Fūma no Kojirō

Kojiro of the Fuma Clan
Cover of the first manga volume
風魔の小次郎
Genre	Fantasy, Martial arts
Manga
Written by	Masami Kurumada
Published by	Shueisha
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Jump
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	January 1982 – December 1983
Volumes	10
Original video animation
Directed by	Hidehito Ueda
Produced by	Nagateru Kato (eps. 1−12) Yasuhisa Kazama (eps. 1−6) Yumiko Masujima (eps. 7−13)
Written by	Takao Koyama
Music by	Toshiro Imaizumi
Studio	Animate Film & J.C. Staff
Released	June 1, 1989 – November 21, 1992
Runtime	30 minutes (each) 50 minutes (last episode)
Episodes	13
Manga
Yagyu's Murder Book
Written by	Masami Kurumada
Illustrated by	Satoshi Yuri
Published by	Akita Shoten
Magazine	Champion Red
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	November 2003 – July 2006
Volumes	3
Television drama
Directed by	Toshihiko Ōoka Ryūichi Ichino
Written by	Takashi Ito Megumu Sasano
Music by	Kōichirō Kameyama
Studio	General Entertainment
Original network	Tokyo Metropolitan Television
Original run	October 3, 2007 – December 26, 2007
Episodes	13

Kojiro of the Fuma Clan (Japanese: 風魔の小次郎, Hepburn: Fūma no Kojirō) 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 Kojiro is a young boy who is a member of the Fuma clan. On June 1, 1989, an OVA was released featuring animation character designs by Michi Himeno and Shingo Araki.

All episodes of the Kojiro of the Fuma Clan anime have come out in Japan in VHS and DVD format. Anime OVA of Kojiro of the Fuma Clan was also distributed in Europe, China and Latin America. In 2003, Masami Kurumada authored an additional short story titled Yagyu's Murder Book (柳生暗殺帖, Yagyū Ansatsuchō). The story was illustrated by artist Satoshi 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 Kojiro. The opening theme was "Ryūsei Rocket" performed by An Cafe and the ending theme was "Eien no Setsuna" (永遠の刹那, lit. Eternal Moment) performed by On/Off.

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

Part 1

Fuma Clan

Kojiro (小次郎, Kojirō)

• Voiced by: Keiichi Nanba
• Played by Ryouta Murai

Ryoma (竜魔, Ryōma)

• Voiced by: Hideyuki Hori
• Played by Gaku Shindo

Kirikaze (霧風)

• Voiced by: Nobuo Tobita
• Played by Yūta Furukawa

Ryuho (劉鵬, Ryūhō)

• Voiced by: Yūsaku Yara
• Played by Takehisa Takayama

Kou (項羽, Kōu)

• Voiced by: Shigeru Nakahara
• Played by Naoya Sakamoto

Shoryu (小龍, Shōryū)

• Voiced by: Shigeru Nakahara
• Played by Kazuya Sakamoto

Rinpyo (琳彪, Rinpyō)

• 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

Fuma Leader

• Voiced by: Hideyuki Tanaka

Komomo (小桃)

Hakuo Academy

Fūma no Kojirō - Yagyū Ansatsuchō compilation cover art

Ranko Yagyu (柳生 蘭子, Yagyū Ranko)

• Voiced by: Mami Koyama
• Played by Ayumi

Himeko Hojo (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

Kosuke 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 (actor)

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

Yosui (妖水, Yōsui, "Magic Water")

• Voiced by: Kaneto Shiozawa
• Played by Yū Kawada

Kagero (陽炎, Kagerō, "Shining Flame")

• Voiced by: Jūrōta Kosugi
• Played by Kōji Tashiro

Part 2

Cosmo Warriors

Shiguma (死牙馬)

• 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

Others

Witch of the White Mountain

Lhasa (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 Ryuoin (龍王院 狂須, Ryūōin Kurusu)

Part 3

The Old Fuma Clan

Juzo (十蔵, Jūzō)

Majin (魔仁)

Enrai (炎雷)

The New Fuma Clan

Raien (雷炎)

Muma (夢魔)

Raizo (雷蔵, Raizō)

Simon (死紋, Shimon)

External links

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