Ninja Slayer
| Ninja Slayer | |
.jpg) Cover of the seventh issue of the novel series | |
| ニンジャスレイヤー (Ninjasureiyā) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Novel series | |
| Written by | Bradley Bond, Philip Ninj@ Morzez |
| Illustrated by | Warainaku |
| Published by | Enterbrain |
| Original run | September 2012 – present |
| Volumes | 8 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Bradley Bond, Philip Ninj@ Morzez |
| Illustrated by | Yūki Yogo |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Comp Ace |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | 2013 – present |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Manga | |
| Ninja Slayer: Glamorous Killers | |
| Written by | Bradley Bond |
| Illustrated by | Ageha Saotome |
| Published by | Enterbrain |
| Magazine | B's-Log Comic |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | 2013 – present |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Manga | |
| Ninja Slayer Kills | |
| Written by | Bradley Bond, Philip Ninj@ Morzez |
| Illustrated by | Kōtarō Sekine |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Suiyoubi no Sirius |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | January 22, 2014 – present |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Original net animation | |
| Ninja Slayer From Animation | |
| Directed by | Akira Amemiya |
| Written by | Akira Amemiya Yu Sato |
| Music by | Kenji Fujisawa Hiroshi Motofuji |
| Studio | Trigger |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | April 16, 2015 – present |
| Runtime | 15 minutes (per episode) |
| Episodes | 26 |
Ninja Slayer (ニンジャスレイヤー, Ninjasureiyā) is a Japanese science fiction novel series, purportedly created by the American authors Bradley Bond and Philip "Ninj@" Morzez. After they gave permission for Japanese translations to be published via Twitter, Enterbrain published the first translated novel in September 2012, with illustrations by Warainaku. Eight novels have been released as of April 2014. It has received three manga adaptations. An ONA adaptation produced by Trigger and directed by Akira Amemiya started airing in April 2015.[1]
Plot
The story takes place in the cyberpunk metropolis of Neo Saitama. After his wife and child are killed in a ninja turf war, salaryman Kenji Fujikido gets possessed by a mysterious ninja soul known as Naraku Ninja. As Naraku's craving for massacring the evil ninja overlaps with Fujikido's lust for revenge, together they bring Ninja Slayer – a terrifying ninja-killing grim reaper - into existence. The more their mental resonance and physical symbiosis deepens, the more powerful Ninja Slayer becomes. If Fujikido completely surrenders himself to Naraku, he will be unstoppable.
Characters
- Ninja Slayer (ニンジャスレイヤー, Ninjasureiyā)/ Kenji Fujikido (藤木戸 健二, Fujikido Kenji)
- Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa (Japanese); Christopher R. Sabat[2] (English)
- A man who becomes a ninja that eliminates other ninja to get revenge on the ones that got his family killed, the Soukai Syndicate. His ninja soul is the Naraku Ninja.
- Dark Ninja (ダークニンジャ, Dākuninja)/ Fujio Katakura (フジオ・カタクラ)
- Voiced by: Shō Hayami (Japanese); Chris Ryan[2] (English)
- A high ranking ninja that serves Khan and the Soukai Syndicate.
- Nancy Lee (ナンシー・リー, Nanshī Rī)
- Voiced by: Chiwa Saitō
- A journalist that seeks for the truth and follows Ninja Slayer around. She has special hacking skills and also can directly connect herself and enter cyberspace.
- Yamoto Koki (ヤモト・コキ)
- Voiced by: Sora Amamiya (Japanese); Monica Rial[3] (English)
- A teenage girl who is also a ninja. She later becomes Ninja Slayer's comrade. Her ninja soul is the Shi Ninja.
- Dragon Yukano (ドラゴン・ユカノ, Doragon Yukano)
- Voiced by: Risa Taneda
- An experienced kunochi and Gendosoh's grandaughter who helps out Ninja Slayer for time to time. Unlike Ninja Slayer and Yamoto, she is an actual ninja.
