Fūma no Kojirō

Fūma no Kojirō
Cover of the first manga volume
風魔の小次郎
Genre	Fantasy, Martial arts
Manga
Written by	Masami Kurumada
Published by	Shueisha
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Jump
Original run	January 1982 – December 1983
Volumes	10
Manga
Fūma no Kojirō - Yagyū Ansatsuchō
Written by	Masami Kurumada
Illustrated by	Sōtarō Yuri
Published by	Akita Shoten
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Champion Red
Original run	November 2003 – July 2006
Volumes	3
Original video animation
Fūma no Kojirō: Yasha Ichizoku Hen
Directed by	Hidehito Ueda
Written by	Takao Koyama
Music by	Toshiro Imaizumi
Studio	Animate Film
Released	June 1, 1989 – August 2, 1989
Runtime	25 minutes (each)
Episodes	6
Original video animation
Fūma no Kojirō: Seiken Sensō Hen
Directed by	Hidehito Ueda
Written by	Takao Koyama
Music by	Toshiro Imaizumi
Studio	Animate Film
Released	September 21, 1990 – December 1, 1990
Runtime	25 minutes (each)
Episodes	6
Original video animation
Fūma no Kojirō: Fūma Hanran Hen
Directed by	Kazuhito Kikuchi
Written by	Takao Koyama
Music by	Toshiro Imaizumi
Studio	Animate Film
Released	November 21, 1992
Runtime	60 minutes
Television drama
Directed by	Ooka Toshihiko, Ichino Ryuichi
Network	Tokyo Metropolitan Television
Original run	October 3, 2007 – December 26, 2007
Episodes	13

Fūma no Kojirō (Japanese: 風魔の小次郎, lit. "Kojirō of the Fūma") is a manga series by Japanese author Masami Kurumada, later adapted to anime. It tells the story of sword legends and rivalry between ninja clans. The main character Kojirō is a young boy who is a member of the Fūma clan. On June 1, 1989, an OVA was released featuring animation character designs by Michi Himeno and Shingo Araki.

In 2003, Masami Kurumada authored an additional short story titled Fūma no Kojirō: Yagyū Ansatsuchō (風魔の小次郎 - 柳生暗殺帖 Fūma no Kojirō - Yagyū Ansatsuchō). The story was illustrated by artist Sōtarō Yuri, who imitated Kurumada's drawing style for consistency with the already published volumes of the original manga.

On October 3, 2007, a tokusatsu drama adaptation began airing on Tokyo Metropolitan Television starring Ryouta Murai in the lead role of Kojirō. The opening theme was "Ryūsei Rocket" performed by An Cafe and the ending theme was "Eien no Setsuna" (永遠の刹那, "Eternal Moment") performed by On/Off.

Plot

Hakuō 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, Hakuō was going to decline. In order to recover from the situation, the acting principal of Hakuō; Himeko Hōjō, sends Ranko Yagyū to the Fūma village in search of the famous Fūma ninja clan for assistance. The leader of the Fūma sent Kojirō to Hakuō, there he faces the notorious Yasha clan who fights for Seishikan led by Musashi Asuka. Kojirō's comrades arrive, resuming an all-out ninja war that began five centuries ago.

Kojirō with his friends, will fight in the "war of the sacred swords", for the conquest of the 10 swords that give the power to rule over the whole world.

Characters

Part 1

Fūma Clan

Kojirō (小次郎)

The Title character

• Voiced by: Keiichi Nanba
• Played by Ryouta Murai

Ryōma (竜魔)

• Voiced by: Hideyuki Hori
• Played by Gaku Shindo

Kirikaze (霧風)

• Voiced by: Nobuo Tobita
• Played by Yūta Furukawa

Ryūhō (劉鵬)

• Voiced by: Yūsaku Yara
• Played by Takehisa Takayama

Kōu (項羽)

• Voiced by: Shigeru Nakahara
• Played by Naoya Sakamoto

Shōryū (小龍)

