Just because a design is ahistorical and unconventional doesn't automatically mean it wouldn't work. Here are a few examples that wouldn't need too much modification to make them practical in real life.

The spears and other polearms we're talking about here (the naginata is the only battleready one, the others are made for decoration or cosplay):

King's Chastiefol from The Seven Deadly Sins
https://fireandsteel.ca/products/king...

Scáthach's Gáe Bolg from Fate/Stay Night
https://fireandsteel.ca/products/fate...
Baal's Engulfing Lightning from Genshin Impact (foam version)
https://fireandsteel.ca/products/gens...

Historical naginata for comparison
https://fireandsteel.ca/products/nagi...


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