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Ninja Slayer
Cover of the seventh issue of the novel series
ニンジャスレイヤー
(Ninja Sureiyā)
GenreScience fiction, Comedy, Action
Novel series
Written byBradley Bond, Philip Ninj@ Morzez
Illustrated byWarainaku
Published byEnterbrain
DemographicMale
Original runSeptember 29, 2012 – present
Volumes16
Manga
Written byBradley Bond, Philip Ninj@ Morzez, Yoshiaki Tabata
Illustrated byYūki Yogo
Published byKadokawa Shoten
English publisher
MagazineComp Ace
DemographicSeinen
Original runJune 27, 2013 – December 8, 2017
Volumes14
Manga
Ninja Slayer: Glamorous Killers
Written byBradley Bond, Philip Ninj@ Morzez
Illustrated byAgeha Saotome
Published byEnterbrain
MagazineB's-Log Comic
DemographicJosei
Original runJuly 2, 2013 – 2015
Volumes3
Manga
Ninja Slayer Kills
Written byBradley Bond, Philip Ninj@ Morzez
Illustrated byKōtarō Sekine
Published byKodansha
English publisher
MagazineSuiyoubi no Sirius
DemographicShōnen
Original runJanuary 22, 2014 – December 28, 2016
Volumes4
Original net animation
Ninja Slayer From Animation
Directed byAkira Amemiya
Written byAkira Amemiya
Yu Sato
Music byKenji Fujisawa
Hiroshi Motofuji
StudioTrigger
Licensed by
Released April 16, 2015 – October 8, 2015
Runtime15 minutes (per episode)
Episodes26 (List of episodes)
Manga
Ninja Slayer: Kyoto Hell On Earth
Written byBradley Bond, Philip Ninj@ Morzez, Yoshiaki Tabata
Illustrated byYūki Yogo
Published byKadokawa Shoten
MagazineComp Ace
DemographicSeinen
Original runApril 19, 2018 – present

Ninja Slayer (Japanese: ニンジャスレイヤー, Hepburn: Ninja Sureiyā) is a Japanese science fiction novel series 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. Sixteen novels have been released as of June 2016. It has received three manga adaptations. An ONA adaptation produced by Trigger and directed by Akira Amemiya which aired from April to October 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, Ninja Sureiyā) / Fujikido Kenji (フジキド・ケンジ, Fujikido Kenji)
Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa (Japanese); Christopher R. Sabat[2] (English)
A man who becomes a ninja who eliminates other ninja to get revenge on the ones that got his family killed, the Soukai Syndicate. His ninja soul is the Naraku Ninja.
Darkninja (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 who serves Khan and the Soukai Syndicate. He is also responsible for killing Kenji's wife and child.
Nancy Lee (ナンシー・リー, Nanshī Rī)
Voiced by: Chiwa Saitō (Japanese); Trina Nishimura (English)
A journalist who 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 the Ninja Slayer's comrade. Her ninja soul is the Shi Ninja.
Dragon Yukano (ドラゴン・ユカノ, Doragon Yukano) / Amnesia (アムニジア, Amunijia)
Voiced by: Risa Taneda (Japanese); Bryn Apprill (English)
An experienced kunochi and Gendoso's granddaughter who helps out Ninja Slayer from time to time. Unlike the Ninja Slayer and Yamoto, she is an actual ninja.
Dragon Gendoso (ドラゴン・ゲンドーソー, Doragon Gendōsō)
Voiced by: Yōsuke Akimoto (Japanese); Greg Dulcie (English)
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 (Japanese); Tyler Walker (English)
Silver Karasu (シルバーカラス, Shirubākarasu) / Kagi Tanaka (カギ・タナカ, Kagi Tanaka)
Voiced by: Keiji Fujiwara (Japanese); Brandon Potter (English)
A ninja who has cancer and is on the verge of dying. He is hired to kill criminals and ninjas to test new weapons. He is Yamoto's sensei and is a iaido master.

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]

