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Ninja Girls
Cover of Ninja Girls first volume as released by Kodansha
乱飛乱外
(Rappi Rangai)
GenreHarem, Comedy
Manga
Written byTanaka Hosana
Published byKodansha
English publisherKodansha Comics USA
MagazineMonthly Shōnen Sirius
DemographicShōnen
Original run2006 – 2009
Volumes9

Ninja Girls (乱飛乱外, Rappi Rangai, lit. Flying out of turbulence turbulent), is a manga by Tanaka Hosana. The manga sets during the civil war in Japan and revolves around a boy named Raizou Katana who is loathed for having a short horn on his forehead. He saves a female ninja, who then tells him that she's his servant and he is an emperor, and she introduces him to her clan of female ninjas who are devoted to restoring his family name.

Plot

The story revolves around a boy named Raizou Katana. He was living in a village where the villagers despised him for having a horn on his head. When he meets Kagari and Kisarabi (a group of kunoichi), he discovers that he is the illegitimate heir to the fallen Katana clan and must revive his household to its original state. They planned to revive it by marrying a princess of another household and borrowing their power. Throughout the series, Raizo eventually wins over the princess but runs away due to a misunderstanding. A group called Kabuki Seigan also attempt to control other households but fail when Raizou intervenes, which causes more anger towards Raizo.

Characters

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Raizou is a young boy who has a small horn on his head, which identifies him as the heir of the Katana household. Due to his horn, he has been a leper for most of his life.

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A Kunoichi devoted to the restoration of the Katana household. She can use the special technique Shintaigo, which makes her body as strong and tough as steel. She seems to hold great feelings for her master. Her house revival plan is to build a castle and flag to attract people without masters or wards to rally under them.

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Kisarabi is the second kunoichi working for Raizou to rebuild the Katana household. She is a very serious woman who has excellent sniping skills. Her special technique is Rasengan, which increases her sniping skill a good deal. Her house revival plan is to have Raizou marry a princess of a powerful house, and to use that house's power to destroy their enemies.

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Himemaru is the third kunoichi. At first glance he is a very attractive woman, but he is actually a very feminine male crossdresser. He uses a shibari technique called Higyaku no Shibari, which wraps ropes around the target in a way that makes it painful to move. He also dabbles in medicine (to be precise poisons). Although at first he merely wanted to marry Raizou to gain wealth and fame, he soon was charmed by him. His house revival plan was to seduce other lords in order to make them submit to the Katana household.

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Raizo's deceased mother communicates with her son through her mortuary tablet, often showing disapproval by falling on him, or satisfaction through a gleam.

Publication

Ninja Girls was serialized in Monthly Shōnen Sirius magazine. It was collected into nine volumes by Kodansha,[1] and has been licensed in English by Del Rey translated by Andria Cheng, and in Traditional Chinese by Sharp Point Press.[2] Kodansha Comics USA will keep publishing the series in 2011.[3]

Volume list

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 March 23, 2006[4]978-4-06-373019-7August 25, 2009[5]978-0-345-51242-0
2 August 23, 2006[6]978-4-06-373034-0December 29, 2009[7]978-0-345-51243-7
3 February 23, 2007[8]978-4-06-373058-6June 22, 2010[9]978-0-345-51244-4
4 October 23, 2007[10]978-4-06-373091-3November 16, 2010[11]978-0-345-51245-1
5 June 23, 2008[12]978-4-06-373120-0May 24, 2011[13]978-1-935429-65-4
6 January 23, 2009[14]978-4-06-373152-1July 12, 2011[15]978-1-935429-66-1
7 November 20, 2009[16]978-4-06-373195-8September 27, 2011[17]978-1-935429-67-8
8 September 9, 2010[18]978-4-06-376233-4November 15, 2011[19]978-1-935429-68-5
9 May 9, 2011[20]978-4-06-376268-6March 6, 2012[21]978-1-61262-070-1

