Ninja Slayer (Japanese: ニンジャスレイヤー, Hepburn: Ninja Sureiyā) is a novel series created by American authors Bradley Bond and Philip "Ninj@" Morzez. After they gave permission for Japanese translations to be published via Twitter, Enterbrain published the first translated novel in September 2012, with illustrations by Warainaku. Sixteen novels have been released as of June 2016. It has received three manga adaptations. An ONA adaptation was produced by Trigger and directed by Akira Amemiya which aired from April to October 2015.[1]
Plot
The story takes place in the cyberpunk metropolis of Neo-Saitama. After his wife and child are killed in a ninja turf war, salaryman Kenji Fujikido gets possessed by a mysterious ninja soul known as Naraku Ninja. As Naraku's craving for massacring the evil ninja overlaps with Fujikido's lust for revenge, together they bring Ninja Slayer – a terrifying ninja-killing grim reaper - into existence. The more their mental resonance and physical symbiosis deepens, the more powerful Ninja Slayer becomes. If Fujikido completely surrenders himself to Naraku, he will be unstoppable, at the cost of Naraku being able to massacre freely without restraint.
A man who becomes a ninja in order to eliminates other ninjas and get revenge on the ones that got his family killed, the Soukai Syndicate. His ninja soul is the Naraku Ninja.
An experienced kunoichi and Gendoso's granddaughter who helps out Ninja Slayer from time to time. Unlike the Ninja Slayer and Yamoto, she is an actual ninja.
A ninja with cancer on the verge of dying. He's hired to kill criminals and ninjas to test new weapons. He is Yamoto's sensei and is an iaido master.
Media
Novels
Ninja Slayer was originally posted piece by piece on Twitter by Japanese "translators" Honda Yu and Sugi Leika, allegedly adapting the story from American authors "Bradley Bond and Philip "Ninj@" Morzez". After the series grew in popularity, Enterbrain published the first Japanese-translated volume in print, Ninja Slayer: Neo-Saitama in Flames, in September 2012. There appears to be no evidence of an original copy of Ninja Slayer, and the original creators "Bradley Bond and Philip Ninj@ Morzez" appear to be fictional authors created to produce the illusion of an elaborate backstory, and have no record of an accurate bio.[citation needed]
No.
Title
Release date
ISBN
1
Neo-Saitama in Flames 1 (ネオサイタマ炎上1 Neo Saitama Enjō 1)
A manga adaptation with art by Yūki Yogo and scripted by Yoshiaki Tabata is serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Comp Ace since June 27, 2013. It has been collected in currently five tankōbon volumes. Another manga adaptation titled Ninja Slayer: Glamorous Killers (ニンジャスレイヤー グラマラス・キラーズ, Ninja Sureiyā: Guramarasu Kirāzu) with art by Ageha Saotome also began serialization from July 1, 2013, in Enterbrain's shōjo manga magazine B's-Log Comic. It has also been collected into three tankōbon volumes. A third adaptation titled Ninja Slayer Kills (ニンジャスレイヤー 殺(キルズ), Ninja Sureiyā Satsu (Kiruzu)) is serialized in Kodansha's Suiyoubi no Sirius.
In April 2014, Enterbrain announced that an anime adaptation of the novel was in production, later revealing that it was being produced by Trigger.[23] More details were announced in Los Angeles, CA at Anime Expo 2014.[24] The anime, titled Ninja Slayer From Animation, is directed by Akira Amamiya, and the main theme is "Back In Black" performed by electronic band Boom Boom Satellites.[25] The anime premiered on Niconico on April 16, 2015, and a television broadcast started airing in April 2016.[26] The series is licensed in North America by Funimation, who is simulcasting the series with subtitles and began streaming a dubbed version from May 21, 2015.[27][28]Anime Limited announced that they had acquired the series in the United Kingdom and Ireland, however, later announced that they had cancelled the release.[29]
Episode list
No.
Title
Original air date
1
"Born In Red Black" (ボーン・イン・レッド・ブラック)
April 16, 2015 (2015-04-16)
A salaryman is given a second chance by becoming Ninja Slayer to get revenge for his family.
2
"Machine of Vengeance" (マシン・オブ・ヴェンジェンス)
April 23, 2015 (2015-04-23)
Ninja Slayer faces some of the elite Soukai ninjas.
3
"Last Girl Standing, Part 1" (ラスト・ガール・スタンディングPART1)
April 30, 2015 (2015-04-30)
Yamoto enjoys her school life with friends until a transfer student she knows from the past shows up.
4
"Last Girl Standing, Part 2" (ラスト・ガール・スタンディングPART2)
May 7, 2015 (2015-05-07)
Yamoto faces Suicide's boss, Sonic Boom and gets help from an unexpected person.
5
"Rage Against Tofu" (レイジ・アゲンスト・トーフ)
May 14, 2015 (2015-05-14)
6
"Surprised Dojo" (サプライズド・ドージョー)
May 21, 2015 (2015-05-21)
Ninja Slayer tries to prevent Soukai ninjas from getting to the Dragon Dojo.
