【Learn Japanese】Learn Japanese from Four Ninja Manga!! Learn Japanese Series Vol.7!!

2020-06-09
Hello everybody~!!
Sorry for a sudden question but what kind of image do you have about ninja? Art of the Doppleganger? Disappearing with the smoke? I would say the assassination. It’s Saori from Manga Republic!
You said the assassination, huh…… I would say running on the water…… like being very athletic~? I’m Manga Republic’s Boss. In Japan, there are some places, where we can actually try what ninja did so we’re pretty much familiar with them, huh?
Yeah…… “Ninja” is one of the good and old Japanese cultures, which we should know! So today, let’s learn Japanese from the ninja world, while enjoying ninja manga!

【Learn Japanese】Learn Japanese from Four Ninja Manga!! Learn Japanese Series Vol.7!!

Speaking of ninja manga, I can only say one manga, which is super famous in the world……
Alright! Then let me ask you this way! Do you know any manga whose subject is Japanese ninja, other than NARUTO……?
Wow. You said NARUTO, huh? Yeah, right. Nothing is coming into mind, other than NARUTO.
Okay, then! Let’s get to know the ninja manga, besides NARUTO in this article today! Of course, you can learn both Japanese and ninja culture in any manga! (I guess!) Let’s check them out!

NARUTO
72 Volumes, Concluded

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It’s the most famous ninja manga in the world, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump. The apprentice of ninja, Uzumaki Naruto, who lived in the ninja village, completes various duties, aiming to be like Hokage, who was the strongest ninja in the village.
I think the description of “the breathtaking ninjutsu battle” started and went viral from NARUTO. Before that, ninja was thought to have rather a spy-like image, where they secretly carried out their missions but since NARUTO, they started directly fighting using superpower, I guess.
Right. Well, NARUTO is a story where people in the same village aim to be ninja so it might not be the typical ninja story. But if you want to learn Japanese, while learning ninja, I would recommend this most. Above all, it’s interesting, huh?
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Naruto
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Naruto
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Ninku
忍空

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It’s a battle ninja manga with a mixture of “ninjutsu” and “karate”, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump since 1993. It was made into both anime and a game. The sequel of manga even released. It was such a popular ninja manga in 1990s.
The story was set in the parallel world, Japan.
During the war, there was a troop, which consisted of only tens of people and they almost ruined the Empire. The name of the troop was the Ninku Empire. The Empire barely won over the Ninku Empire but they were still afraid of their power and started to subdue them.
The bitter battle between the remaining troop of Ninku Empire and the Empire started. The main character, Fuusuke belonged to the Ninku Empire.
Whoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa……it’s been a loooong time…… I feel so nostalgic……
We can say this is the “very original” of ninja manga, serialized before NARUTO. Since it was serialized in Shonen Jump, the description of the battle looks so thrilling! There are nine volumes in total so it’s easy to read too! I would recommend this to those who want to know what kind of ninja manga was popular in Jump!
Manga Set
Ninku
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Ninku
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Basilisk 〜The Kōga Ninja Scrolls〜
バジリスク ~甲賀忍法帖~
Concluded, 5 Volumes

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The original is a novel “The Kouga Ninja Scrolls” by Yamada Futaro. It’s a manga series by Segawa Masaki.
A long time ago, ninja was still served under the Japanese Shogun.
Two rival ninja clans, the Kouga and the Iga, were engaged in a bitter blood feud that had spanned for centuries. The battle continued to pass their own clans down the generations. The main character, Kouga Gennosuke, dreamed of having peaceful days when both clans will come to a settlement, even though he was the next leader of the Iga clan.
Will the dream come true? The fatal battle, involving his Gennosuke’s girlfriend, Oboro, of the Iga clan, will begin……
Speaking of Basilisk, this opening song is famous, huh? Even those who haven’t watched anima know this! Since it has a good rhythm, it’s super popular among Otaku.
Oh, I didn’t know it was the song from Basilisk……
This title perfectly depicts the battle between ninja, historically happened! The ninjutsu used in this story include fantasy elements such as illusion but it’s one of the outstanding titles when it comes to the battle description, grotesqueness, a human drama, regarding the fatal individuals. They say various arrangements were added to the original novel and was finally made into manga!
Manga Set
Basilisk
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Basilisk
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Nobunaga no Shinobi
信長の忍び
15 Volumes have been released so far!

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We know ninja existed but what on earth did ninja do for living? The breathtaking ninjutsu is a fiction, right?
This title, Nobunaga no Shinobi, can answer those questions!!
The story was set in the age of the civil war. It’s a four-panel manga, where we can learn how the famous soldier, Oda Nobunada, a girl ninja, Chidori, who served him, and other people lived in that age!
I would definitely recommend this title to those who want to learn Japanese and ninja, relaxing yourself! The author has a teacher’s license of the social studies, which makes this story very easy to understand, as if you were reading a textbook.
It was made into anime too, right? It depicts under the history so we don’t see many flashy descriptions but it was interesting with a good tempo! (I watched episode 1, while writing this article.) The best part is the main character, Chidori-Chan, is cute. I feel heartwarming, while watching the story.
According to the author’s comment, strictly saying, it’s not the “ninja manga” but it’s the “war manga from ninja’s point of view.” Ninja is absolutely one of the cultures in the age of the civil war so if you want to know more about the age, why don’t you start off from this manga? The original is a four-panel manga with less lines! Since it was made into anime too, you can also listen to what they say! This is the perfect title for the Japanese learners!!
Manga Set
Nobunaga no Shinobi
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Nobunaga no Shinobi
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Already now! This is all for today! We’ll see you all at the next article!!
Bye-bye~!

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