is a manga

Manga

Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

 series by Japanese author Masami Kurumada

Masami Kurumada

is a Japanese manga artist and writer, known for specializing in fighting manga featuring bishōnen and/or mahō shōnen. He is famous as the creator/author of popular manga, such as Ring ni Kakero, Fūma no Kojirō, Saint Seiya and B't X. His male protagonists are a reflection of the classical and...

, later adapted to anime. It tells the story of sword legends and rivalry between ninja

Ninja

A or was a covert agent or mercenary of feudal Japan specializing in unorthodox arts of war. The functions of the ninja included espionage, sabotage, infiltration, and assassination, as well as open combat in certain situations...

 clans. The main character Kojirō is a young boy who is a member of the Fūma clan. On June 1, 1989, an OVA was released featuring animation character designs by Michi Himeno

Michi Himeno

is a Japanese animation artist and character designer. Her most famous work is on the TV series Saint Seiya.- Career :In 1973 she began her collaboration with Shingo Araki working on Cutie Honey and went on to work at Toei Animation before forming Araki Productions with him in 1975. Together they...

 and Shingo Araki

Shingo Araki

was a Japanese animation artist and character designer. He developed an interest for drawing at age five. He graduated in Aichi Prefecture. In 1955, at age eighteen, he debuted as a cartoonist in the "Machi" magazine. He then joined Mushi Production as animator in 1965 and later founded Studio...

 (both of whom also worked on the respective anime adaptations of Kurumada's other manga works; Ring ni Kakero

Ring ni Kakero

, or Put It All in the Ring, is a manga created by Masami Kurumada. A total of 25 volumes were published in Weekly Shōnen Jump between 1977 and 1981.- Plot :...

, Saint Seiya

Saint Seiya

, also known as Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac or simply Knights of the Zodiac, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada and serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1986 to 1991, and adapted into an anime TV series by Toei Animation from 1986 to 1989.The story follows...

and B't X

B't X

, pronounced "beat X", is a science fiction mecha manga series, written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It ran for 16 volumes in manga and was later adapted to anime with 25 episodes, then concluded with a 14 episode OVA . The manga was released in America by Tokyopop. The anime was released in...

.

In 2003, Masami Kurumada authored an additional short story titled Fūma no Kojirō: Ryūsei Ansatsuchō.

On October 3, 2007, a tokusatsu

Tokusatsu

is a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects ....

 drama

Japanese television drama

, also called , are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including murder romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, and many others...

 adaptation began airing on Tokyo Metropolitan Television

Tokyo Metropolitan Television

thumb|Tokyo Metropolitan Television old headquarters : Telecom Center Building is the only commercial television station in Tokyo, Japan that exclusively serves the city. It competes with Nippon Television, TV Asahi, Tokyo Broadcasting System, TV Tokyo, and Fuji Television, all of which are...

 starring Ryouta Murai

Ryouta Murai

is a Japanese actor best known for his roles as in Fūma no Kojirō, in Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka, in Osananajimi and in Kamen Rider Decade.-TV:* 2007 - Fūma no Kojirō as Kojirō...

 in the lead role of Kojirō. The opening theme was "Ryūsei Rocket

Ryusei Rocket

is a single by Japanese band An Cafe. The single comes in two editions; the limited version including a bonus DVD. The title track will be featured in the drama Fuma no Kojirou.-Track listing:Disc one #"Ryūsei Rocket" – 4:35...

" performed by An Cafe

An Cafe

is a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in 2003 and signed to the independent label Loop Ash. They are an oshare kei band, but now describe themselves as "Harajuku Dance Rock". The group has released five full-length albums and three EPs...

 and the ending theme was performed by On/Off

On/Off

On/Off is a Japanese Jpop duo which consists of twin brothers, and . The duo debuted in 2007 releasing the single .-History:...

.

Plot

Hakuō 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, Hakuō was going to decline. In order to recover from the situation, the acting principal of Hakuō; Himeko Hōjō, sends Ranko Yagyū to the Fūma village in search of the famous Fūma ninja clan for assistance. The leader of the Fūma sent Kojirō to Hakuō, there he faces the notorious Yasha clan who fights for Seishikan led by Musashi Asuka. Kojirō's comrades arrive, resuming an all-out ninja war that began five centuries ago.

Fūma Clan

: The Title character

• Played by Ryouta Murai
  Ryouta Murai
  is a Japanese actor best known for his roles as in Fūma no Kojirō, in Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka, in Osananajimi and in Kamen Rider Decade.-TV:* 2007 - Fūma no Kojirō as Kojirō...
  
  

• Played by Gaku Shindo

• Played by Yūta Furukawa

• Played by Takehisa Takayama

• Played by Naoya Sakamoto

• Voiced by: Shigeru Nakahara
• Played by Kazuya Sakamoto

• Played by Tsuyoshi Takahashi

• Played by Shingo Yashiro

• Played by Hiroki Suzuki
  Hiroki Suzuki (Junes)
  is a Japanese actor and singer from Osaka Prefecture represented by Junes Acting & Modeling. His debut acting roles were as Reira in the live action adaptation of the Fuuma no Kojirou manga and Shun Kisaragi in the live action adaptation of the Here is Greenwood manga...
  
  

Fūma Leader

Hakuo Academy

• Played by Ayumi
  Ayumi
  is a Japanese word meaning . Ayumi is also a feminine Japanese given name. It is rarely used as a surname.-Possible writings:Ayumi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:*歩み, "course" "walking" "progress"as a given name...
  
  

• Played by Makoto Kawahara

Seishikan

• Played by Takuji Kawakubo

: Musashi's younger sister.

• Played by Nonoka Imaizumi

Yasha Clan

• Played by Rei Fujita

, , &

• Played by Natsuki Okamoto
  Natsuki Okamoto
  Natsuki Okamoto is a Japanese fashion model and actress. She was born in the Mie prefecture. Her career began as a model for the magazine CANDy in 2002.-Filmography:# K-tai Investigator 7...
  
  

8 Yasha Generals

• Played by Yasuka Saitoh
  Yasuka Saitoh
  is a Japanese actor, best known for the role of Masumi Inou in the 2006–2007 tokusatsu series GoGo Sentai Boukenger.-Television:* Hana Yori Dango * GoGo Sentai Boukenger as Masumi Inou/Bouken Black...
  
  

• Played by Haruki Itabashi

• Played by Atsushi Maruyama

• Played by Takuma Harada

• Played by Kōtarō Endō

• Played by Jun Shirota

• Played by Yū Kawada

• Played by Kōji Tashiro

Cosmo Warriors

Kojirō

Musashi Asuka

Ryōma

Chaos Warriors

Others

Witch of the White Mountain

The Old Fūma Clan

Kojirō

Ryōma

Shōryū

Kirikaze

Ryūhō

The New Fūma Clan

External links

• Fuuma-Kojirou.com - Official site of drama adaptation