No. Title Release date ISBN
1Neo-Saitama in Flames 1 (ネオサイタマ炎上1 Neo Saitama Enjō 1)September 29, 2012978-4-04-728331-2
2Neo-Saitama in Flames 2 (ネオサイタマ炎上2 Neo Saitama Enjō 2)November 30, 2012978-4-04-120942-4
3Neo-Saitama in Flames 3 (ネオサイタマ炎上3 Neo Saitama Enjō 3)January 31, 2013978-4-04-728481-4
4Neo-Saitama in Flames 4 (ネオサイタマ炎上4 Neo Saitama Enjō 4)March 30, 2013978-4-04-728858-4
5Kyoto: Hell on Earth 1, Shadow of Zaibatsu (ザイバツ強襲!(キョート殺伐都市 # 1) Zaibatsu Kyōshū! (Kyōto Satsubatsu Toshi # 1))June 29, 2013978-4-04-728946-8
6Kyoto: Hell on Earth 2, Ninja and Geisha (ゲイシャ危機一髪!(キョート殺伐都市 # 2) Geisha Kiki Ipatsu! (Kyōto Satsubatsu Toshi # 2))August 31, 2013978-4-04-729120-1
7Kyoto: Hell on Earth 3, Three Dirty Ninja-Bond (荒野の三忍(キョート殺伐都市 # 3) Kōya no Sannin (Kyōto Satsubatsu Toshi # 3))August 31, 2013978-4-04-729120-1
8Kyoto: Hell on Earth 4, Nunchaku Destruction (聖なるヌンチャク(キョート殺伐都市 # 4) Seinaru Nunchaku (Kyōto Satsubatsu Toshi # 4))December 28, 2013978-4-04-729353-3
9Kyoto: Hell on Earth 5, Reboot, Raven (ピストルカラテ決死拳(キョート殺伐都市 # 5) Pisutiru Karate Kesshi Ken (Kyōto Satsubatsu Toshi # 5))April 12, 2014978-4-04-729362-5
10Kyoto: Hell on Earth 6, Maguro and Dragon (マグロ・アンド・ドラゴン(キョート殺伐都市 # 6) Maguro Ando Doragon (Kyōto Satsubatsu Toshi # 6))July 9, 2014978-4-04-729755-5
11Kyoto: Hell on Earth 7, Kyoto: Hell on Earth (Part 1) (キョート・ヘル・オン・アース【上】(キョート殺伐都市 # 7) Kyōto Heru On Āsu [Ue] (Kyōto Satsubatsu Toshi # 7))October 14, 2014978-4-04-729932-0
12Kyoto: Hell on Earth 8, Kyoto: Hell on Earth (Part 2) (キョート・ヘル・オン・アース【下】(キョート殺伐都市 # 8) Kyōto Heru On Āsu [Shita] (Kyōto Satsubatsu Toshi # 8))January 24, 2015978-4-04-730189-4
13Ninja Slayer Never Dies 1, Secret Society Amakudari Sect (秘密結社アマクダリ・セクト (不滅のニンジャソウル # 1) Himitsu Kessha Amakudari Sekuto (Fumetsu no Ninja Sōru # 1))April 16, 2015978-4-04-730418-5
14Ninja Slayer Never Dies 2, Who Killed Ninja Slayer? (死神の帰還 (不滅のニンジャソウル # 2) Shinigami no Kikan (Fumetsu no Ninja Sōru # 2))July 25, 2015978-4-04-730606-6
15Ninja Slayer Never Dies 3, Killing Field Sappukei (キリング・フィールド・サップーケイ (不滅のニンジャソウル # 3) Kiringu Fīrudo Sappūkei (Fumetsu no Ninja Sōru# 3))November 30, 2015978-4-04-730790-2
16Ninja Slayer Never Dies 4, Thunnus Thunderbolt (ケオスの狂騒曲 Keosu no Kyōsō Kyoku)March 31, 2016978-4-04-734021-3

Manga

A manga adaptation with art by Yūki Yogo and scripted by Yoshiaki Tabata is serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Comp Ace since June 27, 2013. It has been collected in currently five 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, Ninja Sureiyā: Guramarasu Kirāzu) with art by Ageha Saotome also began serialization from July 1, 2013, in Enterbrain's shōjo manga magazine B's-Log Comic. It has also been collected into three tankōbon volumes. A third adaptation titled Ninja Slayer Kills (ニンジャスレイヤー 殺(キルズ), Ninja Sureiyā Satsu (Kiruzu)) is serialized in Kodansha's Suiyoubi no Sirius.

Volume list

Ninja Slayer
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 December 10, 2013[4]978-4041209424October 20, 2015[5]9781941220931
2 May 10, 2014[6]9784041211144December 15, 2015[7]9781941220948
3 November 10, 2014[8]9784041016749February 23, 2016[9]9781941220955
4 April 10, 2015[10]9784041029121April 19, 2016[11]9781942993254
5 July 10, 2015[12]9784041034002June 21, 2016[13]9781942993551
6 December 10, 2015[14]9784041034026October 11, 2016[15]9781942993865
7 April 9, 2016[16]9784041040621January 17, 2017[17]9781945054044
8 July 9, 2016[18]9784041044209——
9 September 26, 2016[19]9784041048184——
10 December 10, 2016[20]9784041050293——
11 December 10, 2016[21]9784041050316——

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.[22] More details were announced in Los Angeles, CA at Anime Expo 2014.[23] 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.[24] The anime premiered on Niconico on April 16, 2015, and a television broadcast started airing in April 2016.[25] The series is licensed in North America by Funimation, who is simulcasting the series with subtitles and began streaming a dubbed version from May 21, 2015.[26][27] Anime Limited announced that they had acquired the series in the United Kingdom and Ireland, however, later announced that they had cancelled the release.[28]

Episode list

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  21. ^ "ニンジャスレイヤー　（11） ～フィスト・フィルド・ウィズ・リグレット・アンド・オハギ～" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  22. ^ "Ninja Slayer Sci-Fi Novels by U.S. Writers Get Anime". Anime News Network. April 2, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  23. ^ "Ninja Slayer Novels' Online English Release, English-Dubbed Trailer Unveiled". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
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External links

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