# Fūma no Kojirō

Fūma no Kojirō (風魔の小次郎, "Kojiro of the Fuma Clan") 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 (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.

## 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 (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

## 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 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

| No. | Title | Episode director | Original release date |
| The Yasha Clan arc ||||
| 01 | "Fuma Clan! The Arrival of Kojiro!" (風の一族! 小次郎見参!!) | Hideki Hiroshima | June 1, 1989 (1989-06-01) |
| 02 | "Wood Thunder! The Flying Dragon's Supreme Sword!!" (林の雷鳴! 飛龍覇皇剣!!) | Shigeru Morikawa | June 1, 1989 (1989-06-01) |
| 03 | "Crossfire! The 8 Generals of the Yasha Clan!!" (火の集結! 夜叉八将軍!!) | Osamu Yamasaki | July 1, 1989 (1989-07-01) |
| 04 | "Hallucinations on the Mountain! The Fog's Killer!!" (山の幻夢! 霧の刺客!!) | Jun'ya Koshiba | July 1, 1989 (1989-07-01) |
| 05 | "Dancing Lights! The Fuma's Deadly Mirror!!" (光の舞曲! 風魔死鏡剣!!) | Yoshinori Nakamura | August 2, 1989 (1989-08-02) |
| 06 | "Rest in the Snow! The Voice That Calls the Warrior!!" (雪の終焉! 戦士を呼ぶ声!!) | Hideki Hiroshima | August 2, 1989 (1989-08-02) |
| The Sacred Swords War arc ||||
| 07 | "Emperor Chaos" (華悪崇) | Nanako Shimazaki | September 21, 1990 (1990-09-21) |
| 08 | "The Ten Sacred Swords" (十聖剣) | Hideki Tonokatsu | September 21, 1990 (1990-09-21) |
| 09 | "Cosmos" (秩序) | Jun'ya Koshiba | October 21, 1990 (1990-10-21) |
| 10 | "Gathering" (集結) | Akihiro Izumi | October 21, 1990 (1990-10-21) |
| 11 | "Phoenix Heavenly Dance" (鳳凰天舞) | Hideki Tonokatsu | December 1, 1990 (1990-12-01) |
| 12 | "The Wheel of Samsara" (輪廻転生) | Nanako Shimazaki | December 1, 1990 (1990-12-01) |
| Fuma Rebellion ||||
| Special | "Fuma Rebellion" (風魔反乱篇) | Hidehito Ueda | November 21, 1992 (1992-11-21) |

### 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.