Reception

Ninja Girls volume 1 debuted sixth on The New York Times manga bestseller list for the week of August 23–29, 2009.[22] The following week, Ninja Girls volume 1 slipped to eighth position.[23] Joseph Luster, writing for Otaku USA, felt that the manga was in an awkward position: "too fan-servicey for some, and not enough for others".[24]

Comicbookbin.com's Leroy Douresseaux compares the tone of the manga to Strawberry 100%, and feels that the manga is full of "comic violence that is brutal and bloody or innuendo defined by female ninja (kunoichi) in some state of undress."[25] Activeanime.com's Davey C. Jones enjoyed the "voluptuous" character designs of the girls.[26] Matthew Alexander found the character of the spirit tablet imbued with the protagonist's mother's spirit to be very funny,[27] and found the protagonist to be a "likeable character" who "cares more about the feelings of those around him than he does about his own wellbeing".[28] Dan Polley felt the first volume had "potential", and that the secondary characters were intriguing.[29]

References

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  2. ^ "亂飛亂外(01)". 尖端出版 (in Chinese). Retrieved November 27, 2011. Template:Query web archive
  3. ^ "Kodansha USA Adds Phoenix Wright, Monster Hunter, Deltora Quest". Anime News Network. December 12, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2011. Template:Query web archive
  4. ^ "乱飛乱外（１）". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved November 26, 2011. Template:Query web archive
  5. ^ "Ninja Girls 1". Amazon.com. ASIN 0345512421. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check |asin= value (help); Missing or empty |url= (help) Template:Query web archive
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  10. ^ "乱飛乱外（４）". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved November 26, 2011. Template:Query web archive
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  12. ^ "乱飛乱外（５）". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved November 26, 2011. Template:Query web archive
  13. ^ "Ninja Girls 5". Amazon.com. ASIN 1935429655. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check |asin= value (help); Missing or empty |url= (help) Template:Query web archive
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  16. ^ "乱飛乱外（７）". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved November 26, 2011. Template:Query web archive
  17. ^ "Ninja Girls 7". Amazon.com. ASIN 1935429671. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check |asin= value (help); Missing or empty |url= (help) Template:Query web archive
  18. ^ "乱飛乱外（８）". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved November 26, 2011. Template:Query web archive
  19. ^ "Ninja Girls 8". Amazon.com. ASIN 193542968X. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check |asin= value (help); Missing or empty |url= (help) Template:Query web archive
  20. ^ "乱飛乱外（９）". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved November 26, 2011. Template:Query web archive
  21. ^ "Ninja Girls 9". Amazon.com. ASIN 1612620701. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check |asin= value (help); Missing or empty |url= (help) Template:Query web archive
  22. ^ "New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 23-29". Anime News Network. September 4 2009. Retrieved November 26, 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help) Template:Query web archive
  23. ^ "New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 30-September 5". Anime News Network. September 11, 2009. Retrieved November 26, 2011. Template:Query web archive
  24. ^ Luster, Joseph (September 2, 2009). "Ninja Girls". Otaku USA. Sovereign Media. Retrieved November 26, 2011. Template:Query web archive
  25. ^ Douresseaux, Leroy (September 3, 2009). "Ninja Girls: Volume 1". Comic Book Bin. Toon Doctor Inc. Retrieved November 26, 2011. Template:Query web archive
  26. ^ Jones, Davey C. (September 10, 2009). "Ninja Girls Vol. 1". Active Anime. Retrieved November 23, 2011. Template:Query web archive
  27. ^ Alexander, Matthew (October 27, 2009). "Ninja Girls Vol. #01". Mania. Retrieved November 26, 2011. Template:Query web archive
  28. ^ Alexander, Matthew (January 26, 2010). "Ninja Girls Vol. #02". Mania. Retrieved November 26, 2011. Template:Query web archive
  29. ^ Polley, Dan. "Ninja Girls Volume 1". Comics Village. Archived from the original on September 20, 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

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