- Dragon Gendosoh (ドラゴン・ゲンドーソー, Doragon Gendōsō)
- Voiced by: Yōsuke Akimoto
- The head of the Dragon Dojo and the last real ninja in Japan. He is also Ninja Slayer's master.
- Laomoto Khan (ラオモト・カン, Raomoto Kan)
- Voiced by: Masane Tsukayama (Japanese); Bill Jenkins[2] (English)
- Leader of the Soukai Syndicate.
- Clone Yakuza (クローンヤクザ, Kurōnyakuza)
- Voiced by: Tesshō Genda
Media
Novels
Ninja Slayer was originally posted piece by piece on Twitter by Japanese "translators" Honda Yu and Sugi Leika, allegedly adapting the story from American authors "Bradley Bond and Philip "Ninj@" Morzez". After the series grew in popularity, Enterbrain published the first Japanese-translated volume in print, Ninja Slayer: Neo Saitama in Flames, in September 2012. There appears to be no evidence of an original copy of Ninja Slayer, and the original creators "Bradley Bond and Philip Ninj@ Morzez" appear to be fictional authors created to produce the illusion of an elaborate backstory, and have no record of an accurate bio.[citation needed]
Manga
A manga adaptation titled Ninja Slayer: Machine of Vengeance (ニンジャスレイヤー ~マシン・オブ・ヴェンジェンス~, Ninjasureiyā: Mashin Obu Venjensu) with art by Yūki Yogo began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Comp Ace from 2013. It has been collected in currently four tankōbon volumes. Another manga adaptation titled Ninja Slayer: Glamorous Killers (ニンジャスレイヤー グラマラス・キラーズ, Ninjasureiyā: Guramarasu Kirāzu) with art by Ageha Saotome also began serialization from 2013, in Enterbrain's shōjo manga magazine B's-Log Comic. It has also been collected in a single tankōbon volume. A third adaptation titled Ninja Slayer Kills (ニンジャスレイヤー 殺（キルズ, Ninjasureiyā Satsu (Kiruzu)) is serialized in Kodansha's Suiyoubi no Sirius.
Anime
In April 2014, Enterbrain announced that an anime adaptation of the novel was in production, later revealing that it was being produced by Trigger.[4] More details were announced in Los Angeles, CA at Anime Expo 2014.[5] The anime, titled Ninja Slayer From Animation, is directed by Akira Amamiya, and the main theme is "Back In Black" performed by electronic band Boom Boom Satellites.[6] The anime premiered on Niconico on April 16, 2015, and a later television broadcast will start airing in 2016.[7] The series is licensed in North America by Funimation, who is simulcasting the series with subtitles and will begin streaming a dubbed version from May 21, 2015.[8][9]
Episode list
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References
- ^ "Inferno Cop's Amemiya to Direct Trigger's Ninja Slayer Anime". Anime News Network. July 3, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ^ a b c https://twitter.com/NebsTV/status/599704052491022336
- ^ "Woohoo! I can now announce that I'm playing Yamoto Koki in Ninja Slayer! Check out the new broadcast dub on http://Funimation.com ! Yeart! 😈". Twitter. June 4, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ "Ninja Slayer Sci-Fi Novels by U.S. Writers Get Anime". Anime News Network. April 2, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
- ^ "Ninja Slayer Novels' Online English Release, English-Dubbed Trailer Unveiled". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
- ^ "More details for Ninja Slayer anime revealed". Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ^ "Ninja Slayers Anime to Stream in Japan, US, Over 20 Other Countries". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
- ^ Michelle Lee. "Funimation Acquires the Rights to Ninja Slayer". Funimation.com Blog. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ^ "Funimaton Streams Ninja Slayer, Yuki-chan, Ultimate Otaku Teacher, Arslan, Show by Rock, Mikagura with English Dubs". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2015-05-13.