. He sentences the souls of man to punishment for their earthly sins within eight hells, until he deems them ready to move on to their next location (such as return to the cycle of reincarnation). Enma is the Japanese version of Yama, the king of hell found in sects of Buddhism across East Asia; he mostly derives from the Chinese-Buddhist Yanluo, who in turn is based on the Hindu (Vedic) god of death, also called Yama.
• In Chapter 920 and Episode 893 a flashback of Oden is seen wielding a sword with a different tsuba. Whether this is a mistake or another sword is unknown.
• On the cover of Chapter 937, Roronoa Zoro was seen reading a map featuring a sword and the word "Enma".
• Enma is also the name of the shrine in the forest where Hiyori and Zoro end up in Chapter 950.