7
"Bane of Serpent" (ベイン・オブ・サーペント)
May 28, 2015 (2015-05-28)
Nancy Lee follows a lead that puts her in big trouble.
Ninja Slayer and Nancy sneak into a secret clone manufacturing plant to gather intel that would be of use to them. However, they aren't the only ones snooping around.
9
"One Minute Before the Tanuki, Part 1" (ワン・ミニット・ビフォア・ザ・タヌキ PART 1)
June 11, 2015 (2015-06-11)
Nancy and Ninja Slayer sneak into a Yoroshisan facility for intel, but they are tailed by Survival Dojo and a ninja hacker called Daedalus.
10
"One Minute Before the Tanuki, Part 2" (ワン・ミニット・ビフォア・ザ・タヌキ PART 2)
June 18, 2015 (2015-06-18)
Ninja Slayer fights the Survival Dojo ninjas so that Nancy can gather the intel, who in turn also has a problem of her own.
11
"Menace of Darkninja" (メナス・オブ・ダークニンジャ)
June 25, 2015 (2015-06-25)
Ninja Slayer heads to one of Dragon Dojo's safe houses to cure his master's disease. However, he is unaware that he is being followed by a Soukai ninja that has a deep connection to him.
12
"Day of the Lobster" (デイ・オブ・ザ・ロブスター)
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02)
Ninja Slayer rescues Nancy from Lobster, only to rescue her again when Lobster is mysteriously resurrected.
13
"Swan Song Sung by a Faded Crow, Part 1" (スワン・ソング・サング・バイ・ア・フェイデッド・クロウ PART 1)
July 9, 2015 (2015-07-09)
Yamoto meets Kagi Tanaka AKA Silver Karasu, who eventually becomes her future sensei. However, Silver Karasu is also on the verge of death.
14
"Swan Song Sung by a Faded Crow, Part 2" (スワン・ソング・サング・バイ・ア・フェイデッド・クロウ PART 2)
July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16)
Yamoto shows her improvement with iaido while Kagi makes his last decision before perishing.
15
"Sushi Night at the Barricade" (スシ・ナイト・アット・ザ・バリケード)
July 23, 2015 (2015-07-23)
A riot breaks out between residence resistance and Omura Industry.
16
"At the Treasonersville" (アット・ザ・トリーズナーズヴィル)
July 30, 2015 (2015-07-30)
Ninja Slayer stays and observes the resistance that Yukano (now going by Amnesia) has joined after having lost her memories.
17
"Treasure Every Meeting" (トレジャー・エヴリー・ミーティング)
August 6, 2015 (2015-08-06)
Along her travels, Yamoto meets Genocide, a runaway zombie ninja.
18
"Ever Felt Cheated?" (エヴァー・フェルト・チーティド)
August 13, 2015 (2015-08-13)
19
"Stranger Stranger Than Fiction, Part 1" (ストレンジャー・ストレンジャー・ザン・フィクション PART 1)
August 20, 2015 (2015-08-20)
Ninja Slayer planned an assassination of Laomoto, only to find out that he knew all about it.
20
"Stranger Stranger Than Fiction, Part 2" (ストレンジャー・ストレンジャー・ザン・フィクション PART 2)
August 27, 2015 (2015-08-27)
Ninja Slayer gives chase to rescue Nancy from former Soukai Ninjas.
21
"Neo-Saitama in Flames, Part 1: Like a Bloodarrow Straight" (ネオ＝サイタマ・イン・フレイム PART 1：ライク・ア・ブラッドアロー・ストレート)
September 3, 2015 (2015-09-03)
After recovering, Ninja Slayer continues searching for Nancy while running into familiar faces.
22
"Neo-Saitama in Flames, Part 2: Darkninja Returns" (ネオ＝サイタマ・イン・フレイム PART 2：ダークニンジャ・リターンズ)
September 10, 2015 (2015-09-10)
Ninja Slayer has a rematch with Darkninja.
23
"Neo-Saitama in Flames, Part 3: And You Will Know Him by the Trail of Ninja" (ネオ＝サイタマ・イン・フレイム PART 3：アンド・ユー・ウィル・ノウ・ヒム・バイ・ザ・トレイル・オブ・ニンジャ)
September 17, 2015 (2015-09-17)
Ninja Slayer, with the help of Nancy, fights though the Soukai's Six Gate Ninjas to get to Laomoto.
24
"Neo-Saitama in Flames, Part 4: Dark Dusk, Darker Dawn: Part 1" (ネオ＝サイタマ・イン・フレイム PART 4：ダークダスク・ダーカードーン part1)
September 24, 2015 (2015-09-24)
Ninja Slayer begins his fight with the Soukai Syndicate leader, Laomoto.
25
"The Best of Ninja Slayer from Animation" (ニンジャスレイヤー 傑作選)
October 1, 2015 (2015-10-01)
A compilation of shorts that weren't seen during the season.
26
"Neo-Saitama in Flames, Part 5: Dark Dusk, Darker Dawn: Part 2" (ネオ＝サイタマ・イン・フレイム PART 5：ダークダスク・ダーカードーン part2)
October 8, 2015 (2015-10-08)
The conclusion of Ninja Slayer's battle with Laomoto Khan.
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