Fūma no Kojirō
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. 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.
The series was adapted into an original video animation series released between June 1989 and December 1990, plus an additional episode released in November 1992.
A sequel entitled, 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.
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
Fuma Clan
;Kojiro;Ryoma
;Kirikaze
;Ryuho
;Kou
;Shoryu
;Rinpyo
;Kabutomaru
;Reira
;Fuma Leader
;Komomo
Hakuo Academy
;Ranko Yagyu;Himeko Hojo
Seishikan
;Musashi Asuka;Erina Asuka: Musashi's younger sister.
Yasha Clan
;Kosuke Mibu;Princess Yasha
;Maya
8 Yasha Generals
;Byakko;Shiranui
;Shien
;Raiden
;Anki
;Kurojishi
;Yosui
;Kagero
Cosmo Warriors
;Sigma;Soshi Date
Chaos Warriors
;Emperor Chaos;Nero
;Oz
;Jackal
;Shura
Media
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 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 volumes released between July 29, 2004, and May 18, 2006.
A short series, titled was serialized in Champion Red from August 19 to October 19, 2019. Another series, titled, 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
! colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |The Yasha Clan arc! colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |The Sacred Swords War arc
! colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |''Fuma Rebellion''