• Voiced by: Shigeru Nakahara
• Played by Kazuya Sakamoto

Rinpyō (琳彪)

• Voiced by: Kōichi Yamadera
• Played by Tsuyoshi Takahashi

Kabutomaru (兜丸)

• Voiced by: Michitaka Kobayashi
• Played by Shingo Yashiro

Reira (麗羅)

• Voiced by: Toshihiko Seki
• Played by Hiroki Suzuki

Fūma Leader

• Voiced by: Hideyuki Tanaka

Komomo (小桃)

Hakuo Academy

Fūma no Kojirō - Yagyū Ansatsuchō compilation cover art

Ranko Yagyū (柳生 蘭子 Yagyū Ranko)

• Voiced by: Mami Koyama
• Played by Ayumi

Himeko Hōjō (北条 姫子 Hōjō Himeko)

• Voiced by: Yūko Mizutani
• Played by Makoto Kawahara

Seishikan

Musashi Asuka (飛鳥 武蔵 Asuka Musashi)

• Voiced by: Shō Hayami
• Played by Takuji Kawakubo

Erina Asuka (飛鳥 絵里菜 Asuka Erina)

Musashi's younger sister.

• Voiced by: Chieko Honda
• Played by Nonoka Imaizumi

Yasha Clan

Kōsuke Mibu (壬生 攻介 Mibu Kōsuke)

• Voiced by: Kazuhiko Inoue
• Played by Rei Fujita

Mizukage (水影), Yamikage (闇影), & Tsukikage (月影)

Princess Yasha (夜叉姫 Yasha-hime)

• Voiced by: Fumi Hirano
• Played by Natsuki Okamoto

Maya (魔矢)

8 Yasha Generals

Byakko (白虎 "White Tiger")

• Voiced by: Ken'yū Horiuchi
• Played by Yasuka Saitoh

Shiranui (不知火 "Mysterious Sea Light")

• Played by Haruki Itabashi

Shien (紫炎 "Purple Flame")

• Voiced by: Yoku Shioya
• Played by Atsushi Maruyama

Raiden (雷電 "Thunder Lightning")

• Voiced by: Masashi Hironaka
• Played by Takuma Harada

Anki (闇鬼 "Darkness Demon")

• Voiced by: Ryō Horikawa
• Played by Kōtarō Endō

Kurojishi (黒獅子 "Black Lion")

• Voiced by: Banjō Ginga
• Played by Jun Shirota

Yōsui (妖水 "Magic Water")

• Voiced by: Kaneto Shiozawa
• Played by Yū Kawada

Kagerō (陽炎 "Shining Flame")

• Voiced by: Jūrōta Kosugi
• Played by Kōji Tashiro

Part 2

Cosmo Warriors

Kojirō

Musashi Asuka

Ryōma

Shiguma (死牙馬)

• Voiced by: Kazuki Yao

Sōshi 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

Nerow (涅絽 Nerō)

• Voiced by: Hirokazu Hiramatsu

Oz (雄皇 Ozu)

• Voiced by: Takeshi Kusao

Jackal (邪火麗 Jakkaru)

• Voiced by: Nobuyuki Furuta

Syura (朱羅 Shura)

• Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu

Others

Witch of the White Mountain

Lasya (羅沙亜 Rasha)

• Voiced by: Hiroyuki Shibamoto

Sion (紫苑 Shion)

• Voiced by: Bin Shimada

Arthur (亜沙悪 Āsā)

David (堕毘穪 Dabide)

Cruz Ryūōin (龍王院 狂須 Ryūōin Kurusu)

Part 3

The Old Fūma Clan

Kojirō

Ryōma

Shōryū

Kirikaze

Ryūhō

Jūzō (十蔵)

Majin (魔仁)

Enrai (炎雷)

The New Fūma Clan

Raien (雷炎)

Muma (夢魔)

Raizō (雷蔵)

Shimon (死紋)

External links

• Fuuma-Kojirou.com - Official site of drama adaptation