Fūma no Kojirō
Fūma no Kojirō (風魔の小次郎, "Kojiro of the Fuma Clan") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It was published in Weekly Shōnen Jump from January 1982 to November 1983. It tells the story of sword legends and rivalry between ninja clans. The main character Kojiro is a young boy who is a member of the Fuma clan.
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| Written by | Masami Kurumada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Published by | Shueisha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Imprint | Jump Comics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Shōnen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Original run | January 11, 1982 – November 21, 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Volumes | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The series was adapted into an original video animation (OVA) series released between June 1989 and December 1990, plus an additional episode released in November 1992.
A sequel entitled Yagyū Ansatsuchō (柳生暗殺帖, "Yagyu's Murder Book"), written and illustrated by Satoshi Yuri, was published in Akita Shoten's Champion Red between 2003 and 2006.
In October 2007, a live-action television drama adaptation began airing on Tokyo MX, starring Ryouta Murai in the lead role of Kojiro.
Plot
Hakuo Academy used to be a prestigious high school, and famous for martial arts. However, because its rival school Seishikan has been cowardly luring its superior students, Hakuo was going to decline. In order to recover from the situation, the acting principal of Hakuo; Himeko Hojo, sends Ranko Yagyu to the Fuma village in search of the famous Fuma ninja clan for assistance. The leader of the Fuma sent Kojiro to Hakuo, there he faces the notorious Yasha clan who fights for Seishikan led by Musashi Asuka. Kojiro's comrades arrive, resuming an all-out ninja war that began five centuries ago.
Kojiro with his friends, will fight in the "war of the sacred swords", for the conquest of the ten swords that give the power to rule over the whole world.
Characters
Fuma Clan
- Kojiro (小次郎, Kojirō)
- Voiced by: Keiichi Nanba
- Portrayed by: Ryouta Murai
- Ryoma (竜魔, Ryōma)
- Voiced by: Hideyuki Hori
- Portrayed by: Gaku Shindo
- Kirikaze (霧風)
- Voiced by: Nobuo Tobita
- Portrayed by: Yūta Furukawa
- Ryuho (劉鵬, Ryūhō)
- Voiced by: Yūsaku Yara
- Portrayed by: Takehisa Takayama
- Kou (項羽, Kōu)
- Voiced by: Shigeru Nakahara
- Portrayed by: Naoya Sakamoto
- Shoryu (小龍, Shōryū)
- Voiced by: Shigeru Nakahara
- Portrayed by: Kazuya Sakamoto
- Rinpyo (琳彪, Rinpyō)
- Voiced by: Kōichi Yamadera
- Portrayed by: Tsuyoshi Takahashi
- Kabutomaru (兜丸)
- Voiced by: Michitaka Kobayashi
- Portrayed by: Shingo Yashiro
- Reira (麗羅)
- Voiced by: Toshihiko Seki
- Portrayed by: Hiroki Suzuki
- Fuma Leader
- Voiced by: Hideyuki Tanaka
- Komomo (小桃)
Hakuo Academy
- Ranko Yagyu (柳生 蘭子, Yagyū Ranko)
- Voiced by: Mami Koyama
- Portrayed by: Ayumi
- Himeko Hojo (北条 姫子, Hōjō Himeko)
- Voiced by: Yūko Mizutani
- Portrayed by: Makoto Kawahara
Seishikan
- Musashi Asuka (飛鳥 武蔵, Asuka Musashi)
- Voiced by: Shō Hayami
- Portrayed by: Takuji Kawakubo
- Erina Asuka (飛鳥 絵里菜, Asuka Erina)
- Musashi's younger sister.
- Voiced by: Chieko Honda
- Portrayed by: Nonoka Imaizumi
Yasha Clan
- Kosuke Mibu (壬生 攻介, Mibu Kōsuke)
- Voiced by: Kazuhiko Inoue
- Portrayed by: Rei Fujita
- Princess Yasha (夜叉姫, Yasha-hime)
- Voiced by: Fumi Hirano
- Portrayed by: Natsuki Okamoto
- Maya (魔矢)
8 Yasha Generals
- Byakko (白虎, "White Tiger")
- Voiced by: Ken'yū Horiuchi
- Portrayed by: Yasuka Saitoh
- Shiranui (不知火, "Mysterious Sea Light")
- Portrayed by: Haruki Itabashi
- Shien (紫炎, "Purple Flame")
- Voiced by: Yoku Shioya
- Portrayed by: Atsushi Maruyama
- Raiden (雷電, "Thunder Lightning")
- Voiced by: Masashi Hironaka
- Portrayed by: Takuma Harada
- Anki (闇鬼, "Darkness Demon")
- Voiced by: Ryō Horikawa
- Portrayed by: Kōtarō Endō
- Kurojishi (黒獅子, "Black Lion")
- Voiced by: Banjō Ginga
- Portrayed by: Jun Shirota
- Yosui (妖水, Yōsui, "Magic Water")
- Voiced by: Kaneto Shiozawa
- Portrayed by: Yū Kawada
- Kagero (陽炎, Kagerō, "Shining Flame")
- Voiced by: Jūrōta Kosugi
- Portrayed by: Kōji Tashiro
Cosmo Warriors
- Sigma (死牙馬, Shiguma)
- Voiced by: Kazuki Yao
- Soshi Date (伊達 総司, Date Sōshi)
- Voiced by: Yasunori Matsumoto
Chaos Warriors
- Emperor Chaos (華悪崇皇帝, Kaosu-kōtei)
- Voiced by: Hirotaka Suzuoki
- Nero (涅絽, Nerō)
- Voiced by: Hirokazu Hiramatsu
- Oz (雄皇, Ozu)
- Voiced by: Takeshi Kusao
- Jackal (邪火麗, Jakkaru)
- Voiced by: Nobuyuki Furuta
- Shura (朱羅)
- Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu
Media
Manga
Fūma no Kojirō is written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. The manga was published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from January 11, 1982, to November 21, 1983.[1] Shueisha collected its chapters in ten tankōbon volumes, released from August 15, 1982,[2] to May 15, 1984.[3]
