Nakano Takeko, the leader of the JOSHITAI division which last stand with many other women in the Aizu' castle before its fall. She was a Japanese female warrior of the Aizu Domain, who fought and died during the Boshin War. During the Battle of Aizu, she fought with a naginata (a Japanese polearm). Takeko and other women stepped forward on the front line without permission, as the senior Aizu retainers did not allow them to fight as an official part of the domain's army. This unit was later retroactively called the Jōshitai (娘子隊, Girls' Army). With the reforms of the … read more
Nakano Takeko, the leader of the JOSHITAI division which last stand with many other women in the Aizu' castle before its fall. She was a Japanes… read more
Nakano Takeko, the leader of the JOSHITAI division which last stand with many other women in the Aizu' castle before its fall. She was a Japanese female warrior of the Aizu Domain, … read more
In 2008 guitarist Mary Säfstrand founded Frantic Amber with the idea to have a band that could deliver more attitude and brute force than others in death metal. In 2009 Frantic Amber finally found a true metal vocalist in Elizabeth from Denmark. They released Burning Insight in 2015 and got traction with Bellatrix on 2019, a work focused on female warriors like Boudicca (queen of the Iceni tribe), Lozen (indian from the Cheyenne tribe), Khutulun (mongol princess), Nakano Takeko (leader of the female division Joshitai), Khawlah bint al Azwar (''the black knight'')… read more
In 2008 guitarist Mary Säfstrand founded Frantic Amber with the idea to have a band that could deliver more attitude and brute force than others in death metal. In 2009 Frantic Amber finall… read more
In 2008 guitarist Mary Säfstrand founded Frantic Amber with the idea to have a band that could deliver more attitude and brute force than others in death metal. In 2009 Frantic Amber finally found a true metal vocalist in Elizabeth fro… read more