Shinobi no Kuni explained

Shinobi no Kuni
Ja Kanji:忍びの国
Genre:Historical
Type:novel
Author:Ryō Wada
Publisher:Shinchosha
Demographic:Male
Published:May 30, 2008
Type:manga
Author:Ryō Wada
Illustrator:Mutsumi Banno
Publisher:Shogakukan
Demographic:Shōnen
Magazine:Monthly Shōnen Sunday
First:May 12, 2009
Last:February 12, 2011
Volumes:5
Live-action film
Content:
  • (2017)

is a Japanese novel written Ryō Wada and published by Shinchosha in May 2008. A manga adaptation illustrated by Mutsumi Banno was serialized in Shogakukan's Monthly Shōnen Sunday from May 2009 to February 2011. A live-action film, , premiered in Japan in July 2017.

Media

Novel

Ryō Wada's Shinobi no Kuni novel was published by Shinchosha on May 30, 2008.[1]

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Mutsumi Banno was serialized in Shogakukan's Monthly Shōnen Sunday from May 12, 2009,[2] to February 12, 2011.[3] Shogakukan collected its chapters in four tankōbon volumes, released from December 12, 2009, to March 11, 2011. An additional fifth volume was released by Shogakukan, containing anthology stories that were never serialized, on June 12, 2017. It includes collaboration from Banno, Ashibi Fukui, Kōnosuke Saeki, Hayato Asaki, Hiko and Yuto Sano.[4]

The manga was licensed in Indonesia by Elex Media Komputindo.[5]

Volumes

Live-action film

See main article: Mumon: The Land of Stealth. A live-action film adaptation of the novel, titled Mumon: The Land of Stealth, premiered in Japan on July 1, 2017.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ja:忍びの国. http://www.shinchosha.co.jp/book/306881/. Shinchosha. January 18, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20081021082743/http://www.shinchosha.co.jp/book/306881/. October 21, 2008. ja.
  2. Web site: ja:ゲッサンで和田竜の小説「忍びの国」コミカライズ. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/15193. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. January 18, 2021. ja. April 8, 2009. January 30, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190130174212/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/15193. live.
  3. Web site: ja:ゲッサン 2011年3月号. https://www.neowing.co.jp/product/NEOBK-1203032. Neowing. January 18, 2021. https://archive.today/20200910101927/https://www.neowing.co.jp/product/NEOBK-1203032. September 10, 2020. ja. live.
  4. Web site: ja:「忍びの国」アナザーストーリー集めた単行本、和田竜監修で坂ノ睦ら6名参加. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/236657. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. January 18, 2021. ja. June 13, 2017. January 29, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210129110205/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/236657. live.
  5. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Elex Media Licenses Survival Game Club!, Shinobi no Kuni Manga. Anime News Network. January 18, 2021. January 8, 2018. August 22, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230822000448/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-08/elex-media-licenses-survival-game-club-shinobi-no-kuni-manga/.126163. live.
  6. Web site: ja:「忍びの国」大野智に原作者・和田竜が大満足「見事な無門を演じてもらいました」. https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/235881. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. January 18, 2021. ja. June 8, 2017. January 26, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220126141442/https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/235881. live.