Ninja Bugeichō Explained

Ja Kanji:忍者武芸帳 影丸伝
Ja Romaji:Ninja Bugeichō: Kagemaru Den
Type:manga
Author:Sanpei Shirato
First:December 1959
Last:October 1962
Volumes:17
Film
Content:

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sanpei Shirato. It was published as between December 1959 and October 1962, in seventeen volumes. The series incorporates historical materialism, realistic drawings, and allegorical themes that made it popular among the youth of the sixties.

Shirato's manga was adapted into a film, titled Tales of the Ninja, which was directed by Nagisa Ōshima and released by Oshima Productions in Japan in February 1967.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Sanpei Shirato, Ninja Bugeichō was published by as from December 1959 to October 1962, with a total of 3000 installments.[1] [2]

Toho published the last two volumes on November 20, 1962;[3] Shogakukan published the series in long term, first published a redrawn twelve hardcover volumes in Golden Comics from August 10, 1966, to January 10, 1967;[4] the company published a "completely restored edition" from April 25, 1970, to April 20, 1971, in nine volumes;[5] later republished the series from April 20 to December 20, 1976, in seventeen volumes;[6] a deluxe edition published from June 5 to July 5, 1983, in two volumes;[7] an new edition published from June 20, 1993, to January 10, 1994, in eight volumes; and the company republished the eight volumes from June 10, 1997, to October 10, 1997;[8] [9] a new edition published from September 6, 2009, to May 31, 2010, in seventeen volumes.[10] [11] [12]

Themes

Ninja Bugeichō is a historically based ninja-themed manga that captured the attention of students and intellectuals in the 1960s. This violent epic tale set in Japan's "Warring States" (Sengoku) period was seen by many readers and critics as a thinly-veiled allegory for the ongoing Anpo protests against the US-Japan Security Treaty (although Shirato himself later denied this was his intention). Regardless of Shirato's true intentions, the manga seemed to correspond to the feelings and experiences student protesters were going through at the time, and Ninja Bugeichō developed an avid following among left-leaning student activists. Because its adult themes and graphic violence, Ninja Bugeichō has been cited as one of the first examples of, or serious manga aimed specifically at adult audiences rather than children.[13]

Adaptation

See main article: Tales of the Ninja.

A film adaptation, also titled Ninja Bugeichō in Japanese (variously translated as Tales of the Ninja or Band of Ninja in English), was directed by Nagisa Ōshima, and was released in Japan by Oshima Productions on February 15, 1967. A CD was released on September 20, 2000, by Pony Canyon; on November 29, 2008, the film released in a keep case by Books Kinokuniya; and on June 25, 2011, the company re-released the movie as a standalone.[14] [15] Rather than being an animated adaption, Ōshima decided to simply shoot the panels of the manga in order, adding narration and employing zooming and panning techniques.[14] [15]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ja:作品名 （1950年代）. https://asa8.com/s/list_all.html. asa8.com. June 30, 2024. ja. Japanese: 忍者武芸帳（影丸伝）（全17回/3000）.
  2. Web site: Fusanosuke . Natsume . 2021-12-02 . Remembering Two Titans of Manga: Shirato Sanpei and Saitō Takao . 2024-03-22 . The Comics Journal . en-US . 2024-06-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240602033012/https://www.tcj.com/remembering-two-titans-of-manga-shirato-sanpei-and-saito-takao/ . live .
  3. Web site: ja:忍者武芸帳. https://asa8.com/s/sakuhin/bugei_tooku.html. asa8.com. June 30, 2024. ja. Japanese: 「忍者武芸帳16下」白土三平（1962年11月20日初版発行／東邦図書出版社）. June 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230608004012/https://asa8.com/s/sakuhin/bugei_tooku.html. live.
  4. Web site: ja:ゴールデン・コミックス/GC. https://asa8.com/s/book/gc.html. asa8.com. June 30, 2024. ja. Japanese: 忍者武芸帳. December 7, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231207074700/https://asa8.com/s/book/gc.html. live.
  5. Web site: ja:それ以外. https://asa8.com/s/book/others.html. asa8.com. June 30, 2024. ja. Japanese: 完全復元版 忍者武芸帳. December 7, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231207071537/https://asa8.com/s/book/others.html. live.
  6. Web site: ja:旧小学館文庫. https://asa8.com/s/book/qsb.html. asa8.com. June 30, 2024. ja. Japanese: 忍者武芸帳. December 7, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231207073930/https://asa8.com/s/book/qsb.html. live.
  7. Web site: ja:旧小学館豪華愛蔵版. https://asa8.com/s/book/sg.html. asa8.com. June 30, 2024. ja. Japanese: 小学館豪華愛蔵版 忍者武芸帳. December 7, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231207060232/https://asa8.com/s/book/sg.html. live.
  8. Web site: ja:小学館叢書/SS. https://asa8.com/s/book/ss.html. asa8.com. June 30, 2024. ja. Japanese: 小学館叢書 忍者武芸帳. December 7, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231207061625/https://asa8.com/s/book/ss.html. live.
  9. Web site: ja:小学館文庫/SB. https://asa8.com/s/book/sb.html. asa8.com. June 30, 2024. ja. Japanese: 小学館叢書 忍者武芸帳.
  10. Web site: ja:復刻版 忍者武芸帳 . https://postother.exblog.jp/12080391/. Sanpei Shirato's official blog. August 6, 2009. June 28, 2024. ja.
  11. Web site: ja:復刻名作漫画シリーズ/CR. https://asa8.com/s/book/cr.html. asa8.com. June 30, 2024. ja. Japanese: 復刻版 忍者武芸帳. December 7, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231207075112/https://asa8.com/s/book/cr.html. live.
  12. Web site: ja:作品名. https://asa8.com/s/list_name.html. asa8.com. June 30, 2024. ja. Japanese: 忍者武芸帳（影丸伝）. June 25, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240625094016/https://asa8.com/s/list_name.html. live.
  13. Book: Kapur, Nick. Japan at the Crossroads: Conflict and Compromise after Anpo. Harvard University Press. 2018. Cambridge, Massachusetts. 176. 9780674988484. July 1, 2024. February 3, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230203070845/https://books.google.com/books?id=Re5hDwAAQBAJ. live.
  14. Web site: ja:映画「忍者武芸帳」（1967年）. https://postother.exblog.jp/8022433/. Sanpei Shirato's official blog. January 19, 2008. June 28, 2024. ja. July 1, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240701145620/https://postother.exblog.jp/8022433. live.
  15. Web site: ja:映画関連. https://asa8.com/s/others/movie.html. asa8.com. June 30, 2024. ja. Japanese: 忍者武芸帳. December 7, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231207063911/https://asa8.com/s/others/movie.html. live.

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