In 2003, a sequel entitled Fūma no Kojirō: Yagyū Ansatsuchō started in Akita Shoten's Champion Red on September 19, 2003.[4] The manga is written by Kurumada and illustrated by Satoshi Yuri. The series finished on May 19, 2006.[5] Akita Shoten compiled the individual chapters into three tankōbon volumes released between July 29, 2004 and May 18, 2006.[6][7][8]
A short series, titled Fūma no Kojirō: Jo no Maki (風魔の小次郎 序の巻) was serialized in Champion Red from August 19 to October 19, 2019.[9][10] Another series, titled Fūma no Kojirō Gaiden: Asuka Mumeicho (風魔の小次郎 外伝 飛鳥無明帖), started in the same magazine on August 19, 2022.[11]
Original video animations
A twelve-episode OVA series was produced by Animate Film and J.C. Staff. It was split in two arcs of six episodes each. The first arc was released between June 1 and August 2, 1989.[12][13] The second arc was released between September 21 and December 1, 1990.[14][15] An additional one-episode OVA was released on November 21, 1992.[16]
Episodes
| No. | Title | Episode director | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Yasha Clan arc | |||
| 01 | "Fuma Clan! The Arrival of Kojiro!" (風の一族! 小次郎見参!!) | Hideki Hiroshima | June 1, 1989[12] |
| 02 | "Wood Thunder! The Flying Dragon's Supreme Sword!!" (林の雷鳴! 飛龍覇皇剣!!) | Shigeru Morikawa | June 1, 1989[12] |
| 03 | "Crossfire! The 8 Generals of the Yasha Clan!!" (火の集結! 夜叉八将軍!!) | Osamu Yamasaki | July 1, 1989[12] |
| 04 | "Hallucinations on the Mountain! The Fog's Killer!!" (山の幻夢! 霧の刺客!!) | Jun'ya Koshiba | July 1, 1989[12] |
| 05 | "Dancing Lights! The Fuma's Deadly Mirror!!" (光の舞曲! 風魔死鏡剣!!) | Yoshinori Nakamura | August 2, 1989[12] |
| 06 | "Rest in the Snow! The Voice That Calls the Warrior!!" (雪の終焉! 戦士を呼ぶ声!!) | Hideki Hiroshima | August 2, 1989[12] |
| The Sacred Swords War arc | |||
| 07 | "Emperor Chaos" (華悪崇) | Nanako Shimazaki | September 21, 1990[14] |
| 08 | "The Ten Sacred Swords" (十聖剣) | Hideki Tonokatsu | September 21, 1990[14] |
| 09 | "Cosmos" (秩序) | Jun'ya Koshiba | October 21, 1990[14] |
| 10 | "Gathering" (集結) | Akihiro Izumi | October 21, 1990[14] |
| 11 | "Phoenix Heavenly Dance" (鳳凰天舞) | Hideki Tonokatsu | December 1, 1990[14] |
| 12 | "The Wheel of Samsara" (輪廻転生) | Nanako Shimazaki | December 1, 1990[14] |
| Fuma Rebellion | |||
| Special | "Fuma Rebellion" (風魔反乱篇) | Hidehito Ueda | November 21, 1992[16] |
Drama
A thirteen-episode live-action television drama series adaptation was announced in July 2007.[17] It was broadcast from October to December 2007.[18] The opening theme is "Ryūsei Rocket" performed by An Cafe and the ending theme is "Eien no Setsuna" (永遠の刹那, lit. Eternal Moment) performed by On/Off.[19][20]
References
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- 風魔の小次郎 1巻 (in Japanese). Kurumada Production. Archived from the original on September 17, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- 風魔の小次郎 10巻 (in Japanese). Kurumada Production. Archived from the original on September 17, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- チャンピオンRED 2003年11月号 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Archived from the original on August 23, 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- "チャンピオンRED 2006年7月号" (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Archived from the original on August 23, 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
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- Pineda, Rafael (July 19, 2019). "Masami Kurumada Launches New Fūma no Kojirō Manga in August". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- チャンピオンRED 2019年12月号 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Archived from the original on September 17, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- 車田正美「風魔の小次郎」新シリーズがREDに、吉富昭仁＆ひよどり祥子の読み切りも. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 19, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
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- 風魔の小次郎 夜叉篇 (in Japanese). J.C. Staff. Archived from the original on August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- 風魔の小次郎 聖剣戦争篇. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on August 23, 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- J.C.STAFF 風魔の小次郎 聖剣戦争篇 (in Japanese). J.C. Staff. Archived from the original on February 24, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- 風魔の小次郎 最終章 風魔反乱篇. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on August 23, 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- Loo, Egan (August 2, 2007). "ChocoMimi, Kurumada's Kojirō to Be Adapted as TV Dramas". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 23, 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- "学園忍者アクションドラマ「風魔の小次郎」公式サイト：". fuuma-kojirou.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 3, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- "アンティック-珈琲店-" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on August 23, 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- "永遠の刹那" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on August 23, 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
External links
- Official drama website (in Japanese)
- Fūma no Kojirō (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
