Fūma No Kojirō

It was published in Weekly Shōnen Jump from January 1982 to November 1983. 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.

Fūma no Kojirō
Cover of the first manga volume
風魔の小次郎
Manga
Written by	Masami Kurumada
Published by	Shueisha
Imprint	Jump Comics
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Jump
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	January 11, 1982 – November 21, 1983
Volumes	10
Further information Original video animation Directed by Hidehito Ueda (chief) Produced by Nagateru Kato Yasuhisa Kazama Written by Takao Koyama (head writer) Music by Toshiro Imaizumi Studio J.C. Staff Released June 1, 1989 – December 1, 1990 Runtime 25−30 minutes (each) Episodes 12 Original video animation Fuma Rebellion Directed by Hidehito Ueda Produced by Yumiko Masujima Written by Motonori Tachikawa Tomoyuki Machida Music by Toshiro Imaizumi Studio J.C. Staff Released November 21, 1992 Runtime 50 minutes Manga Fūma no Kojirō: Yagyū Ansatsuchō Written by Satoshi Yuri Published by Akita Shoten Magazine Champion Red Demographic Seinen Original run September 19, 2003 – May 19, 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 MX Original run October 3, 2007 – December 26, 2007 Episodes 13 Manga Fūma no Kojirō: Jo no Maki Written by Masami Kurumada Published by Akita Shoten Magazine Champion Red Demographic Seinen Original run August 19, 2019 – October 19, 2019 Manga Fūma no Kojirō Gaiden: Asuka Mumeicho Written by Masami Kurumada Published by Akita Shoten Magazine Champion Red Demographic Seinen Original run August 19, 2022 – present

The series was adapted into an original video animation (OVA) series released between June 1989 and December 1990, plus an additional episode released in November 1992.

A sequel entitled Yagyū Ansatsuchō (柳生暗殺帖, "Yagyu's Murder Book"), written and illustrated by Satoshi Yuri, was published in Akita Shoten's Champion Red between 2003 and 2006.

In October 2007, a live-action television drama adaptation began airing on Tokyo MX, starring Ryouta Murai in the lead role of Kojiro.

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.

Fuma Clan

Kojiro (小次郎, Kojirō)
Voiced by: Keiichi Nanba
Portrayed by: Ryouta Murai
Ryoma (竜魔, Ryōma)
Voiced by: Hideyuki Hori
Portrayed by: Gaku Shindo
Kirikaze (霧風)
Voiced by: Nobuo Tobita
Portrayed by: Yūta Furukawa
Ryuho (劉鵬, Ryūhō)
Voiced by: Yūsaku Yara
Portrayed by: Takehisa Takayama
Kou (項羽, Kōu)
Voiced by: Shigeru Nakahara
Portrayed by: Naoya Sakamoto
Shoryu (小龍, Shōryū)
Voiced by: Shigeru Nakahara
Portrayed by: Kazuya Sakamoto
Rinpyo (琳彪, Rinpyō)
Voiced by: Kōichi Yamadera
Portrayed by: Tsuyoshi Takahashi
Kabutomaru (兜丸)
Voiced by: Michitaka Kobayashi
Portrayed by: Shingo Yashiro
Reira (麗羅)
Voiced by: Toshihiko Seki
Portrayed by: Hiroki Suzuki
Fuma Leader
Voiced by: Hideyuki Tanaka
Komomo (小桃)

Hakuo Academy

 

Ranko Yagyu (柳生 蘭子, Yagyū Ranko)
Voiced by: Mami Koyama
Portrayed by: Ayumi
Himeko Hojo (北条 姫子, Hōjō Himeko)
Voiced by: Yūko Mizutani
Portrayed by: Makoto Kawahara

Seishikan

Musashi Asuka (飛鳥 武蔵, Asuka Musashi)
Voiced by: Shō Hayami
Portrayed by: Takuji Kawakubo
Erina Asuka (飛鳥 絵里菜, Asuka Erina)
Musashi's younger sister.
Voiced by: Chieko Honda
Portrayed by: Nonoka Imaizumi

Yasha Clan

Kosuke Mibu (壬生 攻介, Mibu Kōsuke)
Voiced by: Kazuhiko Inoue
Portrayed by: Rei Fujita
Princess Yasha (夜叉姫, Yasha-hime)
Voiced by: Fumi Hirano
Portrayed by: Natsuki Okamoto
Maya (魔矢)

8 Yasha Generals

Byakko (白虎, "White Tiger")
Voiced by: Kenyu Horiuchi
Portrayed by: Yasuka Saitoh
Shiranui (不知火, "Mysterious Sea Light")
Portrayed by: Haruki Itabashi
Shien (紫炎, "Purple Flame")
Voiced by: Yoku Shioya
Portrayed by: Atsushi Maruyama
Raiden (雷電, "Thunder Lightning")
Voiced by: Masashi Hironaka
Portrayed by: Takuma Harada
Anki (闇鬼, "Darkness Demon")
Voiced by: Ryō Horikawa
Portrayed by: Kōtarō Endō
Kurojishi (黒獅子, "Black Lion")
Voiced by: Banjō Ginga
Portrayed by: Jun Shirota
Yosui (妖水, Yōsui, "Magic Water")
Voiced by: Kaneto Shiozawa
Portrayed by: Yū Kawada
Kagero (陽炎, Kagerō, "Shining Flame")
Voiced by: Jūrōta Kosugi
Portrayed by: Kōji Tashiro

Cosmo Warriors

Sigma (死牙馬, Shiguma)
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

Manga

Fūma no Kojirō is written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. The manga was published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from January 11, 1982, to November 21, 1983. Shueisha collected its chapters in ten tankōbon volumes, released from August 15, 1982, to May 15, 1984.

In 2003, a sequel entitled Fūma no Kojirō: Yagyū Ansatsuchō started in Akita Shoten's Champion Red on September 19, 2003. The manga is written by Kurumada and illustrated by Satoshi Yuri. The series finished on May 19, 2006. Akita Shoten compiled the individual chapters into three tankōbon volumes released between July 29, 2004 and May 18, 2006.

A short series, titled Fūma no Kojirō: Jo no Maki (風魔の小次郎 序の巻) was serialized in Champion Red from August 19 to October 19, 2019. Another series, titled Fūma no Kojirō Gaiden: Asuka Mumeicho (風魔の小次郎 外伝 飛鳥無明帖), started in the same magazine on August 19, 2022.

Original video animations

A twelve-episode OVA series was produced by Animate Film and J.C. Staff. It was split in two arcs of six episodes each. The first arc was released between June 1 and August 2, 1989. The second arc was released between September 21 and December 1, 1990. An additional one-episode OVA was released on November 21, 1992.

Episodes

Drama

A thirteen-episode live-action television drama series adaptation was announced in July 2007. It was broadcast from October to December 2007. The opening theme is "Ryūsei Rocket" performed by An Cafe and the ending theme is "Eien no Setsuna" (永遠の刹那, lit. Eternal Moment) performed by On/Off.